A place for the friendless female - Sydney's Female Immigration Depot

Tatting shuttle, tatting (a kind of knotted lace netted with a small flat shuttle), sewing scissors, needle case, pinwheel, bodkin (a small pointed sewing tool used for piercing holes in cloth), thimble, buttons.

Photograph Jenni Carter
HYDE PARK BARRACKS MUSEUM

Acknowledgements

This online exhibition was developed from the exhibition at Hyde Park Barracks Museum, A Place for the Friendless Female - Sydney's Female Immigration Depot. It is the result of a partnership between the NSW Migration Heritage Centre and the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.

Executive Producer

John Petersen, Manager, NSW Migration Heritage Centre

Original Concept

Bridget Berry, Assistant Curator, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

Curator, Historical Research & Exhibition Text

Bridget Berry, Assistant Curator, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

Web Concept, Design & Programming

Annette Loudon, Website Coordinator, NSW Migration Heritage Centre inspired by original designs by Beau Vandenberg, Designer, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum's A Place For The Friendless Female: Sydney's Female Immigration Depot exhibition

The Migration Heritage Centre at the Powerhouse Museum is a NSW Government initiative supported by the Community Relations Commission. www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au