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Explore the art and science of Sydney Harbour

Contents





About the exhibition


Aboriginal Sydney


The importance of fish


Objects from Sydney's past


Making fish-hooks -berá


Making fishing line - carrejun


Making fishing spears - callarr, mooting


Building a canoe - noe, nowey


Canoes - noe, nowey


Net bags




Fishing equipment


Division of labour


Catch of the Harbour


Aboriginal naming of fish - maugro


Identifying fish that were caught


Slice of the past


Aboriginal place names around Port Jackson


Statement of Tuhbowgule Nangamay






Fishing The Spirit House


What's in a name?


Fishes of Sydney Harbour


X-ray


The art of Robyn Backen


Sydney Waters - changing sea levels


Below the waterline


The Cove


Artists, illustrators and photographers