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Information leaflets

The following leaflets have been created to provide you with advice about the use of archives in general and information about many aspects of Northern Territory Archives Service.

  • Caring for your own Archives (pdf 110Kb)
  • Citing Archives (pdf 94Kb)
  • Conditions of Access to Archives (pdf 109Kb)
  • Copyright (pdf 103Kb)
  • Donating Community Archives (pdf 73Kb)
  • Finding Archives (pdf 122Kb)
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  • Missions Records held at the Northern Territory Archives Service (pdf 87Kb)
  • Oral History Unit (pdf 162Kb)
  • Researching your Aboriginal Family History at the Northern Territory Archives Service (pdf 144Kb)
  • Researching your Family History (pdf 126Kb)
  • Researching Probates, Wills and Letters of Administration at the Northern Territory Archives Service (pdf 127Kb)
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