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Under The Floorboards Of This Institution Were Hidden Clues About What The 19-Century Women There Ate
Between 1817 and 1819, the Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney was built to house male convicts. After convicts stopped being […] ...
History under the floorboards: Decoding the diets of institutionalized women in 19th century Sydney
The barracks is World Heritage Listed for its convict history, but is equally important for the story of 19th century Australian immigration. After the end of convict transportation to New South Wales ...
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Two people crushed in Hyde Park, Sydney after tree falls
Two women have been injured after a massive tree fell in Hyde Park in Sydney's CBD. Emergency services raced to the scene about 3.05pm on Friday after the tree fell onto the road at the ...
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney takes council to court in stoush over St Mary’s Cathedral development plans
An almighty legal challenge is brewing over development plans for Sydney’s largest cathedral as a Catholic archdiocese takes ...
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Investa teams up with Salvation Army to bring studio living to Sydney
Property group Investa has unveiled a partnership with The Salvation Army to develop a $230m studio living project near ...
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Sydney commuters battered by winds as wild weather continues
The scene at Hyde Park in Sydney’s CBD after a tree fell onto a person on the footpath on Elizabeth Street. Picture: Jonathan Ng Winds bring down a tree at St Peters in Sydney. Facebook / Jo ...
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Discovery under floorboards at Hyde Park Barracks paints clearer picture of 19th century women's lives
Now a richer history of Sydney's Hyde Park Barracks has lifted the lid on what everyday life for women was like at the former female immigration depot and asylum during the 19th century.
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Two people crushed by tree in Sydney's Hyde Park as damaging winds continue to strike NSW and heavy rain pummels east coast
Two people have been crushed by a large tree in Sydney’s busy Hyde Park after it fell due to powerful winds which continue to wreak havoc across the east coast. Photographer: Ted Lamb.
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Two people crushed by falling tree in Sydney’s CBD
Two people have reportedly been crushed after a tree fell on them at Hyde Park in Sydney’s CBD. One person has been transported to St Vincent's Hospital with minor injuries and a second person ...
Sydney Morning Herald28d
Damaging winds uproot trees, down power lines across Sydney
downed power lines and uprooted trees across Sydney, including in the CBD, where two people were injured after a large fig fell on them in Hyde Park. Wind speeds as high as 120km/h were recorded ...
As it happened: WA news on Tuesday, February 11
WA Labor has announced a $17 million funding commitment for women’s health over the next four years if it is re-elected in ...
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History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney
Kimberley Connor has previously been a member of the Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee which preserves the history of the Irish Orphan Girls at Hyde Park Barracks. Sydney’s Hyde Park ...