New South Wales and WWI Research Guide
An online research tool with links to web resources and records within our NSW State archives collection as well as various record collections around Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.
This NSW State Archives site has been archived and is preserved here for your reference. As it is no longer being updated, you may encounter broken links or outdated technologies.
If you have any questions about this site, please contact askanarchivist@records.nsw.gov.au.
An online research tool with links to web resources and records within our NSW State archives collection as well as various record collections around Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.
With the declaration of war on 4 August 1914 Australia found itself fighting a war (for the most part) on the other side of the world. The people of New South Wales responded to the new wartime demands in a variety of ways. Many volunteered to serve their state and the Commonwealth of Australia as soldiers and nurses.