Dictionary of Sydney – Robert Wardell
We are back with Dr. Lisa Murray and Dictionary of Sydney and this week we have…
History
Trump that! Early American connections to Sydney
It seems these days that almost every news bulletin is headlined with another Trump edict. The…
Dictionary of Sydney: Sydenham Drainage Pit
The area we know as Marrickville today was once the site of a large natural wetland…
Dictionary of Sydney: Sydney’s Inner-city Cemeteries
Two of Sydney's earliest cemeteries have now disappeared. The CBD we know today would have looked…
Dictionary of Sydney: The stories of Quarantine Station
Historian Dr Peter Hobbins is one of the authors of Stories From The Sandstone: Quarantine Inscriptions from Australia's…
Transcribe-a-thon at the State Library
The NSW State Library is holding a transcribe-a-thon this Saturday where volunteers will get together and…
Dictionary of Sydney: the changing face of Sydney
Turns out there was a lot more of Sydney before we demolished it and built all…
Dictionary of Sydney: Aboriginal Dance
The National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Centre was established in 1975 and aimed to create…
Dictionary of Sydney: Open Sydney
It's on again this Sunday 6 November! Sydney Open is your chance to be a sticky…
Dictionary of Sydney: Napoleon’s Harpist
In Camperdown Cemetery, there is an intriguing altar tomb with a statue of a kneeling figure…
Dictionary of Sydney: Kings Cross
The infamous Kings Cross holds a special place in Sydney's cultural history, most known for being…
Dictionary of Sydney: Shipwrecks
Last week the HAMAS Terror has been found 168 years after it sank. Nic had a…