From the Ground Up: Forefront of Gay and Lesbian Activism
OnlineFor History Week 2021, join Robyn Plaister as she talks about her life as a feminist and lesbian rights activist.
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Transform – Green Square self-guided walking tour
OnlineDiscover Sydney’s newest neighbourhood while learning about its fascinating history and stunning architecture from the ground up with the City of Sydney's self-guided walking tour on the Sydney Culture Walks app for History Week 2021.
John Turner Memorial Lecture: A/Prof Catherine Bond, UNSW, on “Law In First World War Australia: Lessons for Modern Emergencies”
OnlineThrough an examination of the laws that governed daily life in WWI Australia, this lecture provides insights into the past that can help inform how the community understands legal restrictions experienced during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The Valley of Dispossession
Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum 43 Edward Street, The Oaks, NSWThe Valley of Dispossession exhibition outlines the journey of the land known as the Burragorang Valley. Public historian Cathy Dunn will be giving a talk and tour on the history of this Burial ground.
From the Bay to Balaklava: Exploring the Changing Face of Mosman Bay
OnlineThe online exhibition, From the Bay to Balaklava: Exploring the Changing Face of Mosman Bay, explores the attractions of Mosman Bay that enticed Sydneysiders to its isolated and serene beauty, which inevitably resulted in its popularity and settlement.
Special Collections ‘From the Ground up’: exploring regional heritage collections
OnlineFor History Week 2021, join the Special Collection team who will share some of their favourite items from the university’s archives and collections. During the event, five panellists will discuss their chosen items and an audience- panel discussion for a more collaborative experience.
Live Q&A: Pre-1856 Land records
OnlineLand research is a complex area. Join the NSW State Archives to mark History Week with a discussion around pre-1856 land records.
Discovering photographs of Sydney in the City Archives
OnlineCity Archivist Janet Villata will introduce you to the City of Sydney Archives. Learn how to search the catalogue, browse photographs, maintain a selection of your favourites.
A history of the wool industry in Botany
OnlineIn this illustrated session Leonie Bell, winner of the 2018 Ron Rathbone Local History Prize, will talk about the formation, rise, and downfall of this once important local industry.
The Complicated History of Bad Language and ‘Australianness’
NSWThis entertaining talk explores how swearing and attitudes to swearing have developed historically, contributing to the emergence of Australian identities. But it also raises questions about the power of bad language, about offensiveness and taking offence and about the uses of language in shaping gendered, racialised and class-based identities. Bad language both stigmatises and liberates.
Aboriginal Community Members Stories
OnlineEveryone has a story. Aboriginal people have strong connections to Country. Listen to the stories of Aboriginal Community Members on Illawarra Stories.
Many Little Voices: celebrating the role of multicultural childcare in the Inner West
OnlineFor History Week 2021, join in and listen to this insightful podcast about the role of children’s services in the creation of strong multicultural communities from the sandpit up, based on the historic role of the Addison Road childcare centre in Marrickville, opened by prime minister Bob Hawke in 1988.