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Women's liberationists storm the roof at the Bidura Shelter for Girls in Glebe on International Womens Day 8 March 1974

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Australian History Museum at Macquarie University
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Glebe
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Bidura
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Australian History Museum at Macquarie University

The Australian History Museum is unique in both its collection and its usage. It holds a vast collection numbering over 3,500 items reflecting Australia's history from pre-colonization to today. The Australian History Museum offers the opportunity to engage with the range of objects and sources within the museum in a hands-on experience of Australia's social history. Although the collection includes items that range from the everyday to the exquisite, material is acquired primarily for its value to teaching and research. Offering educational programs for students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels to enhance their understanding and insights into Australia's rich history and to create a meaningful educational experience for all students.

Bidura

As the primary hub for child welfare in Sydney, Bidura is a place shared by members of the Stolen Generations and Forgotten Australians and is remembered by them with little fondness.

Child services

Demonstrations and protests

Social welfare

Women

Glebe

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Inner-city suburb named for its original status as Anglican church land granted to Richard Johnson, chaplain of the first fleet in 1790. The Glebe Point area became fashionable in the nineteenth century, while the southern part of Glebe became a working class district.

Bidura

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Two storey Victorian house with a former ballroom and large formal garden which was once one among many grand estates along Glebe Point road. From the 1920s the house was used as a girls' home and children's court whilst a remand centre was constructed at the rear in 1980 to facilitate the operation of Bidura Children's Court. It was sold for residential development in 2014.

Metropolitan Girls' Shelter, Glebe

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Government receiving home and shelter for girls awaiting court hearings. Treatment and discipline were harsh and frightening for the girls assigned there. The terrace building in which it was housed was demolished in 1978.

International Women's Day

Held every March 8 to celebrate respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements.

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