Ultimo, Haymarket, Chinatown and Chippendale

2025-02-20

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UTS in the suburb of Ultimo, and its neighbours are Haymarket, Chinatown and Chippendale.What was this neighbourhood like in colonial times? How did local suburbs and streets get their names?What do Chinese Australian students think of Sydney's Chinatown in Haymarket?Host and former UTS student Brittany Rourke answers all these questions and more, as she finds out the stories and history of the places we visit every day.GuestsPaul Ashton, Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Public HistorySophie...

UTS in the suburb of Ultimo, and its neighbours are Haymarket, Chinatown and Chippendale.

What was this neighbourhood like in colonial times?

How did local suburbs and streets get their names?

What do Chinese Australian students think of Sydney's Chinatown in Haymarket?

Host and former UTS student Brittany Rourke answers all these questions and more, as she finds out the stories and history of the places we visit every day.

Guests

Paul Ashton, Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Public History
Sophie Loy-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Australian History, University of Sydney
Dom Romeo, 2SER Radio
Nathan Sentance, Head of Collections First Nations, Powerhouse
Students of UTS

Credits

Welcome to the Neighbourhood UTS is hosted by Brittany Rourke, former UTS student.

It's produced by Jane Curtis and Britta Jorgensen, of UTS Impact Studios.

Production support and research by Siobhan Moylan, Tamson Pietsch, Freya Newman, and Brittany Rourke. The Executive Producer of Impact Studios is Sarah Gilbert.

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