Songs of Home Highlights II
Recently, the Museum of Sydney held an exhibition called Songs of Home fall about Australian musical traditions. I found that I had so many interesting artefacts and songs to share with you from the exhibition that I split my blog…
St Anne’s Church, Ryde
St Anne's Church Ryde is a lovely old sandstone building adjacent to a graveyard that contains the gravestones of First Fleeters.
Rome: City and Empire Exhibition
Last weekend I headed out to the National Museum of Australia, Canberra to check out their new exhibition Rome: City and Empire. I studied ancient Roman history back at uni so as soon as I saw this advertised I’d put…
Ghost Signs of Sydney
My interest was certainly piqued when I saw an article from the Sydney Morning Herald one evening about a ghost sign that had been unexpectedly uncovered on the side of a building in George Street, Sydney. In the next week,…
Objects in Articles – August Edition
August’s Objects in Articles comes with a challenge! Pick one article from this list and read it through! I promise I haven’t included super long ones. If you follow this blog, you probably know that I love all things history.…
Winterfest 2017
At the beginning of July, Hawkesbury Showground Sydney plays host to a medieval fair called Winterfest. Running over the weekend from 10 am till 5 pm, this fair is suitable for the entire family and for a range of medieval…
Objects in Articles July Edition
The last day of July has come around so quickly! And just in time, here is the Objects in Articles July edition. The articles included this month cover ancient human remains, a previously unread Herculanean scroll, and recently discovered Roman…
Hampden Bridge: Kangaroo Valley
Last month, I road tripped with my family to the southern highlands region of New South Wales. We headed through Mittagong and Bowral and then made our way out to Kangaroo Valley; a tiny historic town surrounded by mountains and…
Sydney’s Government House
Last month I visited Government House, Sydney; just a casual tourist and all out history nerd visiting Sydney’s CBD. Needless to say its location is idyllic – even in the 35+ degree heat we experienced in Sydney that day! Set…
A Glomesh Accessory
“Good taste and Glomesh go hand in hand” – David Jones Advertisement, The Canberra Times, (1970 8 Oct.), p. 19 I have this lovely little Glomesh purse that was either my mother’s or my grandmother’s. I was given it when…
