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The Australian Histories Podcast: a fresh look at some brilliant stories from Australia’s past. An Australian history podcast presented as themed topics - see if the current topic sparks your interest! AustralianHistoriesPodcast.com.au

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πŸ€” Take "The World Remade" trail at the Australian National Maritime Museum and discover over 23 objects and displays that explore WWII and its lasting impact on Australia.
Pick up your free brochure at the front desk
#TheWorldRemade #WWIIHistory #AustralianHistory #MuseumTrail #globalmuseum

23.09.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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British Library Explore British Library’s 1,073,564 photos on Flickr!

A semi-regular reminder that all our photos on Flickr Commons are public domain - you don't need to ask us to use them in any way you can imagine! Though we do love hearing about how you've used them, so you can let us know if you want
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/

29.09.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Article image of newly hatched Echidna

Article image of newly hatched Echidna

"When echidna mothers nurse their young, known as puggles, the microbiome of their pouch changes to protect their babies"
πŸ”— www.theguardian.com/environment/...

They're a weird lot alright - like their Platypus cousins
🎧 www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/19-platypus-...

#Platypus #Echidna

25.07.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All this anxiety about AI. Things will calm down when we limit its use to tasks it's well suited to. Like opening Pod Bay doors.

03.07.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Historical world map

Historical world map

Love perusing a good map?

www.openculture.com/2023/12/the-...
The University of Chicago Press has made available online β€” at no cost – five volumes of The History of Cartography.

What a tempting rabbit hole! 😍

#history #cartography #mapmaking #maps #historicalmaps

24.06.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s a cute animation for the next time you have time to kill.
Every second shows about a million years of the planet’s evolution. Oh, the pretty Cambrianβ€¦πŸ€©

πŸ”— www.openculture.com/2023/12/4-5-...

27.05.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Giant lobster sculpture

Giant lobster sculpture

"From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things?"

Well I for one will welcome our crusty red new overlords! πŸ˜‰

theconversation.com/from-the-big...

#BigThings #Australia #AustralianHistory #AustralianIcons

23.04.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo πŸ™Œ.
They look delish!

18.04.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just an Antarctica-centric map of the world to mess with your head. Source: buff.ly/2RBhyVP

17.04.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Pins in paper to denote edits

Pins in paper to denote edits

Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out

www.openculture.com/2025/02/jane...

#Literature #History #JaneAusten

17.04.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit - MGNSW The Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit has been launched as a public-private partnership to provide urgent disaster response and conservation support for art, cultural, and heritage collection...

New Disaster Response Service for NSW Cultural Collections
The Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit is here to protect NSW’s cultural heritage in times of crisis.

13.03.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A bird with a bright blue head, black eye banding, white belly and black and teal wing perched on a stick just off the ground.

A bird with a bright blue head, black eye banding, white belly and black and teal wing perched on a stick just off the ground.

Superb fairy-wren personality traits can be heard in their songs, study finds

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

15.04.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of advert for SLA Exhibition Online Kellys

Screenshot of advert for SLA Exhibition Online Kellys

This sounds like fun. :-)

From the State Library of Victoria: www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/mou...

Want a refresher on the story? www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/1-the-kelly-...

#AustralianHistory #OzHistory #History #KellyGang #NedKelly

11.04.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How does #Wikipedia stay reliable? Dame Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight explains how the #WaybackMachine helps preserve verifiable references when sources vanish from the web.

Full video ➑️ youtu.be/u8MAJ76sawU

#LibraryAdvocacy #InternetArchive #NationalLibraryWeek

10.04.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 393    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
Japanese midget submarine being recovered from Sydney Harbour 1942.

Japanese midget submarine being recovered from Sydney Harbour 1942.

Episode 76 recounts the night Japanese Midget Subs came right into Sydney Harbour!

🎧https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/76-japanese-subs-in-sydney-harbour/🎧

06.04.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Part image of statue of Matthew Flinders & his seafaring cat Trim

Part image of statue of Matthew Flinders & his seafaring cat Trim

Matthew Flinders, recovered from his latest ordeal, sets off back to England…. But the journey will take a lot longer than anticipated. 🫣

The final episode available today.
🎧 www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/75-bass-flin... 🎧

#Flinders #AustralianHistory #HistoryPodcast #OzHist #Australia

30.12.2024 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait to find time for a deep dive into this site πŸ™‚

28.12.2024 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot showing the 100 most popular podcasts on Great Australian Pods in 2024

Screenshot showing the 100 most popular podcasts on Great Australian Pods in 2024

Popular Podcasts 2024
These were the 100 most popular podcasts on Great Australian Pods in 2024. These podcast entries piqued the most visitor interest and attracted the greatest number of page views.
Supported by Lenny.fm

www.greataustralianpods.com/popular-podc...

#AusPods #Podcasts #Australia

23.12.2024 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6

Lots of goodies in there. 😎 πŸ€—

24.12.2024 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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😁 Too good, just have to share….

www.instagram.com/reel/DCxG5NJ...

19.12.2024 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this the horse btw

18.12.2024 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1273    πŸ” 333    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 17
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Geminid meteor shower: when to best see Australia’s biggest shooting star show this weekend β€˜Amazing flurry of activity’ possible in 2024’s largest meteor shower with peak visibility across the country early on Saturday

www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

13.12.2024 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The picture shows a fishhook made of wild boar tusk. Only the curved, pointed end and the upper part are visible. The rest is wrapped in fishing line. The fishing line is made of twisted bast.

The picture shows a fishhook made of wild boar tusk. Only the curved, pointed end and the upper part are visible. The rest is wrapped in fishing line. The fishing line is made of twisted bast.

Fishing some 5,300 years ago: a Neolithic fishhook made of wild boar tusk, wrapped with a fishing line. The size of the fishhook is 6.5 cm. It was used to catch pikes.

Found in the lake-dwelling settlement of Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland.

On display at ArchΓ€ologisches Museum Frauenfeld

πŸ“·me
🏺

07.12.2024 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 370    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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These should be plastered everywhere.

08.12.2024 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 698    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 14

Congratulations & πŸ’ͺ to you! πŸ₯³

09.12.2024 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

[sees toddler having complete fucking meltdown on the sidewalk]

i mean, she's not wrong.

08.12.2024 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
My photo shows a woman’s bonnet laid flat for display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. The woollen yarn is brown in colour, possibly as a result of millennia spent in a peat bog. It has an inricate lace-like appearance. It has two long strings for fastening. Made using an ancient technique known as β€˜sprΓ₯ng’ which produces a textile with natural elasticity. 

Discovered in 1942 in Bredmose bog on a so-called β€˜bog body’ of a woman aged 20-25 years old. The bonnet was placed over her hair which was braided and coiled on top of her head.

My photo shows a woman’s bonnet laid flat for display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. The woollen yarn is brown in colour, possibly as a result of millennia spent in a peat bog. It has an inricate lace-like appearance. It has two long strings for fastening. Made using an ancient technique known as β€˜sprΓ₯ng’ which produces a textile with natural elasticity. Discovered in 1942 in Bredmose bog on a so-called β€˜bog body’ of a woman aged 20-25 years old. The bonnet was placed over her hair which was braided and coiled on top of her head.

A rare and delicate survival from Bronze Age Denmark!

A 3,400 year-old woollen bonnet made using the ancient β€˜sprΓ₯ng’ technique which produces a textile with natural elasticity.

From Bredmose bog, Jutland. National Museum, Copenhagen
πŸ“· by me

#Archaeology
#AncientBluesky🏺

05.12.2024 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 485    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 12
Satellite image of path of tornado in Australian outback

Satellite image of path of tornado in Australian outback

Wow! I had no idea. πŸ€“

Nice work google earth spotter & Matej Lipar & assocs

πŸ”— theconversation.com/a-man-scouri...

#tornado #outback #FreakyNature #Australia #science

03.12.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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