Australian Memory of the World Register


The Australian Memory of the World Register is a national register of Australia's documentary heritage maintained by UNESCO as part of the Memory of the World Programme. As of 2024, it includes 78 different collections and archives.
Some of the entries on the Australian register are also included in the Memory of the World International Register which recognises documentary heritage of global importance.
Documentary heritageCustodian, LocationYear
inscribed
Reference
The Endeavour journal of James CookNational Library of Australia, Canberra
2001
The Mabo Case ManuscriptsNational Library of Australia, Canberra
2001
The Story of the Kelly Gang National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
2004
The Convict Records of Australia
2006
Mountford-Sheard CollectionState Library of South Australia, Adelaide2008
Margaret Lawrie Collection of Torres Strait Islands, 1964–1998State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
2008
Manifesto of the Queensland Labour Party, 1892State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
2008
The Convict Records of Queensland 1825–1842State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
Queensland State Archives, Brisbane
2009
James Tyson Papers, 1834–1965State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
Queensland State Archives, Brisbane
National Library of Australia, Canberra
Deniliquin and District Historical Society
2017
Giant Glass Plate Negatives of Sydney HarbourState Library of New South Wales, Sydney
2017
Anzac Day Commemoration Committee, 1916–1922State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
2019
Dr Barbara Piscitelli AM Children's Art Archive 1986–2016; 2020State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
2023
The Johnstone Gallery Archive, 1948–1992State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
2021