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Chinese New Year
Tuesday was the official day of Chinese New Year, a festival that has been celebrated for generations in Sydney, so today I thought we’d look at the long history of Chinese people in Sydney. Listen to the whole conversation with Lisa and Tess on 2SER here ... read more
‘the flying fairy and empress of the air’
There are some fascinating women in the Dictionary of Sydney. Among those is one who went by many stage names during her stellar career as a gymnast, trapeze artist, vaudeville performer and costume designer. Listen to Nicole and Tess on 2SER here Kate Rickards was... read moreCURRICULUM RESOURCES
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PIC: Man reading newspaper on deck of ferry approaching Circular Quay, 1906. By Harold Cazneaux. Contributed by National Library of Australia (nla.pic-an23242011).
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Detail from MS Hill's 1888 map 'The City of Sydney', a birds-eye view over the city looking to the south and west across Darling Harbour. http://dictionaryofsydney.org/image/97526
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