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Wife of Bungaree, Queen Cora Gooseberry, died #OTD in 1853. She was buried in the Presbyterian section of the Devonshire Street Cemetery (now Central Station), and was later moved to the Botany Pioneer Park in 1901.
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Lovely stories about our natural world can be found on the Library’s website. View beautiful illustrations from our collection and enjoy articles on conservation, animals, expeditions and more! https://t.co/fnsSnL3FZF
Images are from ‘The Birds of Australia’ by John Gould (1848)
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), botanist and explorer, was born #OTD 1817.
Image from The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, published in 1849.
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Join us on Wednesday 10 July for a fascinating talk with lecturer Robin Skinner, as he shares his research into Augustus Earle’s incredible early 19th century panoramas of Sydney, Hobart + more. #Free, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.
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#SomethingNew #IAD19 Celebrating the groundbreaking radio broadcasts to and from the second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934 #newacquisition #slnswmaps
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On #WorldTurtleDay we bring you these crazy guys drawn by James Stuart c. 1831-1841 https://t.co/akURj1Sawg
If you're in the city today join curator Margot Riley for a special tour of our exhibition galleries, including these eye-catching travel posters produced for #Qantas in the 1960s.
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Stunning designs from Thelma Afford (1908 - 1996), Australian costume designer, theatre performer, and fashion journalist #Archive30 #Fashion
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🌱 Conservationist and gardener @CostasGarden will be wax lyrical on the #MylesDunphy collection – a rich, personal record of the early environmental #conservation movement in #NSW. #UNESCOpitch
Harriet and Helena Scott Australian Lepidoptera Collection, @austmus. #NewInscription #Unesco #AustralianMemoryoftheWorld