Irwin History
A brief summary of the European history of the Irwin Districts
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Black Swan-Gold Sun-Red Flag
You may sometimes see, flying from the Museum flagpole, a bright red flag with a black swan on a golden sun, and wonder “what is that flag?” The Westralian Red…
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Lost TRADES & SKILLS of The Irwin Districts
or what on earth was that used for? We often hear that life is changing faster now than at any time in history. This display attempts to identify the loss…
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Policing the Irwin
Police in the Irwin were initially used to deal with the conflicts that arose between the indigenous people and the European settlers. In late 1854, Magistrate William Burges made the…
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A Brief History of the Irwin Districts
A short chronological history of the Irwin Districts since colonisation
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