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Bridging the gap
The Sydney Morning Herald, or its columnist Peter FitzSimons, has recently been fascinated by the story of Nellie Bishop, a Sydney woman who tried to jump off the cliff at the Gap in 1923, but was miraculously saved by a…
Cambodian memories
Cambodian New Year, Khmer Temple, Canley Vale April 2010, photo by kind permission of James White Sydney has a small but cohesive Cambodian community, centred in Fairfield City local government area. Ashley Carruthers and Sarithya Tuy wrote about them for the…
Unguarded Moments
Millers Point is currently referred to in more than 20 entries on the Dictionary as well as Shirley Fitzgerald's fascinating entry about the area's history, so we were excited to hear about Unguarded Moments, one of the projects which the…
Moving pictures
Sometimes it's hard to convey the excitement we all feel about working on this project, with its huge potential. So we asked the clever people at Black Jelly Films, who made us this film. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUJ8rgYpTc] And we were very thrilled. What do…
Ker-ching
As Australia's currency soars to unprecedented heights, we thought we'd remind readers that currency used to be much more of a do-it-yourself arrangement. When the first fleet arrived in 1788, currency was the least of their worries -- supplies came…
With a splish and a splash...
Man in overcoat and souwester, possibly at South Head Fort, October 1933 by Thomas Lennon, Powerhouse Museum 94/63/166/3 Windswept and bedraggled as we are, we thought we'd have a look at some other soggy Sydneysiders: Dreary city scene in pouring rain c1932,…
Inside History and the Dictionary of Sydney
We're thrilled to see the new issue of Inside History, just out, which includes an article from the Dictionary of Sydney. 'The decorated footpath' by Megan Hicks has been in the Dictionary for some time, focussing on the ground beneath our…
Playing hard
Upgrading the Pitt Street footpath for the Olympics, July 1999, City of Sydney Archives 017/017625 When we think of Sydney and sport, the 2000 Olympic Games tends to crowd out older events, because it was such a remarkable experience for those…
Dancing the City of Sydney Polka
Kick up your heels! We certainly are. The City of Sydney Council voted on Monday to support the Dictionary for four more years, continuing their generous support in both cash and kind. The City has been our major government sponsor since…
Drumroll...
The new Dictionary of Sydney is now live! There are 28 new articles, totalling over 65,000 words, and the team has uploaded and captioned 238 pictures, created and researched new 417 entities, added 1676 factoids, written 948 entity descriptions, and created…