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Seaman with a cat and kitten about 1910.
ANMM Collection: Samuel J Hood Studio.
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Sam Hood chronicled life in the first half of the 20th Century.
Born in a seaside suburb of Adelaide, he opened his studio in Pitt
Street, Sydney living close to the water in Balmain, New South
Wales.
He loved boats and had a successful business selling photographs of ships. The exhibition is a sample of European shipmates and their seafaring pets.
He loved boats and had a successful business selling photographs of ships. The exhibition is a sample of European shipmates and their seafaring pets.
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Men of Timber explores the dangerous aspects of occupations
associated with the timber industry as well as the historical
aspects of living and working conditions. The exhibition also
highlights the commitment of the National Timber Workers’ Memorial
committee to bring to Eden a place of national commemoration for
fallen Australian timber workers.
Blue Whales on the Brink
features stunning documentary footage of Blue
Whale populations off the South and West Australian coasts. Explore
what we do and don't know about Blue Whales, reflect on historical
and contemporary human activity affecting populations and the role
we can play in the conservation of these majestic creatures.
Blue Whales on the Brink
1st May 2010 to 10th October 2010
1st May 2010 to 10th October 2010
Archer James Davidson standing on top of 97ft Blue Whale harpooned in 1908.
Courtesy of Rene & Fay Davidson
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Manning the exploding harpoon gun on board
Pol II,
one of the five Norwegian whale catchers that hunted whales for its
mother or factory ship the NT Nielsen-Alonso in Antarctica from
1926-1931. Technological changes meant an increase in the number of
whales that could be hunted and processed. See
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Little Shipmates: Seafaring Pets
16th October 2010 to 23rd January 2011
A travelling exhibition from the Australian National Maritime Museum
16th October 2010 to 23rd January 2011
A travelling exhibition from the Australian National Maritime Museum
Blue Whales on the Brink
1st May 2010 to 10th October 2010
1st May 2010 to 10th October 2010
Men of Timber
1st May 2010 to 10th October 2010
1st May 2010 to 10th October 2010
Archer James Davidson standing on top of 97ft Blue Whale harpooned in 1908.
Courtesy of Rene & Fay Davidson
See Larger Image
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Roy & Fred (front) Blazeley trimming a log ready to square sleepers for NSW railways in bush behind Eden 1936
McCamish Trucks with wattle bark load on Mitchell Street, Eden 1935