Soundtrack
Listen to the soundtrack from the past exhibition Songs of Home.
Listen to the soundtracks
These audio files were part of the exhibition soundtrack for the past exhibition 'Songs of home’ at Museum of Sydney from 10 August to 17 November 2019. The exhibition told the little-known story of music played and enjoyed in NSW during the first 70 years of the colony.
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