Hell Ship: the journey of the Ticonderoga
This History Week, Lake Mac Libraries and Michael Veitch share one of Australia’s most horrific maritime journeys, that of the emigrant ship Ticonderoga.
The Mystery of Picnic at Hanging Rock
Did girls die at Hanging Rock, or did something far more sinister happen? Lake Mac Libraries and Marguerite Johnson explore the mystery this History Week.
Spirits in the Cellar: Life and Death and Lindesay House
Historic Houses Association of Australia open up Lindesay cellar this History Week, with spirits, cheese and a look at Lindesay’s dark and colourful past.
Execution as Entertainment
Join historian Rachel Franks at Sutherland Library this History Week as she looks at ‘execution as entertainment’ through four colonial-era hangings.
In the Footsteps of Governor Macquarie
Join Pauline Conolly at Singleton Public Library in History Week as she shares the little-known history of Charles Macquarie, nephew of the famed Governor.