About the Author

Caroline Mackaness is a Senior Curator with the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales where she is also the Head of Exhibitions and Publications. She has been responsinle for a number of publication and exhibition projects on Sydney's urban and cultural history. Caroline Butler-Bowdon was a Curator at the Museum of Sydney from 1998 to 2003 where she curated a range of exhibition projects on aspects of Sydney's architecture, urban development and social history. She helped curate Sydney at Federation for the Museum of Sydney for the centenary of this event.