by Rachel Franks | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog, Entries
On 23 November 1789, Ann Davis became the first woman hanged in New South Wales. Listen to Rachel and Alex on 2SER here Davis was, as we would say today, ‘known to police’. In England, Davis (also known as Judith Jones) had been indicted in April 1786 for feloniously...
by Rachel Franks | Jul 8, 2020 | Blog, Entries
John Rae is, perhaps, my favourite dead white male. On the surface, he’s really rather ordinary. An administrator who was meticulous and ambitious, he was a career public servant. He woke up, got dressed, went to work and came home again. He married and had six...
by Dictionary of Sydney | Jan 21, 2015 | Entries
Download our Guide to writing for contributors here.
by Dictionary of Sydney | May 19, 2014 | Entries
Download our new units of study linked to the Australian history curriculum here.
by Dictionary of Sydney | Oct 26, 2013 | Entries
Vol 4, No 1 (2013): From the Ground Up: People and Places in Sydney’s Past: A special issue of Sydney Journal is available here.
by Dictionary of Sydney | Jan 9, 2013 | Entries
A series of blog posts designed to give our readers a guided tour around the Dictionary.
