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Professor J. L. Shellshear (1885-1958)
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/professor-j-l-shellshear-1885-1958/Anthropologist, physician and soldier.
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Dr Desmond John Gerald Griffin, Director 1976-1998
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/dr-desmond-john-gerald-griffin-director-1976-1998/Director of the Australian Museum for 22 years, Des Griffin believed firmly in the educational role of museums.
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Harold Fletcher
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/harold-fletcher/A man with a decided prejudice against camels.
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Women at the Museum in the 1950s
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/women-at-the-museum-in-the-1950/The Australian Museum first employed a female scientist in 1920 and has continued to employ women in a wide variety of roles ever since. Here you can catch a glimpse of the women working at the Museum in the 1950s.
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John Disney 'What's Hit is History - What's Missed is Mystery'
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/whats-hit-is-history-whats-missed-is-mystery/John Disney was a crack shot, a brown belt in judo, and the Museum's last 'Curator of Birds'.
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Ludwig Leichhardt in Australia
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/ludwig-leichhardt-in-australia/In October this year Australia and Germany celebrate the bicentenary of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt's birth.
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History of the Australian Museum Society (TAMS)
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/history-of-the-australian-museum-society-tams/The Australian Museum society (TAMs) has promoted the role and activities of the Museum for 40 years.
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Fred McCarthy
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/fred-mccarthy/Frederick McCarthy was employed by the Australian Museum for 44 years and was the curator of the Anthropology department from 1941-1964.
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Robert (Bob) McDowall 1939 – 2011
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/robert-bob-mcdowall-1939-2011/Well-known New Zealand fisheries scientist, Bob McDowall died after a short illness. Bob was regarded as the father of freshwater fish and fisheries in New Zealand, but also had a huge influence on unravelling the taxonomy and distribution of Australia's temperate freshwater fish.
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History of the Minerals Department
https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/people/history-of-the-minerals-department/The mineral collection is one of the oldest and largest collections in the country, housing many examples of early Australian mining.
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