In their own words lead researcher Louise Maher on the novel project that lets the Gallery’s portraits speak for themselves.
It has been suggested that Sir Thomas Brisbane’s interest in the New South Wales governorship was as attributable to his passion for astronomy as to the desirability of the position as a prestigious career move.
Bushranger Ben Hall and his cronies held around 40 people hostage in a pub north-west of Goulburn, telling their captives ‘don’t be alarmed; we only came here for a bit of fun’.
Just after 10.00 o'clock on 3 December 1879, four prisoners were brought from their cells at Darlinghurst Gaol and placed in the dock of a courtroom heaving with agitated spectators
'Each man arrayed himself in a new rig from head to foot, and even such luxuries as soaps and perfumery were not despised'
The salacious and sordid details of Henry Kinder’s death transfixed Sydneysiders with a case combining murder with seduction, mesmerism, blackmail and poisoning.
From infamous bushranger to oyster shop display, curator Jo Gilmour explores the life of George Melville.
James McCabe provides proof that hanging wasn’t necessarily a fate reserved for the perpetrators of murder and other deeds of darkest hue.
The 'Yarra Boot Trunk Tragedy' unfolded a week before Christmas 1898, when some neighbourhood boys noticed a wooden box floating in the river at Richmond.
Ensconced and meditative in crisp Tasmania, Joanna Gilmour pays tribute to passionate green advocate and photographer Olegas Truchanas.
Joanna Gilmour brings a mindful Douglas Mawson’s perspective to bear on the concept of isolation.
To celebrate his family bicentenary, Malcolm Robertson looks at the portraiture legacy left by his ancestors.
