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Alan Warild
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/alan-warild/

Set multiple records while exploring the world’s deepest caves.

Published 27 November 2015

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Abel Janszoon Tasman
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/abel-janszoon-tasman/

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

Published 12 January 2016

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Ron Allum
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/ron-allum/

Legend of the deep.

Published 27 November 2015

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Richard 'Dick' Smith AC
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/richard-dick-smith-ao/

The first person to fly a helicopter solo around the world.

Published 27 November 2015

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Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/sir-charles-kingsford-smith/

Pioneered routes that include the first trans-Australian, trans-Tasman and trans-Pacific flights.

Published 27 November 2015

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Greg Mortimer OAM
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/greg-mortimer-oam/

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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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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William 'Bill' Bradfield AM
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/bill-bradfield/

An amateur astronomer who discovered 18 new comets.

Published 27 November 2015

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Linda Beilharz OAM
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/linda-beilharz-oam/

The first Australian woman to ski both the North and South poles.

Published 06 December 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

Tim Jarvis AM trailblazers exhibitions past exhibitions

Wansolmoana

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.

Opening Friday 13 October 2023

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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs

Exclusive to the Australian Museum in Sydney: more than 3,000 years in the making, discover over 180 ancient Egyptian treasures.

Special exhibition opens 18 November 2023

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School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

Virtual excursions
Educator-led tours

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Burra

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

Permanent education space
Open daily

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