by Lisa Murray | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
Once the most glamorous dance hall in Sydney, the Trocadero on George Street hosted queens, dukes, and international stars, as well as Sydneysiders out for a good time. Listen to Lisa and Alex on 2SER here The Trocadero, affectionately known of course as the...
by Lisa Murray | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog
An exhibition highlighting one of the City of Sydney’s most important photographic collections explores the physical changes the City went through at the turn of the 20th century and the way people lived during this time, as well as the importance for future...
by Lisa Murray | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
People have been asking me a lot lately about how the economic recession we are experiencing now compares to earlier times of economic instability. Unlike the situation we’re all in at the moment, which has come about largely because of the pandemic, the global...
by Lisa Murray | Aug 19, 2020 | Blog
Today I’m going to give you an insight into how my mind works and the connections I follow when I’m exploring the Dictionary of Sydney. Listen to Lisa and Alex on 2SER here As we spend more time around our local areas, for those of us with an inclination...
by Lisa Murray | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog
Richard ‘Dicky’ Dawson was an entrepreneur whose early iron foundry located down at Circular Quay was a landmark business that transformed Sydney. Listen to Lisa and Alex on 2SER here The foundry operated from 1833 to 1872 – a critical period in Sydney’s history...
