Edward Smith Hall was of those early pioneers whose great work in winning for us the freedom of the Australian Press has been obscured by the more widely known achievements of Wentworth. Bom in London…
We need people to carry out interviews, transcribe/log tapes and also convert tapes to digital for preservation. We already have some people who have volunteered for this and we will be calling a meeting…
I resume my friend’s chronology:- “Died September 18 Mr. Edward Smith-Hall in the 75th year of his age. This gentleman I think was the first secretary of the Bank of New South Wales when…
We urgently need more guides - guide kits with all the information you need are supplied. We also need more help with Devonshire teas and “baby-sitting” some of the area.
Professor Anderson, the Wizard of the North, was a well-known magician who travelled the world putting on performances. When he was in Sydney in 1859, performing at the Prince of Wales Theatre, he offered two…
A gentleman supplies me with some very interesting particulars as to Mr. Charles Hamilton Nichols, one of the proprietors of “Bell’s Life” at the time of Professor Anderson’s conundrum prize-drawing. Mr. Nichols was one of…
Calling all members! Are you already a member of this committee? If not, why don’t you think about becoming part of it. We meet once a month to talk about our museum - plan…
For some time we have been concerned about the lack of attendance at these meetings - in some cases not enough members to form a quorum. It is now being suggested that…