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Photos Of Rare Australian Artifacts Released By The Australian Museum

Old Money And Feather Capes: These Rare Australian Artifacts Are Fascinating
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The Australian Museum has released photographs of a number of rare Australian artifacts in line with the announcement of an historic partnership between the NSW Government and Westpac to restore the nation's first museum gallery.

The museum will showcase 200 Australian treasures, including Australia's oldest bank note and the only surviving large gold nugget from New South Wales' early mining days.

The Huffington Post Australia has put together some of the highlights below.

Rare Australian Artifacts
Australia's first bank note(01 of13)
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Australia's first bank note(02 of13)
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Horned Tortoise(03 of13)
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Kalani'opu'u's feather cape(04 of13)
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Kalani'opu'u's feather cape(05 of13)
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Koala Genome Project(06 of13)
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Koala Genome Project(07 of13)
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Maitland Bar Gold Nugget(08 of13)
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Night Parrot(09 of13)
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Sir Hercules(10 of13)
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Thylacine Pup(11 of13)
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Wespac Long Gallery(12 of13)
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Historic Long Gallery(13 of13)
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