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Glorious Days
Australia 1913
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The year 1913 was a fascinating and important time for Australians, although the events of the following year have tended to cast a retrospective shadow over it. In places as far apart as Antarctica, Papua and Great Britain, Australian ambitions were high; the new navy was a source of national pride; the arts flourished and the motor car and movies were having their first impacts.
This richly illustrated book, which supports an exhibition of the same name at the National Museum of Australia, takes the reader into life in Australia in 1913, from the experiences of ordinary Australians to the emerging place of this new nation in the world.
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ISBN: 9781921953064
Publisher: National Museum of Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2013
Country: Australia
Imprint: National Museum of Australia
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 1000g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Michelle Hetherington is a senior curator at the National Museum of Australia and lead curator for the Glorious Days: Australia 1913 exhibition.
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