Courses
Sydney Historical Walking Tours
Experience history through the places and stories around you.
Explore local history through guided walks that bring historical events, people, and places to life. These courses connect historical knowledge with real-world locations, offering an engaging and accessible way to experience history in context.
Bouncing Back: The Disasters Windsor Survived
Bouncing Back: The Disasters Windsor Survived
<p>Windsor may be one of the jewels of the Macquarie Towns, but its history has been marked by repeated disaster. This course explores the natural and human-made crises that tested the town, from
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Brick Built This City: Walking The Brick Mile
Brick Built This City: Walking The Brick Mile
<p>From around 1880, The economic history of this industry has left its imprint (literally) through brick constructions evident across the Inner West and far beyond. Advances in technology, the spread
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Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park: Stories from the Cemetery
Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park: Stories from the Cemetery
<p>Beneath the quiet ground of Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park lie the stories of people who helped shape New South Wales. This guided course uncovers dramatic, moving and sometimes surprising lives
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Razorhurst: Crime Queens, Razor Gangs and the Underworld
Razorhurst: Crime Queens, Razor Gangs and the Underworld
<p>Enter the violent, colourful world of Razorhurst, where Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine ruled rival criminal empires across Kings Cross, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills. This course brings to life the
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Campbelltown: Discover a Hidden Macquarie Town
Campbelltown: Discover a Hidden Macquarie Town
<p>Campbelltown is one of New South Wales' hidden historical treasures. Beyond its well-preserved nineteenth-century streetscape lie the stories of remarkable figures including Caroline Chisholm,
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Wilkie Collins in Sydney: Fiction Meets Colonial History
Wilkie Collins in Sydney: Fiction Meets Colonial History
<p>Wilkie Collins' sensational novels captivated readers throughout the nineteenth century—including many in colonial Sydney. This walking tour explores locations around Macquarie Street, Hyde Park,
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Old South Head Road Coastal Walk
Old South Head Road Coastal Walk
<p>Explore one of Sydney's most beautiful coastal walks while uncovering centuries of history. From dramatic ocean views and famous shipwrecks to Watsons Bay, grand villas and stories of explorers,
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Kirribilli - Water, Stone and Tree
Kirribilli - Water, Stone and Tree
<p>Just north of the major settlement of colonial Sydney Town, a small community developed slowly around significant land purchases by Robert Campbell and later James Milson. In time some grand marine
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Grand Estates of Vaucluse: Sydney's Colonial Harbour Mansions
Grand Estates of Vaucluse: Sydney's Colonial Harbour Mansions
<p>The magnificent estates of Vaucluse, Greycliffe and Strickland House tell the story of Sydney's colonial elite and their relationship with one of the world's great harbours. This guided walk
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South Head: Guardian of Sydney Harbour
South Head: Guardian of Sydney Harbour
<p>South Head has welcomed ships into Sydney Harbour for more than two centuries. This fascinating guided walk explores the Hornby Lighthouse, military fortifications, Camp Cove, the Marine Biological
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