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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...

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...

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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 — Australian Copyright Council   (website Australian Copyright Council (ACC) )

How to get there:>>* Train to Town Hall station and walk across Pyrmont Bridge from the city>* Sydney Bus 443 from the city>* Sydney Ferry to Pyrmont Bay wharf>* Metro Monorail to Harbourside Station>* Metro Lightrail to Pyrmont Bay Station>* Matilda Rock...

Australian National Maritime Museum — Australian Copyright Council   (website Australian Copyright Council (ACC) )

How to get there:>>* Train to Town Hall station and walk across Pyrmont Bridge from the city>* Sydney Bus 443 from the city>* Sydney Ferry to Pyrmont Bay wharf>* Metro Monorail to Harbourside Station>* Metro Lightrail to Pyrmont Bay Station>* Matilda Rock...

Australian National Maritime Museum   (website Tourism New South Wales )

> Sydney Olympic Park Home of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, major social and sporting venue. <br/>Located at the northern end of Darling Harbour, the Australian National Maritime Museum is a distinctive indoor/outdoor attractionâ~¦a great ...

Regional Entry Point - Regional Entry Point - Information - Australian National Maritime Museum   (website Regional and Rural Australia Government Portal )

The Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) was officially opened in 1991 in Darling Harbour, Sydney and is the only national cultural institution based outside of the Australian Capital Territory. The ANMM aims to be dynamic and innovative in managin...

The Charles Darwin Kiosk at the Australian National Maritime Museum   (website Turtle Lane Studios )

We were asked to develop a kiosk for the museum's Charles Darwin centenary exhibition in 2009. The kiosk provided access to information about Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle. The Specimens page, showing images of specimens collected by Darwin during th...

99/36/4 Architectural model, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, plastic / wood / card, Philip Cox / Cox Architects, New South Wales, Australia, [1985-1990] - D*Hub   (website Design Hub - Your online design resource )

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88/501 Posters, (2), 'Linked by the Sea', Australian National Maritime Museum, Australia, 1988 - D*Hub   (website Design Hub - Your online design resource )

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Australian National Maritime Museum - What's On Sydney   (website What's on Sydney )

The Australian National Martime Meseum hosts ever changing exhibitions on the history and discovery of all aspects of Maritime. Entry to the museum galleries and special exhibitions is FREE. Charges apply to board the HM Bark Endeavour replica, the Darin...

What's On Sydney   (website What's on Sydney )

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Australian National Maritime Museum - What's On Sydney   (website What's on Sydney )

The Australian National Martime Meseum hosts ever changing exhibitions on the history and discovery of all aspects of Maritime. Entry to the museum galleries and special exhibitions is FREE. Charges apply to board the HM Bark Endeavour replica, the Darin...