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

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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

A Voyage to Terra Australis, volume 1, by Matthew Flinders, 1814.

A Voyage to Terra Australis, volume 1, by Matthew Flinders, 1814

Title page of a book called The Eureka Stockade.

A book titled The Eureka Stockade

Commemorative mug for the Federation of Australia in 1901.

A commemorative Federation mug with portraits of Sir Henry Parkes and the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun

A handmade badge reading ‘Equal Pay Year 1986’.

A handmade badge reading ‘Equal Pay Year 1986’

An open book featuring hand written script. At the top of the first page is the text 'Some account of New Holland' and 'to New Guinea' on the second. It is dated August 1770.

A page from Joseph Banks’ Endeavour journal, August 1770

Three piece set of armour composed of breastplate, groin plate with leather straps. It has a rusty weathered steel finish.

A replica of Ned Kelly's body armour

A section of the Port Darwin to Java underwater telegraph cable, 1871–72.

A section of the Port Darwin to Java underwater telegraph cable, 1871–72

A warning sign from the boat that took passengers to the Torrens Island Quarantine Station in South Australia. The station was built in 1879 to stop passengers bringing diseases such as smallpox into Adelaide.

A warning sign from the boat that took passengers to the Torrens Island Quarantine Station in South Australia. The station was built in 1879 to stop passengers bringing diseases such as smallpox into Adelaide.

A whaling harpoon swivel gun and two harpoons.

A whaling harpoon swivel gun and two harpoons

Achievers’ bicentennial commemorative milk carton, featuring Howard Florey, Dame Nellie Melba and Sidney Nolan.

Achievers’ bicentennial commemorative milk carton

Anchor from Matthew Flinders’ ship the Investigator.

Anchor from Matthew Flinders’ ship the Investigator

A circular metal Anzac Day badge with a plastic coating, depicting two soldiers in yellow, facing toward the centre, with a bugle at the top and crossed rifles at the bottom. They are set against a cream background with an inner border of yellow wattle blossoms, and a red outer edge. Blue and black text in the centre of the badge reads "LEST / WE / FORGET / GALLIPOLI / APRIL 25TH 1915".

Anzac Day badge

Astronomical telescope (Gregorian reflector type), from about 1765, England, by Heath and Wing, London.

Astronomical telescope (Gregorian reflector type), from about 1765, England, by Heath and Wing, London

Australian $50 note, featuring Howard Florey and Sir Ian Clunies Ross.

Australian $50 note

Australian Aborigines’ League banner made by Bill Onus.

Australian Aborigines’ League banner made by Bill Onus