Dictionary of Sydney

A free online history of Sydney at the State Library of NSW.

[Dictionary of Sydney @DictionaryofSyd]

In 2020, the Dictionary of Sydney had 1,329,758 page views - an increase of over 30% compared to the same period the previous year - all thanks to the fabulous crew @statelibrarynsw & beyond who made it all possible! Pic: SLNSW ON 388/Box 009/Item 005 https://t.co/Pr7ZMgckWu

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Come along next Friday 12 April to hear about the origins of Aboriginal activism at the Centenary Forum for the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association 1924–2024.

Book now: https://t.co/3B70gLq9Ym

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Explore the fascinating world of photography where art meets science with @HistoryGirlKate and Library insiders @geoffmuse, Cecilia Harvey, @joideverve_x and Scott Wajon.

📷 Albums, glass plates, tintypes & more
🗓️ Sun 26 Nov at 2pm
🎟️ Free – $10: https://t.co/SS95UOX74W

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Say hello to our new State Librarian! It's Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon's first day at the Library, and we couldn't wait to ask her a few questions.

Read our full Q&A with @cbbmuse here: https://t.co/do9iR8MnJC

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Happy #LoveYourBookshopDay!
Show your ❤️ at the Library Shop this weekend.

Get 10% off online with promo code LOVE23, or flash this post at the counter to claim your discount (offer valid until 5 pm Sunday 8 October). #LYBD2023

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[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

'By 2017 the Australian Dictionary of Biography ... had still published only 210 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entries out of some 13,000 biographies.'

@ShinoKonishi and Indigenous members of @NCB_ANU describe their project in 'Who's your mob?'

https://t.co/pt3E5S3tbr

[Janice Tullock @JTullock]

I am revisiting Logjam the methodology for managing uncatalogued archives, for @UkNatArchives We want information on collections you have catalogued so we can produce estimates for future cataloguing times. You can contribute via the link below. Pls RT https://t.co/4d1DiXQf2W

[Susan Wyndham @WyndhamSusan]

Fine obituary by ⁦@SusanLever1⁩ honouring Elizabeth Webby, scholar who brought Australian literature to the fore.⁩ #ozlit ⁦ https://t.co/DgSMkZNYqK

[ulurustatement @ulurustatement]

Want to help spread this powerful message so it hits more TV screens, cinemas and social feeds? DONATE NOW: https://t.co/qNvCcf6CW4 #VoteYes #VoiceToParliament #YoureTheVoice #HistoryIsCalling

[Peter Hobbins @history2wheeler]

Hot on the heels of the Ron Rathbone Local History Competition prize, my succinct version of why two airliners barely escaped a horrific collision in Sydney in 1971 has just been published in the @RAHS_News History magazine, No. 157 😊
@seamuseum_ @pha_nsw @air_heritage

[Peter Hobbins @history2wheeler]

I believe this event is booked out, so I'm pumped to be speaking in this session at @statelibrarynsw today with Roslyn Burge. It will be my 💯 public history presentation. What a great way to celebrate #HistoryWeek2023!
@HistoryNSW @pha_nsw @seamuseum_
https://t.co/d64K0lBIvz

[Nova Peris OAM OLY @NovaPeris]

Mr William Cooper a Yorta Yorta man, seeking representation to be heard by parliament in 1933! That’s 90yrs and still waiting! In 2023 let’s vote 🗳️ @yes23au #RightAndJust #SeatAtTheTable

[Jon Piccini @JonPiccini]

A really great piece on Bruce Petty, proving that cartoonists aren't all terrible. https://t.co/RE0deaPVJY via @ConversationEDU

[Overland Journal @OverlandJournal]

'The first thing to mention is that printing is important. Really important. More important than you’re thinking.'

Savannah Hollis (@savholl) on the state of Australia's printing industry and why it matters. https://t.co/uGePxa0Wzu

[Peter Cronau @PeterCronau]

Profits from the resources of the colonies “went into the building of the modern British economy”.

“Many in Barbados feel like their role in building the British Empire has either been forgotten or totally ignored.” https://t.co/2xpBlo8e8a

[monique rooney @monique_rooney]

I’m presenting this seminar paper in a couple of weeks time. It comes out of my research as Nancy Kessing Fellow @statelibrarynsw. You can participate either in person or by zoom. If you’re interested, I’d love to see you there. https://t.co/xBVzJuBL3X @NCB_ANU @calc_anu

[monique rooney @monique_rooney]

Due to ANU strike next Thursday 27 July, this talk is now happening slightly earlier at 10.30am - 12 midday. Come along if you’d like to hear the story of a writerly marriage that bears little resemblance to Anna Funder’s Wifedom. Details below.Thanks @statelibrarynsw @cfwriter

[The Public Domain Review @PublicDomainRev]

Cyanotypes by Thomas Smillie (1843–1917) of the @Smithsonian's collection, by their very first curator of photography. More in our latest post: https://t.co/jc0W2NyamH

[Hannah Forsyth she/her 🍉 @hannahforsyth.bsky.soci @hannahforsyth]

Indiana Jones, whose front row students once wrote “I love you” on their eyelids, now faced a half empty lecture theatre who hadn’t done the reading.

[Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung]

An online attitude that’s developed in the last 20 years and really bugs me is the idea that all historical information is available somewhere on the web. No, it’s not. There are historians working at the evidential coalface every day to make it available

[Dictionary of Sydney @DictionaryofSyd]

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