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Life-changing encounters with the past
Visits from teachers who first visited our sites as children themselves have become increasingly common, revealing the lifelong impact of place-based learning
NSW Correspondence School
These photos show the NSW State Correspondence School, Blackfriars. It began in early 1916 for children living in remote and country areas
Activities
How to make Christmas ornaments
Get crafty this Christmas with some homemade ornaments for your tree
About How to Move a Zoo
During the summer of 2021–22 this exhibition showed how hundreds of animals journeyed across the city to their new home at Taronga Zoological Park in 1916
Miriam Ann Hamilton (1924-2014)
Miriam Hamilton nee Terry, a descendant of both the Rouse family of Rouse Hill and the Thorburns of Meroogal, was, with her late husband Ian, one of the last co-owners of Rouse Hill House and its collection
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Memorable learning experiences at Elizabeth Farm
At Museums of History NSW, we strive to create memorable and meaningful experiences for school students – bringing history to life in the places where it happened
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Special event
Story Time at the Museum – Coomaditchie Dreaming
Join us for a relaxed and fun story time session followed by a craft activity inspired by the Dreaming stories
Tuesday 1 October 11am–12pm