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31 Aug 2019 - 29 Nov 2020 While many are known to us, such as Elizabeth Macquarie, Lady Mary FitzRoy and Elizabeth Macarthur, others remain more peripheral, overshadowed by their male contemporaries and circumstances. And yet, so many were achievers beyond their years and times. Learn about Anna Josepha Coombe, who married Philip Gidley King in England inmore
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3 Jul 2020 - 9 Aug 2020 An exhibiiton focusing on the 19th & 20th century works, featuring artists including Conrad Martens, George Lambert, Jeffrey Smart, Margaret Preston, Portia Geach, Justin O’Brien, David Strachan and many more gems from the Gallery’s collection.more
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14 Aug 2020 - 20 Sep 2020 The Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive award of $30,000 is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of somemore
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8 Sep 2020 With the passing of Sir George Wigram Allen in 1885, The Toxteth Park Estate was slowly subdivided into housing blocks. Most of these were speculative ventures by local builders, who had their plans approved by the Trustees of the Toxteth Park Estate to ensure a higher standard of building tomore
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26 Sep 2020 - 29 Nov 2020 The Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992 in response to the large number of works entered into the Archibald Prize which were not selected for display in the official exhibition. The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s most high profile and respected awards whichmore
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17 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 2020 The historic town of Braidwood is located just 85kms south east of Goulburn and is listed on the Register of the National Estate and the NSW State Heritage Register. Largely unchanged since colonial days the area was originally settled in the 1830’s. Aboriginals called the district “Wigwigly” meaning ”plenty ofmore
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10 Nov 2020 Haberfield was Australia’s first planned Garden Suburb which was the idea of Richard Stanton, a Sydney Real Estate Agent, who saw the need for a better environment for the citizens of Sydney. First Residents moved into their new homes in 1901, escaping the plague, rampant in the inner city. Residentsmore
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5 Dec 2020 - 14 Feb 2021 This exhibition is in some respects based on an epiphany experienced by Sydney artist Peter Kingston (born 1943) following the death of his close friend and Lavender Bay neighbour Brett Whiteley in 1992. It seemed that at last Kingston was released from an enormous shadow of talent, skill andmore
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12 Mar 2021 - 23 Mar 2021 Flying into Launceston and out of Hobart, ten days are spent exploring the state famous for its fine food and breathtaking landscapes. Launceston includes time spent in the Tamar Valley, together with the historic villages and homes of the Evandale and Longford area. The tour then heads west to themore
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17 May 2021 - 21 May 2021 Spend four nights in Canberra; a very beautiful city with an ever-changing landscape. This is a wonderful opportunity to see Floriade, an annual flower and entertainment festival in Commonwealth Park featuring extensive displays of flowering bulbs. Private tours are included, through historic Lanyon homestead, the restored 1850s homestead, with themore
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1 Sep 2021 Learn more about Sri Lanka’s heritage and religion in the city of Kandy, home to the temple of the Tooth, visit tea plantations, the walled city of Galle with its Dutch-colonial influences and the fascinating rock temple of Sigiriya. Get to know the warm, friendly Sri Lankan people and exploremore
