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

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Gold Cradle

Gold cradle

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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

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50,000th Dutch migrant arrives in Australia aboard the Sibajak, 1954.

50,000th Dutch migrant arrives in Australia aboard the Sibajak, 1954

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Studio photo of a game board with three pieces, an instruction manual and the box they came in. the box has a colourful illustration showing men holding a flag pointing at ships at sea. The pieces on the game board are ships and the board itself suggests that the game involves moving around an oval sea with an illustration of gold diggings in the centre.

‘Race to the Gold Diggings’ board game

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530 children under the age of 14 arrive at Port Melbourne aboard the Fairsea from the United Kingdom, 1956.

530 children under the age of 14 arrive at Port Melbourne aboard the Fairsea from the United Kingdom, 1956

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A Government Jail Gang, New South Wales, by Augustus Earle, 1830

A Government Jail Gang, New South Wales, by Augustus Earle, 1830

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Illustration of an army of soldiers kneeling around a flagpole. Some are lifting their arms upwards in a motion of victory. Printed at the bottom is 'ADMINISTERING THE OATH, EUREKA STOCKADE, 1854'.

Administering The Oath, Eureka Stockade, 1854

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An emigrant’s thoughts of home by Marshall Claxton, 1859

An emigrant’s thoughts of home by Marshall Claxton, 1859

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Cataraqui shipwreck site, King Island, 1887.

Cataraqui shipwreck site, King Island, 1887

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Drawing or print of a large crowd of people embarking or disembarking ships in a busy port.

Emigrants Landing at the Queen’s Wharf, Melbourne, by Frederick Grosse

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Illustration of a rotund woman dressed in travelling attire adjacent to a slim man carrying a travel case. Below is text that reads ‘EMIGRATION IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND’.

Emigration in Search of a Husband, by J Kendrick, 1833

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Red and white uniformed soldiers overwhelm the flimsy stockade.

Eureka Stockade riot, Ballarat, 1854, by J.B. Henderson

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Lochaber No More, by John Watson Nicol, 1883

Lochaber No More, by John Watson Nicol, 1883

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Painting of a sailing ship on rough seas.

Marco Polo, by Thomas Robertson, 1859

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Painting of a woman holding a newspaper as three other people gather around her watching and listening intently. They are dressed in 19th century clothing and a printed piece of paper with the title ‘EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. THE SHIP HOPE’ hangs on the wall.

News from Australia by George Baxter, 1854