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New South Wales
HISTORY WEEK (NSW) 2010
Faces in the Street: History Week 2010
History Week 2010 fast approaches!
Join us in History Week 2010 for a walk down the streets of the past and into the lives of those you pass. Explore the biographies of our leaders, those who shaped our world and the ordinary worlds of lesser known identities.
This year’s History Week promises to be as inspiring, enlightening and exciting as the last. With over 140 events state wide, we are buzzing with anticipation.
Don’t miss out!
Go to www.historyweek.com to view the Calendar of Events and plan your History Week 2010.
When: Saturday 4 September – Sunday 12 September
Where: Across New South Wales.
Contact: 9252 8715 or admin@historycouncilnsw.org.au
Voices from the Street: The Annual History Lecture
An elegant evening of compelling history, delicious food and fine wine in the gorgeous setting of Government House.
Join Associate Professor Bridget Griffin-Foley as she explores the history of participatory media in Australia; from letters to the editor in nineteenth-century journals like the Bulletin, to today’s talk-back radio and what John Laws has labelled ‘dial in democracy’.
Bookings are essential. Tickets selling fast!
When: Friday 3 September 2010
Where: Government House
Contact: 9252 8715 admin@historycouncilnsw.org.au
Cost: $50.00 / $45.00 Members + Concessions
Selections from the History Week 2010 Calendar of Events
Who do you think you are!
Presented by: The Australian National Maritime Museum
View the changing faces of those who shaped Australia - Indigenous people, early explorers, convicts, first emigrants, diggers on the gold fields,
maritime workers, child migrants, post- war migrants and boat people. Also see how dress and hair styles changed over one hundred years among
serving men and women and competitive swimmers.
Morning tea included.
When: Monday 6 September 2010, 10:00am-11:00am
Where: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour.
Contact: 9298 3665, dbicknell@anmm..gov.au www.anmm.gov.au
Cost: Free. Bookings essential
City People, Sydney Stories
Presented by the City of Sydney History Program and City of Sydney Library
City of Sydney curators, archivists and historians showcase the City’s diverse collections in an exciting day of illustrated talks about Sydney’s history.
Barnet Long Room Talks Program
11.30am Faces and Places: remembering City aldermen-- Margaret Betteridge, Sydney Town Hall Curator
12.30pm Faces in the Street - the demolition photographs in the City of Sydney Archives – Jill Farish, Archivist
1.30pm Sydney Stories -- oral histories online-- Margo Beasley, Oral Historian
2.30pm Colourful characters of South Sydney -- Lisa Murray, City Historian
Exhibition (23 August – 12 September Customs House Library)
A display of photographs drawn from the demolition books 1900s-1940s; curated by the City of Sydney archivists.
When: Saturday 4 September 2010, 11:00am - 4:00pm
Where: Customs House Library, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
Contact: 9242 8555, library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Cost: Free. Bookings are not required.
Faces in the Street
Presented by the Historic Houses Trust of NSW and the Government Architect's Office
What are the stories behind the carved faces on Sydney’s sandstone buildings? Who are they and what do they represent?
NSW Government Architect Peter Mould will present an illustrated talk focusing on the sculptures that adorn many of the city’s nineteenth-century
public buildings including the General Post Office, Chief Secretary’s Building and Sydney Hospital.
An associated one hour walking tour led by Heritage Architect Joy Singh is available before and after the talk.
When: Saturday 4 September 2010, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Where: The Museum of Sydney, Corner Bridge and Phillip Streets, Sydney
Contact: 8239 2211, tickets.hht.net.au
Cost: $25.00 general admission, $20.00 HCNSW and HHT members. Bookings essential.
Faces from Australia’s Underworld
Presented by the Department of History and the Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney
Australia's Underworld', a new unit offered by the History Department at the University of Sydney in 2010, encourages students to explore Australia’s forgotten stories: the cross-dressers and prostitutes, crooks and impostors, maverick reformers, entertainers and oddballs who find little place in the 'national story', but whose lives are stitched into the fabric of our past. How do historians frame questions to capture the richness of social? experience? What sources and research techniques do they employ? Learn how Sydney’s newest historians go about the task, when students and staff present? their projects in lively visual and oral presentations at the Nicholson Museum.?
When: Tuesday 7 September 2010, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Where: Nicholson Museum, Main Quadrangle, University of Sydney
Contact: 9351 2812, craig.barker@sydney.edu.au
Cost: Free. Bookings essential.
Fashion on the Street: Photographs by Bruno Benini
Presented by the Powerhouse Museum
Italian-born, Melbourne-based Australian fashion photographer Bruno Benini (1925-2001) took to the streets with glamorous models to capture international and Australian fashion. To learn more, join Anne-Marie Van de Ven, curator of the exhibition ‘Creating the look: Benini and fashion photography’ for a talk followed by an exhibition tour.
When: Wednesday 8 September 2010, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Where: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
Contact: 9217 0161, annem@phm.gov.au
Cost: $10.00 general admission, $6.00 concession, $5.00 child. Bookings essential
Through their eyes: learning about the past
Presented by Tranby Aboriginal College and the History Council of NSW
The History Council of NSW and Tranby Aboriginal College are partnering to host an event with Wyanga Aged Care Services. Hear stories of the first hand experiences of senior Aboriginal community members and Elders from inner-city Sydney. Young Aboriginal student researchers from the Communications program at UTS and Tranby Aboriginal College will work with Aboriginal seniors and Elders to record and present their life stories. Students will also collect photographs and other material to enrich their historical research. The life stories and memories will be presented at a special event, featuring interviews with the participants and photographic displays. Light refreshments will be served.
When: Thursday 9 September 2010, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Tranby Aboriginal College, 13 Mansfield Street, Glebe
Contact: 9660 3444, a.monaro@tranby.edu.au
Cost: Gold Coin Donation. Booking essential.
Faces of Martin Place
Reserve Bank of Australia Museum of Australian Currency Notes
As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are displaying a grand photographic wrap on our building’s façade. It shows faces in the street who have witnessed important events in Martin Place throughout the past century. We invite you to walk down the Martin Place of the past and delve into their stories, while along the way exploring our museum to learn about the fascinating history of the faces on our banknotes.
When: Saturday 4 September 2010 - Saturday 11 September 2010, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Where: Reserve Bank of Australia, 65 Martin Place, Sydney
Contact: 9551 9743, museum@rba.gov.au
Cost: Free. Bookings are not required.
Throughout NSW
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