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'Buried treasure': Caroline Chisholm in the manuscripts collection

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'.

Dirk Hartog 1616–2016: 400 years of Dutch-Australian connections

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

Dutch–Australian connections in World War II

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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.

Dutch experiences in Australia

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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.

On stage

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

Performing arts

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

Stage performance

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

Dance

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The history of dance performance in Australia, as with all the performing arts, precedes the arrival of settlers from other nations.

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