Join Volunteer mike as he discusses the Warrendi Personal locator Beacon.

 Personal locator beacon prototypes (4) and electronic components (5), developed for the 'Warrendi' Personal Locator Beacon', metal / wood / plastic / paper / elastic, designed and made by British Aerospace Australia / BAE Systems, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1997
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join Volunteer Judy as she gives a talk on the 'Supreme' Mouse trap sewing machine.

Mouse trap making machine, metal / wood, AW Standfield and Co, Mascot, New South Wales, Australia, 1925-2000
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Assistant Curator for the Iranzamin Exhibition, Vanessa Jacob, shares insights from her experience working on this exhibition.

Image Details: Persian royal tile کاشی قاجار 2021,

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Volunteer Erin discusses the history and context surrounding 'Clean up Australia day'.

Image: 'Clean up Australia' and 'Clean up the World' promotional material. Promotional material (15), made for Clean Up Australia, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1989-2000
 
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join Volunteer Mike as he discusses the iconic Time Ball, at the Sydney Observatory. 

Image: “Time ball, with cylinder, piston, rack and pinion lifting mechanism, safety lock, electric motor and ball” :  installed at Sydney Observatory, made by Maudslay, Sons & Field, England, c 1857 

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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join Andrew Grant as he does a photo evaluation of a photograph of the iconic Redfern Railway station.

Image: Glass plate negative, full plate, 'Redfern Railway Station', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1906 
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join Volunteer Diana as she discusses the history and context surrounding Bicycles! And reflects on some of the Bicycles we have in our collection. 

Image: "Bicycle, 'The Dux" made by the Dux Cycle Company, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1899. In 1900 Donald Mackay, became the third person to cycle around the Australian continent after Arthur Richardson and Alex White. 

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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join the weekend volunteers as they discuss the history and impact of The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO);  an Australian Government agency responsible for scientific research.

Image: Silicon Sphere with stand and case made by Achim Leistner for CSIRO, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1994
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join Volunteer Meg as she gives an informative talk on the iconic Marilyn Lips Sofa.

Image: 'Marilyn' lips sofa, made in Italy 2021. The Bocca sofa is one of the most recognised examples of designs from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Studio65 sought to rebel against tradition or as articulated in their manifesto create designs that were a "slap in the face of the public tastes"
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.

Join weekend volunteer Susanne as she shares stories about Locomotive No. 1, including its history and visitors frequently asked questions. 

Locomotive No.1 , hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, designed by James McConnell, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854, used by New South Wales Government Railways 1855-1877
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Volunteers are at the heart of our community. Both on-site and virtually, these passionate, generous and skilled individuals contribute to a Museum that fosters connection and curiosity.  These virtual talks provide access to the Museum collection and are designed to inspire conversations and evoke memories.