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NAIDOC 2016: Sydney's Aboriginal people
Portrait of Bennelong c1793, attributed to William Waterhouse, State Library of NSW, a1256013 / DG 10, f13 NAIDOC Week 2016 celebrations are in full swing at the moment and the Dictionary of Sydney recently published new articles about Sydney’s Aboriginal past by…
A year in review
wp-image-11751https://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BodgieStyle.jpgBodgie Styles for Spring 1951 . Almost-deserted Sydney beach (except for pretty, dark-haired Joan Francis) was chosen by bodgie David Roper, 17, to air leopard-skin trunks, with tail. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales [TN18]…
New perspectives on Aboriginal Sydney
Petition from Maria Lock re: land grant 1831, page 1. 1831. By Lock, Maria. Contributed by State Records New South Wales [NRS 907 2/7908, page 1 of 3 The Dictionary of Sydney has a large number of articles, images and information…
The Castle Hill convict rebellion
Convict uprising at Castle Hill 5 March 1804. Contributed by National Library of Australia [nla.pic-an5577479 Yesterday our best known Irish pubs were sprinkled with green decorations in celebration of the Feast day for the Patron Saint of Ireland - St Patrick.…
Parramatta Gaol
Parramatta prison 2009. Image courtesy of Airview, 0905-1317-85 Continuing our focus on this year’s Sydney Festival, there’s an array of music, dance, circus and theatre showing outside the CBD, with Parramatta Gaol being turned into a venue. So today I thought…
Going on ahead
One of the many joys of working on the Dictionary of Sydney is the opportunity/excuse to revisit favourite pictures and collections as we look for the right images to illustrate an entry. Another is following up the unexpected stories and…