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Finding your way through the Dictionary, part 2
So you've read entries, and you've followed some links between entities. What else does the Dictionary have to offer? How about images? Images are connected into entries where they illustrate the stories our authors tell about Sydney's history. In situ, they…
From the ground up
Sydney's historians had an excellent couple of days last week, revelling in the riches of the past at the State Library. The conference, titled From the Ground Up, which has been advertised on our front page for quite a few…
International Lighthouse Weekend
Macquarie Lighthouse elevation by James Barnet, June 1883, courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW a2151019 / PXD 784/1 f19 Lighthouses are being celebrated around the world this weekend during International Lighthouse Weekend, a great excuse to check out some of…
Homebush, talking
Local historians are endlessly inventive, and the folks working on the history of Homebush have devised a sort of open-mike history-slam, which is an idea sure to take off. Sydney Evangelistic Crusade preaching outside Homebush Primary School, 1947, contributed by National…
National Bookshop Day
Dymock's Book Arcade on George St c1910, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW hall_35191 This Saturday, 11 August 2012, is National Bookshop Day, and we're all being encouraged to visit our favourite bookshops and celebrate their role in the community. The Dictionary…
Finding your way through the Dictionary, part 1
This is the first in a series of posts designed to give our readers a bit of a guided tour around the Dictionary, and to help readers get more out of the site. There's a lot more in there than…
Dictionary of Sydney wins continued support from City of Sydney
Dictionary of Sydney staff are jumping with joy today! Image: Boys skipping rope in Kepos Street, Redfern 1952, City of Sydney Archives, 058//058933 City of Sydney Council debated the continued funding of the Dictionary of Sydney at Council's meeting on Monday…
City of Sydney Council meets tonight to discuss the future of the Dictionary of Sydney
Mrs Daisy Larkin, postwoman on horse, Jannali 1954, National Archives of Australia, C4078, N5539 http://dictionaryofsydney.org/item/71703 The City of Sydney Council meets tonight, so there's still time to email or call (details below) and congratulate them on their support of the Dictionary…
When too much sport is barely enough
Decima Norman, Empire Games, Sydney 1938, from the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, a128302 / Home and Away 17822 The Olympics are upon us again, and will have an echo in Sydney, despite being at the other…
Funding hiatus threatens Dictionary
The Dictionary of Sydney is under serious threat. Despite our long and productive relationship with the City of Sydney, and the support of Council, the City is considering withholding the 2012 -13 tranche of the five-year funding voted to the…