In 2011, State Records will be marking its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, we will be displaying 50 items from the State archives collection in a special digital gallery on our website.
Staff Picks [Sydney 1866 – Cross dressing scandal or malicious libel?]
…This small group of documents shows how a relatively trivial incident came to the attention of the Colonial authorities in late June/early July 1866, and how it was promptly dealt with. The papers were duly filed by a clerk of the Colonial Secretary’s Office, and there they remained undisturbed for 120 years.