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Cummings and Wilson movie projector, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood
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Man on stilts for promotion of the film "Street Scene", King Vidor, Sydney, ca. 1931, Sam Hood
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Men and women at the beach, filming with a hand wound camera, New South Wales, ca. 1935, Sam Hood
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Installing a Wurlitzer at the State or Capitol Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood
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Shooting a scene for 'Grandad Rudd' [?], Cinesound-Ken Hall, Sydney, ca. 1935, Sam Hood
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Walt Disney Minnie and Mickey Mouse, movie promotion, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood
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Routine duties under "gas alert" conditions, Killara, Sydney, 21 March 1944, N. Herfort
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Palace theatre, stage production of Dracula, Pitt Street, Sydney, 1929, Sam Hood
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Crew on set of Cinesound-Ken Hall film, Thoroughbred, 1935-1936, Sam Hood
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Fitting out at Portsmouth, HMS Rattlesnake, 1846
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Profile map of Lord Howe Island attributed to H. L. Ball Surveyor and Commander of the Supply, 1788
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Bill Murray, in his Hudson Special, racing car, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
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Basilisk and Ginger, sled dogs on the Australian Antarctic Expedition, by Frank Hurley, c. 1912
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Collection 27: Drawings of birds chiefly from Australia, 1791-1792
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Alf Najar in an MG TB racing car, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
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Bill Conoulty and his Austin 7 Comet, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
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Ron Ewing, Buick Special racing car, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
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Bill MacLachlan in his MG TA racing car, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
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Kids Crafting 101 - Preschool Color Collage Art Activity
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Wishes in Progress
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Fine motor fish
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rainbowcolor sorting activities toddler preschool #ParentingActivities
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Easy Paper Spinners Tutorial - ever wondered how to make these fun paper toys? They are a super easy kids crafts! And a great way to explore COLOUR Wheel THEORY. So makes a great STEAM project too. You can either experiment to your hearts content or use our super handy Paper Spinner Printables - perfect for colour theory exploration! Make this Kids DIY today! - Red Ted Art's Blog
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DIY foam name stamps This is a great way to get toddlers and preschoolers learning to recognize and spell their name. A fun, process art activity that they will love!
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Best The Dot Activities for the Classroom - WeAreTeachers
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Not only is this craft visually stunning, it is helpful with early skill development.
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For colour month, the babies at our Baby Basics: Baby Picassos program created some colourful parrots!
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Color wheel art project: paper sunflowers Kinder art project
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Arty Crafty Kids | Art | Kandinsky Inspired Rock Art | A fun interpretation of Kandinsky's famous conecentric circles. A great way for kids to learn about famous artists and create their own colouful nature art with rocks. | Crafty Kids, Kadinsky For Kids, Kadinsky Art, Kandinsky Kids, Wassily Kandinsky, Circles, Rock Painting For Kids, One Word Inspiration, Colour Activities
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The printable Nature Color and Nature Colour Wheel your kids will LOVE!
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My latest posts haven't had a lot of colour, so I looked up colourful animals and decided a toucan would work! #100dayproject #100daysofcardboardcollage #papercraft #crafter #paperart #paperartist #arteveryday #mixedmediaart #becreative
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Drawing line art colour 57 ideas #drawing
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teaching kids the art of assembling bits and pieces
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paper towel art - an easy art project for kids with stunning results. I wonder if this would work on watercolour paper? To try
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Undeniably Gorgeous Collaborative Flowers - Great "End of the Year Art Project" - done with 2nd grade but could do with ANY grade!
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Color It Like you MEAN it!
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Matthew Flinders, ca. 1800 - watercolour miniature portrait.
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Ludwig Leichhardt
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