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Australian History

Continent of Curiosities: A journey through Australian natural history by Danielle Clode

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June 2007, no. 292

Continent of Curiosities: A journey through Australian natural history by Danielle Clode

CUP, $59.95 hb, 212 pp

Australian History

Continent of Curiosities: A journey through Australian natural history by Danielle Clode

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June 2007, no. 292

In the late twentieth century, museums throughout the world faced a number of challenges. Confronted with a plethora of flashy new technologies, they struggled to overcome a perception of irrelevance and fustiness. Bureaucrats demanded that museums pay their way, entertain the masses, and meet the growing expectations for instant gratification and information without effort.

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Peter Menkhorst

Peter Menkhorst is a zoologist with the Victorian Government’s Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research where he works on a broad range of fauna conservation issues. He has produced field guides to both the mammals and the birds of Australia, most recently The Australian Bird Guide (CSIRO Publishing, 2017).

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