Examples of primary sources
Legislation
Legislation (acts, bills, regulations), court cases, photographs, audio and video recordings, TV shows, posters, paintings, models, artifacts (physical objects, tools, clothing, etc.), Speeches.
Government Documents
Government Documents produced by the various government departments and agencies, including records such as births, deaths, marriages, permits and licences; autopsy reports, etc. As well as documents and papers of parliament Debates, Parliamentary Papers, Budget Papers, Committee and Royal Commissions Reports.
Diaries, Journals, Speeches, Interviews, etc.
Diaries, journals, speeches, interviews, letters, memos, manuscripts and other papers in which the author describes events in which they participated or were observers, such as live media "eye-witness" reporting of contemporary events e.g. 9/11 disaster, sporting events, royal weddings.
Company Annual Reports and Records
Company Annual Reports and the Records of organisations including minutes and correspondence, which serve as a continuous record of the activity and thinking of that organisation.
