History of convict colonial settlement from the beginnings of the First Fleet in 1788, and other significant parts of Old Sydney Town's heritage.
Serenade to Sydney - Frank Clune
Frank Clune's A Serenade to Sydney presents the city through a historical and travel-writing lens. The post brings together Clune's observations with images of Sydney landmarks, offering a glimpse of how the harbour city was described to readers in the twentieth century.
Frank Clune was an Australian author and travel writer whose books explored places and people across Australia. His book Serenade to Sydney presents a mid-twentieth-century portrait of the city, its landmarks and daily life. These images preserve material associated with Clunes account of Sydney.
