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Stiff Gins (Kaleena Briggs and Nardi Simpson) sing 'Dust', a song in two Aboriginal languages. A wax cylinder recording made on an original 1903 Edison Standard D model phonograph.

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Celebrating the black and deadly women of Australian music, from Fanny Cochrane Smith in the 1890s to Jessica Mauboy in the 21st century.

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Stiff Gins are musical duo Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs.

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The Edison Standard D model phonograph dates from around 1908 and has a clockwork spring-powered motor. It has been fitted with a recorder head that can play back two-minute cylinders.

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In 2013 events and festivities took place throughout the year to mark 100 years since the naming of Australia’s federal capital.

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Contemporary artists make new recordings on 19th century wax cylinder technology at the NFSA.