Broken WingsDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoBroken Wings is dedicated to the exploration, discovery, documentation, conservation and presentation of recently discovered WWII heritage aircraft crash sites worldwide. Some of the components of this website include submerged aviation archaeology; in-situ preservation; partial or total recovery; exhibits; technical research and publications.More information
Treasures from the DeepDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThese research based subsites explores four very famous and significant stories from Western Australian history:More information
Cape InscriptionDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoDirk Hartog Island is of the greatest historical importance, being the site of the earliest recorded European landfall on the Western Australian coast. This site explores the histories of the following explorers, shipwrecks and historic sites:More information
BataviaDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoAs part of the Australian Government's Gifts to the Nation, the Western Australian Museum received a grant to investigate land sites associated with the wreck of the Batavia. This subsite explores all of these wrecks and the story behind the Batavia: http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/bataviaMore information
Maritime Archaeology Research SubsitesDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThe following research subsites have been prepared to provide insight into the research the WA Musuem has performed at some significant sites around the Western Australian coastline. Batavia This subsite explores the story behind Western Australia's most famous shipwreck - the Batavia.More information
15 Jul 2011Spines, stings and shocks – Dangerous marine animalsCorey Whisson, Technical Officer, Aquatic Zoology Many species in the marine environment have ways of protecting themselves that may hurt their foes, for example spines, poisons and venoms, or very large teeth. Hear about some of these organisms and the stories associated with their lifestyles in the sea. Read more Video Danny Murphy
11 Jul 2011My Prac time at the MuseumMy Prac time at the Museum – a blog on a student placement by Dezreena Hoelker, UWA graduate student, April 2011Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
23 Jun 2011Creature Feature - Haunted Beaches: The fleet-footed Ghost CrabsIf you’ve ever walked along the many miles of beach in Western Australia, you may have seen large burrows high up on the shore, near the high tide line and beyond into the dunes. During the day you would be unlikely to find the animal responsible for these, unless you carried out some serious excavating yourself. At dusk, however, you may see the culprits emerge.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
15 Jun 2011“SIN, SAND, SORROW, SICKNESS AND SHILLING DRINKS”: Stories from the Western Australian Gold RushAnn Delroy, Head of History Department Explore some of the colourful stories of life following the gold strike at Kalgoorlie in 1893. How did people get to the 'fields? What did they live in? Where did their water come from? How did they pan for gold in waterless country? Read more Video Danny Murphy
The Broadhurst FamilyDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThe Broadhurst Family website was developed to showcase the history of this extraordinary family and their impact in Western Australia's history. www.museum.wa.gov.au/broadhurst/ More information
8 Jun 2011Guano and Pearls, Steamships and Suffragettes....Michael McCarthy, Curator of Maritime Archaeology How did the SS Xantho sink overloaded with lead ore at Port Gregory? Take a journey through the lives of pioneering ship merchant and businessman Charles Broadhurst, his wife Eliza an early feminist, his son Florance the award winning guano merchant and his daughter Kitty the suffragette. Chevron are a presenting partner for the "In the Wild West" lecture series.Read more Video Western Australian Museum
20 May 2011Creature Feature: The Banded Boxer ShrimpAnd in the red corner: The Banded Boxer Shrimp Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811)Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum