Dictionary of Sydney on 2ser
Guest presenter and historian for the Dictionary of Sydney breakfast segment on 2SER radio.
The three mysteries: A film, a voyage, a disappearance
Lord Howe Island was the exotic locale for an early Australian ‘talkie’, and the launching place for a disastrous voyage that claimed two of its actors.
Mystery lady identified: A glass-plate negative on Flickr Commons
Online sleuths help museum curators to identify images that have lain anonymous for decades in archives and storage cabinets.
Death of a shipping line: The rise and fall of the Sterlings
A trail of misfortunes destroyed Captain Edward Robert Sterling’s beloved fleet of giant sailing ships.
From Calabria with love
Australia was a foreign yet promising place for the thousands of Italian migrants who sought to build new lives here after the devastation of World War II. Nicole Cama shares her grandparents’ story of love and hope after they took the ‘proxy plunge’.