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1830s: The Rascally Bird Stuffer
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-rascally-bird-stuffer/Once 'collector and preserver of specimens', the Museum's early taxidermist decided to branch out.
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A Labour of Love — the Scott Family Collection
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-labour-of-love-the-scott-family-collection/Sisters Helena and Harriet Scott documented the butterflies and botany of NSW in exquisite detail, but their path was not without struggle.
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Who is that stylish woman?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/who-is-that-stylish-woman/The second woman to be employed on the scientific staff of the Australian Museum.
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Growing food to building exhibitions – a colorful journey
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/growing-food-to-building-exhibitions-a-colorful-journey/The Museum's magnificent heritage streetscape easily detracts from the triangular shaped brick building behind the Yurong Street wall.
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That's the spirit: a short history of wet specimen storage at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wet-specimen-storage-spirit-house/Glass jars containing translucent creatures are a common sight at any natural history museum. But the highly flammable ethanol that preserves the specimens inside must be carefully stored to prevent the collections going up in flames.
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Ancient Egyptian Lecture Series
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/ancient-egypt-lantern-lecture/Our Photographic Archives team have uncovered lantern slides from a 1925 Ancient Egypt Lecture Series delivered by Museum Ethnologist, William Walford Thorpe.
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Ellis Le Geyt Troughton
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/ellis-le-geyt-troughton/Curator of Mammals, a staunch conservationist, and a sociable friend of considerable charm.
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Harold Fletcher
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/harold-fletcher/A man with a decided prejudice against camels.
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Oliver Chalmers – Curator of Minerals
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/oliver-chalmers-curator-of-minerals/The promising lad who became a highly regarded geologist.
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History of the Australian Museum Society (TAMS)
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/history-of-the-australian-museum-society-tams/The Australian Museum society (TAMs) has promoted the role and activities of the Museum for 40 years.
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