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When European explorers began to enter the Pacific they were astounded by its vast extent and fact that most of the islands were already inhabited.

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This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills in investigating Asia-Pacific societies in depth.

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The National Library is asking for donations to help digitise their Antarctica collections.

In 2024, Judith Bartholomeusz dove into the manuscripts collection to explore the career of Caroline Chisholm, and how it was influenced by ideas of 'utopias'.

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After World War II, the people of the Netherlands found themselves with a long journey ahead of them, resurrecting a war-ravaged country that was struggling to overcome recent famine and mass casualties in the Holocaust.

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As World War II broke out across Europe in 1939, the Dutch had initially remained neutral. When Germany occupied the Netherlands in 1940, the Dutch lost the ability to defend their colonies in the Netherlands East Indies.

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This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 10 students.

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Drama in Australia is celebrated at all levels of skill and involvement. 

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