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Sydney Open presents Talks: Public Sydney
Sydney Open returns in 2012 and, from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 November, takes you behind the scenes of your city to discover the secrets of its significant buildings. Mark the dates in your diary and...
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Now And Then
"Once a popular swimming spot for local families, the Port Kembla rock pool has fallen into disuse over the past few decades. The original wall of the rock pool is still standing, just, and the pool is...
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The Wild Ones: Sydney Stadium 1908-1970
Of all Australian cities, Sydney is perhaps the one most associated with leisure pursuits.The Wild Ones: Sydney Stadium 1908-1970 will celebrate one of Sydney’s most iconic venues, the Sydney Stadium,...
View ArticlePenny Walton: A harsh but delicate beauty
Penny Walton has always had a love for the Australian bush and its native wildlife. Working with gouache on paper for the first time she has created a series of bright and expressive works that play in...
View ArticleParramatta Arts Society: En plein air
The completed renovations to the Elizabeth Farm Tearooms have provided the HHT Members with an opportunity to create the HHT’s newest exhibition space inside the tearooms themselves. The inaugural...
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Wicked Women
Award-winning artist Rosemary Valadon’s latest exhibition, Wicked Women, features portraits of contemporary women inspired by the colourful, sexy and kitsch art of the pulp fiction era. Valadon’s...
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The Force: 150 years of NSW Police tour
The NSW Police Force was formed on 1 March 1862. It is the oldest and largest police force in Australia with operations on land, on sea and from the air. From wooden rattles and phrenology to taser...
View ArticleArchaeology in The Rocks
Explore archaeological sites in The Rocks and Millers Point, including the 'Big Dig', where the foundations of 40 buildings have been incorporated into a modern development, and Parbury Ruins, the...
View ArticleRouseabout
Play a game of quoits behind the stables and feed our flock of plump chickens. Please ensure that children have closed in shoes and sunblock. Ages 3+ Please note this event will not occur on Australia...
View ArticleMr Wentworths table
Help the housekeeper find the ingredients she needs for the dinner party and enjoy a homemade lunch. Please bring comfortable shoes, a hat and sunscreen as part of this program is outdoors. Ages 5–12
View ArticleKids in the colony
Go back in time and find out what the family and servants did each day at Elizabeth Farm. Put on an apron and cap and you will be washing clothes and making beds; and once the hard work is done you can...
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Wicked Women: An exhibition by Rosemary Valadon
Award-winning artist Rosemary Valadon’s latest exhibition, Wicked Women: An exhibition by Rosemary Valadon, features portraits of contemporary women inspired by the colourful, sexy and kitsch art of...
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Help the housekeeper find the ingredients she needs for the dinner party and enjoy a homemade lunch. Please bring comfortable shoes, a hat and sunscreen as part of this program is outdoors. Ages...
View ArticlePainted decoration at Valetta
If you are visiting The Mint, why not come into the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection to see the latest array of temporary and semi-permanent displays?The former ornately painted and...
View ArticleCurator Coffee Conversation
CCC Tuesday 26 February – Gardens with Dave GrayDave Gray, HHT Head Gardener, has recently returned from a garden tour of New Zealand and a Garden History Society conference in Ballarat. In this talk...
View ArticlePetersham - Pastures, pylons and pastry with Beatrice Scheepers
Long gone are the nine convict huts, the 200 acres of Indian corn and the dense woods once found at Petersham. These days the area is a place of cultural diversity, concentrated heritage infrastructure...
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The Force: 150 years of NSW Police tour
The NSW Police Force was formed on 1 March 1862. It is the oldest and largest police force in Australia with operations on land, on sea and from the air. From wooden rattles and phrenology to taser...
View ArticlePirate plot of the silver thieves
Follow the story of the Wentworth family’s butler, Joseph Kaye, who stole some silver and then tried to escape by stealing the Wentworths' boat. Solve a variety of clues that will take you around the...
View ArticleStupendous epic fairytale quest
Dress up as your favourite fairytale character and join us on an epic quest through the house and garden. There will be storytelling and craft before a fairytale feast is served. Refreshments included...
View ArticleMiss Manners: lessons in 19th-century etiquette
Miss Manners opens her home to young persons in need of genteel refinement, guiding them in the arts of introduction, conversation and how to avoid unintentional offence. You’ll wear 19th-century hats...
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