National Archives of Australia Digitisation Dashboard¶
The National Archives of Australia's online database, RecordSearch, includes a list of recently digitised files, but this list only includes files digitised in the last month, so it's not possible to examine long-term changes. Since March 2021, I've captured weekly harvests of this list and saved them to a GitHub repository. This dashboard aggregates the weekly harvests to display digitisation progress in the last week, the current year, and since harvests began in 2021.
A dataset containing annual compilations of the weekly harvests is available from Zenodo.
Changes to RecordSearch in May 2025 have blocked the weekly harvests and made it impossible to update this dashboard. The last data harvest was on 11 May 2025.
There have been 212 weekly harvests since March 2021. The most recent harvest was on 10 May 2026.
Files digitised last week (3 May 2026 – 10 May 2026)¶
2,287 files were digitised last week. Here are the number of files digitised per day.
| title | item_id | series | control_symbol | date_range | date_digitised | series_title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ZAKULA Djuro DOB 8 December 1907 | 5162626 | A11753 | 470 | 1949 – 1949 | 2026-05-09 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Pers... |
| 1 | SINKO Lajos DOB 21 April 1926 | 5162251 | A11753 | 457 | 1949 – 1949 | 2026-05-09 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Pers... |
| 2 | RASZLAVICZY Geza Thomas DOB 22 March 1923 | 5162166 | A11753 | 451 | 1949 – 1949 | 2026-05-09 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Pers... |
| 3 | REMIAS Josef DOB 24 April 1923; Liselotte DOB ... | 5016665 | A11753 | 233-235 | 1949 – 1949 | 2026-05-09 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Pers... |
| 4 | KOSSAR Josef DOB 11 July 1928 | 5016524 | A11753 | 474 | 1949 – 1949 | 2026-05-09 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Pers... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2282 | Collector of Customs, Hobart - Cart notes, Cas... | 33375836 | P437 | 1939/3483 | 1939 – 1939 | 2026-05-05 | Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number Series |
| 2283 | The Collector of Customs, Tasmania - Excise ac... | 204112998 | P437 | 1939/1725 | 1939 – 1939 | 2026-05-05 | Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number Series |
| 2284 | Collector of Customs, Hobart - Brewers Licence... | 204109418 | P437 | 1936/487 | 1936 – 1938 | 2026-05-04 | Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number Series |
| 2285 | FROST Anthony Philip born 1924, Pamela Mary bo... | 7201471 | AP175/1 | STRATHAIRD 10/8/1959 FROST | 1959 – 1959 | 2026-05-04 | Personal Documents - British Assisted Migrants. |
| 2286 | CAVUOTO MARIA - Application of Naturalisation ... | 202818020 | D400 | SA1959/3481 | 1953 – 1960 | 2026-05-04 | Correspondence files, annual single number ser... |
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The files came from 212 different series. Here are the 25 series which contain the most files digitised last week.
| series | series_title | total |
|---|---|---|
| D4878 | Alien registration documents, alphabetical series | 1,000 |
| D1989 | Application forms, medical examination documents and related papers of British and Foreign Immigrants (including Ex Service) in receipt of free and assisted passages, chronological order of ship arrival. | 399 |
| A11753 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia per Fairsea departing Naples 21 September 1949 | 154 |
| A705 | Correspondence files, multiple number (Melbourne) series (Primary numbers 1-323) | 80 |
| A1337 | Applications for Registration of a Design | 47 |
| MP551/1 | Ships' drawings and specifications, together with those for two floating docks | 37 |
| D4881 | Alien registration cards, alphabetical series | 27 |
| A8769 | Aboriginal Affairs colour transparencies reversed date and single number series with 'CT' (Colour Transparencies) prefix | 26 |
| C5528 | Screen Australia Stills Collections, numerical series | 20 |
| A1861 | Applications for Artistic Copyright (with exhibits) | 19 |
| B78 | Alien registration documents | 18 |
| SP42/1 | Correspondence of the Collector of Customs relating to Immigration Restriction and Passports | 15 |
| A12217 | Alien Land Transfer files, single number with L [Land] prefix | 14 |
| A12508 | Personal Statement and Declaration by alien passengers entering Australia (Forms A42) | 14 |
| SP11/2 | Applications for registration (Aliens Registration files) (Forms A1, B1 and C), alphabetical series by nationality | 12 |
| A2478 | Non-British European migrant selection documents | 12 |
| K1331 | Alien registration documents, alphabetical series | 11 |
| B73 | Personal case files, World War I | 10 |
| A1196 | Correspondence files, multiple number series [Class 501] [501-539] [Classified] [Main correspondence files series of the agency] | 10 |
| P437 | Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number Series | 9 |
| A6074 | Correspondence files, single number series with 'PO' Property prefix | 7 |
| MT269/1 | Forms for registration under the War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916 and the Aliens Registration Act 1920 (Forms A, A2 and E) | 7 |
| B741 | Correspondence files, single number series with "V" (Victoria) prefix. | 7 |
| A12372 | RAAF Personnel files - All Ranks [Main correspondence files series of the agency] | 7 |
| C320 | Investigation files (Persons and Organisations), single number with alphabetical prefix | 6 |
Files digitised this year (2026)¶
2,287 files have been digitised this year. Here are the number of files digitised per month.
The files came from 212 different series. Here are the 25 series which contain the most files digitised so far this year.
| series | series_title | total |
|---|---|---|
| D4878 | Alien registration documents, alphabetical series | 1,000 |
| D1989 | Application forms, medical examination documents and related papers of British and Foreign Immigrants (including Ex Service) in receipt of free and assisted passages, chronological order of ship arrival. | 399 |
| A11753 | Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia per Fairsea departing Naples 21 September 1949 | 154 |
| A705 | Correspondence files, multiple number (Melbourne) series (Primary numbers 1-323) | 80 |
| A1337 | Applications for Registration of a Design | 47 |
| MP551/1 | Ships' drawings and specifications, together with those for two floating docks | 37 |
| D4881 | Alien registration cards, alphabetical series | 27 |
| A8769 | Aboriginal Affairs colour transparencies reversed date and single number series with 'CT' (Colour Transparencies) prefix | 26 |
| C5528 | Screen Australia Stills Collections, numerical series | 20 |
| A1861 | Applications for Artistic Copyright (with exhibits) | 19 |
| B78 | Alien registration documents | 18 |
| SP42/1 | Correspondence of the Collector of Customs relating to Immigration Restriction and Passports | 15 |
| A12217 | Alien Land Transfer files, single number with L [Land] prefix | 14 |
| A12508 | Personal Statement and Declaration by alien passengers entering Australia (Forms A42) | 14 |
| SP11/2 | Applications for registration (Aliens Registration files) (Forms A1, B1 and C), alphabetical series by nationality | 12 |
| A2478 | Non-British European migrant selection documents | 12 |
| K1331 | Alien registration documents, alphabetical series | 11 |
| B73 | Personal case files, World War I | 10 |
| A1196 | Correspondence files, multiple number series [Class 501] [501-539] [Classified] [Main correspondence files series of the agency] | 10 |
| P437 | Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number Series | 9 |
| A6074 | Correspondence files, single number series with 'PO' Property prefix | 7 |
| MT269/1 | Forms for registration under the War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916 and the Aliens Registration Act 1920 (Forms A, A2 and E) | 7 |
| B741 | Correspondence files, single number series with "V" (Victoria) prefix. | 7 |
| A12372 | RAAF Personnel files - All Ranks [Main correspondence files series of the agency] | 7 |
| C320 | Investigation files (Persons and Organisations), single number with alphabetical prefix | 6 |
Files digitised since 4 February 2021¶
1,404,917 files have been digitised since 4 February 2021. Here are the number of files digitised per year.
The files came from 2,864 different series. Here are the 25 series which contain the most files digitised since 4 February 2021.
| series | series_title | total |
|---|---|---|
| B883 | Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 | 313,085 |
| B884 | Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 | 284,169 |
| A9301 | RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948 | 189,820 |
| A2571 | Name Index Cards, Migrants Registration [Bonegilla] | 162,204 |
| A2572 | Name Index Cards, Migrants Registration [Bonegilla] | 101,983 |
| A9300 | RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948 | 33,905 |
| A6135 | Photographic colour transparencies positives, daily single number series with 'K' [Colour Transparencies] prefix | 19,624 |
| A13150 | Specifications, examiners reports and correspondence relating to the Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system | 17,472 |
| A714 | Books of duplicate certificates of naturalization A(1)[Individual person] series | 13,603 |
| D3481 | Photographs (black and white, colour) of buildings, installations, sites, etc | 13,389 |
| D874 | Still photograph outdoor and studio negatives, annual single number series with N prefix (and progressive alpha infix A-K from 1948-1957) | 12,328 |
| A1500 | Photographic colour transparencies [positives], single number series with 'K' [Colour] prefix | 11,866 |
| A7109 | "Dead" card index of Registered Aliens | 10,618 |
| A14435 | Stanley Fowler photographs showing the Australian fishing industry and coastline, numerical series with ‘LA’prefix | 10,512 |
| A705 | Correspondence files, multiple number (Melbourne) series (Primary numbers 1-323) | 10,112 |
| E607 | Negative film of photographs taken of every lot of Darwin after Cyclone Tracy, two number series | 9,510 |
| J853 | Architectural plans, annual single number series with alpha (denoting Papua New Guinea and discipline) prefix and/or alpha/numeric (denoting size and amendment) suffix | 8,962 |
| A13149 | Applications for Registration of Victorian Patents - Second system | 8,852 |
| MT1486/1 | Applications to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force | 7,999 |
| A1 | Correspondence files, annual single number series [Main correspondence files series of the agency] | 7,621 |
| AP476/1 | Petitions for South Australian Colonial patents with specifications. | 6,484 |
| D1423 | Original plans (negatives), single number series with alpha prefix denoting discipline | 4,722 |
| K1145 | Certificates of Exemption from Dictation Test, annual certificate number order | 4,550 |
| D1051 | Original drawings, plans and prints of National Estate properties | 4,484 |
| C610 | Australian Women's Land Army - personnel cards, alphabetical series | 4,330 |
Created by Tim Sherratt for the GLAM Workbench.