A Victorian childhood
This exhibition took visitors through the childhood world of two very different sisters, through their costumes, dolls, music, writings, books, games and toys.
Born during the 1870s into the affluent world of Australia’s squattocracy, Nina and Kathleen Rouse lived the idealised Victorian childhood, a time of innocence, creativity and play.
An exhibit from the collections of Rouse Hill estate and the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust.
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![Owner bound volume of assorted songs, in the collection of Rouse Hill House & Farm, 1850-1864. [music]](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2023/10/615fb53b45ca4bfb8d979b01993be8c3.jpg)
‘Home! Sweet Home!’
It may come as a surprise that the expression ‘home, sweet home’ originates from a song title
'Australian Flowers'
Given that much of the music played in Australia in the 19th century had been imported, one might ask what constituted an ‘Australian’ piece of music?