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https://www.smsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/vodka-in-a-vegemite-jar.mp3 One is pleased to report that Trevor Hamley’s tale had all the right ingredients: adventure, camaraderie and a heroic disregard for personal comfort….
https://www.smsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/duncan-and-michael.mp3 In Conversation w Duncan McNab & Michael Duffy What do murder and beef Wellington have in common? Neither is easy to pull off….
https://www.smsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Judi-and-Zohra.mp3 This was a beautiful conversation that spanned Judi’s inspiration for her book Secrets as well doing a deep dive into families, indigenous Australians and…
Notice of Special General Meeting 2026 Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Dear Members, Please see below the notice of a Special General Meeting to be…
In case you missed it: Tim Ayliffe and Michael Brissenden turned up, brought the banter, and delivered a rollicking conversation that made us want…
The narrative is shifting and women are holding the pen. Crime fiction has a new guard, and they are sharper and bolder than what…
Listen again to this scintillating conversation between Caroline Baum and Lance Richardson as they trace the path of Peter Matthiessen – or rather, the path…
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be held in the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street,…
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you put a bestselling author, a sharp interviewer and a room full of curious readers in the…
Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be held in the Henry Carmichael Theatre,…
We closed out 2025 not with a whimper but with a bang, hosting the formidable duo of Michael Burge and Catherine du Peloux Menagé. They…
To mark Dementia Awareness Week, the SMSA, Health Consumers NSW and the Older Women’s Network NSW co-hosted this gorgeous documentary that follows two sisters…
