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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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Jeffrey Mellefont

Jeffrey Mellefont was a founding staff member of the Australian National Maritime Museum from 1987, and was the editor of its quarterly journal Signals. On retiring in 2014 he was appointed honorary research associate. Formerly a mariner, navigator, marine journalist and photographer, he has a lifelong research interest in Indonesian and Asian maritime history.

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24 Jan 2018

Pinisi and the art of boatbuilding in Sulawesi recognised by UNESCO
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28 Jul 2017

Sea Gypsies to Sultans: Meeting the mariners of the Java Sea
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25 Jul 2017

Revisiting Persuasion: Jane Austen's naval novel
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Maritime tourism helps keep Indonesian traditions alive
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Museum Chairman visits key maritime history sites in Indonesia
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Floating art galleries of Madura
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Happy 100th birthday Carl Halvorsen
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