RAHS Walking Tour – Water, Water, Everywhere!

This event takes place during History Week 2025

Event Date & Time: Friday, 12 September 2025 @ 10.30 am – 12.00 pm

Event Location: Meet at the junction of Martin Place and Macquarie Street

Cost: RAHS and Affiliated Societies Members $20 | Non-members $25

Event Description:

Join this 1.5-hour stroll around Hyde Park and its environs to discover water features that go unnoticed as we hurry about our city business. Major water sculptures are immediately obvious, but we will also discover, among others, a copy of a sculpture in the heart of Florence, a reference to the town’s water supply, drinking fountains for the thirsty, a scent bottle and a memorial to a popular Sydney actor.

This tour is strictly limited to 20 people. Walking shoes, hats and water bottles recommended.

About the tour guide:

Judith Dunn OAM, FPDHS is a tour guide and sought-after public speaker, who received an Order of Australia for services to history and heritage, and holds a Parramatta and District Historical Society Fellowship for researching and recording Parramatta history. Over decades, Judith has accumulated expert, specialist knowledge in heritage conservation and archaeological matters relating to local heritage sites and historic cemeteries, and regularly monitors site changes and informs site owners on a voluntary basis.