Busted Walking Tour

 
 The Busted Walking tour was a sunny Sunday in Balmain and a wonderful group of 18 local history enthusiasts and heritage consultants gathered at Balmain Library for morning tea and a sneak preview of the Busted Exhibition, which showcases 8 mug shot images, courtesy of the Justice and Police Museum, a street landscape of Beattie street and [...]

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Place is People – Annandale 1907-2007 – a book launch

Leichhardt Library hosted the launch of a publication by writer/historian/performer Mary Haire on Wednesday, 9th April. UTS journalism student Dan Bishton attended the launch and posted this report for
LOCAL NOTES:
Local historian Mary Haire launched her new book to a packed Leichhardt library on Wednesday April 9th. The event opened with a speech from fellow [...]

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People in the Park

        
                                                      
A photographic exhibition of visitors to Pioneers Memorial Park by Mick Scott, the Park’s maintenance officer. Wednesday, 2 April 2008 6.30pm. Bookings for opening: localhistory@lmc.nsw.gov.au or 93679266. Free event.  Exhibition 2 – 30 April 2008. Leichhardt Library

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Women at Work

An international event, International Women’s Day was conceived in 1908 when many women were officially cast as second class citizens. Women in NSW only received the right to vote in 1907 – just a little over 100 years ago! (and women in many other places waited much longer) As well as being denied their democratic [...]

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