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Newtown
Saturday night in Newtown 1889. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, TN115, Illustrated Sydney News, 27 June 1889 p16-17 One of the key aspects of the Dictionary of Sydney is the way that it aggregates and…
Soccer in Sydney
Royal Australian Navy team plays soccer against the visiting German Navy cruiser Koln team, Lyne Park, Sydney, May 1933 by Sam Hood. Collection of the State Library of New South Wales on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/sets/72157623536806314/ With the football world cup started, let's…
The State Theatre
State Theatre and Newsreel Theatrette, Sydney 1946. By Sam Hood. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, hood_21618 / Home and Away 21618 The State Theatre captures the glamour of the 1920s picture palaces. It was built…
The Sydney Film Festival
Helen Twelvetrees with director Ken G Hall (c) and Frank Leighton on set of film 'Thouroughbred' at Cinesound Studios 1935-36. By Sam Hood. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales A301002 / PXE 789 v.56, 2…
The City of Forking Paths
Lower Fort Street, The Rocks 1867. By Samuel Elyard. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales A2086001 / DGD 15/vol.5/69 The Rocks is the historic neighbourhood on the western side of Sydney Cove. It was named The…
Sydney crime fiction
Murder of a Nymph book cover 1951. By Marxchivist. Contributed by Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom1231/261904734 The Sydney Writers Festival is on this week. We have a great overview of the history of literature in Sydney on the Dctionary of Sydney, written by Elizabeth…
Sydney's old libraries and reading rooms
Laboratory and ladies' reading room in the Sydney School of Arts June 1879. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales. TN115. Illustrated Sydney News 14 June 1879 p4 Historians are inveterate users and readers of books, and…
Katoomba and coal
Katoomba coal mine 1886 . By Samuel Calvert. Image courtesy of the State Library of Victoria IAN16/10/86/172 First up, I'd like to do a shout out to our marvelous multi-talented multi-tasking editor Jacqueline Spedding whose beautiful artwork work 'Transcend' has been…
We heart Sydney Town Hall
Sydney Town Hall c1894. By Henry King. Contributed by Powerhouse Museum 85/1285-81 Tyrrell Photographic Collection Our friends at the City of Sydney (major supporters of the Dictionary) are having an open day from 10 - 3pm in the Lower Town Hall. And…
Cockatoo Island
The Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island c1875. By John Lane Mullins. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, A1939028/PXA 420, 13a Mitchell Library From an Aboriginal meeting place to prison, reformatory, shipyard and now one of the key…