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Aboriginal Sydney Resources
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/aboriginal-sydney/

Discover Aboriginal Sydney resources in the Australian Museum Research Library.

Published 10 April 2019

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Sharing the harbour
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sharing-the-harbour/

What makes Sydney's harbour the most biodiverse in the world? Plunge beneath its murky waters with Museum scientists to find out.

Published 16 August 2017

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Sydney Harbour - 3000 species and counting!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sydney-harbour-species/

Quick quiz ... how many species of animals live in Sydney Harbour? Do you know where those animals live?

Published 04 September 2014

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Animal factsheets
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/

Discover the astonishing variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections.

Published 11 October 2018

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Year 1836: Captain Cook and Charles Darwin arrived in Sydney
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/year-1836-captain-cook-and-charles-darwin-arrived-in-sydney/

From January to December: a tapestry of events.

Published 30 January 2018

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The Sydney Basin
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/shaping-earth/the-sydney-basin/

The Sydney Basin is a major structural basin containing a thick Permian-Triassic (290 Ma - 200 Ma (million years old)) sedimentary sequence that is part of the much larger Sydney-Gunnedah-Bowen Basin.

Published 02 June 2009

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Sydney over 100 million years ago
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sydney-over-100-million-years-ago/

Crocodile-like creatures roam the streets of St Peters while a volcano erupts over Narrabeen - just another day in Sydney, a long time ago.

Published 19 July 2013

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Wildlife of Sydney
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/

Explore the unique habitats of Sydney's wildlife and what kind of animals will you find in and around Sydney Harbour.

Published 11 October 2018

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“Plague is present in Sydney” – How the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak compares to COVID-19
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/plague-in-sydney/

A small pamphlet from the Australian Museum Research Library reveals the public health response to the 1900 bubonic plague outbreak in Sydney.

Published 08 May 2020

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Working together — Sydney’s cultural institutions
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sydneys-cultural-institutions/

New hoardings reveal the history of five cultural institutions in Sydney, including Australia's first museum

Published 20 January 2015

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
On now

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent kids learning space
10am - 4.30pm

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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO® worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

Special Exhibition
Opens 16 August 2025

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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