Image courtesy of the City of Sydney Historical Association
Join the City of Sydney Historical Association as they investigate the celebrations of Australia’s Centenary in 1888.
We had a spectacular celebration of the Bi-Centenary in 1988, but Mary Small will tell us the story of what happened 100 years earlier. During 1888, the year of Australia’s Centenary, the city of Sydney offered wonderful and amazing entertainments by the seaside for the public at Manly, Coogee and Bondi. The innovation of bathing machines at Coogee Beach was also an item of great interest! Sydney was caught up in the celebration of the first hundred years of British settlement in Australia. A fortnight of festivities all over Sydney included band contests, a cricket match, the dedication of Centennial Park and a Government House dinner. But as usual for Sydney residents the focus was on the beaches!!
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When: Saturday, 12th January 2019, 2pm
Where: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney
Cost: $3 members, $6 visitors, no bookings required.
Contact: 0448 891 981