Brewing coffee and ideas
In mid-20th century Sydney, the notorious Lincoln Coffee Lounge was a haven for artists, rebels and bohemians.
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Salt Pan Creek – a place of resilience and refuge
In the early 20th century, Salt Pan Creek, located in the Canterbury-Bankstown Region of Sydney, was a centre of the Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement.
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Flocks of flying foxes
If you’re lucky to be enjoying the beauty of the harbour city at dusk, be sure to look up, you might spot a darkening of the sky as a swarm of bats pass by in a spectacular ‘fly-out’.
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Queen Emma Timbery – a proud matriarch
Emma Timbery was an Aboriginal shellworker and matriarch, who established a long family legacy of arts.
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Blacksmiths and green thumbs
Notorious for their tough conditions and even tougher workers, the Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops were an unlikely place to host a display of carefully cultivated blooms.
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Larrikins of Sydney
Some 200 years ago the atmosphere in the ‘thickly inhabited’ waterfront neighbourhood of The Rocks was a stark contrast to the charming precinct of today.
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Signalling love
Amongst the epic and groundbreaking stories of the Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops are countless personal tales of friendship, camaraderie and love.
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How did the ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ exorcise the demons of Darlo?
The colourful history of Oxford street and Mardi Gras.
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It’s Showtime!
From Bullocks to Bertie Beetle, much like the event itself, the history of Sydney’s Royal Easter Show has something for everyone.
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Curious Tales – Sydney Sports Ground
From 1907 the Sydney Sports Ground was used as a Motorcycle racing track. The track that was later to become the dirt speedway was then concrete.
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Curious Tales – Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlovna Pavlova, born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova, was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries.
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