Discovering collections at MHNSW
A quick walk through the access points for Collections on the Museums of History NSW (MHNSW) website
Stories from the Collections
![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?
