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Fanmail for Mr Bertie
The Dictionary of Sydney is all about making Sydney's history accessible, interesting and popular. If Charles H Bertie was alive today, he'd be right into the Dictionary of Sydney. Charles H Bertie, 1925-1927, City of Sydney Archives (NSCA CRS 54/129) Listen…
Paul Irish, Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney
Paul Irish, Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney NewSouth Publishing, (May) 2017, ISBN 9781742235110, pp 1-149 pages, plus scholarly apparatus and Index, (pp. 150-207) Formats: Paperback, ebook, ePDF Walking along the foreshores of Rozelle Bay and Black Wattle Bay in Sydney’s…
Sydney's Lost Cemeteries
We're very excited here at Dictionary HQ this week as Dr Lisa Murray (our former chair, Dictionary contributor, City of Sydney Historian, renowned taphophile and absolute all-round legend) has just launched her book Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide (published by NewSouth…
Creative responses to history
Seher Aydinlik, In Our Hearts (Postcards Series), 2015. Mixed media on paper. Image courtesy Peacock Gallery, Auburn Arts Studio. Anniversaries and events often prompt us to reflect on historical narratives. Not just what happened, but also the historical meanings of events,…