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Elizabeth Malcolm and Dianne Hall, A New History of the Irish in Australia
Elizabeth Malcolm and Dianne Hall, A New History of the Irish in Australia New South Books, 2018, 448pp, ISBN: 9781742235530 (p/b), RRP: $34.99 In 1986 Patrick O’Farrell published The Irish in Australia. At the time, the book was both feted and criticised…
Wining and Dining in Sydney
Soren's Wine Bar, Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo 1970s. Contributed by City of Sydney Archives SRC4326 This year’s NSW Food and Wine Festival have just finished and they featured an array of culinary delights, celebrating the many cultures present in Sydney. But our…
Chinese life in Sydney
Chinese fruit and vegetable hawker c1895, National Library of Australia nla.pic-an24615958 As we welcome the year of the sheep and the Lunar New Year celebrations kick off this Friday, let’s take a step back in time to the 1800s and look…