Sydney Harbour has been the centre of fireworks displays from the very early days of the colony. In December 1855 they were used to mark the Fall of Sebastopol, during the Crimean War. Military victories of the ‘mother country’ were celebrated with joy and pride by the
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When the James Barnet designed Sydney G.P.O clock Tower was constructed in the 1890s there was a drawn-out dispute over the type of bells to be installed. Should the choice be traditional, heavy bells, or would a lighter, tubular variety be safer? Traditional won, but some still
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Much has been written about the mysterious ‘Mr Eternity’, Arthur Stace, who chalked his famous one word sermon throughout the streets of Sydney. Less well known is the fact that Stace served in France during World War I and that, as with so many veterans, the experience
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