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Counting councillors
John Sutton, Mayor of Sydney c1866 City of Sydney Archives ref: 0588709 (SRC18779) We've got more City of Sydney material in the form of another bunch of aldermen, scrappy, argumentative geezers that they are. Terri McCormack has unveiled the lives of Stephen…
Winter reading
Front cover of 'Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney', Part I 1886, Contributed by The Archaeology of Sydney Research Group Map Collection, the University of Sydney The Dictionary's new material for Winter 2012 is up on the website, and there's lots…
From the ground up
If you have some free days in late August, you should come along to a great conference the Dictionary is co-sponsoring. From the Ground Up: People and Places in Sydney's Past brings together academics, postgraduate students and professional historians of Sydney…
Secret rituals
This child’s ankle boot of the 1840s, found in the roof cavity of a house in Lower Fort Street, Dawes Point, is believed to have been concealed as a response to the deaths of three children in the same family. Have…
Ten years of Te Ara
Congratulations to Jock Phillips and the team at Te Ara, as they contemplate 10 years of trailblazing. Te Ara, if you don't know it, is the online Encyclopedia of New Zealand, a wonderful resource funded by the NZ Ministry for…
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…