A MMAPSS intern reports for duty
03 May 2019
Michael Sutton, a volunteer with the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum in Huskisson, NSW, shares his experience.
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Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into maritime science and archaeology, and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.
A visit to Titanic
01 May 2019
Join maritime archaeologist Emily Jateff on a trip to the legendary wreck of RMS Titanic...
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The spirit of adventure
29 Apr 2019
Meet Justin Jones ‘Jonesy’ − modern adventurer and explorer.
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Remembering AE1’s lone New Zealander
25 Apr 2019
A brief biography of Able Seaman John ‘Rosy’ Reardon.
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Posthumous bravery awards for heroic 1852 flood rescues
18 Apr 2019
On April 10th, the Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove presented a posthumous bravery medal to Aunty Sonia Piper from the Brungle community and Roslyn Boles a descendant of Yarri in the annual awards ceremony in Canberra.
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Anyone for tea?
15 Apr 2019
The death of Captain Cook may seem a bizarre scene for a tea tray, but such an item was the perfect gift for wealthy industrialist Henry Bolckow.
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In celebration of military nurses
10 Apr 2019
With the continued public interest in medical-based period dramas thanks to the wildly popular BBC series Call The Midwife, we thought it would be a great time to showcase some fabulous images of wartime military nurses from our collection.
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High-tech wreck hunting on board the RV Investigator
05 Apr 2019
RV Investigator uses the latest technology to survey, record and analyse the coast and waters of Australia, including searching for shipwrecks.
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Vinedressers and vintners
04 Apr 2019
On 4 April 1849, the three-masted bounty ship Beulah arrived in Sydney with 180 immigrants from the heart of German wine country.
So you think you know a thing or two about sharks
03 Apr 2019
Do sharks like jazz music? Do they feel pain? Meet Dr Catarina Vila-Pouca. She is researching the connection between cognition and shark behavioural ecology.
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