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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), by Eddie Mabo.

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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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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Aboriginal Day of Mourning, 26 January 1938.

Aboriginal Day of Mourning, 26 January 1938

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Gough Whitlam pouring a handful of red soil into the hands of Vincent Lingiari, by Mervyn Bishop, 1975.

Gough Whitlam pouring a handful of red soil into the hands of Vincent Lingiari, by Mervyn Bishop, 1975

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Huge crowd on Sydney Harbour Bridge during the Walk for Reconciliation, Corroboree 2000.

Huge crowd on Sydney Harbour Bridge during the Walk for Reconciliation, Corroboree 2000

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Footsteps in sand

Pleistocene human footprints at Willandra Lakes in south-eastern Australia

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A portrait of Bennelong

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1967 ‘Referendums’ booklet, produced by the Commonwealth of Australia.

1967 ‘Referendums’ booklet, produced by the Commonwealth of Australia

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Coloured illustration of a row boat carrying eight people, in a bay. Beyond is a ship with three-masts that appears to be moored on the shoreline, and a small encampment nearby.

A view of the Endeavour River on the coast of New Holland, by Ignaz Sebastian Klauber, 1795

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Dangerous Reef, by Gertie Deeral, 2019

Dangerous Reef, by Gertie Deeral, 2019

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Flying dingoes, painted by Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, 1974

Flying dingoes, 1974, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri

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A black, grey and white pen and wash drawing on white watercolour paper. There is a border around the drawing. The drawing is numbered "10" in the top right corner. The drawing shows a Union Jack Flag flying above four men in uniform on horseback all of whom are cradling shotguns in their arms.

Her Majesty’s Queensland Native Police, by Aboriginal artist Pooaraar (Bevan Hayward), 1992