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Michael Lech with a selection from a massive collection of wallpaper

Wallpapering the past

The Sydney Morning Herald

A man standing in profile in front of a digital image of the Sydney Opera House

As the Sydney Opera House turns 50...

The Sydney Morning Herald

Three women sit on a sandstone fence in front of a building

Welcome new members of the First Nations Community Access to Archives team

The First Nations Community Access to the Archives team welcomes three First Nations staff to the Collections space

Employment Opportunity

24/HOR004 & HOR006 Horticulturist

Take part in looking after MHNSW’s green spaces and gardens for enjoyment of the public and historical accuracy. As our Horticulturist you will be part of a diverse and passionate team and have the opportunity to work within a unique heritage setting.

A man sits at a desk and looks at an album of pictures through a magnifying glass

A recent acquisition uncovers rare tintype photographs

Tintypes are photographs printed on thin sheets of metal, rather than card. MHNSW doesn’t hold many in our collections, so this discovery is an exciting one

PR866 Old govt [Government] surveyor, Devonshire St. [Street] reproduction

State Archives Collection: Customer satisfaction survey 2024

We welcome your input in this year's survey to help evaluate our services

Cover label Small debts registers [Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions]

Archives for Everyone: community digitisation and indexing partnerships

We are looking to partner with groups or societies with an interest in history and in making the State Archives Collection more accessible

A defining image of the Reconciliation Bridge Walk in 2000 with the word ‘Sorry’ in skywriting above.

National Apology

This week marks the anniversary of the National Apology. On 13 February 2008, the then prime minister, Kevin Rudd, publicly apologised on behalf of the federal government to the Stolen Generations

View of first floor verandah from ground level

Rum Hospital verandah conservation update

Remediation works have seen four original columns spliced, 17 joists replaced, seven bays of balustrades repaired, gutters and downpipes remediated, and a new fascia, perimeter floorboards and soffit boards installed

The facade of the Hyde Park Barracks featuring 'Love that dares', a projected artwork by Jacqui North.

What a year!

Our first year as Museums of History NSW has been a momentous one. Here are some highlights

Digitised top half of page with the subject line 'Protest against unjust dismissal from the service'

Newly digitised archives – married women teachers' applications

The Married Women (Lecturers and Teachers) Act of 1932 restricted employment of married women in the Department of Public Instruction. We hold 693 declarations for exemption by married women teachers for the years 1932–35