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Myall Creek massacre letter, 1838
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/remembering-massacres/myall-creek-massacre-letter/

This letter written by Sydney resident J.H. Bannatyne, details the trial of 11 colonists accused of murdering 28 Wirrayaraay men, women and children in the 1838 Myall Creek massacre.

Published 09 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colonial massacres
Breastplates
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/fighting-wars/breastplates/

Learn how colonists used the European system of awarding breast plates and titles to control their diplomatic relationship with the Aboriginal peoples.

Published 13 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war breastplates
Stolen Generations
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/surviving-genocide/stolen-generations/

Learn how the removal of Aboriginal children from their families under government policy has had irrevocable intergenerational impacts.

Published 23 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations
Generations of resistance
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/continued-resistance/generations-of-resistance/

First Nations political movements have been fought across generations, with consistent calls for land rights, self-determination, and equality occurring for more than 90 years.

Published 03 September 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance
Ali Golding
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/ali-golding/

Ali Golding, a Biripi woman, grew up on an Aboriginal mission at Purfleet outside Taree and later lived on ‘The Block’ in Redfern for over 20 years.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Dr Bob Morgan
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/bob-morgan/

Dr Bob Morgan is a Gamilaroi man and a highly respected Aboriginal educator/researcher.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Richard Phillips (Dick Blair)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/richard-phillips/

Richard was one of the first coordinators for Aboriginal Housing and helped establish ‘The Block’ based at Redfern, an important community for Aboriginal people to live and socialise in inner Sydney.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Esme Timbery
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/esme-timbery/

Born on Hill 60 in Port Kembla in 1931, Esme is an artist and Bidjigal woman. She has been collecting shells since the age of five at La Perouse where she lives.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Evonne Phillips
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/evonne-phillips/

Evonne Phillips was an Eora woman and respected Elder in the Block at Redfern. Evonne was a founding member of the Aboriginal Legal Service, Children Service and Medical Centre.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Joyce Ingram
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/joyce-ingram/

Joyce was an original resident of the first urban land grant from the Whitlam Government to the Aboriginal Housing Company, the land was later known as The Block in Redfern. The film My Home The Block featured Joyce’s struggles to help her community.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
Opening Saturday 10 May

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
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