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A special History Lab episode with a soundwork that explores the history of Sydney's South Head, followed by an interview with the maker Sinead Roarty and Director of the Australian Centre for Public History at UTS, Tamson Pietsch.
About the soundwork: On the Edge
The Gap at South Head in Sydney's eastern suburbs is a place of extreme beauty. It is also famous for being Australia's most well-known suicide destination.
On the Edge is a long-form binaural/VR soundwork exploring South Head’s spatial history and its varied conflicting narratives. The work addresses multiple levels of ‘silencing’ from the time of colonial contact and uses sound to give a voice to the unheard. South Head's ruptured history has shaped the perception of it in the past and this soundwork suggests a way to reanimate it in the present.
The thirteen-minute soundwork is best experienced at the Don Ritchie Grove, located a few minutes’ walk from The Gap lookout and can be accessed on a mobile phone from the website https://www.ontheedge.space/
On the Edge was created as part of a non-traditional PhD at the University of Technology Sydney. The PhD was subsequently recognised as the best doctoral thesis from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in 2023 and was included on The Chancellor's List, which recognises ‘exceptional scholarly achievement in PhD research’.
On the Edge Credits
- Writer/Director: Dr Sinead Roarty
- Primary Supervisor: Dr Delia Falconer
- Alternate Supervisor: Assoc Professor Debra Adelaide
- Sound Studio: MassiveMusic
- For all credits see https://www.ontheedge.space/
Episode credits
Sound engineering: Simon Branthwaite
Episode image photo by Sinead Roarty.
History Lab is a production of UTS Impact Studios.
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In 1887 there were no less than 22 hotels in Darlinghurst. Over the next century and a half, the character, culture and clientele of Darlinghurst pubs evolved. This story explores the impact on Darlinghurst of two episodes of liquor licensing restrictions in NSW: six o’clock closing and the Sydney lockout laws.
Image: Royal Sovereign Hotel, corner Darlinghurst Rd and Liverpool St, 1921 (City of Sydney Archives)
Credits
This audio story is a production of the Australian Centre for Public History in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Producer: Catherine Freyne
Sound engineer: Judy Rapley
Music:
- Blue Dot Sessions
- When Paris is Singing by Dazie Mae licensed under CC by NC-SA 3.0 US
Archival: ABC Content Sales
Featuring:
- Paul Solomon, publican’s son and grandson
- Max Burns-McRuvie, owner of Journeywalks
- Tyson Koh, founder of Keep Sydney Open
Terraces, flats, squats, bedsits, mansions, towers, camps and hostels: in Darlinghurst, housing is a mixed bag. This audio story explores the range of lifestyles afforded by Darlinghurst’s dense diversity of dwellings.
Image: Pad with a View, Kings Cross 1970-71 (Photographer: Rennie Ellis © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive)
Credits
This audio story is a production of the Australian Centre for Public History in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
Producer: Catherine Freyne
Sound engineer: Judy Rapley
Music:
- Blue Dot Sessions
- Sum of My Fears, When Paris is Singing and A New Love Affair by Dazie Maelicensed under CC by NC-SA 3.0 US
- Garage by Monplaisir licensed under CC by CC0 1.0
- Korobushka by the Rosen Sisters licensed under CC by NC-ND 4.0
Featuring:
- Jan Cornall, former resident of Darlinghurst squats
- Paul Solomon, publican’s son and grandson
- Phillip Adams, former owner of Stoneleigh
- Shannon Dalton, former Assistant Manager of the Darlo Bar
