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Paul Barron
An original Ticket of Leave introduces us to Welsh cabbage thief, murderer and transported convict, Benjamin “Taffy” Jones. And the hardships he and fellow convicts faced in Western Australia.
Portrait of Roz Lipscombe
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Roz Lipscombe
WAnderland shares collections from the length and breadth of the state, but there are some really unexpected discoveries. They are all the...
Portrait of Roz Lipscombe
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Roz Lipscombe
Sometimes, collections are so dense (as in – there’s so much stuff!) that it’s easy to miss the detail. That’s why it’s great if you can...
Portrait of Roz Lipscombe
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Roz Lipscombe
You’ll need a four-wheel drive to access these collections, so buckle your seatbelts, make sure you have at least 20 litres of water on...
Portrait of Roz Lipscombe
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Roz Lipscombe
As the project team travelled around the state, they encountered many wonderful collections, and perhaps it is invidious to single any out...
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Annette Davis
An outstanding art collection is the Janet Holmes à Court Collection , on display in the grounds and gallery at Vasse Felix, Margaret River...
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Samille Mitchell
Many of the objects in museum collections are extraordinary – not just for the artefacts themselves but because of the stories they reveal...
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Annette Davis
As you travel through the South West, the names of places and geographical features reflect both the Aboriginal presence and colonial and...
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Samille Mitchell
Coral Coast collections offer a wealth of domestic artefacts, providing an intimate insight into family life in a bygone era. Take the case...
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Annette Davis
The Group Settlement Scheme was a government-assisted migration scheme which operated in Western Australia in the early 1920s. Through this...
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Samille Mitchell
Coral Coast collections hold a treasure-trove of artefacts related to the shipwrecks littered along Western Australian shores. Many of the...