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Event Tag: sydney history

Catherine Bishop: Commerce was a Woman

Tuesday, 27 November 2012 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Commerce was a Woman
  • Venue: Mitchell Theatre
  • Categories: Public Events at SMSA
  • Tags: australian history, catherine bishop, commerce was a woman, economics, history, sydney history, talk, talkabout, women, women's history
In 1858, only 23 listings for Pitt St were for women. But is this the full story? Catherine Bishop reveals the many women who ran businesses and contributed to Sydney’s economy.

William Wilkinson Wardell Talk by Em. Prof. Donald Napper

Saturday, 13 March 2021 2:00pm – 3:30pm
St Mary's Cathedral
  • Venue: Henry Carmichael Theatre
  • Categories: Featured Client Events (non-SMSA)
  • Tags: cosha, sydney history
Join Em. Prof. Donald Napper and the City of Sydney Historical Association for a talk on the fascinating architect William Wilkinson Wardell.

Sydney’s Invisible Women

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Sold out message Sydney's Invisible Women
  • Venue: Henry Carmichael Theatre
  • Categories: Public Events at SMSA
  • Tags: australian history, sydney history, women's history
Join Jo Henwood as she highlights significant women of Sydney’s history and some amazing women still around today, celebrating their achievements by exploring their individual stories.

VIRTUAL TALK Sydney Observatory: An Environmental History, 1847-1900

Tuesday, 7 September 2021 12:30pm – 1:30pm
  • Venue: Virtual Event (Zoom)
  • Categories: Public Events at SMSA
  • Tags: environment, history, history talk, history week, sydney history
Nancy Cushing joins us for History Week 2021 to explore the history of the Sydney Observatory.

Dead & Buried: A Curious History of Sydney’s Burial Grounds with Warren Fahey

Tuesday, 6 September 2022 12:30pm – 1:30pm
  • Venue: Henry Carmichael Theatre
  • Categories: Public Events at SMSA
  • Tags: history week, sydney history
Warren Fahey joins us for History Week 2022 to explore the history of Sydney’s burial grounds and the research behind his latest book.

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