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Bonsai for Beginners
<p>Discover the history of bonsai and find out which plants are most suitable and how to maintain them. Learn which types of containers, soil, materials and equipment are preferable; and how to prune,
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The Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
<p>Fifty years ago Governor-General Sir John Kerr removed the elected Prime Minister Gough Whitlam from office and installed the opposition leader Malcolm Fraser as interim Prime Minister. The
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Unfit to Govern
<p>Some monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers have been dangerously incompetent. President James Buchanan, 1857-1861, lacked the skills to govern in the national interest as Civil War loomed. Tsar
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The Tasman Map
<p>Learn of the history of the 1645 Tasman Map, the first map of Australia, and how it came to the State Library NSW. Over a period of forty years from 1606 to 1644 and based on sixteen separate
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Modern China - From Declining Empire to Global Power
<p>This course surveys China’s transformation from late Qing reforms at the turn of the 20th century to its rise as a global power at the beginning of the 21st. It examines historical shifts,
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Edible Organic Gardening
<p>Whether you have a tiny balcony, garden or acreage, learn how to grow your own herbs, vegetables and fruit trees. Find out about different methods of recycling, including composting and worm farms
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A History of Oxford University
<p>Oxford University is the oldest university in England, with teaching thought to have begun as early as 1096 AD. Examine the key milestones in the university’s history, from Henry II’s decision to
...A History of Oxford University
<p>Oxford University is the oldest university in England, with teaching thought to have begun as early as 1096 AD. Examine the key milestones in the university’s history, from Henry II’s decision to
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Waves of Migration: An Australian Story
<p>Nearly half of Australians have at least one parent born overseas, the consequence of generations of immigration to this country. When we look back at the waves of migration that have made
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Souled Out - A Night of 60s Soul Music
<p>Soul Music developed during the American Civil Rights Movement. It was born from Gospel and Blues. It developed distinctive styles from 1956 until the 1970s Disco Movement. Tonight, we will see and
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The Domain: A Walking Tour of Self-Expression
<p>The Domain is a place for people to express themselves - as artists in the Art Gallery, as writers in the State Library, as Red Cross workers, and balloonists, and as protesters at the Domain
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