To locate archives related to your research you usually need to identify who might have created relevant records and when. You can then use any original indexes to identify individual files, volumes, etc. These indexes and other item listings may have idiosyncrasies and shortcomings that make them - and the filing systems they describe - time consuming and frustrating to use. Archives develop finding aids of various kinds to assist researchers in accessing their records.
Check with the archives you want to consult- there will be specific rules about access. For instance, the National Archives of Australia is covered under the Archives Act 1983 which gives a legal right of access to Commonwealth government records which are over 30 years old.
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Vegemite, developed by CP Callister for Fred Walker and Company in 1923, turns
the yeast extracted in brewing beer into a favourite spread for Australia’s
breakfast toast.