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Collected Item: “HIST30060: BUTTERFLY HOSPITAL”

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HIST30060: BUTTERFLY HOSPITAL

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Photograph

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This is a beautiful contraption that sprung up on my street during the lockdowns in Naarm/Melbourne. It’s also a startling localised act of care, likely by a child, and it gave me lots of joy walking past it to the shops everyday.

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#butterflyhospital #carework #localhistories

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Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Lara Fielding

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2021-11-01
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