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Mozart and The Doll

Performance of 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll',1956 With a background of 17 inch cupid dolls, each representing a season of happiness, Olive Leech (June Jago) tries to stop the fatal quarrel between her lover, Roo Webster (Lloyd Berrell) and Barney…

Let's celebrate History Week 2017!

The Australian woman's mirror, October 18 1938 via Trove This year the History Council of NSW’s annual festival in the first week of September, History Week, is exploring popular culture. With tours, talks, exhibitions and more taking place across Sydney and New…

History Week 2017: Pop! 2-10 September 2017

History Week 2017 is fast approaching, so it's time to start planning which events you'd like to get to. This year History Week's theme is Pop! and will be looking at Australian ‘popular culture’. As History Week enters its 20th year, the…