History

18th Century and before

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19th Century

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20th Century onward

Australian agricultural and rural life

Images of the changing face of Australia’s rural landscape.

The story of May Gibbs

May Gibbs, author, illustrator and cartoonist, has captured the hearts and imaginations of generations of Australians with her lovable bush characters and fairytale landscapes.

Harry Seidler collection

Designs and photographs from Australia's best known modernist architect.

Hitting the slopes: a young woman’s alpine adventure in the 1930s

Thoroughly modern Miss Emily Chambers of Burwood, NSW, was always eager to try the latest fad.

Found in the trenches

In the trenches of Gallipoli several Australian soldiers made a startling archelogical discovery.

David Unaipon

A great inventor, an Indigenous rights advocate and Australia's first published Aboriginal writer.

The Sydney Royal Easter Show

Formed to encourage and promote the future of agriculture in the colony.