The right to vote has been a struggle the world over. Agitation for the right to participate in the election of the government is a common them in the history of many nations. Associated with the right to vote are a host of related rights: the right to equal access to public venues, the right to equal access to education, to equal treatment by the law... In recent weeks there … [Read more...] about Civil Rights, History, Now
New South Wales
Exhibition of Soldier Diaries at State Library NSW
We gasped as we entered the exhibition. The enormous room was dominated by a wall of hundreds of World War I diaries. Born at Gallipoli, on the Western Front, the Middle East or on an Australian naval boat, these diaries now sit in the calm and comfortable conditions of a new exhibition at the State Library of New South Wales. There are big diaries, little diaries, stout ones … [Read more...] about Exhibition of Soldier Diaries at State Library NSW
Historians Walk the Talk
If you want to get to know an area better, enjoy history and some gentle outdoor exercise you should consider joining history walks. Historians have been conducting history walks for many years. You can join a walk guided by a historian or you can download the notes for a history walk and do the walk in your own time. This week I joined a history walk conducted by North … [Read more...] about Historians Walk the Talk
Sausages and Australian Elections
Sausages and elections go hand in hand in Australia. The schools and community centres which are used throughout the country as polling booths take advantage of elections to do some much-needed fundraising. The most popular fundraising event is the sausage sizzle. All that is needed is a barbeque, sliced white bread and tomato sauce to make a sausage sandwich. Often fried … [Read more...] about Sausages and Australian Elections
Search For WWI Soldier Diaries Held by State Library NSW
11/11/2013: I have taken down the page referred to in this post because the State Library of NSW has launched a new portal to their WWI collection and now have one page on their website which lists all the transcribed diaries. See my post 'New WWI Website from State Library NSW' for an overview and links to the Library's WWI pages. Are the World War I diaries or letters of the … [Read more...] about Search For WWI Soldier Diaries Held by State Library NSW
