Sophie Loy-Wilson
@sophieloywilson.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Australian History @University of Sydney
Chinese Australians | immigration & economic history
Also: Opening Australia's Multilingual Archive
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1031461X.2024.2390216
Chinese Australians | immigration & economic history
Also: Opening Australia's Multilingual Archive
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1031461X.2024.2390216
Reading list on Chinese philosophy used by Chinese Australians in Sydney in 1934
October 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Reading list on Chinese philosophy used by Chinese Australians in Sydney in 1934
Unidentified group of soldiers during Federation celebrations in Sydney in 1901
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Unidentified group of soldiers during Federation celebrations in Sydney in 1901
Photo 2 in collection. Ted Hood Sydney 1930s
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Photo 2 in collection. Ted Hood Sydney 1930s
Two unidentified Chinese dignitaries being carried in a sedan chair. Sydney 1930s.
October 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Two unidentified Chinese dignitaries being carried in a sedan chair. Sydney 1930s.
Pretty exciting to have @hannahforsyth.bsky.social at usyd today talking about Economics and History. Students were over the moon
October 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Pretty exciting to have @hannahforsyth.bsky.social at usyd today talking about Economics and History. Students were over the moon
Australia explained for Americans courtesy Arun Chandran
October 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Australia explained for Americans courtesy Arun Chandran
“We have survived”
At the Bicentenary 1988, as a recreation of the 1788 white invasion of Australia came into view on La Perouse headland in Sydney, indigenous Australians watched the tall European ships approach, and quietly, furiously protested from the shore :
At the Bicentenary 1988, as a recreation of the 1788 white invasion of Australia came into view on La Perouse headland in Sydney, indigenous Australians watched the tall European ships approach, and quietly, furiously protested from the shore :
October 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
“We have survived”
At the Bicentenary 1988, as a recreation of the 1788 white invasion of Australia came into view on La Perouse headland in Sydney, indigenous Australians watched the tall European ships approach, and quietly, furiously protested from the shore :
At the Bicentenary 1988, as a recreation of the 1788 white invasion of Australia came into view on La Perouse headland in Sydney, indigenous Australians watched the tall European ships approach, and quietly, furiously protested from the shore :
History Workshop students learning about Sydney’s indigenous history with Aunty Maxine today , proud Dharawal elder born at the La Perouse mission
October 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
History Workshop students learning about Sydney’s indigenous history with Aunty Maxine today , proud Dharawal elder born at the La Perouse mission
Sydney moon on a hot, hot Sunday. Summer around the corner 🪩❤️
October 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Sydney moon on a hot, hot Sunday. Summer around the corner 🪩❤️
Oh fun to read this on my last night in GC.
White Shoes, White Lines.
"Yeah, they sure had got what they wanted, but they lost what they had"
White Shoes, White Lines.
"Yeah, they sure had got what they wanted, but they lost what they had"
October 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Oh fun to read this on my last night in GC.
White Shoes, White Lines.
"Yeah, they sure had got what they wanted, but they lost what they had"
White Shoes, White Lines.
"Yeah, they sure had got what they wanted, but they lost what they had"
Movie night in GC. Slipping in Bob Dylan before ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ begins. I feel like the movie won’t provide the obvious answer : Training is a form a brain washing. Set the dragon free, free yrself in return . Abolish capitalism
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Movie night in GC. Slipping in Bob Dylan before ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ begins. I feel like the movie won’t provide the obvious answer : Training is a form a brain washing. Set the dragon free, free yrself in return . Abolish capitalism
Coolangatta rests after the first full day of school holiday invasion
September 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Coolangatta rests after the first full day of school holiday invasion
I grew up with a narrative that this place was Australia’s Sodom and Gomorrah . Meter maids in bikinis, skyscrapers on the beach, theme parks + corruption as far as the eye can see. And I suppose yes, that’s true, 80s Australia on steroids. My parents are mortified. I’m in heaven.
The Gold Coast
The Gold Coast
September 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I grew up with a narrative that this place was Australia’s Sodom and Gomorrah . Meter maids in bikinis, skyscrapers on the beach, theme parks + corruption as far as the eye can see. And I suppose yes, that’s true, 80s Australia on steroids. My parents are mortified. I’m in heaven.
The Gold Coast
The Gold Coast
Last night, very close to the NSW/Queensland border, I had the honour of eating here with fam. 50-year old Chinese restaurant on the Gold Coast. And, yes, where they filmed Muriel’s Wedding: ‘Deirdre Chambers, what a coincidence.’
youtu.be/-9JVZaNCEPI
youtu.be/-9JVZaNCEPI
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Last night, very close to the NSW/Queensland border, I had the honour of eating here with fam. 50-year old Chinese restaurant on the Gold Coast. And, yes, where they filmed Muriel’s Wedding: ‘Deirdre Chambers, what a coincidence.’
youtu.be/-9JVZaNCEPI
youtu.be/-9JVZaNCEPI
The fabulous Rachel Franks on Crime and History at The University of Sydney on this sunny Tuesday . A real treat for HSTY1001 students
September 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The fabulous Rachel Franks on Crime and History at The University of Sydney on this sunny Tuesday . A real treat for HSTY1001 students
It’s really Spring !!
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s really Spring !!
Me and Dad. Warsaw 1983.
September 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Me and Dad. Warsaw 1983.
The brilliant Zoe Smith from ANU at usyd this week lecturing our students on Feminism and History. Honoured to have her
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The brilliant Zoe Smith from ANU at usyd this week lecturing our students on Feminism and History. Honoured to have her
Dino Buzatti's 'Poem Strip' or 'Poema a Fumetti,' 1st edition 1969 (spied on Abe books). Something I'll buy for myself when I eventually finish my own book.
Orpheus & Eurydice but 1960s Milan; the back-alley compromises of post-war economic miracles, stalked by fascist elders who won't stay dead.
Orpheus & Eurydice but 1960s Milan; the back-alley compromises of post-war economic miracles, stalked by fascist elders who won't stay dead.
September 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Dino Buzatti's 'Poem Strip' or 'Poema a Fumetti,' 1st edition 1969 (spied on Abe books). Something I'll buy for myself when I eventually finish my own book.
Orpheus & Eurydice but 1960s Milan; the back-alley compromises of post-war economic miracles, stalked by fascist elders who won't stay dead.
Orpheus & Eurydice but 1960s Milan; the back-alley compromises of post-war economic miracles, stalked by fascist elders who won't stay dead.
Super excited to have Peter Hobbins back at usyd today: “Cold War in the Cockpit.” Brilliant lecture in HSTY1001 looking at airplane black boxes as an archive of the global Cold War
September 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Super excited to have Peter Hobbins back at usyd today: “Cold War in the Cockpit.” Brilliant lecture in HSTY1001 looking at airplane black boxes as an archive of the global Cold War
This writing, my god. Kate Holden 🔥
September 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This writing, my god. Kate Holden 🔥
Didn’t win but so proud of my brilliant friend .
September 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Didn’t win but so proud of my brilliant friend .
So proud of Kristie Flannery for being shortlisted in the general history prize category for the State Library of NSW History Awards. Waiting to find out of the result:
September 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
So proud of Kristie Flannery for being shortlisted in the general history prize category for the State Library of NSW History Awards. Waiting to find out of the result: