Dictionary of Sydney: Yaralla Estate
The Yaralla Estate is a mansion and former home of Eadith Campbell Walker, and is considered…
Dictionary of Sydney
Our City: 175 years of the City of Sydney
A slightly different Dictionary of Sydney this week as Dr Lisa Murray discusses her work on…
Dictionary of Sydney: Lucy Osburn
Today, nursing is a popular career path dominated by women. But at a point in history,…
Dictionary of Sydney: Coffee Palaces
Have you ever wondered about how coffee came to our Aussie shores? Early coffee experiments failed,…
Dictionary of Sydney: Berne Dagmar
Have you ever wondered who was Australia's first female medical student, and when? Well, wonder no…
Dictionary of Sydney: Thomas John Ley
Captured: Portraits of Crime 1870-1930 is a new exhibition by the The State Archives and Records…
Dictionary of Sydney: Peapes Menswear Store
An unusual discovery was made in Wynyard after the Menzies Hotel was demolished: a large painted…
Dictionary of Sydney: James Samuel Bray
James Samuel Bray was a late nineteenth century amateur naturalist, author and entrepreneur in Sydney. Through…
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:…
