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Recording now available! 👇ICYMI: the recording of last week's webinar "Records of the Higher Courts" is now available. Explore the records of the Court of Quarter Sessions, the District Court and the Supreme Court and how to find them: ow.ly/j9sv50CA6gj ... See MoreSee Less

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NEW EXPERIENCE: The Harbour Trust has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to showcase our extraordinary places on Sydney Harbour to a wider audience. Check out our Google Arts & Culture collection to discover why our protected sites are rich sources of discovery. At launch, our collection boasts six immersive exhibitions, which blend historical and contemporary images with video, artworks and 360 footage to inform and inspire.

Marvel at the Iron Giants of Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour, discover Australia’s original lighthouse, descend into an underground military bunker once shrouded in secrecy, learn about the Traditional Owners and Custodians of our sites, and much more!

Explore our collection: artsandculture.google.com/partner/sydney-harbour-federation-trust

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🥳HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMPBELLTOWN!!! 200 Years to the Day since Campbelltown was named Campbell Town!! What a milestone!! At 2pm on Friday 1 December 1820, before a handful of dignitaries and a crowd of 50-60 settlers, Governor Lachlan Macquarie formally marked the boundaries of the township. He named it after his wife's maiden name. Below is a portrait of Lachlan Macquarie. ... See MoreSee Less

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Another great mini-webinar from NSW State Archives! 👇Join us this Friday for our next Mini Webinar - Researching Local History using Collection Search.

Have you thought about using Collection Search when doing local history research? Collection Search is a powerful search tool that can really help to mine the archives for local history gold. This webinar will give you some tricks and tips to try.

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Australia was the first country to manufacture penicillin for the domestic market. In what year did this happen?

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ABCIndigenousABC Indigenous@ABCIndigenous·
1 Dec

"We're just thankful that we do have some lands that we can call ours and it's recognised as our country."

Mount Grenfell land returned to traditional owners to form new national park.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-01/mount-grenfell-national-park-formed-land-returned-to-ngiyampaa/12937808

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fbongiornoanuFrank Bongiorno@fbongiornoanu·
1 Dec

There's also no Willy Wonka, EM Forster made up A Room with a View, and NASA hasn't yet found the Planet of the Apes. Helena Bonham Carter says The Crown should stress to viewers it's a drama https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/dec/01/helena-bonham-carter-says-the-crown-should-admit-to-viewers-its-a-drama

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history2wheelerPeter Hobbins@history2wheeler·
1 Dec

Just finished reading this fine work by @HistoryNerdess - quite a counterpoint to last night's presentation by @GeorgiaMc06
While I'm drawn to all manner of history, their work reminds me why I'm a medical historian at heart @anzshm

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GeorgiaMc06Dr Georgia McWhinney@GeorgiaMc06·
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For anyone who missed my talk on #FWW soldiers’ vernacular medicine you can catch the recording here!! #histmed #twitterstorians https://youtu.be/PDDMN398zXw

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history2wheelerPeter Hobbins@history2wheeler·
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A little bit of street commentary that features in my presentation at today's @ACHRC symposium at @statelibrarynsw
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The HCNSW aims to ensure that history, in all its diverse forms, is an important part of the cultural life of the people and communities of NSW.

We provide programs and services, which aim to build capacity within the history sector and showcase the importance of history.

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YouTube Video UC-AFWKkw7BpdK962JSeszAA_-CNXWyPpLhk Hosted by the City of Sydney Join Curator and Historian Laila Ellmoos for a special guided tour of the virtual exhibition, Developing Sydney: Capturing Change 1900-1920. At the dawn of the 20th century, as Sydney was in full march towards modernity, old buildings were being demolished with rapid pace, leading to a sense among some that the city’s history was being lost. This Customs House exhibition, only available online, is an exciting opportunity to explore the streets of Sydney during this period of profound transformation. The striking streetscape photographs featured are part of the collection of 5,000 photographs and glass plate negatives commissioned by the City Building Surveyor’s department. In this fascinating 1-hour event, exhibition curator Laila Ellmoos will take you on a tour of the virtual exhibition and share her favourite photographs of lost Sydney. There’ll also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and find out more about the City’s new Archives & History Resources catalogue.
Hosted by the City of Sydney Join Curator and Historian Laila Ellmoos for a special guided tour of the virtual exhibition, Developing Sydney: Capturing Change 1900-1920. At the dawn of the 20th century, as Sydney was in full march towards modernity, old buildings were being demolished with rapid pace, leading to a sense among some that the city’s history was being lost. This Customs House exhibition, only available online, is an exciting opportunity to explore the streets of Sydney during this period of profound transformation. The striking streetscape photographs featured are part of the collection of 5,000 photographs and glass plate negatives commissioned by the City Building Surveyor’s department. In this fascinating 1-hour event, exhibition curator Laila Ellmoos will take you on a tour of the virtual exhibition and share her favourite photographs of lost Sydney. There’ll also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and find out more about the City’s new Archives & History Resources catalogue.
Curators Virtual Tour: Developing Sydney: Capturing Change 1900-1920.
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Hosted by the City of Sydney Please join Margaret Betteridge for this special online talk for History Week 2020 that will explore the City of Sydney’s role in getting Sydney through some of its most challenging times. Curator Margaret Betteridge will delve into the Civic Collection and City Archives to highlight some of the many ways that the City of Sydney has helped its community in times of need and distress. The City of Sydney’s swift response to COVID 19 this year was to provide wide-ranging assistance to the community. Care and compassion have been front and centre of the work by the City of Sydney and builds on a long tradition and a genuine commitment to providing practical assistance and charitable relief to people at home and abroad. From natural disasters to war, from pandemics to poverty, the City of Sydney and Sydney Town Hall has played an important role in showing just how much people and their needs matter to us in tough times.
In times of need: the Sydney City Council caring for the community - History Week 2020 talk
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A History Week 2020 event, hosted by the City of Sydney. Dr Lisa Murray is a City Historian who will deliver a talk about how inner-city residents coped during the Great Depression. This talk will include some audio excerpts about growing up during the 1930s, and through these memories explore themes of poverty, crime, mutual help, and resourcefulness. These personal memories and social history allow reflection and inform the contemporary situation, an unprecedented time of social and economic disruption. What lessons can we learn?
Sugar Bags and Specked Fruit - a History Week talk by City Historian, Dr Lisa Murray
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The HCNSW’s Annual Awards & Prizes foster excellence in Australian historical writing, showcase and reward best practice, and advance and promote public understanding and appreciation of history. We offer a number of prestigious annual awards and prizes totaling $3,500 in prize money. On 6 November 2020, winners were announced online, following a revamp of our Awards & Prizes program produced as a digital event thanks to additional support gained from the City of Sydney (Cultural Resilience Grant). The HCNSW Annual Awards & Prizes are supported by individual and corporate sponsors, the City of Sydney (Cultural Resilience Grant) and the NSW Government through Create NSW (Arts and Cultural Development Program Grant).
History Council of NSW Awards 2020
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The Friends of Callan Park for History Week 2020 explored the forgotten histories of Callan Park. This presentation features Dr Stephen Gapps, President History Council NSW, who will consider historical context and relationships between past and present, and Sarah Luke, author of Callan Park, Hospital for the Insane will explore the relationship between Callan Park and Nautical School Ships for boys, Vernon and Sobraon. Home to marginalised groups today these institutions are generally regarded as ‘awkward’ moments and sometimes deliberately forgotten. Through stories of a Callan Park patient and his son, a Vernon boy, the question is asked what are the benefits of knowing the past at these sites? This was an exclusive History Week 2020 event, recorded on 13 September 2020.
Callan Park's History - what is it good for?
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Jointly hosted by the University of Newcastle, the University of Sydney and the University of New England In June 2020, federal Education Minister Dan Tehan announced his intention to dramatically increase the cost of Humanities degrees at Australian universities. His plan was to steer students away from areas like history which he claimed did not lead to employment and towards degrees which would make them “job-ready”. Many historians have rejected these claims arguing that degrees in the arts are essential to future workplaces, equipping graduates with highly valuable skills and dispositions. In this session, a series of concerned speakers with an interest in history – students, graduates and employers – will explore the value of studying history, showing that historians bring highly valued critical skills, civic literacy and clear communication to a wide range of workplaces. Presented during History Week 2020. Recorded on 10 September 2020.
A History Degree: What is it good for?
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