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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History Week 2009

Scandals, Crime and Corruption

Exhibition: BUSTED! A snaphot of crime in Balmain
Dates:September 5 – October 31
 
Cost: Free
Where: Balmain Library,
Balmain Town Hall building
370 Darling Street, Balmain
Presented by LEICHHARDT LIBRARIES
 Email:localhistory@lmc.nsw.gov.au
Family history BALMAIN Workshop:- you’ve done the research, now what?
Join genealogist Terri Kempe as she discusses techniques and strategies to use when writing up family histories and memoirs.
 
Date: Tuesday [...]

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Oral history seminar: family and photographs

Saturday 25 July 2009
10.30 AM to 4.45 PM
Metcalfe Auditorium Macquarie Street wing, State Library of NSW
Cost: $48, $42 (Friends) $38 (Oral History Association of Australia members) includes lunch. Morning or afternoon sessions $18 each ($30 with lunch)
George Imashev, formerly of the Australian War Memorial will present a family history: Recorded memories of my [...]

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The Abbey, Johnston Street, Annandale

The entire contents of the Johnston Street, Annandale landmark home The Abbey, being the lifetime collection of Dr Geoffrey Davis, an eminent Sydney physician and music lover. is to be auctioned.
Furnishings include dumbwaiters, revolving bookcases and many cedar chests, extensive display cabinets and bookcases, washstands, desks, chesterfields, early coffer, Georgian gateleg table, boxes and compendiums [...]

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NSW Premier’s History Awards

NSW PREMIER’S HISTORY AWARDS
The NSW Premier’s History Awards are national awards, made to Australian historians in recognition of distinguished achievement in scholarly writing and publication and in the presentation of history in non-print media. The 2009 awards, each valued at $15,000, are:

The Australian History Prize for a book on Australian history.
The General History Prize [...]

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Shake Your Family Tree!

Join the folks at National Archives of Australia in a one day workshop on February 25 as expert family history researchers share their techniques on genealogy research.  More info. can be found here (requires PDF reader): syft-sydney_tcm2-199502

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Understanding heritage conservation. .

 
Heritage Conservation in the Leichhardt Council Area – The Principles of Good Practice – An Introductory Talk
 
One of Australia’s most experienced and respected heritage consultants and Lilyfield resident Meredith Walker will present an illustrated talk on behalf of Leichhardt Council, on the history and principles of heritage conservation and the wide range of places and [...]

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Picture of the week

Balmain Coal Mine, ca 1907.

It is probably not now very well known that Balmain, for many years, had its own coal mine.
The surface works were on the site to the north of Birchgrove Primary School. The mine, at first known as the Sydney Harbour Colliery, started operations in 1897 and the last coal was mined [...]

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Eco-Annandale 2009

 
 
Eco-Annandale 2009 is an exhibition, walk and talk examining Annandale’s contemporary eco-system.
 
The exhibition features the work of 7 local artists who have reflected on Annandale’s  ecology in glass, on paper and by using recycled packaging. It looks at local provenance plants, the Whites Creek Wetland and the wild birds now thriving in inner-city Annandale. Bronwen Campbell will talk about [...]

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