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Events

Front verandah, Elizabeth Farm

Tour

Members Hour: Elizabeth Farm

Members will be treated to a special tour with a focus on events around 26 January 1808, including the role John Macarthur played in the overthrow of Governor William Bligh

70 Alice Street, Rosehill NSW 2142

Saturday 25 January 9am–10am

Settlers' muster book, 1800

Online talk

Settlers’ Muster Book 1800

Join us for a webinar led by Dr Carol Liston AO, Adjunct Associate Professor in History at Western Sydney University, who will explore the contents of the Settlers’ Muster Book 1800

Friday 31 January 10.30am–11.30am

Murphy sample book 2: No. 10. 1925

Talk

A Lesson in Bold Design

Exploring the John and Phyllis Murphy Collection of historic wallpapers

The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Wednesday 5 February 6pm–7.30pm

Acquisition of the John and Phyllis Murphy wallpaper collection

Online talk

This webinar will illustrate the (perhaps surprising) riot of colour and pattern with which Australians decorated their homes in the 19th and early 20th centuries and will also consider what these wallpapers can tell us about the aspirations of Australian homeowners in the past

Friday 7 February 10.30am–11.30am

Sonic Spaces event Hyde Park Barracks

Various dates

Performance

Sonic Spaces

Sonic Spaces returns for 2025 with an exciting new series of music performances, held in one of the city’s most unique venues

Queens Square, Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000

Friday 7 February 6.30pm–7.30pm

'Only love me’ valentine card and accompanying envelope addressed to Kenneth McKenzie at Mitchell’s Creek, via Kirkconnell (near Bathurst NSW), February 1863

Event

Members Hour: Caroline Simpson Library

Welcome to Members Hour at the Caroline Simpson Library. Members Hour provides members with exclusive access to our properties

The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Thursday 13 February 10am–11am

A row of terrace houses

Tour

Historical Tour of Long’s Lane

Step into Sydney’s storied past with an exclusive behind-the-scenes guided tour of the Long's Lane precinct in The Rocks

Sunday 16 February 10am–11.30am

Recipe booklet: Fowler's Method: of bottling fruits and vegetables, Fowlers Vacola, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 1952

Talk

An Appetite for History

Cookbooks and manuscript recipes from the 1830s to the 1970s

The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Wednesday 12 March 6pm–7.30pm

Detective at foot of Argyle Steps, The Rocks (Sydney), late 1930s. Details unknown.

Tour

Sin City: Sydney Crime Stories

Visit real crime scenes from the past and hear the stories behind the crimes

Corner Albert and Phillip streets, Sydney NSW 2000

Sunday 23 March 10.30am–12.30pm

Cover label Small debts registers [Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions]

Online talk

Small Debts Registers

This webinar will explore the newly indexed and digitised Small Debt Registers held in the NSW State Archives Collection, and how they can highlight the history of NSW local communities

Friday 28 March 10.30am–11.30am

A woman looks through binoculars over a waterway