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Run rabbit run!
This is the story of Australia's number one pest:
Where they came from, their effects on the environment and the ongoing
search for a way to control them.
Where on earth are we? Mathematics and celestial navigation
This story traces the history of mathematical instruments
and their use in celestial navigation.
Australian Fish Collections
A step by step key to identify a fish is combined
with lists of fish researchers and collections in Australia.
Antarctica
This story provides an overview of the Antarctic continent
and the voyages of Douglas Mawson, an Australian explorer and scientist.
Megadig
This web site has an archive of a web cast from a
megafauna fossil dig in the Australian desert held in July 2001 as well
as rich background information on megafauna.
Moving pictures: a prehistory of cinema
The story of early moving-picture devices, told using
objects from the Powerhouse Museum.
Switched on: electronic music instrument prototypes of the 20th
century
Two stories featuring Australian electronic music
pioneers of the 20th century, Don Banks and Tony Furse. From the collection
of the Powerhouse Museum.
Gold Rush: the discovery of Australian gold
Many Australian towns were founded on the promise
of riches. Join the 1850s gold rush, and find out why gold is still valuable
today.
The Pandora expedition
A marine excavation by the Queensland Museum yields
treasures and a month long diary and email exchange with archaeologists.
The Virginal
The collection and documentation of this fascinating
and unusual instrument in the Powerhouse Museum.
The wheat belt: crop farming in Western Australia
This story looks at the recent history of wheat farming,
using objects from the collection of the Wyalkatchem C.B.H. Agricultural
Museum.
Speaking machines: a history of sound recording devices
This story traces the history of sound recording devices
with objects from the collection of the Powerhouse Museum.
Stories from Napranum and Thursday Island
Oral histories from two Indigenous communities of
far north Australia highlight traditional craft and cultural practices.
Winging it! A short history of Australian flight
The story of early flight in Australia, with objects
from the collections of Museum Victoria, the Qantas Founders' Outback
Museum, Queensland Museum, Katherine Museum, The Australian Aviation Heritage
Centre and the Australian War Memorial.
Greta Coal Measures
Audio interviews, photos and plans detail the people
and places of this enormous coal mining site.
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