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Coomaditchie: The Art of Place
Experience community life by the ocean through the works of First Nations artists
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Coomaditchie: The Art of Place
Experience community life by the ocean through the works of First Nations artists
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We're on the road again, sharing our stories with the people of regional NSW
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Alexander Riley, legendary Aboriginal police tracker
The remarkable talents of Aboriginal trackers who worked for NSW Police in the 20th century are featured in a display at the Justice & Police Museum
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Alexander Riley, legendary Aboriginal police tracker
The remarkable talents of Aboriginal trackers who worked for NSW Police in the 20th century are featured in a display at the Justice & Police Museum
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Stitching for our house museums
For almost 15 years, a dedicated group of volunteers has gathered to sew, crochet, knit, embroider and stuff historically authentic soft furnishings for our houses
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Stitching for our house museums
For almost 15 years, a dedicated group of volunteers has gathered to sew, crochet, knit, embroider and stuff historically authentic soft furnishings for our houses
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Once word spread about the newly built Rose Seidler House in 1950, it was the ‘most talked about house in Sydney’
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A new way of living
Once word spread about the newly built Rose Seidler House in 1950, it was the ‘most talked about house in Sydney’
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Past events

Rag rug - Vita Cochran

Past event

Making a house a home with Vita Cochran

Join us for a creative rag rug making workshop with textile artist Vita Cochran

70 Alice Street, Rosehill NSW 2142

Saturday 17 August 10.30am–12.30pm

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The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

A$34.99

Convict Orphans

A$34.99

Get Me Out of Here!

A$29.99

James Hardy Vaux’s 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang Paperback

A$29.99

Hyde Park Barracks Souvenir Book

A$15

Hyde Park Barracks Souvenir Book

A$15

Absolute pardon for Samuel Horn, 21 April 1832

Tactile sign including translation in Braille, facilitated by staff from Vision Australia

Exterior of the engine room at completion of the project, the wall stabilised and now protected by the new structure

The coining room and workshop wing (right) at commencement of the project, February 2002. Stone conservation works to the buildings and exterior cladding removed from the clerestory

Exterior of the engine room at completion of the project, the wall stabilised and now protected by the new structure

The glazed eastern staircase of the new three-storey office building at the rear of the site. The Hospital Road law courts building (1952) on the right

Original door and window openings had been closed up, the sandstone wall fragmented from 20th century demolitions and, while evidence of minting processes and use remained, urgent conservation work was required

The adjacent buildings at commencement of works: the engine room (left) and superintendent’s office

Exterior of the atrium following the completion of works in 2004

Form of the coining room roof and clerestory reinstated, the eastern office building under construction at rear and works to the courtyard commenced. February 2004

View of the Mint from the courtyard after completion of works in 2004

Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (superintendent’s office): interior

Looking north to the superintendent’s office during clear-out works, February 2002

The rolling room in 1892, looking towards the superintendent’s office. From the upper level the superintendent could observe operations in both this room and the adjacent coining room. Two suspended gaslight fittings are visible

Archaeological excavation on the northern part of the site. Works in this area, comprising the site of the gas generating room (foreground), the rolling room (centre) and the crushing room (excavation at rear) revealed wall foundations, machinery bases and trenches, hearths, furnaces, drainage systems and an underground flue

Published on 26 June, 2024