Behind the scenes
![View of the Australian Ballet 'The sleeping beauty (detail)' [right] and the Opera Australia 'Mariana Hong in Falstaff (detail) ' and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra 'People's choice concert (detail) [left] stairwell banners - The People's House marketing & installation photoshoot](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2023/11/5fa6b34f18bd4d5b9b469a42a8ae591c.jpg)
Sydney Opera House: inspired design
Kieran Larkin, Senior 3D Designer at Museums of History NSW, talked to us about some of the highlights and challenges of designing the landmark exhibition The People’s House: Sydney Opera House at 50, on display at the Museum of Sydney until March 2024
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Wallpaper in the spotlight
Work has begun on documenting this valuable collection to ensure each design is preserved against the effects of time for future generations to enjoy
Archives behind the scenes - bubonic plague
Did you know there was an outbreak of plague, in Sydney, at The Rocks, in 1900?
Archives behind the scenes - bankruptcy files
The bankruptcy files in our Collection - dating from 1888 to 1928 - contain lists of creditors that the bankrupt person owed money to and debtors that owed money to the bankrupt person
Archives behind the scenes - school files
We hold NSW School Files from 1876 to 1979. They are an amazing source of information, not only for school history but also for the history of a local community
Archives behind the scenes - deceased estate files
In this episode, Martyn shows us the treasure trove of information that you can find in deceased estate files
Archives behind the scenes - school admission registers
In this episode Emily shows us the school admission registers which we hold for NSW public schools
Archives behind the scenes - probate packets
These records contain the last will and testament of the deceased as well as administrative documents around the settling of the estate
Archives behind the scenes - divorce case papers
In this episode Bonnie talks about divorce case papers in the State Archives Collection