With support from Principal Patron Jane Hemstritch AO, Wilfred Burchett’s papers have been made available on Trove.

Join children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh for a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Join children’s picture book creator Ronojoy Ghosh for a writing and drawing school holiday activity.

Join Brooke Blurton and Dr Melanie Saward as they yarn about their new young adult novel, A Good Kind of Trouble, and what it means to write Indigenous-led stories for today’s young people.

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In relation to the West, when the Qing dynasty began in 1644, access to Chinese markets for the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and English had been restricted to Canton since 1550.

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Emperor Shunzhi, the first emperor of the Qing dynasty (since the taking of China proper in 1644) died in 1661. His son, Kangxi, took over at the age of seven and reigned for 61 years. He encouraged painting, porcelain making and literature.

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Aligned with Year 9 History in the Australian Curriculum, this resource encourages students to explore compelling historical sources and form their own conclusions about the Qing dynasty.

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The Story of The Stone is regarded by many as the greatest example of Chinese literature, and as one of the masterpieces of world literature.

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The Qing dynasty, sometimes referred to as the Empire of the Great Qing, or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China.

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