My visit to 'From Little Things Big Things Grow.'

The Museum of Sydney just finished presenting an exhibition called 'From Little Things Big Things Grow.'

This exhibition told the story of a group of Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, who said 'That's not good enough' – and did something about it. The exhibition tells some uncomfortable truths and celebrates some 'ordinary extraordinary' heroes.

I attended the exhibition on the final weekend of showing and was so glad I did - there was so much information availble about the history of voting and citizenship rights for Aboriginal people in Australia.

Here are some photos from my visit!
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Perhaps you would likesuet use this information in the Week 4 component of your Homework Assignment...

The entry to the exhibition:


The explanation at the beginning of the exhibition:


An image of protest:


The 1940s:


The 1950s:


The 1960s:


A voting booth from the time of the referendum:


The Aboriginal tent embassy:


The Freedom Ride:


Aboriginal Citizens called their citizenship papers 'dog tags':


Some information on citizenship:

Exhibition: From Little Things Big Things Grow

The Museum of Sydney is currently presenting an exhibition called 'From Little Things Big Things Grow.'

This exhibition tells the story of a group of Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, who said 'That's not good enough' – and did something about it. The exhibition tells some uncomfortable truths and celebrates some 'ordinary extraordinary' heroes.

I'm sorry to say that the exhibition runs until the 8th of May - just another week! but if there is any way you can visit - the theme ties directly in with our unit of work this term.

You can visit the website here.

You can also view the 'Gadigal Place' exhibition during your visit, which explores the traditional lives and early contact experiences of the Gadigal and other Aboriginal clans of the Sydney basin. It reveals fascinating stories about how Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people interacted in the early days of the colony.

The 'Gadigal Place' exhibition runs until the end of December 2011.