Susannah Place Museum
Onsite
The Way We Were: Communication Past and Present
From oral storytelling to letters, newspapers and radio, a visit to Susannah Place museum will explore different methods of communication from the past and present
Uncovered at Susannah Place
During extensive conservation work at Susannah Place, previously hidden elements of the four terrace houses were revealed
Come in spinner!
Gambling in Australia is regulated by the state and some types of gambling are illegal. The game Two-up, with its catch cry of ‘Come in Spinner!’, is legal only on Anzac Day and only in some states
WW1
Ada Gallagher’s war
In 1914, at the outbreak of war, Ada (Adelaide) Gallagher was living with her husband, John, her daughter, Mary, usually known as Girlie, and her two younger sons, Fred and Frank, at 52 Gloucester Street in The Rocks