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WA’s Kimberley region is now known for its red pindan dirt, rocky ground and long dry seasons but, around 250 million years ago, it was the shore of a shallow bay on the edge of a vast prehistoric ocean. Now, rediscovered fossils from the area reveal a surprisingly diverse marine amphibian community with unexpected global links.
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On 13 April 1969, 23-year-old Lesley Meaney stood on the shore of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island and began swimming towards Fremantle. Approximately nine hours later, she reached the mainland, becoming the first woman to complete a solo crossing of the Rottnest Channel.
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Caterina Vallesi (née Cardinali) was married in Porto San Giorgio, Italy, in 1955 — but her groom, Umberto Vallesi, was thousands of kilometres away in Western Australia!
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Following an outstanding array of entries from local primary school children, the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton awarded the winners of the 23rd Annual Clem Burns Heritage Awards on Friday, 27 July 2012.

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The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder will host a group of local primary school teachers for an Association of Independent Schools WA professional development event on 23 July.

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The people of the Pilbara will receive a rare insight into the life of one of Australia’s most celebrated conservationists as part of the Western Australian Museum’s Harry Butler Lecture Series: In the Wild West.

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A new species of pseudoscorpion found in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region has been named Synsphyronus christopherdarwini in honour of the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.

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Take a trip back to old Kalgoorlie and explore the houses and gardens of yesteryear in a special lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder on 18 July.

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The surprising relationship between dainty neighbourhood ducks and the terrifying T-Rex will be revealed in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum - Albany on 12 and 13 July.

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The iconic images of one of Australia's most renowned photographers, Max Dupain will be exhibited at the Western Australian Museum – Albany from 7 July.

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