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![Owner bound volume of assorted songs, in the collection of Rouse Hill House & Farm, 1850-1864. [music]](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2023/10/615fb53b45ca4bfb8d979b01993be8c3.jpg)
‘Home! Sweet Home!’
It may come as a surprise that the expression ‘home, sweet home’ originates from a song title
'A most excellent brick house' Elizabeth Farm
Curator Dr Scott Hill explores some of the enduring mysteries buried in the architecture of Australia’s oldest surviving homestead
'Australian Flowers'
Given that much of the music played in Australia in the 19th century had been imported, one might ask what constituted an ‘Australian’ piece of music?
(Re)making a home
An evocative collection of household items belonging to the last tenants of Susannah Place
On This Day
13 May 1932 - Premier Jack Lang dismissed
On this day 13 May 1932 the NSW Premier, Jack Lang, was dismissed from office by NSW Governor Sir Philip Game
On This Day
18 October 1909 - NSW surrendered land for ACT
On this day, New South Wales agreed to surrender approximately 2400 square kms of the state to the Commonwealth for the creation of the Australian Capital Territory
On This Day
20 May 1867 - Vernon nautical school admissions
On 20 May 1867 applications for admission to the nautical school-ship, the Vernon, commenced. The Vernon was purchased by the Colonial Secretary in January 1867 & moored in Sydney Harbour
On This Day
31 May is World No Tobacco Day
In the State Archives Collection is an anti-smoking featurette (1981) aimed at teenagers. While the fashions and hair styles may have changed the message remains relevant 40 years later