100 stories from the Australian National Maritime Museum / Australian National Maritime Museum
- Bib ID:
- 5786299
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Sydney : NewSouth Pub., 2012
- xii, 258 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map, facsims, ports. ; 27 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781742233208
- 1742233201
- Summary:
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From a small silver medallion beautifully engraved by a First Fleet convict to the 119-metre Royal Australian Navy destroyer, HMAS Vampire, the Australian National Maritime Museum has an incredibly diverse collection of more than 130,000 items. Includes information on a Saltwater Collection of bark paintings from Arnhem Land.
From a small silver medallion beautifully engraved by a First Fleet convict to the 119-metre Royal Australian Navy destroyer, HMAS Vampire, the Australian National Maritime Museum has an incredibly diverse collection of more than 130,000 items. Here, the museum's curators reveal the fascinating stories behind many amazing objects, including the fastest vessel in the world (Spirit of Australia), a boat made from 2,000 beer cans, the remarkable Saltwater Collection of bark paintings from Arnhem Land, and surfboards inspired by the Bra Boys and the 2005 Cronulla race riots. They tell of unforgettable people - both famous and lesser known - whose lives have been shaped by the sea.
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Also available online.
- Subject:
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- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Museum exhibits -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Discoveries in geography -- Australian -- Anecdotes
- Navigation -- History -- Anecdotes
- Maritime museums -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Material culture - Shell objects and decorations
- Art - Painting - Bark
- Yolngu people (NT SD53)
- Settlement and contacts - Explorers
- Cultural heritage - Protection - Museums and keeping places
- Transport - Water
- Transport - Water - Rafts
- Transport - Water - Canoes
- Ngarrindjeri / Narrinjeri people (S69) (SA SI54-13)
- Death - Mortuary / funeral ceremonies - Mortuary objects - Poles
- Wik Mungkan people (Y57) (Qld SD54-07)
- Settlement and contacts - Macassans and Indonesians
- Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)
- Torres Strait Islands (Qld TSI SC54, SC55-05)
- Arnhem Land (NT)
- Borroloola (North NT SE53-03)
- Tasmania (Tas)
- River Murray (SW NSW, N Vic, SE SA SI54, SI55)
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Also Titled:
- One hundred stories from the Australian National Maritime Museum
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2082 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2012
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