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That's the spirit: a short history of wet specimen storage at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wet-specimen-storage-spirit-house/Glass jars containing translucent creatures are a common sight at any natural history museum. But the highly flammable ethanol that preserves the specimens inside must be carefully stored to prevent the collections going up in flames.
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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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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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Two Museums and a Garden Palace
https://australian.museum/about/history/two-museums-and-a-garden-palace/The push for a new technology museum in Sydney was integral to the Museum's involvement with the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition.
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A Collection in search of a home
https://australian.museum/about/history/a-collection-in-search-of-a-home/The Museum occupied five different buildings before it finally came home to its current site.
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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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