Maritime Union $5000 Poster Contest
The MUA (Maritime Union of Australia) has recently announced and launched a design themed poster competition.…
Australian history
Dictionary Of Sydney: NZ was Once Part of NSW
Did you know that New Zealand was considered part of New South Wales? This month is…
Is The National Archives of Australia Failing to Preserve History?
How important do you think it is to look back on our history as a nation…
Dictionary of Sydney- A Grim Worker Dispute
These days we might take for granted our right to legal representation and worker rights but…
Sweet Profanity: A History of Swearing Women
Dr Amanda Laugesen is an historian and lexicographer working at ANU. She takes us through the…
1921
We’ve learned this year that a global pandemic seems to happen once a century, around the…
Australia’s ANZAC Legend
Military history, primarily through the ANZAC legend, is at the core of Australian national identity. As…
Parramatta Foundations Mini-Doco Series
2020 has been a year for the history books, kind of makes you wonder about your…
Doco Questions James Cook’s Role in Aussie History
Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky, is a documentary calling for a rethink of Captain James Cook's…
Endangered Languages at Greater Risk Due to COVID
At the time of European settlement, an estimated 250 Indigenous Australian languages - including 800 dialectal…
Dictionary of Sydney – Camels in Sydney
Dr Rachel Franks from the Dictionary of Sydney joined Breakfast host Alex James to share the history of camels in Sydney. Read More
Dictionary of Sydney – Smallpox pandemic
Historian Peter Hobbins joined Alex James on Breakfast to discuss the smallpox pandemic and the Vaccine Institute of Sydney during the 19th century. Read More