Stories
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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Fake news and the flu
Discover how history shows that fake news could play a deadly role – by generating potentially lethal misinformation during a future pandemic.
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
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Finding out where my lithium comes from
The origins of the lithium Laura Grace Simpkins swallows daily are unclear. If we don’t know the provenance of our pills, how can we make informed decisions about them?
Catalogue
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Australia: an aboriginal man. Albumen print.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 533845i- Pictures
Australia: an aboriginal man. Albumen print.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 533858i- Books
Australia : 300 years of botanical illustration / Helen Hewson.
Hewson, Helen.Date: [1999], ©1999
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Australia: an Aboriginal woman. Albumen print by Henry King.
King, Henry, 1855-1923.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 534164i- Books
Australia / [Clinton Hartley Grattan].
Grattan, C. Hartley (Clinton Hartley), 1902-1980.Date: 1947