by Nicole Cama | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog
Did you know Australia’s first bank robbery occurred in Sydney in 1828 and most of the £14,000 was never recovered? This week we’ll look at the crime that shocked colonial Sydney. Listen to Nicole and Nic on 2SER here On 14 September 1828, the strongroom of...
by Lisa Murray | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog
As an historian, I’m always interested in how we shape our cities and how we get the names we get. Earlier this week I was looking at the city’s street names and noticing how few, comparatively, were named after women. Looking further afield at...
by Lisa Murray | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog
For all its headlines and cutting edge art, the Sydney Biennale is not a new thing. It is a well-established (some might say entrenched) fixture on the Sydney art scene. In fact, the Biennale of Sydney is the third oldest biennale in the world after Venice...
by Nicole Cama | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog
It’s been 150 years since Prince Alfred’s tour of Sydney came to an abrupt halt on 12 March 1868 when an attempt was made on his life during a picnic in the harbourside suburb of Clontarf. Listen to Nicole and Nic on 2SER here Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was...
by Lisa Murray | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog
March 8 is International Women’s Day and today Lisa and Nic looked at three very different women who have shaped Sydney’s history, culture and society. Listen to Lisa and Nic on 2SER here The Dictionary’s content includes hundreds of biographies of...
