Blog archive: June 2013
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Museullaneous
Sydney over 100 million years ago
Crocodile-like creatures roam the streets of St Peters while a volcano erupts over Narrabeen - just another day in Sydney, a long time ago.
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Science
Notes from Nature – Digitising the Edgar Waite Dairies #0
Edgar Waite began his life-long diary habit at the tender age of eight.
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Education
Exploring DNA
What do you know about DNA? Find out how to use common household items to extract DNA from your next fruit salad.
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Museullaneous
DigiVol: So what’s happening in the DigiVol lab?
Find out what we are working on now.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Pacific-culture ancestry in Formosa
Bark cloths, sailing with outrigger, headhunting and more.
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At the Museum
A Night at the Museum
Our Foundation Food for Thought gala dinner was a huge success, raising nearly $70,000 to support our research into wildlife genetics.
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Science
Ghost net art: Great interest in Frank Hurley's photos of Darnley Island
News of the Hurley photos spread like wildfire through Darnley...
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Science
Ghost net art: Arrival on Darnley Island
My colleague Scott Mitchell and I recently visited Darnley Island, also known as Erub, in the far eastern Torres Strait Islands (TSI).
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Science
Ghost net art: Not just net and rope...
Seeing the large amounts of fishing net and rope at Erub Erwer Meta, I was surprised that they could be turned into such beautiful things.
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Science
Ghost net art: Work begins at Erub Erwer Meta
Our second day on Darnley Island saw the beginning stages of construction for Garom the rock cod.
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Science
Ghost net art: Turtle
Earlier this year, we acquired a ghost net 'Turtle' that was made by Ellarose Savage.
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Museullaneous
June 9 is International Archives Day
International Archives Day promotes the important work of archivists in organising, preserving and making records accessible.
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Education
World Environment Day 2013
The 2013 World Environment Day theme is Think.Eat.Save.This anti-food waste and food loss campaign encourages you to reduce your foodprint.
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At the Museum
Supercroc Spruce-up
We had to give our Supercroc a makeover before we could send him out on tour.
