HISTORY WEEK 2–10 SEPTEMBER 2017
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
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HISTORY WEEK 2–10 SEPTEMBER 2017
The History Council of NSW would like to thank all organisations involved in creating events for History Week 2017. History Week is an initiative of the History Week seeks to examine, unravel and understand History Council of NSW. We support and facilitate the registration of the events Australian ‘popular culture’. As History Week enters its 20th year, hosted by organisations and individuals during the week. History Council of NSW members are invited to celebrate popular The History Council of NSW is not responsible or liable for the content, quality or culture across the decades, to investigate its construction and outcome of any registered event for History Week 2017. All images sourced have analyse its impact on communities and individuals. been approved by the respective authorities. All information provided was correct at the time of production of this program, however may be subject to change. How has popular culture, whether it be music, theatre, dance, film, Please contact the individual event hosts to verify event details. television, sport or fashion, changed over time? Who defines it, and why?
What does popular culture mean on an individual, community, regional and national level? How has the ‘digital age’ and 21st century technological change influenced popular culture?
FRONT IMAGES: Courtesy State Library of New South Wales. Have we entered a ‘new age’ of popular culture with audiences as creators, shifts in authority and more democratic modes of creative expression? Is history now part of popular culture? WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT The continued goodwill demonstrated by our members and supporters communicates the power of history. History Week is CONTENTS History contributes to the economy; widely recognised it connects people and communities as the premier event through story, shapes identity and of the history FROM THE PRESIDENT 1 citizenship and enhances community calendar in New well-being. History Week joins South Wales, and FEATURED EVENTS 2 together an array of cultural and has been the History educational institutions, community COMMUNITY EVENTS 4 Council of NSWs’ and professional organisations, and flagship festival for individuals. All are united by an Central Tablelands 4 the past 20 years. understanding of the importance of history to their communities. Hunter 5 It is great to see the wide variety of History Council members celebrating The History Council of NSW is Illawarra/South Coast 11 the best in community and professional grateful for the support of the NSW history, and highlighting its important Government through Create NSW, Mid-North Coast 15 role in our cultural life. The History without which it could not host this Council’s innovative Speaker Connect wonderful annual celebration of history. Northern Rivers 16 program connects our regional We would like to thank De Bortoli members with professional historians Greater Sydney 17 Wines for their continued generous and writers, exchanging ideas and support, sponsoring the Deen De expertise across the state from Mudgee, Sydney: City 25 Bortoli Award for Applied History. Our to Toronto and Nowra. sincerest thanks also go to Geoffrey Sydney: Eastern Suburbs 34 This year’s History Week theme is ‘Pop’, Jones for his generous donation of allowing our members to celebrate the prize money for the 2017 Max Sydney: Inner West 37 the history of popular culture in Kelly Medal. We also acknowledge the support of our cultural partners - Sydney: Northern Beaches 44 myriad ways. Highlights include our Annual History Lecture delivered by Sydney Living Museums, State Sydney: Northern Suburbs 46 Associate Professor Michelle Arrow, Library of NSW, Department of “The Popular is Political: Struggles over Modern History at Macquarie Sydney: North Shore 47 national culture in 1970s Australia,” University and City of Sydney. and our annual Macquarie University Our sincerest thanks to all our symposium at the State Library of NSW. supporters and participants and we This symposium will draw together hope you enjoy History Week 2017. historians working on popular culture in various forms and in various contexts Dr Tanya Evans to explore the different ways popular PRESIDENT culture is and can be used in History Council of NSW historical research.
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ANNUAL HISTORY LECTURE 2017 2017 NSW PREMIER’S HISTORY AWARDS THE POPULAR IS POLITICAL: STRUGGLES OVER PRESENTATION AND LAUNCH OF HISTORY WEEK NATIONAL CULTURE IN 1970S AUSTRALIA
Join us for a glittering evening as we announce the winners of the 2017 NSW The 1970s in Australia is remembered as a decade of rapid social change. Women, Premier’s History Awards and officially launch History Week 2017. The NSW Indigenous people, lesbians, gays, and migrants all made demands for national Premier’s History Awards were first presented in 1997 to honour distinguished recognition. Australia’s shift away from Great Britain and the election of Gough achievements in history by Australian authors. They assist in establishing values Whitlam saw the advent of the ‘new nationalism’. and standards in historical research and publication, and encourage everyone to appreciate and learn from the work of our historians. The winners of the 2017 In cultural terms, this saw masculinity scrutinized and celebrated as central to a NSW Premier’s History Awards will be announced at a presentation and cocktail new Australian identity. While the women’s movement’s challenge to Australian reception event held in the State Library of NSW’s historic Mitchell Building. norms is well known, the cultural dimensions of this struggle are less familiar. Historian Marilyn Lake characterised the emergence of the bushman as a ‘national When: Friday 1 September 2017, 6:00–9:00pm type’ in the 1890s not as the product of nationalist sentiment, but as the result of a Where: Gallery Room, Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney contest between men and women for ‘control of the national culture’. Cost: $50 General, $45 Concession. Bookings are essential Bookings: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/2017-premiers-history-awards Associate Professor Michelle Arrow will explore how a similar contest unfolded in the popular culture of the 1970s. How did popular culture make sense of the social change of the seventies? Was the popularity of the ocker a reaction to HASHTAGS, HEROINES, AND HISTORIES: the women’s movement? And how did popular histories on film and television POPULAR CULTURE IN HISTORY contribute to this cultural contest?
Michelle Arrow is Associate Professor of Modern History at Macquarie University. Hosted by: The Department of Modern History, Macquarie University, She is the author of Friday on Our Minds: Popular Culture in Australia since 1945 in conjunction with the History Council of NSW, the Centre for Media History (2009) and numerous other works examining the history of popular culture and and the Centre of Applied History the ways history is represented in the media. This symposium will draw together historians working on popular culture in The Annual History Lecture is one of the History Council of NSW’s flagship events. various forms and in various contexts to explore the different ways popular First held in 1996, it was inaugurated by the History Council of NSW to underline culture is and can be used in historical research. Presenters will investigate not the importance of history to current issues and concerns. only the history of popular culture, but also how different cultural texts both PRESENTED BY THE HISTORY COUNCIL OF NSW. SUPPORTED BY CREATE shape and are shaped by political and social forces at particular moments. In a NSW, SYDNEY LIVING MUSEUMS AND DE BORTOLI WINES. 21st-century landscape where presidential tweets can act as official statements, where #blacklivesmatter and where diversity of gender and racial representation When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 6:00–9:00pm has taken on increasing significance, asking questions of the political and cultural Where: The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney possibilities and limits, if any, of popular culture is as important as ever. Cost: $50 General, $45 Concession/HCNSW Member (excludes fees). Bookings are essential Keynote Speaker: Professor Kate Darian-Smith, University of Melbourne Contact: [email protected], 02 9252 8715 Confirmed Speakers: Leigh Boucher, Bronwyn Carlson, Catherine Fisher, Bookings: http://bit.ly/AHL17tix Jodi McAlister, Scott McKinnon and Rebecca Sheehan
When: Monday 4 September 2017, 12:30pm–5:00pm Where: Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney Cost: $10.00 (excludes fees), includes afternoon tea Bookings: http://bit.ly/HW17MQSymposium
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Central Tablelands Hunter
SPEAKER Plein air, place and passion: ‘What sorta man are you anyway’: CONNECT TALK SPEAKER CONNECT artist Greg Hansell TALK Contested Masculinities in Australian Postwar Cinema Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: Mid-Western Regional Council Library Type: Talk/lecture This talk is based on Carol Roberts’ work with Hawkesbury-based artist, Hosted by: Lake Mac Libraries Greg Hansell, and an exhibition held last year on the Parramatta Campus of Join Dr Chelsea Barnett as she explores how masculinity was constituted Western Sydney University. The exhibition outlined three phases of the artist’s and represented by Australian feature films released between 1949 and 1962. work incorporating works from his past, works from the present and works While an image of the suburban male breadwinner remains synonymous with in the artist’s private collection that have inspired him. ‘the fifties’ in popular culture and political rhetoric, Chelsea argues that the Carol will explore the three factors of place, history and art and how paintings cultural landscape of the fifties actively created and negotiated multiple notions can provide an entry point both for an understanding of significance of place of legitimate masculinity. These ideas often circulated around postwar class and provide opportunities to link art, history and heritage. distinctions: middle-class, Menziean masculinity was caught in contest with a radical nationalist masculinity associated with the working class, which Carol Roberts is a professional historian who runs a heritage tour guide business produced a cultural tension that was left often unresolvable. in Windsor, NSW. Carol has worked in Federal and Local Government in senior Chelsea Barnett completed her PhD at Macquarie University in 2016. Her management and cultural services, as well as in community and arts organisations thesis, which explored the representations of masculinity in Australian films, as an author and researcher. She is currently exploring the artistic representation will be published as Reel Men: Australian Masculinity in the Movies, 1949-1962, of heritage sites in the Hawkesbury and close environs based on the artworks of by Melbourne University Press in 2019. She has published work in a number of artist Greg Hansell. academic journals, including her prize-winning paper on Man magazine in the The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of Journal of Australian Studies. NSW, supported by Create NSW. The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of When: Monday 4 September 2017, 11:00am NSW, supported by Create NSW. Where: Mudgee Town Hall, 64 Market Street, Mudgee When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 10:00am Cost: Free Where: Toronto Library, Cnr Pemell Street and Brighton Avenue, Toronto Contact: [email protected], 02 6378 2741 Cost: Free Bookings: http://bit.ly/PleinAirHW17 Contact: [email protected] Bookings: http://bit.ly/MenFilmHW17
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‘STEPPING OUT ON THE COAST’ EXHIBITION SPEAKER The popular culture of CONNECT AND HISTORY WEEK OPEN DAY TALK long distance love
Type: Exhibition/Open day/Talk Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: Brisbane Water Historical Society Inc. Hosted by: Singleton Public Library Celebrating History Week 2017 Brisbane Water Historical Society presents, Alison Wishart explores how stories of long distance relationships permeate ‘Stepping out on the Coast’, an exhibition that highlights the biggest and best our popular literature, films and music. Using examples from library performances the Coast has ever seen. This display will run from 1 September collections, this talk will show how the tangible evidence of long distance until 30 November at Henry Kendall Cottage and Historical Museum. love has changed over the past 130 years, from handwritten letters and You can also join the Brisbane Water Historical Society for History Week Open Day on carte de visite portraits to the digital era, which has had a profound effect Saturday 9 September with guest speaker, Emeritus Professor Richard Waterhouse, on the nature and style of communication. FAHA FASSA, University of Sydney - a light lunch and refreshments to follow. After World War II, travelling for love became an international phenomenon, When: Exhibition will run from Friday 1 September to Thursday 30 November 2017 when an estimated 15,000 Australian war brides crossed the seas to join the History Week Open Day will be held on Saturday 9 September 2017, 10:30am–1:30pm men they had met during the war. While Internet-based communication is Where: Henry Kendall Cottage and Historical Museum, 25-27 Henry Kendall popular and more immediate, it is not necessarily more intimate nor satisfying. Street, West Gosford Before coming to the State Library of NSW in 2015, Alison Wishart worked Cost: Entry by donation as a curator and collections manager with the National Museum of Australia, Contact: [email protected], 02 4325 2270 the Australian War Memorial, the State Library of Queensland, and Museum http://henrykendallcottage.org.au/ of Tropical Queensland. She is passionate about public history and has curated social history exhibitions on a diverse range of topics from football (soccer), to long distance love, to the stolen generations. WINNING STREAKS OPEN DAY
The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of NSW, supported by Create NSW. Type: Exhibition launch Hosted by: Wyong District Museum and Historical Society When: Thursday 7 September 2017, 5:30pm Where: Singleton Public Library, 8-10 Queen Street, Singleton Join Wyong District Museum and Historical Society as they celebrate Wyong’s Cost: Free long and colourful history of horse racing. A temporary exhibition, ‘Wyong at the Contact: [email protected], 02 6578 7532 Races’, will showcase an interesting and wide range of local racing memorabilia Bookings: http://bit.ly/LongDistanceHW17 from 2 September to 15 November 2017.
As part of the exhibition a special Winning Streaks Open Day will be held on Saturday 2 September. The day will include a light lunch and refreshments with special guest speaker and local historian, Phillip Morley, sharing stories of Wyong’s keen racing history.
When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 10:30am–2:00pm Where: Alison Homestead, 1 Cape Road, Wyong Cost: $10 per person Contact: [email protected], 02 4352 1886 http://alisonhomestead.com.au/
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POPULAR CULTURE IN DUNGOG: OUR FABULOUS FIFTIES THE ROLE OF THE JAMES THEATRE
Type: Talk/Hands-on Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Lake Mac Libraries Hosted by: Dungog Historical Society Join Lake Macquarie Library for ‘Our Fabulous Fifties’ - a themed talk about This exhibition will explore the role of the James Theatre in popular culture since social history and 1950s fashion. Glimpse into the lives of the modern housewives 1912 in Dungog. The display will consist of photographs, interpretive panels and and teenagers of the 1950s, and glamour and style of the career woman of this a small display case with memorabilia. era through the fashion of the time. See original fashion from The Cavalcade of History and Fashion collection and learn about the lives of the original owners of When: Saturday 2 September to Sunday 10 September 2017, 9:00am–12:30pm each piece. Where: Dungog Library, Mackay Street, Dungog Cost: Free Our Fabulous Fifties is a themed talk and includes examples from the collection Contact: [email protected], 02 4992 2094 with commentary, and items will be distributed amongst the audience, allowing a closer look at the clothing. Our Fabulous Fifties is part of ‘History illuminated’, Lake Macquarie’s inaugural festival of history. POP! GOES THE BEACH: WOMEN’S POPULAR CULTURE ON NEWCASTLE’S BEACHES When: Monday 4 September 2017, 10:00am–11:00am Where: Toronto Library, Cnr Pemell Street and Brighton Avenue, Toronto Cost: Free Type: Talk/lecture Contact: [email protected], 02 4921 0463 Hosted by: Lake Macquarie City Library http://library.lakemac.com.au/ Women started off at a disadvantage on Australia’s colonial beaches, with spaces claimed by unclothed men deemed off limits to females. In response, POP! CELEBRATE POPULAR women’s places were created from which men were excluded by social CULTURE ACROSS THE DECADES etiquette and, in some cases, barbed wire.
In this talk, presenter Dr Nancy Cushing will reveal what went on at the Type: Exhibition Ladies’ Bathing Places and why women so valued their time at the beach Hosted by: Newcastle Region Library in the late 19th century. Pop! Goes the beach features in a session on Significant Women of the Hunter in History illuminated Lake Macquarie’s Celebrate History Week with Newcastle Region Library. View some of their inaugural festival of history. favourite pop culture items from the Heritage Collection and discover the stories behind the objects. Items will be available to view in the Local History Lounge. When: Monday 4 September 2017, 5:00pm–6:00pm Where: Toronto Library, Corner Brighton Avenue and Pemell Street, Toronto When: Monday 4 September 2017 to Wednesday 6 September 2017, 1:00-4:00pm Cost: Free Where: Local History Lounge, Newcastle Region Library, Laman Street, Newcastle Contact: [email protected], 02 4921 0463 Cost: Free http://library.lakemac.com.au/ Contact: [email protected] or 02 4974 5330
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THE POWER OF THE PICTURE Illawarra/South Coast
Type: Talk/lecture
Hosted by: Lake Mac Libraries SPEAKER CONNECT TALK The Self-Made Surgeon Join Greg and Sylvia Ray while they discuss their research and work collecting and capturing a photographic record of the Hunter’s social history. Their eight books include ‘Newcastle Slideshow’, which features images from slides of Type: Talk/lecture events from the 1950s to the 1980s that were significant for local photographers. Hosted by: Shoalhaven Libraries Their latest book, The Hunter Region in The Great War, acknowledges the sacrifice Join Pauline Conolly as she explores the remarkable life of Dr Victor Ratten. of local service men and women and the impact on their families at home. Originally a dentist in West Wyalong, NSW in 1906 Ratten travelled to Chicago, The Power of the Picture is part of ‘History illuminated’, Lake Macquarie’s United States and purchased a bogus medical diploma. Immediately afterwards inaugural festival of history. he became a rural GP in Sheffield, Tasmania, and was later appointed Surgeon Superintendent at the Hobart Hospital in 1917. When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 10:00am–10:45am Where: Belmont Library, 19 Ernest Street, Belmont Ratten’s fraud was eventually uncovered, but through self-promotion and the popular Cost: Free support of his patients, he was able to continue his work thanks to The Ratten Doubts Contact: [email protected], 02 4921 0463 Removal Act, earning himself a place in Australian history as a folk hero. https://library.lakemac.com.au After a career in public libraries and vocational training, Pauline Conolly is now a full time writer based in the Blue Mountains. She has published two books on social history, and is currently working on a biography of Dr Victor Ratten. Pauline’s website is archived by the National Library of Australia due to its heavy content on history.
The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of NSW, supported by Create NSW.
When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 2:00pm Where: Nowra Library, 10 Berry Street, Nowra Cost: Free Contact: [email protected] Bookings: http://bit.ly/SurgeonHW17
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STORYLAND BY CATHERINE MCKINNON
SPEAKER Crime Pays: Crooks, History CONNECT TALK and Popular Culture Type: Talk Hosted by: Wollongong City Libraries
Type: Talk/lecture The author Catherine McKinnon will talk about her powerful new novel, Storyland, Hosted by: Wollongong City Libraries set in the Illawarra. The book has been described as a cross between Kate Grenville’s The Secret River and David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas. Villains have dominated Australia’s print media since the launch of The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser in 1803. The way we tell true crime tales has evolved Storyland moves through history using the voices of five characters from the boy but much of the subject matter remains unchanged. Murderers abound! From Will Martin sailing down the coast with Bass and Flinders in the Tom Thumb, to brief articles to full-length books, true crime is, today, a dominant feature of the convict Hawker in 1822, dairy woman Lola in 1900, girl Bel in 1998, rotating on the publishing landscape. middle chapter by Nada 2033, 2717 and then returning chronologically back in time to Will Martin.The action is interspersed with personal and lyrical reflection. Join Rachel Franks as she highlights some of our better-known (and a few Notions of time, place, civilisation, and human interaction are interrogated. forgotten) crooks and explores the place of these men and women in our history and in our popular culture. When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 2:00pm–3:30pm Where: Wollongong Central Library, 41 Burelli Street, Wollongong Dr Rachel Franks specialises in crime fiction, true crime, food studies and Cost: Free information science. An award-winning writer, her work can be found in books, Contact: [email protected], 02 4227 7414 journals and magazines. http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of NSW, supported by Create NSW. SHACKS OF THE ROYAL NATIONAL PARK When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 6:00pm Where: Corrimal District Library and Community Centre, 15 Short Street, Corrimal Cost: Free Type: Podcast Contact: [email protected] Hosted by: Wollongong City Libraries Bookings: http://bit.ly/CrimePaysHW17 As part of Illawarra Stories, oral histories of owners of shacks in the Royal National Park are being made available online.The shacks and their communities have a fascinating history from people staying in the Depression era to generations who have enjoyed holidays there. These podcasts can be downloaded so others can listen to memories of how the shacks were built and experiences of fishing, surfing, dances, bonfires, storms and bushfires.
When: This podcast will be available from Saturday 2 September 2017, 9:00am Listen: https://illawarrastories.com.au/shacks-of-the-royal-national-park/ Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 4227 7414
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POP GOES MORUYA Mid-North Coast
Type: Exhibition launch PASSION FOR FASHION - THE SIXTIES Hosted by: Moruya and District Historical Society
Join the Moruya and District Historical Society at the opening of their exhibition Type: Exhibition ‘POP GOES MORUYA’ and see just how much popular culture has changed this Hosted by: Port Macquarie Historical Society town. From Victorian era Moruya to the Jazz Age, the Mardi Gras of the 1960s, and the emerging alternative culture of the 1970s Deua; tastes in clothing, food, The Port Macquarie Historical Society present the exhibition ‘Passion for Fashion’. music and entertainment have changed dramatically. This exhibition features 1960s classic dress, special occasion wear, accessories and photographs from the Port Macquarie Museum’s extensive collection. The Reflect on the impact of popular culture on Moruya by rediscovering that Art 1960s was marked by great social change and many youth of the era were deco seat from the Fiesta Cinema; or looking at our beaded Charleston dresses; creating their own fashion styles. Colours and fabrics were bold and the decade by listening to records on a gramophone and perhaps by eating the ubiquitous is remembered for its new mod and hippie fashions, however, fashion trends took Devilled Eggs and Asparagus Rolls. longer to migrate to regional areas. Passion for Fashion shows the fashion, fabrics When: Friday 8 September 2017, 6:00pm–7:30pm and flair of the Sixties - Port Macquarie style. This exhibition will run until Saturday 28 October 2017 When: Saturday 2 September to Saturday 9 September 2017, 9:30am–4:30pm Where: Moruya Museum, 85 Campbell Street, Moruya Where: Port Macquarie Museum, 22 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie Cost: $10 non-members, $5 members Cost: $7 Adults, $5 Concessions, $3 Children, $15 Family Contact: [email protected], 0418 235 882 Contact: [email protected], 02 6583 1108 https://www.mdhs.org.au
THE STORY OF WAUCHOPE’S REGENT THEATRE
Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Wauchope District Historical Society Inc
More than a theatre to Wauchope people through much of last century, the Regent was the centre of their town, the focus of their social existence and hosted virtually all their popular cultural events apart from sport. Its story embraces the rise and fall of movies in a typical country town; the Regent’s part as a venue for dances and balls, meetings and flower shows; a place where townspeople and farm folk alike met, mixed, gossiped, danced, courted, celebrated and exchanged news and views. In a display using both audio and visual resources, this event showcases the history of the Regent Theatre through boom and bust to its sad loss to fire early this century. Saturday’s display will continue into the evening with the addition of an early silent movie with piano accompaniment and a band. Bring a plate to share for an evening meal at 6pm.
When: Friday 8 September, 2:00-4:00pm, and Saturday 9 September 2017, 6:00–9:00pm Where: Wauchope Community Arts Hall, Oxley Lane, Wauchope Cost: Gold coin donation Contact: [email protected], 02 6587 6077
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Northern Rivers Greater Sydney
HAT BOX TREASURES - LAUNCH OF EXHIBITION
SPEAKER Cycling Communities: CONNECT Type: Exhibition TALK Bicycle Clubs in Australia Hosted by: Richmond River Historical Society
As hats are now largely a fashion choice, it can be difficult to recollect an era Type: Talk/lecture where a hat was so popular as to be an expected part of clothing for all but the Hosted by: The Oaks Historical Society very young. The change began to appear after World War II. Throughout our longer history, hats have played several functions, from fashion to protection, The formation of bicycle clubs in Australia closely reflects the costs of purchasing for ceremonies and rituals, for women and men. They were markings of the class a bicycle. In the 1860s it was largely a pastime for the rich and affluent, but by to which the bearer belonged, and were used to present nationality, or branches the 1890s it widened to include the middle classes and by the turn of the 20th and ranks in the services. century, opportunities opened up for the first time to the working classes.
When: Exhibition launch: Sunday 10 September 2017, 2:00pm–4:00pm By the 1960s and especially in the 1970s, bicycle users turned away from the low The exhibition will run from Sunday 10 September to Monday 9 October 2017 tech bicycle towards the now affordable automobile. However by the 1990s and Where: 165 Molesworth Street, Lismore 2000s the bicycle acquired new meanings, practicalities and charm of bicycles Cost: Launch: free. Exhibition: museum entry fee $2 were discovered yet again by new affluent professional classes. Join Dr Marc Contact: [email protected], 02 6621 9993 Rerceretnam for an exploration of bicycle clubs in Australia. http://www.richhistory.org.au Dr Marc Rerceretnam is an author and Principal Researcher at Yesteryear Heritage Research. He has been a keen cyclist since 1990, joined the Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club in 2011 and oversaw the collation of its century old archive. He is a enthusiastic Time Trialist, vintage bicycle collector and is a co-organiser of the annual ‘Sydney Classic Bicycle Show’.
The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of NSW, supported by Create NSW.
When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 2:00pm Where: The Wollondilly Heritage Centre and Museum, 43 Edward St, The Oaks Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 4657 1796 Bookings: http://bit.ly/BikeClubsHW17
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Popular Culture as Political SPEAKER SPEAKER CONNECT CONNECT TALK A. L. Lloyd and Australian folklore TALK Performance: The Meaning of Public Drinking in Colonial NSW
Type: Talk/lecture Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: Sutherland Shire Libraries Hosted by: Camden Council Library Service Join Mark Gregory as he explores the life and cultural legacy of Albert Lancaster Drinking alcohol is a political activity. Though we drink for many reasons – Lloyd. As a 16-year-old boy, Lloyd was shipped out to NSW where he worked as a refreshment, relaxation, sociability, intoxication – drinking in public is also a station hand for six years in Condoblin. He returned to Britain at the height of the performance weighted with meaning, and it was especially meaningful in colonial Great Depression, with a wealth of stories about Australia and what would turn New South Wales. During a period when systems of government, the authority into a lifetime interest in Australian folk song. of the social elite, and the rights and liberties of citizens, were challenged and By the time Lloyd returned to Australia for a concert and lecture tour in 1970, he debated throughout the British world, this meaning was often overtly political. was an internationally respected folklorist and had left an indelible mark on the Drinking, or refusing to drink, was a cultural signifier that demonstrated popular folk song movement in Australia. respectability and status; the ritual of toasting celebrated loyalty and allegiance, Dr Mark Gregory has been studying working life in Australian songs and poems and ordered the social hierarchy; alcohol marked the boundary between work and since the 1960s. In 2005, he received his MA in music from Macquarie University leisure; while drunkenness symbolised deviance and disorder. This talk will explore for, “Sixty Years Of Australian Union Songs.” In 2014, he received a PhD in History a series of microhistories, drinking moments that reveal broader changes in the from Wollongong University for his dissertation, “Australian Working Songs and political imaginary of New South Wales during the transition from an authoritarian Poems: A Rebel Heritage.” penal colony to a democracy of responsible white men. The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of Dr Matthew Allen is a Lecturer in Historical Criminology at the University of New NSW, supported by Create NSW. England. He is currently writing a history of alcohol in colonial New South Wales which will explore the political symbolism of both celebratory drinking rituals and When: Monday 4 September 2017, 6:00pm the deviance of public drunkenness. Where: Cronulla Central, 38-60 Croydon Street, Cronulla Cost: Free The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of Contact: [email protected] NSW, supported by Create NSW. Bookings: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/al-lloyd-and-australian-folklore- When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 2:00pm tickets-36504811875 Where: Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden Cost: Free Contact: [email protected] Bookings: http://bit.ly/DrinkHW17
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CLOSING TIME: A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
SPEAKER OF CAMDEN AND NARELLAN’S HISTORIC CONNECT TALK Punk: So What’s New? PUBLIC HOTELS AND INNS
Type: Talk/lecture Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Fairfield City Museum and Gallery Hosted by: Camden Libraries
Young people have often expressed themselves through clothing. Let’s take The watering holes and drinking venues of Camden and Narellan have withstood a journey through the outrageous styles and garments that they have worn numerous floods and seen many a festival, celebration and the odd altercation. throughout history to annoy their parents, from pointy shoes (1459) to, well... Celebrate over 150 years of Camden’s historic public inns with a photographic pointy shoes (1959). Let’s hear what the elders have to say about their despair exhibition. Some of these historics public inns are still open for business, while many others have long since called ‘closing time’. regarding youth fashion from Plutarch to the Sydney Gazette.
Fiona Reilly is a set and costume designer, costume historian and producer of When: Saturday 2 September to Saturday 9 September 2017, 10:00am–12:00pm historically-based documentaries. As Head of Costume at the National Institute of Where: Camden MP Room, Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden Dramatic Arts (NIDA) she has continued her research into aspects of costume and Cost: Free social history as well as her interest in the clothing and theatrical history of many Contact: [email protected], 02 4654 7951 Asian cultures where she has lived and worked.
The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of CAMPBELLTOWN: REMEMBERING OUR POP CULTURE NSW, supported by Create NSW.
When: Wednesday 6 September 2017, 6:00pm Type: Exhibition Where: Fairfield City Museum and Gallery Corner of Oxford Street and The Hosted by: Campbelltown City Council Library Horsely Drive, Smithfield Explore how Campbelltown folk have lived popular culture through the decades Cost: Free with an exhibition at Campbelltown Library. From music and dances to sport and Contact: bfalzon@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au, 02 9725 0190 food, the display will celebrate the history of social life in a once small town. Bookings: http://bit.ly/PunkHW17 When: Saturday 2 September to Sunday 10 September 2017 Where: Campbelltown City Library, 1 Hurley St, Campbelltown 1960S POP MUSIC AT THE MAGPIE MILK BAR Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 4645 4444 Type: Open day https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/RSF/ServicesandFacilities/Libraries Hosted by: The Oaks Historical Society
Where were the teenagers in 1960s hanging out in Picton? Come to the Magpie Café Milk bar and listen to the music of the era or bring some of your own vinyls to share while sampling the milkshakes and soda pops. Be prepared to dance, perhaps wear similar clothes and share the photos and memories of Picton and surrounds in the 1960s.
When: Sunday 10 September 2017, 11:00am–4:00pm Where: The Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum, 43 Edward Street, The Oaks Cost: $3, Family of 4 $7 Contact: [email protected], 02 4326 89034
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of popular culture in Parramatta across the decades and invite the public to bring MINI DISCOVERERS - MOVIE STARS their own stories and items for appraisal if they would like to donate them.
Whether you’ve hung onto your very first scarf as an Eels football club supporter, Type: Hands-on/Kids found photographs in your garage of historic and social events or have a story Hosted by: Camden Libraries to tell about your experiences of music and movies in the suburbs of Parramatta Dress like a movie star from the olden days in this hands-on session for from the past, we’d love to hear from you. We ask that members of the public preschoolers and their carers, looking at clothing from the past. Children can carry in no more than three unique objects. We can also make digital copies of touch and try on hats, gloves, old suitcases and coats. Bring your camera and items. All visitors are welcome. If you have a particular story to tell or are unable make your very own movie. to attend on the day, please fill in the enquiry form on our website and you’ll hear back from us: http://arc.parracity.nsw.gov.au/contact_details/ When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 11:00am–12:00pm Where: Camden Library / Camden Museum, 40 John Street, Camden When: Friday 8 September 2017, 10:00am–4:00pm Cost: Free Where: Jubilee Hall, Parramatta Town Hall, 182 Church St, Parramatta Contact: [email protected], 02 46547951 Cost: Free http://www.camdenhistory.org.au Contact: [email protected], 02 8839 3322
STATE ARCHIVES OPEN DAY – IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU! LINNWOOD HOUSE OPEN DAY
Type: Open day Type: Open Day Hosted by: State Archives & Records NSW Hosted by: The Friends of Linnwood
State Archives NSW is hosting an Open Day at the Western Sydney Records Centre, Linnwood is a historic house set on five hectares of land at Guildford in the western Kingswood. Learn about your history – your house history, your family history and suburbs of Sydney, and was listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in February your local history. See treasures from the State archives collection and tour behind 2003. Major exhibitors on the front lawn will be the Mustang Owner’s Club “Show the scenes! This is an event not to be missed! and Shine” and the Camaro and Corvette Car Clubs. The City of Holroyd Brass Band will entertain for two sessions. Inside the house will be a display by the When: Friday 8 September 2017, 10:00am–4:00pm Smocking Arts Guild of NSW, arts and craft stalls, books/dvd stall, information Where: State Archives and Records NSW, Western Sydney Records Centre, 161 from the Parramatta Female Factory Friends and the Brislington Medical and O’Connell Street, Kingswood Nursing Museum. Refreshments include BBQ and devonshire teas and cakes. Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9673 1788 When: Sunday 10 September 2017, 11:00am–4:00pm https://www.records.nsw.gov.au Where: Linnwood, 25 Byron Road, Guildford Cost: $3 per person - children under 5 years free Contact: friendsofl[email protected], 0409 227 679 POP GOES PARRAMATTA http://www.linnwood.org.au
Type: Open day Hosted by: City of Parramatta Cultural Heritage and Tourism - Parramatta Heritage and Visitor Information Centre
Parramatta Heritage and Visitor Information along with the City of Parramatta Research and Collection Services team are having an open day to share memories
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POP! Sydney: City
Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Hurstville Museum and Gallery Mozart and ‘The Doll’: the Elizabethan SPEAKER CONNECT Theatre Trust and the Institutionalisation Pop! is a selection of historical photographs sourced from the Georges River TALK Council Local Studies collection. These images reveal the various ways in of Cultural Hierarchy which the people of St George have interpreted and adopted new trends in entertainment, recreation, architecture, and fashion. With over 150 years’ worth Type: Talk/lecture of pop culture represented, the photographs show how locals have been Hosted by: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts’ influenced by both national and international forms of mass culture. Pop! is a When the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust was established in 1954 its brief reflection and celebration of how popular culture has influenced the region’s was both to stage European classical plays, Operas and (eventually) ballets, imagination and self-conception. but at the same time to encourage the writing of Australian plays featuring local When: Saturday 26 August to Wednesday 13 December 2017, 10am–4pm themes and local accents. While it succeeded in these aims a vigorous debate Where: 14 MacMahon Street, Hurstville emerged about whether the ‘slice of life’ plays like ‘Summer of the Seventeenth Cost: Free Doll’ and ‘The One Day of the Year’ really qualified as ‘high’ culture. In the end Contact: [email protected], 02 9330 6444 these proletarian Australian plays challenged the notion that high culture was somehow separate and more pure than the culture of everyday life. Join Richard Waterhouse for an exploration of ‘high’ and popular culture.
Richard Waterhouse is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Sydney. His books include From Minstrel Show to Vaudeville: the Australian Popular Stage, 1788-1914 (1990); Private Pleasures, Public Leisure: a History of Australian Popular Culture Since 1788 (1995); and The Vision Splendid: a social and cultural History of Rural Australia (2005), works which Professor Tom Griffiths has described as pioneering studies in the history of Australian popular culture. He has also acted as an historical consultant for a number of ABC documentary films.
The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of NSW, supported by Create NSW.
When: Wednesday 6 September 2017, 12:30pm Where: Mitchell Theatre, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Cost: Free Contact: [email protected] Bookings: http://bit.ly/TheDollHW17
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OBSOLETE? “COME AND SEE THE CHINESE FAIRYLAND”: SYDNEY’S CHINESE DANCE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE 1920S-1950S
Type: Exhibition Hosted by: The Cross Art Projects and Kandos Museum Type: Talk Hosted by: Chinese Heritage Association of Australia Inc The Cross Art Project and Kandos Museum present the exhibition ‘Obsolete?’. Artists Nicole Barakat, Aleshia Lonsdale and Fiona MacDonald use imagination “The Chinese Fairyland” tells a story in some ways universal in the urban Sydney and investigatory flair to showcase counter or subaltern history. experience, and in some ways very particular to the Chinese. It focuses on the glamorous dance entertainment of Sydney’s Chinese from the 1920s to the 1950s. For the exhibition Obsolete? they consider a small community museum in Kandos, on the western slopes of central NSW, to tell stories of the conflicting histories Join Dr Mei-fen Kuo as she explores the story of the Pekin Café, Pitt Street, during embedded in innocently obsolete objects or habituated omissions housed therein. the 1920s, the first Chinese dance venue. In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s dance What stories are and are not being told here? had become a fun event with a political theme under the influence of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuo Min Tang). In her talk Dr Kuo will discuss how dance When: Saturday 2 September to Saturday 9 September 2017, opening hours: reshaped Chinese community politics, gender relations and the style of public 11:00am–6:00pm Thursday to Saturday gathering from the 1920s to the postwar period. Where: The Cross Art Projects, 8 Llankelly Lane, Kings Cross Cost: Free When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 2:30pm–4:00pm Contact: [email protected], 0406 537 933 Where: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Cost: Members $8, Non-members $10 WHAT GOES POP! Contact: [email protected], 02 4861 3078 http://www.chineseheritage.org.au Type: Exhibition Hosted by: State Library of NSW CHINESE INFLUENCES IN AUSTRALIAN Australians have always been eager consumers of ‘popular’ culture and libraries POPULAR CULTURE are important storehouses of what goes ‘pop’ with people and their communities. Covering all that is widely available, shared, viewed, heard and read, popular Type: Talk/ lecture culture is ingrained in daily life. Propelled by technology and consumerism, Hosted by: Chinese Australian Historical Society Inc it reveals a great deal about our history and pastimes. From fish and chip shop staples, the Dim Sim and the Chiko Roll, a wok in every This display takes a whistle-stop tour through some of the most important household, the Aussie student staple of instant noodles, to the celebration of cultural changes of the 20th century. Selected from the Library’s photographic Chinese New Year, Australians have long embraced Chinese culture. Join Claudia collections, it will provide a window into the world of post war popular culture for Chan Shaw for a look at how so much of the Chinese DNA has become a part of younger generations and a trip down memory lane for those who lived through it. Australian popular culture. When: Saturday 2 September to Sunday 26 November 2017 When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 11:00am–12:00pm Where: Level 1, State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney Where: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Cost: Free Sydney Contact: [email protected], 02 9273 1414 Cost: General $12, CAHS members $10 http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au Contact: [email protected], 0417 655 233 https://chineseaustralianhistory.org
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STORIES OF MIRACLES SAMUEL PEPYS: HIS LIBRARY AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Type: Talk Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: Sydney Jewish Museum Hosted by: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts
Join the Sydney Jewish Museum for an afternoon and hear a panel of Samuel Pepys was a hugely able man - administrator of the Royal English navy, Holocaust Survivors talk about their miraculous stories of survival. Governor of Christ’s Hospital and Member of Parliament. But he is most famous for being one of the world’s great diarists. When: Saturday 3 September 2017, 2:30pm–4:00pm Where: Sydney Jewish Museum, 148 Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst Join Susannah Fullerton for a fascinating talk on Pepys and his love of learning. Cost: $15 Susannah will discuss Pepys’ extraordinary library, now housed at Magdalen Contact: [email protected], 02 9360 7999 College, Cambridge, his passion for buying books, his contribution to the arts and http://sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au sciences of his day, and his part in the burgeoning Enlightenment. She will also tell the incredible story of his Diary, and how it finally came to be published. FEMINISM AND POPULAR CULTURE When: Monday 4 September 2017, 6:00pm–7:30pm Where: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Mitchell Theatre, L3/280 Pitt Street, Sydney Type: Display Cost: $15 SMSA and Royal Society members, $20 General Hosted by: Jessie Street National Women’s Library Contact: [email protected], 02 9262 7300 Join the Jessie Street National Women’s Library as they showcase items from their https://smsa.org.au collection which show the impact of feminism on popular culture in Australia. The Library’s poster collection documents the myriad of campaigns fought by THE GOOD OLD BAD OLD DAYS WITH WARREN FAHEY feminists for justice and equality in Australia. The badge collection also highlights different feminist themes and campaigns from the 1960s onwards. The serials Type: Talk/Lecture collection covers four decades of content about women’s liberation campaigns Hosted by: Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts and activities, as well as stories and poetry and reviews of feminist writing. Selected items will be on display at the Library during History Week. Join cultural historian, Warren Fahey, as he talks, sings and leads us on an eclectic romp through the colourful history of all five precincts of Sydney’s inner east, from When: Monday 4 September to Thursday 7 September 2017, 10:00am–3:00pm Kings Cross to Rushcutters Bay, their high life, low life and, sometimes, very low life. Where: Jessie Street National Women’s Library, 523-525 Harris Street, Ultimo Cost: Free Ride the scenic roller-coaster over the snow-covered mountains of the forgotten Contact: [email protected], 02 9571 5359 White City at Rushcutters Bay; see the naughty boys at the ferries approaching Woolloomooloo Bay; chase ‘peeping Toms’ in Elizabeth Bay; tap to the tunes of cabaret’s greats at the Silver Spade, Potts Point, or dare to be different in yesterday’s Kings Cross. Relive the antics and the era, one ripping yarn (and song) at a time.
When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 12:30pm–1:30pm Where: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9262 7300 https://smsa.org.au
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TECH POP! TRENDING OVER TIME IN TAFE POIHĀKENA TOURS: STORIES OF MĀORI IN SYDNEY
Type: Presentation/talk Type: Guided tour Hosted by: TAFE NSW Ultimo College Library Hosted by: Kotahi Tourism Over time TAFE has responded to the community need for education and Award-winning ‘Poihākena tours: stories of Māori in Sydney’ are based in The practical training. This presentation will look at various items held in the TAFE Rocks where Māori have lived, loved, traded, visited, worked and died for since NSW Heritage Collection and buildings at Ultimo College that reflect social 1793. Visit an archeological site where Māori taonga (treasured objects) were change and popular culture over time.This presentation will look at the heritage found, and see taonga exhibited at The Rocks Discovery Museum; walk down buildings from the architectural era of “art for art’s sake” highlighted by figurative Māori Lane; hear waiata – Māori song and intriguing stories spanning 224 years. carvings and stained glass windows through to the more simplistic and minimalist This special history week tour includes stories of Māori contribution to popular buildings of modern times. music culture in Australia since the 1960s.
When: Wednesday 6 September 2017, 12:15pm–1:15pm When: Saturday 9 September 2017, 11:00am–1:00pm Where: TAFE NSW Ultimo College Library, 651-731 Harris Street, Ultimo Where: Meet outside 27 Circular Quay West, Campbells Cove, The Rocks, Sydney Cost: Free - Bookings essential Cost: $39 adult Contact: [email protected], 02 9217 3205 Contact: [email protected], 0419 836 341 Bookings: https://kotahitourism.rezdy.com/23736/poih-kena-tours-stories-of-m- ori-in VICTORIA BARRACKS TOUR
Type: Walking tour EXPLORING COLONIAL SYDNEY Hosted by: Royal Australian Historical Society Type: Hands-on/Talk Join the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) and take a walking tour Hosted by: State Library of New South Wales of Victoria Barracks. Victoria Barracks is one of the best-known examples of military architecture in Australia. The walking tour will be followed by a visit to Discover the story of Sydney from 1788 to 1900, as we look at manuscripts, the Barracks’ Museum. Those wishing to attend this event should assemble at maps, paintings and artworks that tell stories of early Sydney. Use the Library’s the entrance to the Barracks, in Moore Park Road near the new Guardhouse, at catalogues and other search tools to locate the many sources of information 9.20am for a 9.30 start. This event requires an RSVP no later than two weeks about old Sydney. A selection of unique collection items will be on display. prior to the event as the RAHS has to provide a list of attendees, with When: Wednesday 6 September 2017, 10:30am–12:30pm identification, two weeks before the visit. Where: State Library of New South Wales, Macquarie Street, Sydney When: Thursday 7 September 2017, 9:30am Cost: $10 Please arrive at 9:20am for the 9:30 start Contact: [email protected], 02 9273 1414 Where: Victoria Barracks, Moore Park Road, Paddington http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au Cost: $8 Contact: [email protected], 02 9247 8001, bookings essential
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JOHN MACARTHUR: VISIONARY OR VILLAIN AFTER THE GRIFFINS – STORIES FROM THE CASTLECRAG OF THE THIRTIES, FORTIES AND FIFTIES
Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: City of Sydney Historical Association Type: Talk/ panel discussion Hosted by: Walter Burley Griffin Society Inc Join Patrick Dodd and the City of Sydney Historical Association as they examine John Macarthur’s complex character. Some saw Macarthur as scheming and American architects, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin had a dream devious with disdain for any official who dared to thwart his ambitions, while of creating an “ideal suburb” in Sydney. They founded Castlecrag in the 1920s and others saw him as a brilliant publicist and organiser who did much to focus and created a very different community from any other in Australia. promote attention to the potential of the colony. Patrick Dodd is a volunteer To celebrate History Week the Walter Burley Griffin Society is organising a panel guide at the State library of NSW, the Australian Maritime Museum and HM Bark of former residents to discuss living in Castlecrag in the early years of the Griffin- Endeavour and will be presenting this talk. inspired community, covering aspects such as entertainment, fashion, the motor When: Saturday 9 September 2017, 2:00pm–3:45pm car and public transport, play and toys. The sons and daughters of people whose Where: Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney parents lived and worked with the Griffins at Castlecrag will share some of their Cost: COSHA Members $3, Visitors $6 stories in a panel facilitated by heritage specialist Rachel Jackson. To accompany Contact: [email protected], 0448 891 981 the discussion there will also be a slideshow of photographs taken by Hermann http://www.sydneyhistorical.org.au Junge during the 1920s and 30s and further photographs from the 1940s and 50s.
When: Sunday 10 September 2017, 2:00pm–3:30pm Where: History House auditorium, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney Cost: $20 General; $15 Concession Contact: info@griffinsociety.org Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/QVRX http://www.griffinsociety.org
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Sydney: Eastern Suburbs CINEMA AT WOOLLAHRA
POP GOES RANDWICK: A HISTORY OF Type: Display MUSIC IN OUR CITY - EXHIBITION LAUNCH Hosted by: Woollahra Libraries During History Week Woollahra Library will be celebrating its local history. Type: Exhibition Launch Visit the library to be transported back into the past as historic footage of the Hosted by: Randwick City Library local area, sourced from the National Film and Sound Archive, will be continuously screened during library opening hours. The library will also Join Little Pattie and the Mayor of Randwick for our celebration of POP in be hosting a talks on the role of cinema in popular culture. Details and Randwick City. Our exhibition will explore music heritage in our local area. bookings for talks will be available on the library website. Artists such as Little Pattie, Midnight Oil, and Vic Simms will be represented. Local POP music venues such as Stone’s Milk Bar, Selina’s and the local surf When: Saturday 2 September to Thursday 7 September 2017, library opening hours. clubs have all played their part in local and National POP music history. Where: Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay Cost: Free Little Pattie will talk about her career and music heritage as an icon of Australian Contact: [email protected], 02 9391 7941 music history. Come and enjoy the story about POP music in our City and how it http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library all started with “Stompin’ at Maroubra”.
When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 12:00–2:00pm Where: Lionel Bowen Library, 669/673 Anzac Parade, Maroubra LA PEROUSE: ONE HUGE HISTORY! Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9093 6400 Type: Guided walking tour http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/library Hosted by: Friends of the La Perouse Museum Inc
La Perouse has witnessed many significant events in our national history, from WHEN THE BEATLES LANDED AT MASCOT being home to Indigenous Australians, to the arrival of Captain James Cook and the First Fleet, to the Expedition of Laperouse. The Rum Trade flourished with the arrival of the Second Fleet and La Perouse became the first Customs Outpost in Type: Talk Australia. Later, the headland would provide communication between Australia Hosted by: Bayside Council and New Zealand and provide defence to protect important infrastructure.
Were you there on that cold and wet morning in June 1964 when the Beatles Join a walking tour with Greg Bond and explore the landscape and colonial arrived in Sydney? Over the years many fans have lined up at the airport to catch structures that reflect La Perouse’s diverse history. This event will also take place a glimpse or possibly a kiss from their favourite stars. on this 192nd Anniversary of the foundation of the Laperouse Monument by the Come and hear about some of the most memorable arrivals. At the end of the talk, Baron de Bougainville. time will be set aside for the audience to share their own stories about meeting When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 10:30am–12:00pm stars at the airport or watching their cars pass through the surrounding suburbs. Where: Laperouse Museum, 1611R Anzac Parade, La Perouse When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 2:00–4:00pm Cost: Gold coin donation Where: Mascot Library & Museum, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot Contact: [email protected], 0418 628 730 Cost: Free https://laperousemuseum.org Contact: [email protected], 02 8338 0313 https://www.bayside.vic.gov.au
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AUSTRALIAN FILM - CITY SLICKERS VS OUTBACK Sydney: Inner West
Type: Talk/exhibition launch
SPEAKER Hosted by: Woollahra Library CONNECT TALK The Mirror’s Writing Women Join Woollahra Libraries for the official launch of their History Week celebration of cinema. The official launch of their film screenings also includes a talk by author and film critic Lynden Barber, who will investigate the topic of how Australian film Type: Talk/lecture magnifies the city-country divide. Hosted by: Inner West Cultural Services
When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 11:00am–12:00pm In the late 1920s and early 30s, Zora Cross interviewed her fellow women writers Where: Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay for the popular magazine the Australian Woman’s Mirror. Without her entertaining Cost: Free profiles, there would be little trace of these writers — Myra Morris, Llwelyn Lucas Contact: [email protected], 02 9391 7941 and Kathleen Dalziel among them — in literary history or biography. These three dozen interviews appear in the Mirror alongside flapper fashions, home remedies, and articles on ‘women of the world’. Join Cathy Perkins for a lively glimpse of the CINEMA SNIPPETS Mirror’s writing women.
Cathy Perkins is the editor of SL magazine at the State Library of NSW. Her recent Type: Workshop MA thesis in History looked at the life and work of Australian writer Zora Cross, Hosted by: Woollahra Library the subject of her articles in Meanjin (Summer 2014 and Winter 2017).
Join Woollahra Libraries this History Week for their monthly ‘Discover Your Local The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of History’ series. Their September workshop will examine Woollahra’s experience of NSW, supported by Create NSW. cinema and the area’s connections to the world of film and film-making. When: Sunday 3 September 2017, 2:00pm When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 10:30am–12:00pm Where: Dickson St Space, 35-39 Dickson Street, Newtown Where: Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay Cost: Free Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9550 4156 Contact: [email protected], 02 9391 7941 Bookings: http://bit.ly/WomansMirrorHW17
SPEAKER Sydney on screen: how the CONNECT TALK moving image shaped a city
Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: Ashfield Library
From silent films to the revival of the 1970s, Sydney has defined Australian cinema and been shaped by it. A centre of film production, the city has directed the fortunes of the national industry. A place of film consumption, cinema has impacted Sydney’s leisure practices and built environment.
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The city has also appeared in a range of remarkable films. From the opium dens of The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of Satan in Sydney (1918), to the wild suburban drag races of The F.J. Holden (1977). NSW, supported by Create NSW. What can such representations tell us about the Australian urban experience? When: Wednesday 6 September 2017, 7:00pm This talk presents a vibrant and surprising cinematic history, revealing how mass Where: Bayroom, Five Dock Library, Level 1, 4-12 Garfield Street, Five Dock entertainment shaped the harbour city’s cultural landscape and people. Cost: Free James Findlay has recently completed his PhD with the Department of History at Contact: [email protected], 02 9911 6317 the University of Sydney where his research focused on popular representations Bookings: http://bit.ly/MayGibbsHW17 of convict histories and their role in shaping ideas of nationhood in the twentieth century. He is currently lecturing at ACU and has worked extensively in film and television production in Australia and the United Kingdom. UNVEILING OF RESTORED 1890 MAP OF CONCORD
The Speaker Connect program is proudly presented by the History Council of NSW, supported by Create NSW. Type: Talk Hosted by: City of Canada Bay Heritage Society Inc When: Monday 4 September 2017, 11:00am Where: Council Chambers Ashfield Civic Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield Maps can provide us with a window into the past and the maps of Canada Bay Cost: Free show how the local area was settled and developed over time. Contact: 02 9716 1821, [email protected] Join the City of Canada Bay Heritage Society as they unveil a restored Bookings: http://bit.ly/SydScreenHW17 Higinbotham and Robinson 1890 map of Concord. David Sansome, Canada Bay’s Local Studies Librarian, will highlight some of the stories of the Concord community of the late 19th century as revealed by the map.
SPEAKER CONNECT TALK May Gibbs in popular culture When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 1:30pm–3:30pm Where: City of Canada Bay Museum, 1 Bent Street, Concord Cost: Free - donations welcome Type: Talk/lecture Contact: [email protected], 02 9744 8528 Hosted by: City of Canada Bay Library Service https://canadabayheritage.asn.au
May Gibbs is one of Australia’s most popular and enduring children’s book authors and illustrators. Her picture books have delighted successive generations for over HISTORY NOW! MOBILE INTERACTIVE WALKING 100 years. She drew her inspiration from her childhood spent visiting the bush TOUR OF LEICHHARDT AND BALMAIN south of Perth, and later from her large garden in Sydney’s Neutral Bay and bush walks in the Blue Mountains. An early environmentalist, she urged her readers to ‘be kind to bush creatures’. Type: Walking tour Hosted by: Inner West Council Libraries This illustrated talk will examine the enduring influence of Gibbs’ artwork and books, her charitable work and how she built her career. dLux MediaArts is pleased to partner with the Heritage Group of Leichhardt District to launch an interactive mobile walking tour for this year’s History Week. Before coming to the State Library of NSW in 2015, Alison Wishart worked as Working closely with the local community, the tour will bring together the rich a curator and collections manager with the National Museum of Australia, the histories of the area with the latest technology, and engage locals and tourists Australian War Memorial, the State Library of Queensland, and Museum of with significant historical places. Including interactive elements, historic photos Tropical Queensland. She is passionate about public history and has curated social and interviews with local residents, the tour will become a resource for the history exhibitions on a diverse range of topics from football (soccer), to long Leichhardt and Balmain libraries. Anyone will be able to access the tour on the distance love, to the stolen generations. free izi.TRAVEL app.
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When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 11:00am–12:30pm 2017. On Wednesday 6 September there will be a special talk by renowned Where: Leichhardt Library, 23 Norton St, Leichhardt historian, Robert Parkinson, which will discuss the exhibition and the history Cost: Free of cinema and theatre in Sydney’s Inner West. Contact: [email protected], 02 9367 9335 When: Wednesday 6 September 2017, 6:00pm–8:00pm Exhibition: Saturday 2 September to Saturday 30 September 2017 ANNETTE KELLERMAN: BEHIND THE MYTH Where: Leichhardt Library exhibition space, Piazza Level, Italian Forum, 23 Norton Street, Leichhardt Cost: Free Type: Talk/lecture Contact: [email protected], 02 9335 2167 Hosted by: Inner West Council Libraries http://www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/Library/Policies-and-Procedures/Library- The feats of Annette Kellerman (1886–1975) are astonishing. From a childhood Exhibition-Space in Marrickville, she became an international celebrity as an endurance swimmer, a highly paid entertainer of the vaudeville stage and a star of American silent UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY POSTCARDS films. She played a key role in popularising the one-piece swimsuit for women 1899-1955 BY JILL BROWN and became a very successful businesswoman.
The current Powerhouse Museum exhibition, Million Dollar Mermaid, presents this Type: Talk/presentation story and pays tribute to the artistry of her performances. Extensive research Hosted by: Inner West Council Libraries by curator, Peter Cox, casts new light on Kellerman’s achievements. Join Peter for a lively illustrated History Week talk about Annette Kellerman including rare Enjoy a nostalgia-filled talk unravelling the University of Sydney’s history footage from the Kellerman archives. through its buildings and the people responsible for them. This talk and audio/visual presentation will be presented by author Jill Brown. When: Tuesday 5 September 2017, 7:00pm–8:30pm Where: Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, 362-372 New Canterbury Road, When: Thursday 7 September 2017, 6:00pm–7:00pm Dulwich Hill Where: Ashfield Library, Level 3, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield Cost: Free Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9335 2167 Contact: [email protected], 02 9716 1821
A POPULAR PASTIME THE ANGELS, BY BOB YATES
Type: Exhibition/talk/lecture Type: Talk Hosted by: Inner West Council Libraries Hosted by: Inner West Council Libraries
Pop Culture of the twentieth century included a favourite pastime of going to the The Angels roared out of the 1970s with multi-platinum albums, hits and record- cinema. The Inner West was the home to an array of cinemas beginning with early breaking tours. The band was formed by the trio of Rick and John Brewster and suburban houses. From the 1920s larger cinemas sprung up seating anywhere Doc Neeson and made some of the greatest music this country has seen. between 1000-2000 people. Join Australian author and long-time associate of the band, Bob Yates, as he talks To celebrate the Inner Wests history of cinema, Inner West Council Library about the impact that The Angels had on the Australian rock scene, its relevance and History Services presents a photo exhibition, ‘Popular Pastimes’, which to popular culture, and how it redefined Australian pub rock traditions and showcases theatres and cinemas of the Inner West from the 1900s to the 1960s. influenced contemporary rock. The talk will be followed by a book signing. The exhibition will run from Saturday 2 September until Saturday 30 September
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When: Thursday 7 September 2017, 7:45pm–9:30pm Where: Marrickville Library, cnr Marrickville and Petersham Road, Marrickville A WALKING TOUR OF DULWICH HILL Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9335 2167 Type: Guided walking tour Hosted by: Inner West Council - Library and History Services EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF HAWTHORNE CANAL Join renowned local historian, Mark Matterson, for a fascinating guided walking tour highlighting the gentrification of Dulwich Hill and the rise of high rise living and the life that brings for its residents. Type: Guided walking tour Hosted by: Inner West Council Libraries When: Sunday 10 September 2017, 9:30am–12:00pm Where: Meet outside Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, 362-372 New Join Mark Sabbolch for a guided walking tour of Hawthorne Canal following Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill the course of Long Cove Creek from Lewisham West, Summer Hill and ending Cost: Free up at the modern day Hawthorne Canal. Come and hear about the Inner West’s Contact: [email protected], 02 9716 1821 forgotten waterway.
When: Sunday 10 September 2017, 10:00am–12:00pm Where: Meet at the Lewisham West Light Rail station Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9367 9266
CALLAN PARK SEMINAR: HISTORY OF THE CEREBRAL SURGERY AND RESEARCH UNIT AND BEE MILES
Type: Talk/lecture Hosted by: Friends of Callan Park
Friends of Callan Park present an afternoon of talks about the colourful and interesting history of psychiatry in New South Wales. Join Dr Richard White who worked as a psychiatrist at Callan Park and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as he explores the history of the Cerebral Surgery and Research Unit. Seen as innovative, the Unit was developed with intense public and professional interest.
Associate Professor Robert Kaplan, Forensic Psychiatrist at the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, will also talk about the life and times of Bee Miles, the well-known Sydney eccentric who clashed with authorities because of her outrageous behaviour.
When: Sunday 10 September 2017, 2:00pm–4:00pm Where: NSW Writers’ Centre, Callan Park, Balmain Road, Lilyfield Cost: $25.00 including afternoon tea Contact: [email protected], 0413 733 219 Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/QWLB
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Sydney: Northern Beaches NORTHERN BEACHES IN 2017: INSTAGRAM COMPETITION
3 BOATS EXHIBITION Type: Photography competition Hosted by: Northern Beaches Council
To celebrate history week the Northern Beaches Council is running a photography/ Type: Exhibition Instagram competition for the month of September. Join in the fun and take a Hosted by: Manly Art Gallery and Museum photo which you think represents what life is like on the Northern Beaches of An exhibition juxtaposing an original Manly Pier dodgem boat, a Manly Junior Sydney in 2017. You could showcase the Northern Beaches lifestyle, culture, sports, surf-craft (both 1950s) and Richard Goodwin’s Moth (1996), which is a play technology, arts or events. Upload your chosen picture to Instagram and include with the pleasure craft form that invokes metaphorical allusions to journey and the hashtag #northernbeaches2017 to enter the competition. transformations. This is a further blending of museum objects with original art Four prizes of $200 will be awarded for winning entries. Winners will be works that has come to characterise Manly Art Gallery and Museum. announced at an awards ceremony and launch of an exhibition which showcases When: Friday 8 September to Sunday 26 November 2017 the photos which were entered on Thursday 23 October 2017, 6:00pm. Where: Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West esplanade Reserve, Manly *By entering this competition you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions - http:// Cost: Free www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/terms-and-conditions-instagram-photo-competition Contact: [email protected], 02 9976 1421 When: Friday 1 September to Saturday 30 September 2017 http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/gallery Cost: Free to enter Contact: [email protected], 02 9970 1607 THE PHANTOM SHOW EXHIBITION https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
Type: Exhibition WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC BROOKVALE Hosted by: Manly Art Gallery and Museum
The Phantom, created in 1936 by Lee Falk, was the first costume ‘superhero’ Type: Guided walking tour and pre-dated Superman (1938) and Spiderman (1962). Manly Art Gallery and Hosted by: Northern Beaches Council Museum is the final Australian venue for a touring exhibition of contemporary Take a walk into Brookvale’s historic past and discover its pioneers, people and artworks inspired by The Phantom, created by Peter Kingston, Dieter Lederwasch, pop culture. Join Northern Beaches Council’s Local Studies Historian, Michelle Euan Macleod and Dick Frizzell among 40 artists. Explore why this comic book Richmond, as she takes you on a walk around some of Brookvale’s key places and character resonates so strongly halfway across the world, nearly 80 years later. shares some of its most interesting stories. Please wear comfortable walking shoes When: Friday 8 September 2017 to Sunday 29 October 2017 When: Saturday 9 September 2017, 10:00am–12:00pm Where: Manly Art Gallery and Museum, West Esplanade Reserve, Manly Where: Meet outside 6 William Street, Brookvale Cost: Free Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9976 1421 Contact: [email protected], 02 9942 2449 Booking: This tour has a limit of 25 guests so please book in advance to secure your spot. http://warringah.nsw.gov.au/library
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Sydney: Northern Suburbs Sydney: North Shore
EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION SYDNEY ICONS FROM CREMORNE POINT: A DRAWING WORKSHOP
Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Australian History Museum, Macquarie University Type: Workshop Hosted by: Stanton Library This exhibition, curated by the Australian History Museum and in partnership with Macquarie University Library, explores the advancements and pop culture Join artist, Sandy Shilanskym and Stanton Library’s Local History Librarians for developments of 1960s Australian entertainment compared with that of today. a Saturday morning art class. The class will take place on the lawns of Cremorne Point, looking across the Harbour to Sydney’s most popular icons. Discover the When: 1 to 30 September 2017 rich artistic history and artists who have been inspired by this area before putting The exhibition will be launched on Friday 8 September, RSVP for launch event pencil to paper and finding inspiration yourself. Art supplies and refreshments only by contacting Jane Thogerson by Thursday 31 August will be provided. Where: Macquarie University Library Exhibition Space, Ground Floor, 16 Macquarie Walk, Macquarie University When: Saturday 2 September 2017, 10:30am–1:30pm Cost: Free Where: Cremorne Point lawns, Cremorne Point Contact: [email protected], 02 9850 8870 Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9936 8412 Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=299303
POPPING ALONG: A WALKING TOUR OF POPULAR CULTURE ICONS IN NORTH SYDNEY
Type: Walking tour Hosted by: Stanton Library
Join Dr Ian Hoskins for a walking tour that explores popular culture landmarks along the Lavender Bay waterfront. We will discuss design features of Luna Park and the newly reinstated Alfred St archway, details of the North Sydney Olympic Pool, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the pop culture sculptures of Peter Kingston, Wendy Whiteley’s garden and much more besides. The walk will end in Alfred Street. There are stairs. Please wear sensible shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Bring drinking water, and light refreshments if you need them.
When: Monday 4 September 2017, 2:00pm–4:30pm Where: Meet at Luna Park Arch, Alfred Street, North Sydney Cost: Free, bookings essential Contact: [email protected], 02 9936 8412 Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=302723
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TECHNOLOGY ON TREND AT WILLOUGHBY ERYLDENE HOUSE AND GARDEN OPEN WEEKEND - THOROUGHLY MODERN SYDNEY
Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Willoughby City Library Type: Open House Hosted by: Eryldene Historic House and Garden Trust From the card catalogue to the computer to all things WiFi, when did new tech become on trend in Willoughby? Willoughby City Library presents an When Eryldene was built in 1914 it was so way out that the neighbours described exhibition of technology as a pop culture trend. Using the libraries Local it as a tram shed, and told Council that it would lower the value of the rest of Studies Collections the exhibition will explore the role of technology trends in the street. Come and enjoy the cutting edge architecture of this early 20th Willoughby’s development through the various industries that took hold in the century place, the home of the late Professor EG Waterhouse and his wife Janet. area. The exhibition also looks at how the library embraces technology to stay Experience one of the finest examples of Hardy Wilson architecture, and the on trend and serve the community. garden famous for its collection of camellias and azaleas, now at the height of their flowering season. Sit and enjoy the tranquility of the garden “rooms” and When: Monday 4 September to 29 December 2017, 9:00am–6:00pm explore the “secret pathways” that children love. Where: Chatswood Library Lower Ground, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood When: Saturday 9 September to Sunday 10 September 2017, 10:00am–4:00pm Cost: Free Where: 17 McIntosh Street, Gordon Contact: [email protected], 02 9777 7900 Cost: Adults $8, concession $6, children ( aged 6-15) $4, Family (2 adults, 2 http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/library children) $18. Free entry for members of the Eryldene Trust and National Trust and Historic Houses Association of Australia Contact: [email protected], 02 9498 2271 TELL YOUR STORY: LIFE IN KU-RING-GAI https://www.eryldene.org.au
Type: Exhibition Hosted by: Ku-ring-gai Council
In March 2017, Ku-ring-gai Library filmed and recorded the stories of 16 Ku-ring-gai locals. The Tell Your Story project was a video-based oral history programme celebrating the lives of our residents and providing a lasting historical treasure trove for the Library’s Local Studies collection. Now, with the exhibition ‘Life in Ku-ring-gai’, these fascinating stories are being revealed for the first time at Gordon Library. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to hear the stories of Ku-ring-gai firsthand, told by those who have lived it.
When: Tuesday 5 September to Sunday 10 September 2017 Where: Gordon Library, 799 Pacific Highway, Gordon Cost: Free Contact: [email protected], 02 9424 0120 http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au
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