Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 06:07:30
The small village of Rockley, 35km south of Bathurst in NSW, has a heritage that echoes of both England and India. The three locations are linked by the adventurous life of one man; soldier settler Watson Augustus Steel, whose life … Continue reading →
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Date: Thu, 09 May 2013 00:48:12
This Sunday is Mother’s Day in Australia, and for a little something special we’ve made a cute downloadable Mother’s Day card for you. It features a mother penguin with two little penguins and space inside to write your own message. … Continue reading →
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Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 06:40:03
All wonky eyes, felted flippers and blanket stitched bellies, what better use for scrap fabrics than a cuddly, crafty, cute-as-a-button-eyed penguin softie? This month’s craft spot was inspired by the Elysium Antarctic Visual Epic exhibition. What can we say – … Continue reading →
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Date: Fri, 03 May 2013 06:23:53
In late 2013 a new display will open to the public in the museum’s USA Gallery. This World War 2 story remembers the service of over 3,000 Australian civilians employed by the US Army Small Ships Section between May 1942 and … Continue reading →
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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:34:13
This is something I discovered recently during the process of registering part of the large collection of photographic negatives, taken by photographer Gervaise Purcell, and acquired by the Australian National Maritime Museum. The Gervaise Purcell Collection is comprised predominantly of … Continue reading →
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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:21:50
It seems that some skills take more than a lifetime to gain – they have to be inherited, in the blood. This is certainly the case with many boat builders and none more so than Bill Barnett, one of Sydney … Continue reading →
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:40:55
Reblogged from Australian National Maritime Museum: We will remember them Amidst ANZAC day commemorations, Samuel J Hood's photographs stand as a poignant pictorial record of those who served and lost their lives in World War I. There are many photographs in the … Continue reading →
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:00:47
In 2008 while researching and developing the museum’s travelling exhibition Exposed! The story of Swimwear, I was contacted by Leigh Purcell, the son of respected Australian commercial photographer Gervaise Purcell (1919 – 1999). His work from the late 1940s covered … Continue reading →
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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:40:24
A recent conservation treatment on some wet weather gear uncovers the history of another America’s Cup challenger, Dame Pattie a purpose-built 12m class racing yacht, named after the wife of Sir Robert Gordon Menzies who served two terms as Australian Prime … Continue reading →
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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:28:26
“Away, away to Broken Bay!” Australia is not short of beautiful waterways and in the 1920s, around Christmas time, scores of boats would begin heading north from Sydney Harbour to visit one such spectacular site and to take part in … Continue reading →
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