Picture Trails: History
Architecture
Arts & Literature
Environment
History
Indigenous
Places
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Society
Sport
Trade
Travel
War
Gold Rush
Experience the highs and lows of Australia’s gold rush, see what life was like at the diggings and witness how gold has become a major mining industry for Australia.
Detail of: "Historical - Relics - Gold-washing 'tub and cradle' at Sovereign Hill Historical Park, Ballarat, Victoria", National Archives of Australia, A1500:K26453.
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Treasures Trail
Take the Treasures Trail to see some of the amazing material in the National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries exhibition touring Australia during 2006 - 2007.
View images from the exhibition's themes: Under the Southern Cross, Settlement, Land and Nature, Hope and Hardship, Heroes and Villains, War and Loss, Innovation and Industry, National Obsessions and Culture. Find out more information about exhibition tour dates and educational resources on the Treasures website.
Detail of "King parrot (Alisterus scapularis)", by John Hunter, 1737-1821, National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an3149631.
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Outback House
Timed to coincide with ABC TV's Outback House series, the Outback House Picture Trail reveals the landscape, industry, personalities, conditions and lifestyles of Australians who pioneered in our rural landscape 150 years ago...
Click here to follow the trail.
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Bushrangers
Notorious, "wanted" but dangerous to know - Morgan, 'Thunderbolt', Hall and the Kelly Gang!
Walk on the wild side, along the Bushrangers trail.
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The Depression years
The early 1930's were a psychological low point in Australia's history. As families lived through a trough of financial depression, few were unaffected.
The Depression years trail illustrates the hardships suffered, the unemployed relief-workers, evictions and food queues that characterised the times.
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Burke and Wills exploring Australia
Two of Australia's intrepid explorers, Burke and Wills, set out to find a route to the northern coast of the continent via the arid centre.
The Burke and Wills trail to see images depicting their amazing journey.
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The Chinese-Australian Story
The gold rushes of the 19th century were the catalyst for Chinese settlement in Australia. Thus began a shared history that has done much to develop the multicultural nature of this country. The Chinese-Australia trail shows some highlights.
You may also like to visit the Chinese-Australian Historical Images in Australia web site which celebrates the contribution of Australia's Chinese communities.
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