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Four National Parks around Sydney
Four National Parks around Sydney
<p>If you look at a map of South-Eastern NSW, you realise that despite Sydney’s immense sprawl, that we are fortunate to have four large world-renowned national parks ringing the city. In this course
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Winston Churchill: The Second World War
Winston Churchill: The Second World War
<p>Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the Second World War remains one of the most influential historical works ever written by a participant in the events it describes. This course explores
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The Heart of the Antarctic: Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
The Heart of the Antarctic: Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
<p>Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) is one of history’s most famous explorers, best known for the story of the Endurance Expedition of 1914-1917. However, arguably his greatest achievement was the
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Islands of Angry Ghosts: The Batavia Shipwreck Rediscovered
Islands of Angry Ghosts: The Batavia Shipwreck Rediscovered
<p>The wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia is one of Australia's most dramatic and disturbing historical stories. Following the shipwreck off the Western Australian coast in 1629, mutiny, violence and
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The Trans-Australia Railway
The Trans-Australia Railway
<p>The Australian Trans-Continental Railway was more than an engineering achievement—it was a nation-building project that helped fulfil the promise of Federation. This course traces the political
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Finding Lost Manuscripts: Renaissance Book Hunters
Finding Lost Manuscripts: Renaissance Book Hunters
<p>During the Renaissance, dedicated scholars travelled across Europe searching monasteries and libraries for long-forgotten classical manuscripts. This course follows the remarkable stories of
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Philosophy Club: Revolutions of Mind and World
