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Winifred West
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/winifred-west-biography/When she first arrived in Australia, the well-known educationalist Winifred West supported herself by teaching privately and drawing shells for Charles Hedley, the Conchologist at the Australian Museum.
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Headshaping
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/headshaping/Headshaping or binding was practised by a number of cultures and usually involved binding the forehead area of babies for a number of months till the desired shape was attained.
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Contemporary branding and cutting
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/contemporary-branding-and-cutting/The process of scarification involves an endurance of pain. This endurance often signifies a rite of passage and is a ritual which is itself highly significant.
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Conserving an Egyptian mummy unwraps a surprise discovery
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/conservation/whos-your-mummy-conservation-makes-a-surprise-discovery/Read how a conservation project uncovered important facts about the Museum's mummy.
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Noisy frogs - What can I do?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/frogs/noisy-frogs/“I have Bleating Tree Frogs in my garden that are noisy and my neighbours have complained about the noise. What can I do?”
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Birds at night on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/harbour-bridge-birds/What are the birds flying around the Sydney Harbour Bridge at night doing?
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Scott family papers
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/scott-sisters/scott-family-papers/In 1884 the Australian Museum purchased a remarkable collection of papers of the Alexander Walker Scott family.
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Ecology Of The Pelagic Larvae Of Coral Reef Fishes
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ecology-of-the-pelagic-larvae-of-coral-reef-fishes/In common with many marine animals, fishes that live on coral reefs have a two-part life history: a relatively sedentary adult phase on the reef, and a potentially very mobile pelagic larval phase in open water.
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Defining death
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/defining-death/There are three main ways that death can be defined: legally, culturally or clinically. Find out what criteria are used to determine the moment of death.
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Ganoid scales
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ganoid-scales/Ganoid scales are found in fishes such as the bichirs (Polypteridae), Bowfin (Amia calva), paddlefishes (Polyodontidae), gars (Lepisosteidae), and sturgeons (Acipenseridae).
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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