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The Australian Histories Podcast: a fresh look at some brilliant stories from Australia’s past.
An Australian history podcast presented as themed topics - see if the current topic sparks your interest!
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Australian Histories Podcast @aushistpod.bsky.social · Apr 6
Episode 76 recounts the night Japanese Midget Subs came right into Sydney Harbour!

🎧https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/76-japanese-subs-in-sydney-harbour/🎧
Japanese midget submarine being recovered from Sydney Harbour 1942.
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🤔 Take "The World Remade" trail at the Australian National Maritime Museum and discover over 23 objects and displays that explore WWII and its lasting impact on Australia.
Pick up your free brochure at the front desk
#TheWorldRemade #WWIIHistory #AustralianHistory #MuseumTrail #globalmuseum
September 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A semi-regular reminder that all our photos on Flickr Commons are public domain - you don't need to ask us to use them in any way you can imagine! Though we do love hearing about how you've used them, so you can let us know if you want
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/
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Explore British Library’s 1,073,564 photos on Flickr!
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September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
aushistpod.bsky.social
"When echidna mothers nurse their young, known as puggles, the microbiome of their pouch changes to protect their babies"
🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

They're a weird lot alright - like their Platypus cousins
🎧 www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/19-platypus-...

#Platypus #Echidna
Article image of newly hatched Echidna
July 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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railmaps.com.au
All this anxiety about AI. Things will calm down when we limit its use to tasks it's well suited to. Like opening Pod Bay doors.
July 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
aushistpod.bsky.social
Love perusing a good map?

www.openculture.com/2023/12/the-...
The University of Chicago Press has made available online — at no cost – five volumes of The History of Cartography.

What a tempting rabbit hole! 😍

#history #cartography #mapmaking #maps #historicalmaps
Historical world map
June 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
aushistpod.bsky.social
Here’s a cute animation for the next time you have time to kill.
Every second shows about a million years of the planet’s evolution. Oh, the pretty Cambrian…🤩

🔗 www.openculture.com/2023/12/4-5-...
May 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
aushistpod.bsky.social
"From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things?"

Well I for one will welcome our crusty red new overlords! 😉

theconversation.com/from-the-big...

#BigThings #Australia #AustralianHistory #AustralianIcons
Giant lobster sculpture
April 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Just an Antarctica-centric map of the world to mess with your head. Source: buff.ly/2RBhyVP
April 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out

www.openculture.com/2025/02/jane...

#Literature #History #JaneAusten
Pins in paper to denote edits
April 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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New Disaster Response Service for NSW Cultural Collections
The Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit is here to protect NSW’s cultural heritage in times of crisis.
Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit - MGNSW
The Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit has been launched as a public-private partnership to provide urgent disaster response and conservation support for art, cultural, and heritage collection...
mgnsw.org.au
March 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
aushistpod.bsky.social
Superb fairy-wren personality traits can be heard in their songs, study finds

www.abc.net.au/news/science...
A bird with a bright blue head, black eye banding, white belly and black and teal wing perched on a stick just off the ground.
April 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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This sounds like fun. :-)

From the State Library of Victoria: www.slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/mou...

Want a refresher on the story? www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/1-the-kelly-...

#AustralianHistory #OzHistory #History #KellyGang #NedKelly
Screenshot of advert for SLA Exhibition Online Kellys
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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How does #Wikipedia stay reliable? Dame Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight explains how the #WaybackMachine helps preserve verifiable references when sources vanish from the web.

Full video ➡️ youtu.be/u8MAJ76sawU

#LibraryAdvocacy #InternetArchive #NationalLibraryWeek
April 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
aushistpod.bsky.social
Episode 76 recounts the night Japanese Midget Subs came right into Sydney Harbour!

🎧https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/76-japanese-subs-in-sydney-harbour/🎧
Japanese midget submarine being recovered from Sydney Harbour 1942.
April 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Matthew Flinders, recovered from his latest ordeal, sets off back to England…. But the journey will take a lot longer than anticipated. 🫣

The final episode available today.
🎧 www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/75-bass-flin... 🎧

#Flinders #AustralianHistory #HistoryPodcast #OzHist #Australia
Part image of statue of Matthew Flinders & his seafaring cat Trim
December 30, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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Can’t wait to find time for a deep dive into this site 🙂
December 28, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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Popular Podcasts 2024
These were the 100 most popular podcasts on Great Australian Pods in 2024. These podcast entries piqued the most visitor interest and attracted the greatest number of page views.
Supported by Lenny.fm

www.greataustralianpods.com/popular-podc...

#AusPods #Podcasts #Australia
Screenshot showing the 100 most popular podcasts on Great Australian Pods in 2024
December 23, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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😁 Too good, just have to share….

www.instagram.com/reel/DCxG5NJ...
December 19, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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this the horse btw
a medieval drawing of an anthropomorphic horse sitting on a throne a medieval drawing of an anthropomorphic horse surrounded by people
December 18, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Geminid meteor shower: when to best see Australia’s biggest shooting star show this weekend
‘Amazing flurry of activity’ possible in 2024’s largest meteor shower with peak visibility across the country early on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:17 AM
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Fishing some 5,300 years ago: a Neolithic fishhook made of wild boar tusk, wrapped with a fishing line. The size of the fishhook is 6.5 cm. It was used to catch pikes.

Found in the lake-dwelling settlement of Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland.

On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld

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The picture shows a fishhook made of wild boar tusk. Only the curved, pointed end and the upper part are visible. The rest is wrapped in fishing line. The fishing line is made of twisted bast.
December 7, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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These should be plastered everywhere.
December 8, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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[sees toddler having complete fucking meltdown on the sidewalk]

i mean, she's not wrong.
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 PM
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A rare and delicate survival from Bronze Age Denmark!

A 3,400 year-old woollen bonnet made using the ancient ‘språng’ technique which produces a textile with natural elasticity.

From Bredmose bog, Jutland. National Museum, Copenhagen
📷 by me

#Archaeology
#AncientBluesky🏺
My photo shows a woman’s bonnet laid flat for display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. The woollen yarn is brown in colour, possibly as a result of millennia spent in a peat bog. It has an inricate lace-like appearance. It has two long strings for fastening. Made using an ancient technique known as ‘språng’ which produces a textile with natural elasticity. Discovered in 1942 in Bredmose bog on a so-called ‘bog body’ of a woman aged 20-25 years old. The bonnet was placed over her hair which was braided and coiled on top of her head.
December 5, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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Wow! I had no idea. 🤓

Nice work google earth spotter & Matej Lipar & assocs

🔗 theconversation.com/a-man-scouri...

#tornado #outback #FreakyNature #Australia #science
Satellite image of path of tornado in Australian outback
December 3, 2024 at 8:55 PM