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Penny Edwell

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Joined May 2012
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Available now: ‘Ancient Landscapes of Zoara I’, published by @PalExFund 👏 with my contribution on Ghor-es Safi and the Arab Revolt: bit.ly/39aMS6s #archaeology #WWI #CulturalHeritage
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A chance drop in at the Fleet Air Arm Museum by Rob Herriot who shared these amazing pics of two music videos that were shot there in the late 80s, The Angels’ ‘Once Bitten Twice Shy’ and ‘Some of That Love’. 🎸 ✈️
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We are excited to share Transcribe, our new online transcription platform, has launched! 💌 Join us in transcribing thousands of love letters, diaries and documents sent from the front lines and help preserve Australia’s history. Sign up today, visit transcribe.awm.gov.au
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.@rebeccalush_ giving a fascinating presentation on Object Based Learning as a tool for managing objects and issues associated with grief and trauma and best practice protocols #OBL
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Great to see so many presenters at today’s Object Based Learning Symposium bringing their objects along #OBL
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Very excited to be at @ccwm_sydney for The Knowledgeable Object Symposium sydney.edu.au/museum/educati…
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Whistle stop tour of every wheeled and winged thing still on display at @AWMemorial this morning 🌺
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So the book has turned up, it is a real object after all! The Museums and Collections of Higher Education - Routledge 🙂
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“Circles and stars!” #AnzacDay
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Join me and the Hon. Keith Mason at the Supreme Court on 18 April for a presentation for the Francis Forbes Society on the legal aspects of the Archibald Prize controversy of 1944. No need to book. It would be great to see you there. forbessociety.org.au
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Squeezing three years worth of museum visits into two weeks featuring: Orange Regional Museum, NSW Rail Museum and @ccwm_sydney 🏛 💕
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Be sure to sign the petition to ensure @TroveAustralia remains accessible for all Australians before midnight tomorrow! Sign the petition to ensure Trove receives secure and adequate funding so that we don’t lose access to Australian stories via buff.ly/3XZnNSe
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Deadline extended! 📣 Due to a high number of requests from delegates, we have extended the submission deadline for the 2023 @umac_icom conference from Friday 16 December 2022 to Tuesday 31 January 2023. Visit our website to submit your abstract now 🔗 sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-o…
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Devastated to be missing the #PMLitAwards due to flight cancellations and chaos at #SydneyAirport. Was looking forward to celebrating @peteredwell being shortlisted. At least someone enjoyed the visit to the airport!
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.@peteredwell coming up next on ABC Mornings abc.net.au/sydney/live
What's the difference between a university and a museum? Surely that's an easy question? 🤔 #highereducation #universitymuseums routledge.com/The-Museums-an…
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This is now a @peteredwell fan account
Illawarra Mercury (@illawarramerc) profile pictureIllawarra Mercury@illawarramerc28 Nov 2022
Skullduggery, the Archibald Prize and a Wollongong connection ift.tt/bCSsIL2
Wollongong historian shortlisted for Prime Minister's literary awards

Wollongong historian shortlisted for Prime Minister's literary awards

Wollongong historian documents Archibald Prize scandal.

illawarramercury.com.au
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Really interesting thread
Wellcome Collection (@ExploreWellcome) profile pictureWellcome Collection@ExploreWellcome25 Nov 2022
What’s the point of museums? Truthfully, we’re asking ourselves the same question. 🧵
A photo of Henry Wellcome dressed in Indigenous people’s clothing is displayed in the Medicine Man gallery.

ALT A photo of Henry Wellcome dressed in Indigenous people’s clothing is displayed in the Medicine Man gallery.

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A story about my book just published by The Lighthouse at Macquarie University. #PMLitAwards lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article…
The scandal that rocked the Australian art world

The scandal that rocked the Australian art world

Book about a scandal that rocked the Australian art world shortlisted for Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

lighthouse.mq.edu.au
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So proud of Pete! 👏🏽 #PMLitAwards
Dr Peter Edwell (@peteredwell) profile pictureDr Peter Edwell@peteredwell6 Nov 2022
I am absolutely thrilled to discover this morning that my book, The Case that Stopped a Nation, has been shortlisted in the non-fiction section of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards for 2022.
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A reminder that I’ll be speaking with @rfidler about The Book of Roads and Kingdoms this coming Wednesday (26 October) at Ryde Library. Very much looking forward to it.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Events/Listi…
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