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    Through photographing and telling stories about the objects and artworks cared for by small museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres, Storyplace makes history and culture available to everyone.

  • Springs of Joy

    Recalling Australia's 1960s Playground Revolution

    Christmas at War

    The Australian YMCA in WWI

    A Piece of a Promise

    The Lead-light at St James’ Church at Morpeth

    Making Straw Work

    A Hat From Grass

    Those Were the Days

    Keeping the Personal Archive of Maitland’s Magistrate

    See the Music

    Judith Ahern Documents the Tamworth Country Music Festival

    Black and white photograpg of a large group of people standing in the street facing towards the camera. People of all ages wear cowboy hats and plaid.

    A Long Life of Service

    Albury’s Community Champion, Esther Batstone

    Toughest Timber

    Settlers Exploit the Coolibah’s Unique Properties

    A Different Perspective

    Peter Pinson, Selective View of Maitland from the River Bank, 2006

    What Rhymes with Porringer?

    A Georgian Jest to Bowl you Over

    Slightly oxidised, silver bowl with small circle handles

    Love Not War

    How Winnie O’Sullivan Celebrated Her Champion

    gold chain with clips at either end, with a bar attached

    A Lifelong Possession

    William Stewart Brings His Drafting Set to Berry

    As Long As Memory Lasts

    Herbert Maynard’s Army Portrait

    Watching the Dials

    Railway Signalling and Saving Lives at Weston Station

    William’s Pitiful Plight

    A Boy Servant’s Indenture to Mudie of Maitland

    Making Washing Day A Pleasure

    A Laundry Mangle from Morpeth

    Through a New Lens

    Innovating Amateur Photography

    Prickly to Pristine

    How Dairying Arrived at Woody Head

    Carving for the Screw

    Twelve Trinkets Made of Bone

    Automation Sensation

    Industrial Cordial-making in Narrabri

    Mental and Moral Improvement

    85 years at Maitland’s School of Arts

    Hospital Heyday

    A Booklet to Celebrate Maitland Hospital’s Centenary

    Mildren’s Winged Victory

    The 1960 Australian Grand Prix

    Best Laid Plans

    Rules for Maitland’s Short-Lived Science Society

    Wicker and Gladioli

    Valuing Craft at Morisset Hospital

    Humanity in War

    Norman Reid’s Armband

    Red Cross stitched into, and staining, yellowed fabric

    Slow to Turn

    Switching to Electricity at West Wallsend

    antique lightbulb attached to metal light fitting

    3wAyXchange

    Circus Arts Steal the Commonwealth Spotlight

    Not Just A Desk Job

    Never A Dull Moment For Constable Wallbank

    Playing Your Cards Right

    Maintaining the Victorian Social Network

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The Storyplace newsletter has updates on new stories and other news about museums, galleries and cultural centres, and the people, who support Storyplace.

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acknowledgement statement

Museums & Galleries of NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands that comprise the state now known as NSW.

We pay respect to them as First Nations people with a continuing connection to land, place, waters and community

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this site contains stories, images, voices, and video of people who have died.

Some material may contain terms that reflect common usage of the period in which it was written or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. Such terms do not reflect the views of Museums and Galleries of NSW and are provided only to reflect historical context.

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