Emails in archive folders disappear

In Mail my emails in the archive folder disappear.  Inititally they disappeared and were not accessible.  I retrieved them from time machine backup moved them to the archive - once again they and other new email have disappeared.  However now a search finds the item - with the label they are in the archive folder - however if you view the archive folder there is nothing there.
Can anyone explain what is going on and if there is a way to regularise this.
FWIW I am the only useron this macbook

Your computer is likely configured to remove messages from the server after it gets them, so when the iPhone checks for those messages, they're gone.
Check the information in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3228 to see if your email client is listed.

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