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A Fishy Tale from 1926
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fishy-tale-1926/In 1925, Museum staff were contracted to prepare fish exhibits for the Fijian Government. Unfortunately, all did not go to plan.
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A vision realised
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-vision-realised/Charles Ledgers' 19th century vision for an expansive alpaca wool industry was a long time coming.
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Our First Volunteer - Hereward Kesteven
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/our-first-volunteer/Celebrating our nations' volunteers this week - let's celebrate the Museum's first official volunteer - 20 year-old Hereward Kesteven.
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DigiVol: Thoughts from Vanessa Finney
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/digivol-thoughts-from-vanessa-finney/An interview with Vanessa Finney, Manager Archives and Records who talks about her experiences working with the Digitisation Project.
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A modern day detective story
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-modern-day-detective-story/Unlocking the mysteries behind the Museum's oldest showcase.
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Stripping the crocodile case
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/stripping-the-crocodile-case/Furniture conservator Ray Gurney's first challenge is to strip the crocodile case back to its base wood layer.
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Rare books come up for air
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/rare-books-come-up-for-air/When we talk about objects we don't just mean dinosaur skeletons, taxidermied animals or gemstones...
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Former National School Building
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/former-national-school-building/Discovering the little known story of the historic gem, the Former National School Building.
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1980s: Repatriation - a significant step towards the future
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/1980s-repatriation-a-significant-step-towards-the-future/In 1981 Anthropologists celebrated the ‘return to Vanuatu of an important ceremonial slit drum … one of only five surviving in the world’.
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1970s: Reaching Out
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/1970s-reaching-out/What's got four wheels, is stuffed with life and provides an important service to the community?
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