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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Newer posts →. Henri L'estrange, The Australian Blondin 1876 State Library of Victoria H96.160/2603. One of the most colourful characters to come across my desk as editor, is Henri L’Estrange. Showman, aeronaut and funambulist, who brought spectacle, danger and daring to Sydney on several occasions in the 1870s and 1880s. Whose writing for the Dictionary is supported by the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts. Another prol...
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Hellenic Sydney | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Messing about in boats. Moving house →. Evzones (Greek soldiers) who led the Greek Day march in Sydney, 28 February 1941, State Library of Victoria an016346. One of our new articles is about Sydney’s Greek. Communities, one of the largest and oldest groups in the city, with a venerable tradition and great pride. Emma Grahame has been Editorial Coordinator of the Dictionary of Sydney since May 2007. Messing about in boats.
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December | 2011 | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Monthly Archives: December 2011. Party like it’s 1899. Sydneysiders love a party. Especially in summer. In recent years, New Year’s Eve has become a huge celebration, complete with a theme, massive fireworks, music, and even an iPhone App. But this is not new. Hannah Forsyth‘s article, newly published … Continue reading →. The Yanks are coming. Shop until you drop. It’s that time of year, and the streets outside o...
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Emma Grahame | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Author Archives: Emma Grahame. Emma Grahame has been Editorial Coordinator of the Dictionary of Sydney since May 2007. One of our new articles is about Sydney’s Greek communities, one of the largest and oldest groups in the city, with a venerable tradition and great pride. Panayiotis Diamadis has written for us about the Hellenes of Sydney, who hailed … Continue reading →. Messing about in boats. Art for art’s sake.
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. The image in our header is a detail from’ The entrance of Port Jackson and part of the town of Sydney, New South Wales’, drawn by Major James Taylor, engraved by R. Havell and Son, London, 1823, courtesy of the National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an5575513. At Barker and Burford’s Panorama Building in Leicester Square. Check the State Library of New South Wales’s website here. Which was published in 1824. Shop until ...
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Shop until you drop | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. The Trials of Thomas Muir. Walking a tightrope →. Shop until you drop. It’s that time of year, and the streets outside our office near Sydney Town Hall. Are thronged with shoppers trying to find the perfect present. Christmas shopping crowd on Park St 1959, National Archives of Australia A1200, L29751. New to the Dictionary are a brace of articles on Sydney’s historic shops, to give you a selection of the shopping.
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Party like it’s 1899 | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. The Yanks are coming. From water to ice →. Party like it’s 1899. Sydneysiders love a party. Especially in summer. In recent years, New Year’s Eve has become a huge celebration, complete with a theme. Massive fireworks, music, and even an iPhone App. But this is not new. Hannah Forsyth. 8216;s article, newly published in the Dictionary, shows how people have been celebrating the New Year. Have a great night, and stay safe.
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January | 2012 | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Monthly Archives: January 2012. Looking up is moving to a new site that incorporates the Dictionary of Sydney’s organisational information, full access to the Dictionary’s resources, tips on ways readers can contribute to and support the Dictionary, and offers us some exciting new possibilities … Continue reading →. Messing about in boats. Art for art’s sake. Sydney’s always been an arty place, from the carvings a...
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The Yanks are coming | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Party like it’s 1899 →. The Yanks are coming. Life with the American Squadron by Harry Ingham, 1908, National Library of Australia nla.mus-an6964576. The breakaway of the American colonies was a factor in the establishment of the penal colony at Port Jackson, and the first Americans arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet. They’ve been here ever since, as Margaret Park. Outlines in her new article on Americans. Shop unti...
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Walking a tightrope | Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle
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Looking up — Sydney's history from a new angle. A blog from the Dictionary of Sydney. Shop until you drop. The Yanks are coming →. Henri L'estrange, The Australian Blondin 1876 State Library of Victoria H96.160/2603. One of the most colourful characters to come across my desk as editor, is Henri L’Estrange. Showman, aeronaut and funambulist, who brought spectacle, danger and daring to Sydney on several occasions in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1877 he organised a huge spectacle, crossing Middle Harbour. Anoth...
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