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National Opera of Australia singers rehearsing Madama Butterfly at Plunkett Street School, Woolloomooloo January 1956

By
Ern McQuillan
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[d7_01295 / Australian Photographic Agency 01295 /]
(Mitchell Library)

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McQuillan, Ern

State Library of New South Wales

Opera

Pioneered by convicts, opera has entertained all classes of Sydneysiders since 1796.

Opera

Plunkett Street Public School

Government public school in Forbes Street Woolloomooloo.

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Woolloomooloo

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Once a desirable bayside address east of central Sydney, the area grew more congested and grimy as the wharves expanded and the boarding houses and pubs gave refuge to larrikin gangs and petty criminals. Though now bisected by freeways and rail it is slowly reclaiming its heritage and character with extensive residential development and sympathetic landscaping.

Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company

Opera company established by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1956.

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