Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Western Australian Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Western Australian Museum is the main museum for the state of Western Australia. Established in 1891, the museum is situated in the heart of Perth's cultural precinct in Northbridge. The main collection of the Western Australian Maritime Museum is located on Victoria Quay (32°3′17″S, 115°44′20″E) in Fremantle, and contains galleries with themes such as the Indian Ocean, the Swan River, fishing, maritime trade, naval defence, and the successful America's Cup yacht Australia II. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Australian_Maritime_Museum   (202 words)

Greg Keighery Terrestrial flora and vegetation of the Western Australian wheatbelt. Wetland flora and vegetation of the Western Australian wheatbelt. Keighery, G.J. and Sage, L.W. Biology of the Western Australian Goodeniaceae (ABSTRACT). science.calm.wa.gov.au /people/?sid=55   (8759 words)

Refugia for Biological Diversity in Arid and Semi-Arid Australia: 19. Literature Cited Butler, W.H. A summary of the vertebrate fauna of Barrow Island, W.A. Western Australian Naturalist 11:149-160. A radiation of hydrobiid snails in threatened artesian springs in western Queensland. Williams, O.B. Desertification in the pastoral rangelands of the Gascoyne Basin, Western Australia. www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/publications/series/paper4/bio19.html   (5716 words)

Welcome to the Western Australian Museum The Museum’s curators, designers and other staff are beginning preparations for the relocation of the Museum’s administration offices, research collection and two galleries from the Francis Street building. As part of the $10 million Geraldton Port enhancement project, the Western Australian Museum in conjunction with the Geraldton Port Authority and the Geraldton Guardian is presenting a small exhibition on the project. Western Australian frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals are now on-line, and other groups will follow soon. www.art-online.com /cache.aspx?id=8703   (751 words)

Australian Museum Online - About The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research, community programs and exhibitions. The Museum was established in 1827 and is Australia's first museum, with unique and extensive collections of natural science and cultural artefacts. The Australian Museum is open every day of the year except December 25. www.amonline.net.au /about/index.cfm   (56 words)

Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the personal representative of the Sovereign in the State and exercises the power of the Crown in State matters. This project is being conducted by researchers from the University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Museum with funding from the Australian Research Council and support from a range of government, community and private organisations. The Western Australian Regional Office of the National Archives of Australia is a Commonwealth agency within the Department of Communication and the Arts. www.liswa.wa.gov.au /westaust.html   (2185 words)

REFERENCES Bishop, P. (1986) Horizontal stability of the Australian continental drainage divide in south central New South Wales during the Cainozoic. Musyl, M.K. and Keenan, C.P. (1992) Population genetics and zoogeography of Australian freshwater golden perch, Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845) (Teleostei: Percichthyidae), and electrophoretic identification of a new species from the Lake Eyre Basin. Nott, J.F. (1995) The antiquity of landscapes on the North Australian Craton and the implications for theories of long-term landscape evolution. www.peter.unmack.net /biogeog/html/references.html   (3183 words)

AAS - Australasian Arachnologists - Dr Mark Stephen Harvey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) For nearly 25 years I have maintained a research programme devoted to the systematics and biogeography of Australasian arachnids, with major contributions to the study of pseudoscorpions, spiders and water mites, as well as some of the smaller orders such as the Schizomida and Amblypygi. Halse, S.A., Shiel, R.J., Storey, A.W., Edward, D.H.D., Lansbury, I., Cale, D.J. and Harvey, M.S. Aquatic invertebrates and waterbirds of wetlands and rivers of the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Harvey, M.S., Sampey, A., West, P.L.J. and Waldock, J.M. The Chilopoda and Diplopoda of the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. www.australasian-arachnology.org /arachnologists/harvey   (2766 words)

Fremantle - new maritime museum The new building for the Western Australian Maritime Museum draws inspiration from Western Australia's rich maritime heritage and from its unique setting on a site of historic significance within a working port. The vision for the new Western Australian Maritime Museum is one of a uniquely crafted building visibly borne out of maritime forms and construction. The architectural imagery of the museum draws on the simple association of a boat stranded on a sandy promontory, an image widely held across different periods, regions and endeavours. www.freofocus.com /things2c/html/new_maritime_museum.cfm   (417 words)

The Museum of Western Australia The Location: The Western Australian Museum's current exhibition, "Land and People" profiles the evolution of Perth's environment and inhabitants, from Prehistoric times to today. This area of the museum, Hackett Hall, retains much of its original architecture, and the ceiling has been restored to its former beauty. We wish to thank the Western Australian Museum for allowing us to shoot inside the exhibition, and Douglas Elford for his expert assistance. www.mastery.com.au /qt/panos/museum.html   (293 words)

Western Australian Medical Museum Subiaco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) The Western Australian Medical Museum which is housed in a wing of Harvey House displays items of memorabilia from the states past in the health care field. The Medical Museum was opened in March 1988 by a committee of enthusiasts who were keen to ensure that the memorabilia of the history of health care in the state were not lost to professionals and layman alike. The museum is operated on a voluntary basis. totaltravel.com.au /travel/wa/pertharea/perth/guide/wa-medical-museum   (512 words)

Reference1 This is a new site, built December 2002, and as yet has only part of its structure completed, and very little of the data entered..... If some time in the future, you may be visiting Australia, or touring from within Australia, and have an interest in birds and the wide open spaces of the Australian bush, the Birdfinder may be able to guide you when and where to go. If you have the MM Guide to Australian Birds, the Update of bird notes may be helpful.... www.michaelmorcombe.com.au /reference1.html   (284 words)

Western Australian Museum The Western Australian Museum was established in 1891 (as the 'Perth Museum') and its initial collections were geological, ethnological and biological specimens. In 1959, the botanical collection was transferred to the new Herbarium and it continued to concentrate on earth sciences and zoology. The Western Australian Museum aims to preserve significant and representative examples of Western Australia's heritage for the enrichment of present and future generations, investigate the natural and cultural world, and share ideas and information on natural and cultural heritage, through a variety of public programs. www.dca.wa.gov.au /wam.asp   (196 words)

Western Australian Museum Collections and research at the WA Museum are centered on systematics, ecology, biogeography and evolution of living and fossil organisms, palaeontology, mineralogy, meteoritics, anthropology and archaeology, history, maritime history, maritime archaeology and conservation. WA Museum palaeontologist Dr Ken McNamara has been awarded... The Baudin expedition to explore the Western and Southern coasts of Australia is an unparalled episode in French and Australian history. www.museum.wa.gov.au   (231 words)

AAP: nomen nudum 1999 - 2000 Publications List Carboniferous-Permian brachiopod assemblage sequences of the western Kunlun Mts. Quilty, P.G. Geophysics as centrepiece: its role in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Warren, A.A., Damiani, R.J. & Yates, A.M. Paleobiogeography of Australian fossil amphibians. www.es.mq.edu.au /mucep/aap/nomennudum/issues/27/pub_list1.htm   (9225 words)

Western Australian Museum - Tourism Western Australia The Western Australian Museum's city site, in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre, is the major cultural storehouse for the State. The museum is a key to the natural and cultural heritage of Western Australia. The museum aims to advocate knowledge about the collections through exhibitions and publications. www.westernaustralia.com /en/Search/product.htm?ID=9001425&click=email   (215 words)

Seascape Navigator - Western Australian Maritime Museum The Western Australian Maritime Museum is the jewel in the crown of one of Australia’s most significant maritime precincts, stretching from the convict-built Maritime Museum Shipwreck Galleries beside Fishing Boat Harbour to the new Maritime Museum and submarine Ovens on Victoria Quay in Fremantle’s working port. The opening of the Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay in December 2002 created a vibrant showcase for Western Australia’s maritime history. The innovative architecture houses exhibitions that celebrate Western Australia’s maritime heritage and connections with the Indian Ocean. www.maritimeworld.net /sn.asp?PageNumber=119   (139 words)

AAS - Australasian Arachnologists - Dr Volker W. Framenau The systematics of Australian orb-web spiders of the subfamily Araneinae (in collaboration with Nicolaj Scharff, University of Copenhagen) The systematics of Australian wolf spiders (in collaboration with M. Harvey, Western Australian Museum, and A. Austin, University of Adelaide) Revision of the Australian wolf spider genus Anomalosa Roewer, 1960 (Araneae, Lycosidae). www.australasian-arachnology.org /arachnologists/framenau   (1260 words)

Bibliography of Central Australian Fishes Bishop, K. and Moses, R. Fish survey of the Bonnie and Kurundi Creek catchments of the Western Davernport and Murchison Ranges, Northern Territory, central Australia. McCulloch, A. and Waite, E. Results of the South Australian Museum expedition to Strzelecki and Cooper Creeks. Musyl, M. and Keenan, C. Population genetics and zoogeography of Australian freshwater golden perch, Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845) (Teleostei: Percichthyidae), and electrophoretic identification of a new species from the Lake Eyre Basin. www.desertfishes.org /australia/austrefs.html   (1981 words)

Australian Biological Resources Study - Grants Publications List - I-K Jones DL, Clements MA A new Australian Corybas (Orchidaceae) previously misinterpreted as C. diemenicus (Lindley) H. Reichb. Keighery, GJ Notes on the biology and phytogeography of Western Australian plants. Kikkawa J, Ingram GJ, Dwyer PD The Vertebrate fauna of Australian heathlands — an evolutionary perspective www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/abrs/admin/grants/grants-reprint-ijk.html   (3035 words)

BOOKS BY FRED E WELLS Proceedings of the fifth international marine biological workshop:  The marine flora and fauna of the Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Proceedings of the seventh international marine biological workshop:  The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Proceedings of the ninth international marine biological workshop: The seagrass flora and fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. members.iinet.net.au /~mollusc@iinet.net.au/emec/books.htm   (202 words)

Australian Dinosaur References Molnar, R.E. Observations on the Australian ornithopod dinosaur, Muttaburrasaurus. Thulborn, R.A. and M.Wade 1979 Dinosaur stampede in the Cretaceous of Queensland. Implications for the evolution of meteoroic waters on the Australian continent in a paleopolar environment. home.alphalink.com.au /~dannj/refs.htm   (1172 words)

Nautical News - Western Australian Maritime Museum Events 2005 This exhibition celebrates French involvement in early mapping of the Australian coast. Entry free with Maritime Museum entry or Annual Boarding pass unless otherwise indicated. Check the museum's website or call 9431 8335 for more information on other events. www.maritimeworld.net /nn.asp?PageNumber=160   (93 words)

Neotropical Monogenoidea BACKGROUND: The parasitic worm collection in the Western Australian Museum is very small and accessions and work on the collection are sporadic, depending on the activity of visiting scientists or loans to specialists in other institutions. BACKGROUND: The Helminth Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive and is one of the major repositories for type-material from all over the world. The Museum was built with the private money of the founder and is supported by contributions from various sources. www.ib.usp.br /~mvdomingues/world_collections.htm   (10449 words)

Western Australian Maritime Museum The Western Australian Maritime Museum provides exhibitions on Shipwrecks discovered off the Western Australian coast and Western Australia's Maritime endeavours. It has been estimated that the new Museum could bring in up to half a million visitors once it is fully operational. The new Western Australian Maritime Museum is the first stage in the redevelopment of Victoria Quay. www.museum.wa.gov.au /oursites/maritime/maritime.asp   (342 words)

Western Australian Maritime Museum (WAMM): Website information: Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) The Western Australian Maritime Museum website provides details about the museum including the different educational departments of the museum and what they do, general museum information and what's new. You can also look at some of the museum's virtual exhibitions or search the online databases. Australian Government Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts www.acn.net.au /wsd/39.htm   (185 words)

KE EMu Data Portal OZCAM : Australia's Fauna : advanced.php   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Barnacles Collection Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Herpetology Collection Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Ichthyology Collection www.ozcam.gov.au /cgi-bin/ozcam2.0/club/emu-dataportal.cgi   (112 words)

Western Australian History Western Australia: Land and People history to today WA Museum Virtual Gallery Western Perspectives on a Nation Images from Australia's West 1901-2001 State Library WA Western Australia : : Perth : a short History Regional WA Western Australian Genealogical Society WAGS www.trinity.wa.edu.au /plduffyrc/subjects/sose/austhist/wahist.htm   (299 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.