Susannah Place Museum
Childhood at Susannah Place
Growing up in a small inner-city house in mid 20th century Sydney involved being outdoors pretty much most of the time
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
From the collection: staff favourites
We invite staff to write about their favourite object from our collections
Growing up in the early 1900s
What was life like for ordinary working-class children living in the suburbs or on the fringes of Australian cities in the early 1900s?
Keeping time
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries watches were designed to carried on the person, attached to a waist hook, looped over a belt or as part of a chatelaine in the case of women
Lead at Susannah Place
The original paintwork has been retained at Susannah Place as the many layers tell the story of the use, decoration and age of the four houses
