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Personalities

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The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and its principal Sydney-based artists - Julian Ashton, A. Henry Fullwood and Frank Mahony - transformed the way settler colonial Australia was seen both here and around the world.

Performing arts in Australia

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Sydney’s first theatre was said to be opened in 1796 and was managed by Robert Sidaway.

Participation and protest

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry-based learning approach that develops a student’s understanding of Australians’ rights, freedoms and opportunities to participate in Australia’s democracy.

Oral history: Sir Mark Oliphant

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Sir Mark Oliphant was an Australian physicist who is known for his work in nuclear physics and radar, and, later, for becoming governor of South Australia.

Oral history: Sir Howard Florey

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Sir Howard Florey was an Australian medical scientist.

Oral history: Professor Fiona Stanley

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Professor Fiona Stanley is an Australian paediatrician and epidemiologist who is best known for her work linking deficiencies of folic acid in pregnant women with birth defects - specifically, spina bifida and related conditions.

Oral history: Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis

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Professor Nancy Millis was an Australian microbiologist who worked and studied microbial growth and the fermentation process.

On stage

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: The Arts for years 5 & 6 students.

Neighbour and his bravery

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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.

Narratives and story telling

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The word narrative means story. As we write or tell stories, we are creating a narrative by describing a series of events that are connected.

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