Discover the history behind the City of Sydney’s headstone, in memory of Eliz Steel who died in 1795. It was uncovered at Sydney Town Hall during excavations. Continue reading
Established: 18 February 1939 Original Town Hall established: 1881 Location:Corner George & Moore Streets, Liverpool The original Italianate town hall, built on this site in 1881, was replaced by a functional interwar building which opened here in February 1939. As … Continue reading
Established: 1994 Location: Macquarie Street, Liverpool Chess is thought to have originated in India in about 600 AD and spread via Persia to the Mediterranean region and Europe. Although people from different countries played each other informally for centuries, the … Continue reading
Land granted: 1833 Location: 1 Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool It seems ironic that the land here was granted to one of the Darug people, local residents for so many generations, but displaced by the European immigrants who arrived in 1788. … Continue reading
Established: c. 1890 Location: Corner Bringelly Road & King Street, Bringelly From the earliest years of the colony, convict migrants worked in Liverpool to provide Sydney’s food. During the 1890s many large estates were divided and several Italian families already … Continue reading
(Buddhist temple) Established: 1998 Location: 42 Wynyard Avenue, Rossmore This temple is isolated from urban life as a place of retreat. The setting, amongst gum forest, exotic flowering plants, the creek and footbridge, offers tranquility and inspiration. Not only a … Continue reading
Credits Written by Stephen Thompson, NSW Migration Heritage Centre Executive producer – John Petersen, NSW Migration Heritage Centre Website design by Annette Loudon, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, closely based on original booklet design by Danny Jacobsen, Powerhouse Museum Background image: … Continue reading
Albury LibraryMuseum Kiewa and Swift Streets Albury NSW 2640 Phone 02 6023 8111 www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au McCrossin’s Mill Museum Salisbury Street Uralla NSW 2358 Phone 02 6778 3022 www.uhs.org.au Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum City of Botany Bay 2 Hatfield … Continue reading
In Sydney the main gardens were established in the sandy soils of the coastal suburbs from Rose Bay to Randwick and through Alexandria, Botany to La Perouse. At the turn of the century there were also gardens at Willoughby and … Continue reading
In the late 19th century Chinese men were employed in land clearing, market gardening and general labouring throughout NSW. The cleared land was used for wheat growing and sheep grazing and the men lived in camps outside towns and on … Continue reading
This story is part of our upcoming exhibition focusing on migrants who arrived in Australia after 1974. Continue reading
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The discovery of gold in NSW from the early 1850s saw a huge influx of migrants in search of instant wealth. The primary result of the gold rush was that the economy boomed and, for a short time, gold outstripped … Continue reading
Written by Barbara Moritz, Lightning Ridge Historical Society & Stephen Thompson, NSW Migration Heritage Centre. Website design by Annette Loudon, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, closely based on original booklet design by Danny Jacobsen, Powerhouse Museum The Migration Heritage Centre at … Continue reading
How to get there Lightning Ridge is 768 km from Sydney and 72 km north of Walgett just off the Castlereagh Hwy (four hours north of Dubbo). Places to Visit Historical Society & Heritage Cottage Hospital Gallery 9 Morilla St … Continue reading
Phiny Ung’s story is part of our upcoming exhibition focusing on migrants who arrived in Australia after 1974. Continue reading
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By the end of the 1960s, the miners had formed a Miners’ Association and taken black opal to Japan. The first opal miner Shire Councillor was elected and the Tourist Association was grounded in the early 1970s, then later, the … Continue reading
Permanent water became available at Lightning Ridge in 1961 when a syndicate of graziers tapped into the Great Artesian Basin that covers 22% of Australia. This not only brought dignity to the community but also changed the mining process. The … Continue reading
After World War Two, Europe was devastated and in chaos. Germany was crushed and the map of Europe was being carved up by the United States and the Soviet Union. Western Europe was supported by the U.S. In the 1950s … Continue reading
Lightning Ridge is located 768 km from Sydney and 72 km north of Walgett. The sign ‘Population ?’ welcomes you to town. About 5000 people live in this multicultural community and the population is supplemented by over 80,000 visitors who … Continue reading
We would like to acknowledge the generosity of budding footballers Ahmed Thafer and Yom Gabriel Mapiou Mun and Anne Bunde-Birouste, Tun Aung Shwe and Assmaah Helal from Football United. We thank them and the Football United community for their inspirational … Continue reading
Football United aspires to “build bridges and help kids … settle more easily into Australia, using football to bring them together with local teams and communities”[1], says Anne Bunde-Birouste about the program she founded in August 2006. Anne is from … Continue reading
Meet Football United players Ahmed and Yom who will represent Australia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Football for Hope Festival in South Africa. Ahmed Thafer Ahmed is an 18 year old from Iraq and has lived in Australia for … Continue reading
Football plays a vital role in assisting migrants to settle in Australian society and reconnect with people from their former homelands. Football United recognises the importance of football as a universal language and helps young refugees become a part of … Continue reading
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Written by Stephen Thompson, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, from Berrima District Museum exhibition text based on Prisoners in Arcady by John Simons. Executive producer – John Petersen, NSW Migration Heritage Centre Website design by Annette Loudon, NSW Migration Heritage Centre, … Continue reading
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Berrima is 130 kms south of Sydney just off the Hume Highway. Berrima District Museum is located at the southern end of the village just north of the bridge over the Wingecarribee River at the south western corner of Market … Continue reading
In 1917, German submarines began to attack American cargo and passenger ships, drawing the United States into the war. Meanwhile a revolution in Russia changed the government which made a treaty with Germany. Germany’s allies Austria and Turkey, weary of … Continue reading
