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> Art trails through Victoria's regional galleries
Virtual reality tours and collection samples are presented together with printable itineraries for cultural tourists.

A Tiny Tale Didjeridu: The story of an ancient instrument
The didjeridu has been an integral part of Aboriginal culture for thousands of years. This story features objects from the Yalga Binbi Institute and the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.

A Tiny Tale Waisted and Busted: female fashions from 1860 to 1914
Discover the Australians of the past by studying their clothes and fashions. Images from Narryna Heritage Museum, Powerhouse Museum, Macleay Museum, Queensland Performing Arts Museum and Warrnambool Art Gallery.

> Golden Threads: the Chinese in regional NSW 1850-1950
Databases of objects combine with stories and an online exhibition celebrating Chinese immigration to regional Australia.

> Switched on: electronic music instrument prototypes of the 20th century
Two stories featuring Australian electronic music pioneers of the 20th century, Don Banks and Tony Furse. From the collection of the Powerhouse Museum.

> National Quilt Register
Stories of women's lives bring this database of old quilts made between 1850 - 1965 to life.

A Tiny Tale Beach culture: From Bondi to Broome
Australia's 36,000km coastline provides endless inspiration for artists, writers and photographers. This story contains images from the collections of Lismore Regional Art Gallery, the Macleay Museum and the Australian War Memorial.

A Tiny Tale Under the Big Top: A history of the circus
The circus is a fabulous form of entertainment which has survived thousands of years. This story traces its history with images from the Queensland Performing Arts Museum's collection.

> The Eureka Flag
Pictures and text tell the story of Australia's only armed uprising on the goldfields in 1854.

> The Australian Family
A collaborative project representing the changing faces and diversity of Australian families.

> The Pandora expedition
A marine excavation by the Queensland Museum yields treasures and a month long diary and email exchange with archaeologists.

> You've got Buckley's...
The adventures of William Buckley, an escaped convict who lived with Aboriginal people, are presented with images from the Geelong Art Gallery.

> The Virginal
The collection and documentation of this fascinating and unusual instrument in the Powerhouse Museum.

A Tiny Tale Shifting Horizons: Australian landscape painting from 1855
Highlights a selection of Australian landscape painters and looks at the different ways they have depicted land and organised pictorial space. Included are images from galleries and museums, links to other art sites and ideas for art projects.

A Tiny Tale Speaking machines: a history of sound recording devices
This story traces the history of sound recording devices with objects from the collection of the Powerhouse Museum.

> Stories from Napranum and Thursday Island
Oral histories from two Indigenous communities of far north Australia highlight traditional craft and cultural practices.

> Australian costumes
A history of Australian costumes combines costume collections from all over the country.

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