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Lesley Muir
Dr Lesley Muir OAM, a Dictionary author, and a stalwart of Sydney's local, architectural and political history, has died at the age of 67. Dr Lesley Muir, speaking at Berrima District Historical Society in 2010 Lesley was active for many years in…
Support the history of the future
Photo by Sam Hood, 1934, State Library of NSW hood_03935 / H&A 2925 Annual Appeal 2012 The Dictionary of Sydney Trust relies heavily on the support of sponsors, partners and donors to keep growing and developing in a difficult period for fundraising.…
Fixed!
Happy Dance! Photo courtesy Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW ref: hood_16041/ Home & Away 16041 As you may know, we've been having technical trouble with the display and functioning of the site when viewed through Internet Explorer 8 and earlier…
Inside History does it again
The new issue of Inside History magazine is out, and it's a beauty, with a fascinating theme of cemetery research, how to do it, and where to find help. Lots of people are fascinated with cemeteries, even if they aren't into…
Peter J Tyler
The Dictionary team is very sad to hear about the unexpected death of Peter Tyler, one of our authors, and a stalwart of Sydney history circles for many years. He wrote our article on the Royal Society of NSW, and…
Learning your lessons
The most recent upload to the Dictionary has quite an educational theme, with articles addressing three very different strands of Sydney's pedagogical history. Kate Matthew's piece on Governesses outlines the culture and practices of the education that most middle-class children, especially…
The orgy that never happened
One of our more provocative articles has just been published: The myth of Sydney's foundational orgy, by Grace Karskens. Grace outlines the prevailing myth that when women convicts arrived onshore a bacchanalian scene of sex and debauchery ensued. It is certainly…
Remembering
ANZAC War Memorial, Hyde Park, 15 September 1930 by Charles Bruce Dellit, courtesy of the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW ref:a128948 / XV1/Mon War /1 The grandest of Sydney's World War I memorials is also one of the last, only…
New places in the Dictionary
Pedestrian crossing Darlinghurst Road outside the Tabou nightclub at night, Kings Cross 1961 courtesy National Archives of Australia A1200, L38208 We like to put up some new suburb and place entries every rebuild, and this one is no exception. Probably our most…
New faces in the Dictionary of Sydney
We haven't yet told you that the Dictionary was regenerated in early March, because we've been so busy. Over the next few blog posts, I'll take you through the new articles and images that have been added to the site. We've…