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Sound from the Ground

Sound from the Ground Artist’s insight #1

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Be part of a powerful and unforgettable musical experience at East Perth Cemeteries, Sound from the Ground on Fri 29 April and Saturday 30 April. The two performances are scheduled at East Perth Cemeteries as a stand out National Trust Heritage Festival event including the world premiere of a new
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Georgiana McCrae’s Sewing Box

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In June 2015, a beautiful sewing box once owned by Georgiana McCrae of McCrae Homestead, was generously donated to the National Trust by Georgiana’s great, great, great granddaughter. Born in London in 1804, Georgiana was the illegitimate daughter of George Gordon, 5th Duke of Huntley and Jane Graham. From a
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Everglades opens closet of secrets

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Everglades Historic House & Gardens will provoke and challenge environmental change by opening its closet to a secret stash of exotic animals in June. The Wunderkammer exhibition of ethically-sourced taxidermied animals by artist Rod McRae will be displayed at the Leura landmark from June 10th to 27 August (11am to
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Australia Day with the National Trust

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How the early settlers lived and thought can tell us a lot about who we are as Australians in 2018. While the start of a new year seems to urge us to make plans for the future, it’s still important to glance back at the past – it’s the only
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2019 Prelude Residencies for six multi-genre Australian composers

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Sydney Australia 5 December 2018: Bundanon Trust announced today that six Australian composers have been awarded the Prelude residencies at four historic houses during 2019. Prelude is a national network of long-term residencies for Australian composers, housed in historic buildings and providing time and space for the creation of new work. In
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Turning up the heat on pests at Woodford Academy

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We will share the results of this treatment at the following Woodford Academy events.   Symposium: Turning up the Heat on Pests Friday, 15 February 9am to 4pm Speakers include – Alex Roach, Modified Atmospheres Peter Sarkey and Simon de Montemas, from Precision Pest Control Dr. Clive Lucas, conservation architect and
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Rescue. Revive. Reveal. Woodford Academy

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Watch the video to learn about two dramatic seascape paintings which form part of the original contents of Woodford Academy. Both paintings are signed ‘P. van Houten’ but mystery surrounds the identity of the artist. Enquiries are currently being made to the Gerrit van Houten Foundation in the Netherlands to
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Miniature Art Exhibition Winner Announcement

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Lithuanian artist Arūnas Vilkevičius has taken out the Best in Show Prize at the inaugural Giant Miniature Art Exhibition conducted by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).  Not much bigger than a postage stamp, his ethereal watercolour painting titled Glance depicts a close up of a seemingly young face looking
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Revealed: winners of the 2023 National Trust Heritage Awards

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The best and brightest in Australian heritage conservation have been celebrated at this year’s National Trust Heritage Awards, held at Doltone House in Sydney.
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Healthy Country, Healthy People – An exhibition by Keedan Rigney

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Keedan Rigney’s exhibition Healthy Country, Healthy People explores the concept of adopting a more traditional approach in caring for Country. Healthy Country, Healthy People aims to challenge humans to acknowledge ourselves as a harmonious aspect of Country.
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Dogs Day Out at Norman Lindsay Gallery

nsw 23 Aug 2025
Canines can channel their inner artist with dog paw painting and sit in a photo booth dressed like an artist. There will be a stick and ball library and many other dog-related activities including displays from Springwood Dog Training club. There will also be a Dogs Day Out Talent competition
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Christmas at Como House

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Animals in Arcadia – Norman Lindsay Gallery, Springwood

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Students are introduced to the life and work of the artist and writer Norman Lindsay and in particular his artwork and stories about animals.
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The Life of Walter Withers | Speaker: David Rathgen | Twilight Talks 2025

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Until now there has been no family history of Walter Withers (1854-1914), a notable but underestimated Australian landscape artist of the Heidelberg school.
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Life’s Little Pleasures

nsw 10 Jul 2025 - 10 Aug 2025
Martial is unequivocally, jauntily French – even after almost four decades of living in Australia. His work exhibits all the mores attributed to the French in a dynamic, engaging, wondrous swirl of life well lived. His canvases jump out at you – full of exuberance and literally joie de vivre.
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Ros Craig ‘Wingello’

nsw 27 Sep 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Enjoy viewing Ros Craig’s beautiful artworks depicting still life objects, including flowers, bowls and other everyday objects. Chat with the artist while you browse the exhibition and watch her creative process in action as she paints a canvas in real-time. All works will be for sale and proceeds support the
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Charles Joseph La Trobe’s water colours and sketches

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A man of a thousand occupations! Botanist, geologist, hunter of beetles and butterflies, musical composer, sketcher of no mean pretensions; in short a complete virtuoso.
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Author Joan Lindsay and Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Joan Lindsay. The National Trust's custodianship of her home Mullbery Hill, contains many objects related to the writing, publishing and filming of the famous novel ìPicnic at Hanging Rockî.
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Fantastic Visions – Norman Lindsay Gallery, Springwood

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Norman Lindsay's home in Springwood became an artistic centre for the creation of an arcadian vision.
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Rare Watercolour Returns to Western Australia

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A 19th century sketchbook containing a watercolour painting of Western Australiaís first settlement at The Old Farm, Strawberry Hill in Albany is the latest addition to the National Trustës collection.
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Margaret Anne Feilman OBE in 2004

Margaret Feilman 22 June 1921 – 24 September 2013

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The daughter of Herbert Bernard and Ethel Anne Feilman, older sister of Patricia, and younger sister of her brother John (died on 29 September 1922 aged two). Margaret Anne Feilman was born on 22 June 1921 and grew up in the state’s south-west. Her love of the environment stemmed from
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