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Debt of Honour

Temporary Exhibition | Updated 1 week ago 0

In 1942 a small force of around 300 Australian commandos fought against all odds to wage a successful guerilla campaign in East Timor, holding down over 10,000 Japanese troops at a critical moment when the Japanese were only a few miles from Port...

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  • Creado and Australian Solider together Image copyright of WA Museum Image from WA Museum

    Feature exhibition:
    Debt of Honour

    • Perth

  • <span style="font-style:normal">Odontodactylus scyllarus</span> - Mantis Shrimp Image copyright of WA Museum

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    New discoveries in the world around us

    • Perth

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  • In 1955 four-year-old Stewart Lee was sent to Australia by the Fairbridge Society. Image sourced from Sydney Lee

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    On their own

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  • Endeavour Awardee Jenny Craig (right) with volunteer Kate Robertson in the Shipwreck Galleries darkroom Image copyright of WA Museum Photo by Pat Baker

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    Treasure Trail: How museum staff keep track of shipwreck artefacts

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  • Albany Choral Society, Town Hall c1920 Image copyright of WA Museum

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    Tuesday Curatorial @ Albany - Term 2

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  • Cocos Crab Image copyright of Michael Seebeck Photo by Michael Seebeck

    Feature exhibition:
    ANZANG Nature Photography

    • Geraldton

  • <span style="font-style:normal">Odontodactylus scyllarus</span> - Mantis Shrimp Image copyright of WA Museum

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    Seahorse tales and pregnant males

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  • Crowd in Hannan Street. Date unknown – occasion believed to be the 1901 Federation or the 1913 federal election Image copyright of WA Museum

    Feature exhibition:
    An Everyday Transience

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  • <span style="font-style:normal">Odontodactylus scyllarus</span> - Mantis Shrimp Image copyright of WA Museum

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    Exploration and conservation: the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914

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