Parramatta’s fashionable lady, 1865
Parramatta’s fashionable lady, 1865
Was Governor Bligh’s colonial regime brought to its knees by a fracas over his daughter’s undergarments? And how does th... Read more
4 Apr 2021
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26mins
Sydney’s accidental celebrity: Dunbar survivor James Johnson, 1857
Sydney’s accidental celebrity: Dunbar survivor James Johnson, 1857
James Johnson, the only survivor of the 1857 Dunbar shipwreck, was so fascinating to Sydneysiders that he was chased dow... Read more
28 Mar 2021
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23mins
Two sisters, the mutiny and a happy snap from 1857
Two sisters, the mutiny and a happy snap from 1857
Who were the Nobbs sisters? And what is their link to the famous mutiny on the Bounty? Margot Riley and Cassie Gilmartin... Read more
21 Mar 2021
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19mins
The rare family portrait from 1854
The rare family portrait from 1854
Amid the chaos and change of a tumultuous decade in Australian history, George Walker Johnson and his family pose for an... Read more
14 Mar 2021
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22mins
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The selfie that’s 184 years old
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In 1837, a genteel young woman named Mary Ellen Betts decides to paint a self-portrait. Who was she, what can we learn f... Read more
7 Mar 2021
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Convicts, colonials and the mysterious green umbrella
Convicts, colonials and the mysterious green umbrella
An iconic watercolour drawing from 1817 by artist Edward Close records a unique view of a street scene in colonial Sydne... Read more
24 Feb 2021
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26mins
Season 1 trailer
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Launching on 1 March, Portrait Detective is a new podcast series brought to you by the State Library of NSW, Create NSW ... Read more
24 Feb 2021
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