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History of the Palaeontology Department
https://australian.museum/about/history/collections/history-of-the-palaeontology-department/The palaeontology collection is one of the oldest in the Museum and contains some of its greatest treasures.
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The Catadon Polka
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/the-catadon-polka/The polka was the great dance craze of the 1840s. So how did the Australian Museum get its own Catadon (Whale) Polka?
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Foundations of Australian Science
https://australian.museum/about/history/foundations-of-australian-science/The beginnings of the Australian Museum as one of the leading museums undertaking research, with its extensive collections, documenting Australia's animal biodiversity and cultural heritage - where Australian natural history was born.
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Historical artefacts collection
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/historical-artefacts-collection/Our collection of historical objects, memorabilia and artefacts help tell the story of the history and development of the Australian Museum.
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Anthony Musgrave (1895-1959)
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/anthony-musgrave/Anthony Musgrave (1895-1959) was a valuable member of the Australian Museum staff and entomology community at large.
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Controversy in museums: a timeline
https://australian.museum/about/history/timelines/controversy-in-museums-a-timeline/This timeline first appeared in the Journal of Museum Education, Volume 23, No 3, 1998 and was co-edited by Maureen McConnell and Honee Hess. It is reproduced here with kind permission of the authors.
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History and heritage at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/at-the-museum/history-and-heritage/Help students develop their analytical skills through a workshop exploring historical construction, museum ethics and First Nations histories, followed by an engaging escape room experience in the Australian Museum's oldest gallery.
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A century plus of marineinvertivol
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/marineinvertivol/The year was 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa, Paul Keating was Australian Prime Minister and a remarkable association began in the Australian Museum Marine Invertebrates section.
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“Plague is present in Sydney” – How the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak compares to COVID-19
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/plague-in-sydney/A small pamphlet from the Australian Museum Research Library reveals the public health response to the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak in Sydney.
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Simon Rood Pittard, Curator and Secretary, 1860-1861
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/director-simon-pittard/Simon Rood Pittard, Curator and Secretary, 1860-1861
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