by Lisa Murray | Apr 26, 2017 | Blog
A few weeks ago Nicole talked about The Australian Museum which is 190 years old this year. An exhibition highlighting the work of two of the most prominent natural history illustrators in 19th century Australia is part of the Museum’s anniversary celebrations....
by Linda Brainwood | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog
We’re very excited here at Dictionary HQ this week as Dr Lisa Murray (our former chair, Dictionary contributor, City of Sydney Historian, renowned taphophile and absolute all-round legend) has just launched her book Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide (published by...
by Lisa Murray | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog
Listen now Today I want to acknowledge a significant dance and cultural movement that is celebrating its 40th anniversary. I’m talking about the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association. The organisation first emerged in the mid-1970s and...
by Lisa Murray | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Lisa Murray | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog
You may have heard that a second edition of the Australian National Dictionary was released just the other day. The Australian National Dictionary “is a Dictionary of Australianisms, and includes words and meanings that have originated in Australia, or that have...
