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Animals on the Dictionary of Sydney

Felix the Cat toy which was mascot of the Gun Plot Room on the HMAS Brisbane, courtesy Australian War Memorial (REL32980.022) Inspired by yesterday’s wayward wallaby crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, today Nicole thought she’d take a look at some other…

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A Humorous Rollerskater

The Patineur Grotesque in Prince Alfred Park in 1896. To wrap up the Sydney Film Festival, I thought today we could look at the origins of cinema in Sydney. Listen now In 1896, in the early days of moving pictures, the innovative Lumière…

Sydney's love affair with film

Sound technicians setting up turntable and amplifiers for first talkies in Australia, 'Jazz Singer' at the Lyceum Theatre 1928. By Hood, Sam. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales, hood_07666 / Home and Away 7666, Mitchell…