Yirranma Place, 9781742238036
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A Sydney corner’s layered past: power, hardship, and constant recreation.

Yirranma Place

Stories of a Darlinghurst Corner

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  • Paperback

    299 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2024

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Summary

Winner, NSW History Awards 2025, NSW Community and Regional History Prize

Gadigal Country, Woolloomooloo Farm, Riley Estate, Burdekin’s paddock, Burlington Picture Palace, First Church of Christ Scientist, party mansion, Yirranma Place.

The many transformations of 262 Liverpool Street, lying at the corner of Forbes Street in Darlinghurst, reflect the long and layered history of Sydney. Now named Yirranma Place, it’s a site that has been constantly recreated.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742238036
ISBN-10:1742238033
Author:Alana Piper
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:299
Release Date:1 December 2024
Weight:1.50kg
Dimensions:280mm x 210mm
About The Author

Alana Piper

Alana Piper is an academic at the Australian Centre for Public History at the University of Technology Sydney. She researches widely across Australian social and cultural history, with a particular focus on issues of crime and gender. She has published in international publications such as the Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Women’s History Review, Journal of Social History, History Workshop Journal, Law and History Review and the Journal of Legal History. She also co-edited Gender Violence in Australia: Historical Perspectives.

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