New Shirley Fitzgerald Book: The Lord Wolseley

Former Sydney City Historian Shirley Fitzgerald has just published a new book. It's a history of the Lord Wolseley, a pub in Ultimo.

Shirley's book is entitled Lord Wolseley Hotel: A Social History of a Very Small Pub. You can read more about it on Shirley's blog:
http://www.shirleyfitzgerald.com.au/my-blog/2016/3/30/the-lord-wolseley-hotel-a-social-history-of-a-very-small-pub

The Library has a copy of the book:
http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b4225995

Copies are available in the Library Shop.

Andy.

Interview with Janet McGaw

The latest Professional Historians Association NSW blog features a Special Collections regular, Janet McGaw.

http://www.phansw.org.au/five-minutes-with-janet-mcgaw/

Introducing Mark Dunn

The PHA website has a feature on new PHA president, Mark Dunn.

A familiar face!

http://www.phansw.org.au/introducing-mark-dunn/

New History of Cockatoo Island

Professional historian and Mitchell Library regular Sue Castrique has written a history of Cockatoo Island, focusing on the convict period.

An article about the book and its launch appears on the Professional Historians Association NSW blog.

We have requested copies for Australian Reference and stack.


Under the Colony's Eye: Gentlemen and Convicts on Cockatoo Island, 1839-1869

The Heritage of Parramatta Road

Interesting article on Leichhardt Council's project to record and to preserve the heritage of Parramatta Road (or Leichhardt Council's chunk of it anyway)!

http://localnotes.net.au/?p=3701

City of Sydney’s Oral History Collection

Take a look at the City of Sydney's Oral History Collection. This is a fabulous collection of interviews that are available as sound files (mp3) and transcripts. There are even some video interviews. Many aspects of life in Sydney are covered, including housing, arts and religion. Well worth a look.

                                                 http://www.sydneyoralhistories.com.au/

Our Pinterest Board on the Sydney Mail's World War I Covers

For the duration of the Life Interrupted exhibition, we are highlighting the front covers of the Sydney Mail during World War I. All covers produced during World War I have been digitised. We are choosing our favourites, and pinning a new one to the World War I in the Sydney Mail Pinterest board each weekday.



Sydney Mail, 28 October 1914.

Please let me know if you'd like to assist!

Andy.