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Antarctica: Land of hope and glory
This story provides an overview of the Antarctic continent
and the voyages of Douglas Mawson, an Australian explorer and scientist.
A Sporting Wager
The story of how a private bet between friends became
a national event. Join the race by wheelbarrow from the town of Beechworth
to the summit of Mt Buffalo.
Run rabbit run!
This is the story of rabbits in Western Australia - where they came from, attempts to control them and what might happen next. From the collection of the Irwin District Historical Society.
Didjeridu: The story of an ancient instrument
The didjeridu has been an integral part of Aboriginal
culture for thousands of years. This story features objects from the Yalga
Binbi Institute and the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.
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.
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.
Waisted and Busted: female fashions from 1860 to 1914
Discover the Australians of the past by studying their
clothes and fashions. Images from Narryna Heritage Museum, Powerhouse
Museum, Macleay Museum, Queensland Performing Arts Museum and Warrnambool
Art Gallery.
Golden Threads: the Chinese in regional NSW 1850-1950
Databases of objects combine with stories and an online
exhibition celebrating Chinese immigration to regional Australia.
Beach culture: From Bondi to Broome
Beaches are an important part of Australia's culture.
Over time our attitudes, activities and attire have changed dramatically.
From the collections of the Australian War Memorial and the Lismore Regional
Art Gallery.
Stories of vision! A history of blind and vision impaired Australians
Find out about Australia'a first braille library,
blind cricket and more. Images from the Tilly Aston Collection, Vision
Australia Foundation.
Shifting Horizons: Australian landscape painting from 1855
Highlights a selection of Australian landscape painters
and looks at the different ways they have depicted land. Included are
images from galleries and museums, links to other art sites and ideas
for art projects.
Under the Big Top: A history of the circus
The circus is a fabulous form of entertainment which
has survived thousands of years. This story traces its history with images
from the Queensland Performing Arts Museum's collection.
The Eureka Flag
Pictures and text tell the story of Australia's only
armed uprising on the goldfields in 1854.
Moving pictures: a prehistory of cinema
The story of early moving-picture devices, told using
objects from the Powerhouse Museum.
National Quilt
Register
Stories of women's lives bring this database of old
quilts made between 1850 - 1965 to life.
The Trams of Ballarat
These trams were more than public transport as the
anecdotes and historical documentation from the Ballarat Tramway Museum
show.
New Norcia Monastery
The collection and history of New Norcia - a Benedictine
monastery in Western Australia.
Mary MacKillop in Portland
Stories and photographs document the life of a Josephite
nun.
Stories from Napranum and Thursday Island
Oral histories from two Indigenous communities of
far north Australia highlight traditional craft and cultural practices.
The wheat belt: crop farming in Western Australia
This story looks at the recent history of wheat farming,
with objects from the Wyalkatchem C.B.H. Agricultural Museum.
Australian costumes
A history of Australian costumes combines costume
collections from all over the country.
Greta Coal Measures
Audio interviews, photos and plans detail the people
and places of this enormous coal mining site.
Ambush!
Photos and a gripping story from the Sulphide Street
Railway Museum tell the tale of an ambush at Broken Hill in 1915.
Annie of Brewarrina
The story of one woman's life by the Brewarrina Historical
Society provides a insight into rural life in Australia last century.
The Midnight Grocer
Stories and images from the Brennen and Geragthy Store
Museum present products and habits of a bygone era.
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