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Matthew Flinders and Bungaree by Helen Tiernan from her series ‘Heroes of Colonial Encounters’. ANMM Collection 00055144 and 00055142.

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Richard Wood

Richard has worked in museums, cultural centres and heritage sites in Australia and internationally for more than 30 years as a project manager and science, technology and history educator, designer, curator and interpreter. He now creates and manages the museum’s USA Programs which explore the maritime relationship between Australia and the USA and are funded by the 1988 USA Bicentennial Gift to Australia.

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Flashback to Christmas 1942
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In the dead of night: The Battle of Savo Island
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14 Jun 2017

Midget submarine attack on Sydney 31 May – 1 June 1942
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Dinner on an aircraft carrier: Remembering the Battle of the Coral Sea
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