This message was found on the Mailing List for [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] and passed to me to share. I have removed the sender's details. Regards John To: AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-NSW-PENRITH] Increase in charges at National Archives Hi everyone Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but when I accessed the NAA site this afternoon there was information about price rises for photocopies - one that will affect many are WW1 and WW2 records which will now cost $25 as from 1 September 2004!!! The following information is fromt their website: Prepayment Prepayment will be required for all copy requests. Charges apply equally to members of the public and to Australian Government agencies requiring copies of records. Mail order copy service Standard charges for photocopies of files from the Archives collection will apply from 1 September 2004. Copies of files with fewer than 100 pages will cost $25 (postage included). Copies of files with more than 100 pages will cost $48 (postage included). Photocopy charges for particular records in the collection will be added, progressively, to the Archives online collection database RecordSearch. You will be able to order and pay for copies online without the delay of waiting for a photocopy quote. Online ordering Online ordering and payment will be available from RecordSearch from 1 September 2004. You will be able to order copies of selected records listed on RecordSearch as available for public access (that is, with an access decision of Open or Open with exception). Online ordering and payment will be available first for the most popular groups of records in the collection and will be extended progressively to the rest of the collection. Defence service records Copies of WW I and WW II defence service records will cost $25 (postage included). Photocopies of Navy service records, which consist of one or two cards, will continue to be provided without cost. Note: Digital copies of many defence service records are available on RecordSearch - so please check before you request a photocopy. Reading room Photocopies of individual pages identified and ordered by researchers in The reading room will continue to be available for 50 cents per page. Where Copies of whole files are ordered the standard charges will apply.