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Charmian Clift
Charmian Clift (1923-1969) was a writer best remembered for her witty and insightful essays published as a weekly newspaper column between 1964 and 1969.
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Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club
The Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club became Australia's first recorded surf lifesaving club in February 1907.
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The Camden Red Cross sewing circles
The Camden wartime sewing circles played a vital role on the home front during the First and Second World Wars.
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Dorothea Mackellar
Dorothea Mackellar (1885–1968) penned the iconic words ‘I love a sunburnt country’ to describe the Australian landscape that captured her heart.
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1965 Freedom Ride
The 1965 Freedom Ride was a 2-week bus trip across NSW organised by students from the University of Sydney.
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Grace Cossington Smith
Grace Cossington Smith (1892–1984) is one of Australia’s most celebrated modernist painters, renowned for her iconic Sydney cityscapes and luminous interiors.
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Quong Tart 梅 光 達
Moy Quong Tart (1850–1903) was a successful restaurateur, tea and silk merchant, anti-opium campaigner, and philanthropist.
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Dr Charles Perkins
Dr Charles Perkins (1936–2000) dedicated his life to the cause of civil rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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Betro Abicare (Abikhair)
Betro Abicare (C1870–1938) was a Lebanese immigrant, builder and entrepreneur who made a major contribution to the development of Albury’s commercial centre.
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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
Aboriginal cultural heritage refers to places, objects and stories which are significant for Aboriginal people and the story of New South Wales.
Aboriginal cultural knowledge provides crucial links between the past and present and represents an essential part of the identities of Aboriginal people.
Acknowledgement of Country
Heritage NSW acknowledges the traditional custodians throughout NSW and their deep and continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures, and to Elders past and present.