by Dictionary of Sydney | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog
It’s been a heartbreaking few months, and right now, WIRES Wildlife Rescue is caring for thousands of injured, orphaned and sick animals. The State Library of NSW, the home of the Dictionary of Sydney, wants to help ensure our state’s wildlife volunteers can...
by Dictionary of Sydney | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog
This morning on 2SER Breakfast, Dr Tim Owen from GML Heritage talked to Tess about his work as an archaeologist in Sydney. Listen to Tim and Tess on 2SER here Archaeologists in Sydney work across many different fields. Historical archaeology looks at the period from...
by Dictionary of Sydney | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog
As part of the UNESCO International Year of Indigenous Languages, there’s a fascinating exhibition on right now at the State Library of New South Wales that looks at the Aboriginal languages of New South Wales. There are about 35 different languages around New...
by Dictionary of Sydney | May 9, 2018 | Blog
This week on 2SER Breakfast, the Dictionary’s special guest Dr James Dunk talked to new breakfast host Tess Connery about the mental health of some of the participants in the Rum Rebellion. Listen to James and Tess on 2SER here. In 1808 in Sydney a group of...
by Dictionary of Sydney | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog
There’s some essential maintenance being done on the Dictionary today, which might result in some delays and difficulties searching the site. You should still be able to use Browse menus (listed in the brown column on the right hand side of every page in the...
