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

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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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Myall Creek Massacre by Vincent Serico, 2003.

Myall Creek Massacre by Vincent Serico, 2003

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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

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‘Peace and future cannon fodder’ cartoon, by Will Dyson, May 1919.

‘Peace and future cannon fodder’ cartoon, by Will Dyson, May 1919

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Coloured illustration featuring a scene of a shoot out between Ned Kelly and police officers in bush land.

Woodcut of Ned Kelly, The Illustrated London News

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A portrait of Bennelong

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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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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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Adam Goodes – The Dance. Oil on canvas 1.8 x 1.2 metres by former AFL Fitzroy footballer, Jamie Cooper. This artwork was created in collaboration with Adam to celebrate his journey as an AFL footballer and a man.

Adam Goodes – The Dance, by Jamie Cooper

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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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Bathurst by George French Angas, 1851

Bathurst by George French Angas, 1851

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Oil painting depicting scenes of disaster with people and animals fleeing from thick black smoke. Corpses and bones of animals can be seen in the foreground.

Black Thursday, February 6th, 1851, by William Strutt, 1864

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Illustration depicting crowds of people, horses, kangaroos and birds fleeing a bushfire. Some people have escaped in row boat.

Black Thursday, engraved by Julian Rossi Ashton, 1851