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Sydney’s shipwrecks
Last week news broke that HMS Terror, the long-lost ship of British polar explorer (and former Governor of Tasmania) Sir John Franklin, has been found 168 years after its sinking. I thought I’d delve into the Dictionary of Sydney and explore some of Sydney’s... read more
The Garden Palace, objects and memories
On 17 September 1879 the Sydney International Exhibition opened in the newly built Garden Palace in the Botanic Gardens, along with a number of other pavilions in the gardens and Domain. The Sydney International Exhibition was Sydney’s coming out to the world as... read more
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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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#OnThisDay 21 September in 1852 Francis Thomas Green became the last person to be publicly hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol. Green was convicted of murdering John Jones at Buckley's Creek on 10 March 1852 with a pistol.
The public gallows at the Gaol was set up outside the main gate in Forbes Street. There was also a private gallows inside the walls of the Gaol.
(The last hanging in NSW occurred on 24 August 1939 at Long Bay Gaol)
Find out what types of prison records are in the State Records NSW collection >> www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/gaol-inmates-prisoner...
Today on 2ser FM - Real Radio, Nicole & Nic talked about some of Sydney's shipping disasters. Catch up on the blog!
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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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