Canberra: guide to our nation's treasures - Australian Geographic

Canberra: your guide to our nation's treasures

Within Canberra’s national institutions is the stuff of history – the artefacts, documents and images of Australia’s past.

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A treasure of the Australian National Wildlife Collection, one of several preserved specimens of the Paradise Parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus). The species is extinct, last seen in its habitat of inland south-eastern Queensland in 1927.

Photo Credit: Nick Cubbin

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NickH

10 Jan 2013

The list above while I am sure not intended to be comprehensive should include the National Library of Australia, the National Gallery of Australia and Questacon. Report