Dictionary of Sydney: James Samuel Bray
James Samuel Bray was a late nineteenth century amateur naturalist, author and entrepreneur in Sydney. Through…
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Dictionary of Sydney: Richard Waterhouse
History Week kicks off this weekend, and the theme this year is 'Pop!' – which will…
Dictionary of Sydney: History Week
History Week is coming up, taking place over the first week of September, and the theme…
The melancholy wreck of the Dunbar
This week on Dictionary of Sydney, Dr Lisa Murray gave us a look at the tragic…
Dictionary of Sydney: Eva Buhrich
On today’s dictionary of Sydney, Nicole Cama looks at one member of Sydney’s Modernist architectural movement:…
Dictionary of Sydney: Mr Eternity
Arthur Stace – or Mr Eternity – was born in the late 1800s to parents who…
DICTIONARY OF SYDNEY: The Great Strike of 1917
On today’s episode of Dictionary Of Sydney, City of Sydney Historian Laila Ellmoos talks about Australia’s…
Dictionary of Sydney: Dr Arthur Renwick
The start of a new financial year can spark money-related talk around taxes, cuts and benefits.…
Dictionary of Sydney: Barangaroo
You may think of the inner-city suburb, and not the fierce Cameragal clan woman, when you…
Dictionary of Sydney: Isaac Nathan
Hailed as Australia’s ‘first composer’ (despite being English-born), Isaac Nathan was a prolific musician, conductor, and publisher.…
Dictionary of Sydney: The World According to Mr Chidley
Sydney has been full of interesting characters with unusual outlooks on life. Mr Chidley was once…
Dictionary of Sydney: Letter of Complaints
What were Sydneysiders complaining about in the late 1800’s? Thanks to the City of Sydney, a…