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Australian civil aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...

Aviation museums - Australia's Culture Portal

Aviation has been very significant in Australia. As a country with large distances to cross and a sparse population, aviation was an ideal way to provide services such as mail, transport, medical support and goods supply. All around Australia, a large n...

Australian Lighthouses Design, Construction Preservation and Restoration - Australia's Culture Portal

The management, preservation and restoration of lighthouses is now shared variously between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, State Parks and Wildlife Services, maritime museums, local shires, and volunteers. Cape Byron Lighthouse and Residences,...

Australian lighthouses - Australia's Culture Portal

Mr Salchany, lighthouse keeper of Neptune Islands signals a passing ship, 1963. In Australia, lighthouses are built in harbours, on islands, coral reefs and beaches. Courtesy of the Australian Heritage Photo Library, Department of Environment, Water Her...

Australia's maritime history under sail - Australia's Culture Portal

Australia's maritime history is closely related to the global story of people crossing oceans. N B Stuckey, Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, 1945, Members of Torres Strait Island Light Infantry returning from fishing trip in outrigger sailing cano...

International Museum Day - Australia's Culture Portal

International Museum Day is celebrated on 18 May each year. Australian museums vary from the small, the privately owned, the community museums, to the large, government enterprises. International Museum Day was established in 1977 by the International C...

The war at home: Second World War shipwrecks in Australian waters - Australia's Culture Portal

Ships wrecked in Australian waters during the Second World War profoundly effected the Australian people, both civilian and military. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: 304919. The first Australian warship to be lost in the Second World War w...

Australian shipwrecks - Australia's Culture Portal

Image courtesy of State Library of Victoria. Some trading ships were going to the East Indies for spices and lost their way in high winds and seas - literally 'bumping' into Australia's west coast. The Limestone coast of South Australian and the south we...

Australia's fossil past - Australia's Culture Portal

This includes Pleistocene era Aboriginal body fossils, many of which were removed and sent overseas. The Riversleigh fossil site, near Mount Isa Queensland, is recognised as one of the most important fossil sites in the world. The Riversleigh and Narrac...

Mapping Australia's Coastline - Australia's Culture Portal

European mapping is based on Western concepts as they relate to geographical space. In 1810 Matthew Flinders completed the first chart of the Australian coastline including the separation of Tasmania by Bass Strait, naming the continent 'Australia'. Ind...

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Australian National Aviation Museum   (more info)

Owned and operated by the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group, the Australian National Aviation Museum has saved a number of significant examples of Australia's aviation heritage. The website includes a history of the museum, opening hours, a listing of

Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM)   (more info)

The museum explores the diversity of Australia's maritime heritage. The website includes virtual reality museum tours, details of exhibitions and visitor programs, visitor information, research library, and what's new.

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Australian National Maritime Museum on Artabase   (website Artabase )

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CAN - Collections Australia Network - Australian National Maritime Museum , North Gallery   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Australian National Maritime Museum is located in the centre of Sydney and also tours exhibitions throughout Australia. Can humidity be controlled in your institution's onsite storage? Can humidity be controlled in your institution's offsite storage?...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Australian National Maritime Museum , South Gallery   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Australian National Maritime Museum is located in the centre of Sydney and also tours exhibitions throughout Australia. What type of partition system support does the exhibition space have? Can humidity be controlled in your institution's onsite stor...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Australian National Maritime Museum , Nortel Networks Gallery   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Australian National Maritime Museum is located in the centre of Sydney and also tours exhibitions throughout Australia. What type of partition system support does the exhibition space have? Can humidity be controlled in your institution's onsite stor...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Australian National Maritime Museum , Tasman Light Area   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Australian National Maritime Museum is located in the centre of Sydney and also tours exhibitions throughout Australia. What type of partition system support does the exhibition space have? Can humidity be controlled in your institution's onsite stor...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Vaughan Evans Library, Australian National maritime Museum   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Vaughan Evans Library is a research library with a specialist collection of resources in the areas of museology, maritime history and ship technology. The Library collection supports the research needs of the exhibitions and collecting themes of the ...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Australian National Aviation Museum (Moorabbin Air Museum)   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The Australian National Aviation Museum, is located at Moorabbin Airport near Melbourne Victoria and is recognised as Australia’s only true National Aviation Museum. Owned and operated by the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group, a community based,...

CAN - Collections Australia Network - Australian National Maritime Museum   (website Collections Australia Network (CAN) )

The museum's primary role is the acquisition, conservation and presentation of material relevant to Australia's maritime history. The National Maritime Collection represents Australians' diverse experiences and perceptions of the sea and our waterways. ...