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This image, depicting frontier conflict, is contained in an album compiled and originally owned by Miss Eliza Younghusband.

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Augustus Earle (1793–1838) was an artist working in the colony of New South Wales around 1825. He painted several portraits of Bungaree, a notable Aboriginal leader.

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The Burke and Wills Expedition (also known as the Victorian or the Australian Exploring Expedition), was organised by the Royal Society of Victoria. It was the first expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north.

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In 1877, meteorologist and astronomer Henry Russell produced the first published weather map for the colony of New South Wales.

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Modernism was a cultural movement that influenced visual arts, architecture, music, literature and design in the first half of the twentieth century.

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One of the world’s oldest music traditions that is still performed is the bunggul ceremony. This can be seen annually at the Garma Festival held in Gulkula, a sacred site in north-east Arnhem Land. The Garma Festival runs for four days and observes the traditions and customs of the Yolngu people.

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This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: The Arts for years 5 & 6 students.

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Sydney’s first theatre was said to be opened in 1796 and was managed by Robert Sidaway.

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The weather is an important part of our lives, and this is reflected in the arts and other sources we consume.

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In colonial Australia, there was a useful household book called an almanac. It contained lots of information, including weather forecasts and pictures of the flags used to signify approaching storms.

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Drama in Australia is celebrated at all levels of skill and involvement. 

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Race to the Gold Diggings of Australia is a boxed, children’s board game produced in England around 1855. It is the earliest known board game that has Australia as its theme.