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The Santas of Sydney’s Christmas Past
Little boy sitting on Santa's lap at Roselands December 1969 , National Archives of Australia (A1200, L85978) Some of us still have the photos taken of us crying, having a tantrum or terrified while perched on the knee of the strange…
Have you ever been to see Kings Cross?
William Street, Kings Cross at night 1970 by John Fitzpatrick, Credit: National Archives of Australia (A1200, L84008) Comic entertainer Frankie Davidson asked Australians in 1963 'Have you ever been to see Kings Cross?' Whether you've been there or not, you probably know…
Bodgies and African American Influences in Sydney
If you're a square you'll have to get hep to bodgey language, March 1951. Bodgies and widgies have added to the headaches of the English language by inventing a whole tribe of new expressions. From the collection of the State…
Top ten pages for June in the Dictionary
Front cover of 'Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney', Part I 1886, Contributed by The Archaeology of Sydney Research Group Map Collection, the University of Sydney We have a lot information in the Dictionary and each month we track our most…
40 years: The Juanita Nielsen disappearance
William Street, Kings Cross at night 1970 By Fitzpatrick, John. Contributed by National Archives of Australia A1200, L84008 This Saturday 4 July 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of the heritage conservationist and publisher Juanita Nielsen. Even today, the…
Writing in Sydney
Portrait of Patrick White, Kings Cross, New South Wales 1980. By Yang, William. Contributed by National Library of Australia, nla.pic-vn4247784 The Sydney Writers’ Festival is underway, with a range of interesting events centred around storytelling and the nice tagline ‘it’s thinking…
Women’s Sydney
Five women in Hyde Park c1939. 1933 - 1943 By Hood, Sam. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, a368031 / PXE 789 (v.38) , 112, Mitchell Library What was life like for women living in Sydney…