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James Waugh's Stranger's Guide to Sydney
The Stranger's Guide to Sydney,, courtesy Mitchell Library, State LIbrary of NSW (DSM/981.1/W) We've all used a tourist guide when we've visited a new city. They can help us orientate ourselves, to find the landmarks we want to see, and understand…

Kick up your heels on St Patrick's Day with the Dictionary of Sydney
St Patrick's Day in the new land 1880, Illustrated Sydney News, 20 March 1880, p5 A few years ago the Dictionary of Sydney worked with the Consulate General of Ireland in Sydney to produce a fantastic suite of entries on the…