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Decorating the city
It’s getting very festive around the city as Christmas approaches so today we thought we’d look at one of the city’s biggest Christmas traditions! Listen to Nicole and Tess on 2SER here The trappings of the northern hemisphere’s white... read more
Ocean baths
Ocean baths are abundant in Sydney and along the New South Wales coast, reflecting our love of the ocean and, perhaps, an ambivalence towards the surf. These man-made pools filled with ocean water grew in popularity in the late 19th century and to this day offer... 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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Mrs Beeton’s Christmas plum pudding | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums
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Mrs Beeton’s Christmas plum pudding Print recipe...If you missed Nicole Cama and Tess Connery talking about Christmas decorations in the city on 2ser FM Breakfast yesterday morning, you can still catch up on the Dictionary blog!
“It’s midnight at the library and all the doors are shut fast…”
Enter through a library’s locked doors after dark and discover the story of stories in our new children’s book ‘Midnight at the Library’. This beautifully written story evokes wonder and appreciation for the creation and preservation of books and culture, with masterful illustrations that show the journey of a special book through time, from the printing press through to its final home in a library.
This ageless story, brought to you by internationally acclaimed author Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrator Ron Brooks, is sure to captivate the hearts of all book-lovers.
Buy it today from the National Library Bookshop during their Christmas sale with 20% off: bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/midnight-at-the-library.do
Find out more about NLA Publishing and our award-winning list of titles: publishing.nla.gov.au/pages/home.do #NLAPublishing
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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