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Bungaree
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/bungaree/

Born among the heathland, beaches and rainforest pockets of Broken Bay on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Published 14 January 2016

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Tim Jarvis AM
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/tim-jarvis-am/

Re-enacted the Antarctic journeys of Douglas Mawson and Ernest Shackleton.

Published 27 November 2015

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William Bligh
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/william-bligh/

Navigated a tiny vessel a distance of 5800 kilometres, charting part of the north-east coast of Australia along the way.

Published 27 November 2015

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Greg Mortimer OAM
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The first Australian to reach the summits of Mount Everest and K2 in the Himalaya, and mounts Vinson and Minto in Antarctica.

Published 19 April 2016

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Abel Janszoon Tasman
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The first European to discover Tasmania and confirm Australia as an island continent.

Published 12 January 2016

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Jessica Watson OAM
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/jessica-watson-oam/

The youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.

Published 27 November 2015

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Footbinding
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/footbinding/

Chinese folklore attributes the origins of footbinding to a fox who tried to conceal its paws while assuming the human guise of the Shang Empress. Another version suggests that the Empress had a club foot and insisted that all women bind their feet so that hers became the model for beauty.

Published 26 October 2010

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The Meaning of Ta Tau - Samoan Tattoing
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/the-meaning-of-ta-tau-samoan-tattoing/

The word tatau (tattoo) in Samoan means appropriate, balanced and fitting.

Published 26 October 2015

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Tattooing - Earliest examples
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/tattooing-earliest-examples/

Tattooed markings on skin and incised markings in clay provide some of the earliest evidence that humans have long practised a wide range of body art.

Published 26 October 2010

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Papua New Guinea Scarification
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/papua-new-guinea-scarification/

In Papua New Guinea, scarification is usually related to initiation. In the middle Sepik region, it is believed that migrating ancestral crocodiles established human populations.

Published 26 October 2010

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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.

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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 education space
10am - 4.30pm

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
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Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
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