In Sydney, the icon of Luna Park has survived the decades as a pleasure park and symbol of Sydney. Helen Pitt, a former journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald and author of Luna Park, has researched the phenomenon of pleasure parks from their origin in the latter years of the nineteenth century. An era when [...]
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Speakers: Helen Pitt - Former Sydney Morning Herald journalist and author, most recently, of Luna Park Date: Monday 4 May 2026 Topic: The Lure of Luna Park - From Showmen, Shysters and Schemers to the Thrill of the Ride Link will be sent out on day of event OPEN TO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS & GUEST ONLY
Speakers: Helen Pitt - Former Sydney Morning Herald journalist and author, most recently, of Luna Park Date: Monday 4 May 2026 Topic: The Lure of Luna Park - From Showmen, Shysters and Schemers to the Thrill of the Ride Time: 5pm for 5.30pm start Venue: The Sydney Institute, 47 Phillip St, (bet Bent & Bridge) Sydney NSW 2000 LIGHT [...]
The best loved building in Australia nearly didn’t get off the drawing board. When it did, the lives of everyone involved in its construction were utterly changed: some for the better, many for the worse. Sydney Morning Herald journalist Helen Pitt is also the author The House: The dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House [...]
Speaker(s): Helen Pitt (SMH Journalist & Author The House: The dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it [Allen & Unwin, 2018]) Date: 2018-08-15 Topic: The Sydney Opera House: Its History & Its People Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney Time: 5.30 for [...]
