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LAUNCH OF THE OPAL DRAGONFLY - 23RD MARCH, 2018

Leura author Julian Leatherdale’s latest novel, Opal Dragonfly, is inspired by Elizabeth Bay House and the other grand villas of Sydney’s Woolloomooloo. Inspired in part by the story of the brilliant and arrogant Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of NSW, Leatherdale was fascinated that such a high-profile colonial…

NOT LONG NOW - THE OPAL DRAGONFLY IS COMING!

Allen & Unwin have done such a beautiful job on the cover of "The Opal Dragonfly" - thanks to the clever designer Nada Backovic. Everything I dreamed of. And A&U have featured the cover on the March 2018 issue of their New Books brochure. https://www.allenandunwin.com/au-media/new-books-brochure The book itself is…

GUEST OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION AT SMSA

I was delighted to be a guest speaker at the last meeting for 2017 of the City of Sydney Historical Asssociation at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (SMSA) on Saturday 9 December. An audience of some 40-50 people attended and enjoyed my 'Hydro Majestic' illustrated talk with lots of challenging questions and post…

TALKS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

I was very happy with the reception for my talk on my Hydro Majestic research for Palace of Tears - now accompanied by a refreshed Powerpoint presentation - at three events in October/November: I was a guest of the Kur-ing-ai Historical Society at Gordon with an audience of some 80 members in the Old Gordon Public…