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A library of more than 1000 images to help you explore defining moments in Australian history.

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Hand-drawn map of Mer (Murray Island) with text at the top 'Eastern Shore of Murray Island. Looking North West'.

Hand-drawn map of Mer (Murray Island), by Eddie Mabo

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Land rights march in Melbourne, 1968.

Land rights march in Melbourne, 1968

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This map attempts to represent the language, social or nation groups of Aboriginal Australia. It shows only the general locations of larger groupings of people which may include clans, dialects or individual languages in a group. It used published resources from 1988-1994 and is not intended to be exact, nor the boundaries fixed. It is not suitable for native title or other land claims

Map of Indigenous Australia

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Poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, formerly known as Kath Walker, 1964.

Poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, formerly known as Kath Walker, 1964

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Thylacine cranium

Thylacine cranium

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Cartoon of a burly man in a suit talking to Prime Minister John Curtin via telephone assuring him that he won’t be invaded.

‘Long distance thinking cartoon’, by Mahony, The Daily Telegraph, 12 February 1942

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Gold Cradle

Gold cradle

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Map of Australia at the time of Federation

Map of Australia at the time of Federation

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Nowland’s mail coach 1880s

Nowland’s mail coach, 1880s

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Photograph of Ned Kelly, 1873.

Photograph of Ned Kelly, 1873

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Myall Creek Massacre by Vincent Serico, 2003.

Myall Creek Massacre by Vincent Serico, 2003

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An ancient midden of freshwater mussel shells at Lake Mungo

An ancient midden of freshwater mussel shells at Lake Mungo

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Daisy and Angel Imari, Kalgoorlie, 1960

Daisy and Angel Imari, Kalgoorlie, 1960

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‘Ringed with menace’ poster, Second World War.

‘Ringed with menace’ poster, Second World War

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A chain gang. Convicts going to work near Sidney [sic], by Edward Backhouse, 1842.

A chain gang. Convicts going to work near Sidney [sic], by Edward Backhouse, 1842

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An anti-Chinese cartoon titled ‘The Mongolian Octopus’, published in the <i>Bulletin</i> in 1886.

An anti-Chinese cartoon titled ‘The Mongolian Octopus’, published in the Bulletin in 1886