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The Library holds the archive of the first prime minister of Australia, Edmund Barton (1849–1920). 

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The National Library of Australia’s collection includes the Albert Medal awarded to Aya-I-Ga, known as Neighbour, for gallantry.

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In 1992, a decade-long legal battle over Indigenous land rights came to an end.

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One of the most significant events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics was the admission of women into the Olympic swimming competition.

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In 1957, Danish architect Jørn Utzon (1918–2008) was announced as the winner of an international design competition for a Sydney opera house, to be built at Bennelong Point.

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Jane Connors has had a distinguished academic career in which she has dedicated her scholarship and work as an international law practitioner to the betterment of United Nations (UN) treaty mechanisms and the rights of women and children.

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Professor Megan Davis is a leading Indigenous Australian whose work influences law and Indigenous policy in Australia, particularly advancing constitutional reform and recognition for Indigenous Australians.

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Women lawyers stand at the forefront of women's participation in Australian civic life.

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Rosemary Kayess has devoted her career to the study and promotion of human rights and discrimination law in Australia and internationally.

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Sievers’ work is a pictorial timeline showing Australia’s social, technological and industrial transformation.

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The Qing dynasty ruled China for nearly 270 years, lasting from 1644 until 1911; it was the last of China’s so-called conquest dynasties, the country being governed in this period by the Manchus, an ethnic group from beyond its frontiers.

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Modern History for Senior Secondary students, with specific reference to content descriptions for Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th Century, and specifically those that fall under the examination of ‘Recognition and rights of Indigenous peoples’.