Damian Shepherd - Executive Director

State Records Office of Western Australia

A Fragrant Fortune in the Archives - the history of the WA sandalwood

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Max Leggett, President of the Machine Preservation Club (MPC)

The Machine Preservation Club (MPC) is based at the old Midland Rail workshops.

We maintain the old Boiler Room which adjoins the power house. All of the machinery is operational and maintained by the MPC.

Walking through the main doors you would be forgiven thinking you walked back in time to old Blighty.. Along with the machinery the buildings are heritage listed. There is so much history for people to see and a part of Perth people have forgotten..

We have an open day coming up on the 12 th of October.

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Amanda Laugesen - Australia in 100 Words

What words would you select to tell the story of Australia? Perhaps you’d choose some

from iconic Australianisms like mateship, fair dinkum, and bogan or maybe you might

reach for words you hear in the street like no worries, yeah nah, bin chicken and budgie

smugglers.

In Australia in 100 Words, historian, lexicographer and author Amanda Laugesen

reveals some of the ideas, events and values that have shaped Australia’s history by

providing fascinating insight into the evolution of Australian English.

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