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A new international study has revealed that giant sharks were swimming in Australian waters much earlier than scientists once thought — by at least 10 million years.
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A newly discovered 17th-century shipwreck survivor camp is now protected under Western Australia’s heritage laws.
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Five years ago today, the world-class WA Museum Bool Bardip officially opened to the public after a $400 million rebuild.
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WA Museum sites are standing together during 16 Days in WA to raise awareness to end family and domestic violence through exhibitions, events, and community initiatives.
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A delicate shelled necklace arrived at the Western Australian Museum in 2013 as part of the Cook Collection, but it brought more questions than answers.
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From Japan to the Pilbara, a kimono and its accessories tell a tale of friendship and cultural exchange in WA’s far north in the 1930s.
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This gallery showcases some works of Laurel Nannup which are on show for the exhibition A Story to Tell, presented ART ON THE MOVE and on show from 1 November 2012 to 31 January 2013 at the Western Australian Museum – Perth.
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The Western Australian Museum has developed a new DAIP to guide us in making our facilities, services and employment accessible to people with disability. After a period of consultation, the draft DAIP 2013-2017 is now available for public comment.
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The 2012 Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West will conclude with an explanation of why museums are more important to us now than ever before at the Western Australian Maritime Museum on Thursday 29 November.
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Celebrate the centenary of the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder on November 21, 2012.
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The surprising relationship between dainty neighbourhood ducks and the terrifying T-Rex will be revealed at the Western Australian Museum - Perth on November 23, 2012.
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Albany audiences will receive a rare insight into the life of one of Australia’s most celebrated conservationists in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Albany on November 15 and 16, 2012.
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- Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- The Hon Simon Crean MP, Minister for the Arts
1 November 2012
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The secret world of seahorses will be revealed in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton on November 15 and 16, 2012.
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Celebrate the centenary of the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle on November 9, 2012.
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One hundred years ago the 1911 - 1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), famously led by Sir Douglas Mawson, spent many cold months exploring the enigmatic and deadly continent of Antarctica.
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A selection of the Goldfields’ oldest engines will be on display at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder from 27 October, 2012.
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Explore the colourful mineral world beneath the Earth’s surface in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Perth on October 26, 2012.
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