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    Stories from Meroogal

    A selection of cakes made from Meroogal recipes Photo © James Horan for Sydney Living Museums

    A manuscript cookbook from Meroogal

    Among the many cookery books in the Meroogal collection are several notebooks containing handwritten recipes. This one was compiled by Helen Macregor, who lived at Meroogal in the early 1900s. Some of the recipes have been edited with tips, comments and adjustments added over time.

    Jars as part of art installation on shelf below window.

    Installing the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2014

    One of the common questions being asked by visitors to the Meroogal Women’s Art Prize this year is ‘How did you go about installing the artworks in the house, with all the collections in there?’ The answer is that the process was a little time consuming, at times complex, but most certainly rewarding.
    Albumen print of young woman.

    Tottie Thorburn's diary

    This diary was written by the youngest member of the family for whom Meroogal was built, Kennina Fanny Thorburn (1865–1956), known to her family as Tottie.