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Historical Walks

Sydney's history is etched into its buildings, streets, monuments and sites. Learn more about Sydney's past, its people and the places they built, and appreciate the charms of our beautiful historic city. So, take a walk and have a talk with our well- informed guides who will reveal the wonders of Sydney.


F2F ONL

Available Classes

$79 Limited inc GST

From Fishing Nets to Olympic Rings - Olympic Park Historical Walk

<p>Storyteller Jo Henwood will share tales of the Blaxlands and the Wentworths, and the colonising farmers before them who, from 1788, claimed the tidal wetlands of the Wangal. We will be looking at a

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F2F ONL

Available Classes

$126 Limited inc GST / $113

Take Me To The River - Windsor History Walk

<p>This is a five-hour walk starting and ending at Windsor railway station. Settlement along Dyarubbin / Hawkesbury River saw the best and worst in survival behaviour. The walk takes in the cemetery

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This course will now be starting on Wed 24 April by request of the tutor.
F2F ONL

Available Classes

$79 Limited inc GST

Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour

<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900

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This course has been rescheduled for the 5th May.
F2F ONL

Available Classes

$79 Limited inc GST

The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan

<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town and the task of governing the colony of convicts. Colonel Macquarie had to bring order to a society riven by conflicts. How

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This course will now be starting on Wed 8 May by request of the tutor.
F2F ONL

Available Classes

$46 Limited inc GST

The 1932 Rebellion That Might Have Been: A Walking Tour

<p>As the world was splitting into left and right during the Depression, so was Australia. The public saw the conflict between Jack Lang, the New Guard, and the Crown on display at the memorable

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F2F ONL

Available Classes

$79 Limited inc GST

Art Deco and More - Sydney CBD Walking Tour

<p>When we think of Sydney, the first things that spring to mind are often the magnificent harbour, our unique Opera House and the mighty Harbour Bridge. But often unnoticed is its wealth of beautiful

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F2F ONL

Available Classes

$79 Limited inc GST

The Improving Macquaries: Elizabeth

<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney under Governor Macquarie.  It encompasses both the natural environment and built heritage. Elizabeth’s husband had to bring order

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This course will now be starting on Wed 22 May by request of the tutor.
F2F ONL

Available Classes

$46 Limited inc GST

The Twisted Rocks Walking Tour

<p>The Rocks is the oldest neighbourhood in Australia, filled with buildings from 1815 on, all bearing witness to a varied, quirky, story-rich past. Join us exploring these winding paths, discovering

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