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40th anniversary of Sydney's iconic Opera House
Construction of the Sydney Opera House 1966. By Michael Jensen. Contributed by National Archives of Australia (C500, S66/2190) This weekend the Sydney Opera House turns 40. It's hard to imagine a building of this magnitude being commissioned by a government today,…
Community radio
Radio mast and Sir Ernest Fisk's home Lucania, Wahroonga 1918. By Sam Hood. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales (hood_07681 / Home and Away 7681) Earlier this year the Dictionary of Sydney teamed up with 2SER…
Lucien Henry
size-medium wp-image-5723Lucien Henry design for wall paper, 1915.http://trust.dictionaryofsydney.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/LucienHenry_wallpaperdesign_71693-197x300.pngLucien Henry design for wall paper, 1915. Contributed by Internet Archive [The Australian flora in applied art (1915)] (The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden)197300/> Lucien Henry design for wall paper,…
HMAS Sydney
Gun turrets of HMAS Sydney II showing blistered paint on the barrels after the battle of Cape Sparda, Crete 19 July 1940. By Eric Charles Evens. Contributed by Australian War Memorial P02571.006 The International Naval Fleet Review starts tomorrow, so this…
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
Robert Bald - Certificate of honorary membership in the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 1842. From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales [a128341 / MLDOC 1113 This morning on 2SER with Tim Higgins, Tim and Lisa talked…
Gamaragal - Aboriginal People of Manly and Northern Sydney
Clevelley and Prattent, View of Port Jackson, c1789. Wood engraving, hand coloured, published 1789. Manly art Gallery & Museum collection Gamaragal - Aboriginal People of Manly and Northern Sydney 6 September 2013 - 20 April 2014 Manly Art Gallery & Museum Long-time Dictionary…
Eternity
Arthur Stace writing his message, Eternity, 1956. Contributed by National Library of Australia, nla.pic-vn3107050 The word was written in a perfect copperplate script. At first it was done in chalk, but later with more durable crayon. It appeared around Sydney streets…
Pic and choose
The theme of History Week 2013 has been Picture This, and for our final History Week blog post this year, the Dictionary of Sydney staff members have all selected one picture each from the vast array on the site. It's been…
Every picture tells a story
A. McManius, by Henry William Burgin from Studio portraits of Parramatta residents, ca. 1860-1872 , Mitchell Library, SLNSW, a1327004 / PXA 1036, 28 It often comes as a surprise to modern audiences that a 'photoshopped' photograph is nothing new, but photographers…
From glass plate to cyber space
Group portrait on the deck of the Chilean naval vessel GENERAL BAQUEDANO in Circular Quay, July 1931. Samuel J Hood Studio, ANMM Collection This morning on 2SER Breakfast with Tim Higgins, Dictionary Chair Lisa Murray talked about History Week, an event…