Australian History
Whether your interest is in the early colonial settlement of Australia; the 60000 years of indigenous occupation; lies closer to home in the history of your family and ancestors; or all three, WEA Sydney offers you the chance to deepen your understanding of your own history in a friendly and social setting.
How to Research Your Family History
<p>This course provides a basic introduction to the main primary and secondary sources of information required to build family histories, no matter their country of origin. Whilst only
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Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900
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Lawyers and the Land
<p><strong>In Association with the Royal Australian Historical Society.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Speakers:</strong> Carol Liston and Christine Yeats</p>
<p>This workshop will discuss how you may find
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The Australian Overland Telegraph Line
<p>On 22 August 1872 the construction of the Australian Overland Telegraph Line between Port Augusta in South Australia and Darwin in the Northern Territory was completed, connecting Australia to the
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How to Research Your Possible Convict Ancestors
<p>The Course provides a basic introduction to the main sources of information required to locating or confirming Australian convict ancestors and an understanding of the convict system. It provides
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Messages by New Pathways
<p>Today we can contact people around the globe in seconds. But how did humans learn to transcribe thought and language? In Australia, the first nations used sophisticated messaging protocols to
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The Glory Days of Sydney's Department Stores
<p>In the 1930s Sydney’s great department stores were among the city’s largest employers. Anthony Horderns, Curzons, David Jones, Farmers, Grace Bros, Hordern Bros, McDowells, Marcus Clarke, Mark Foys
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The Lost Towns of the Old Hume Highway
<p>Australia surely has no road with a more colourful past than the Old Hume Highway. Explorers, pioneers, highwaymen, bushrangers, convicts and the law have all played their part in establishing the
...<p>Australia surely has no road with a more colourful past than the Old Hume Highway. Explorers, pioneers, highwaymen, bushrangers, convicts and the law have all played their part in establishing the
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The Greatest Australian Albums of All Time
<p>Australian popular music is world class. It has a long history of great music and amazing albums from well-known artists like Midnight Oil and AC/DC to lesser known groups such as Flume, Chain and
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Australia's Founding Fathers
<p>Most Australians have heard of Sir Henry Parkes, ‘the father of Federation’, but he was only the most notable of a number of men who campaigned for Federation and wrote successive versions of the
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