Sally Pryor

Sally Pryor reports on Canberra's 100th birthday celebrations, and blogs at Sally of the Century

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The National Library of Australia's Robyn Holmes in the music stacks holding the NLA's new iPad app called Forte which gives users access to more than 13,000 pieces of sheet music.
27 March 2013.
Photo: Rohan Thomson. The Canberra Times.

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Library app delivers the goods on music

Sally Pryor It could be the start of a joke – a man walks up to a girl in a library and says, "You wanna see my app?"

Shock as museum chief calls it quits

Sally Pryor There was a time when the distance between the two sides of Lake Burley Griffin was the measure of Andrew Sayers' career trajectory.

WWII signatures stand the test of time

Sally Pryor It must have seemed like the ultimate, life-affirming act for a soldier – scratching your own name in the paint on the side of a tank in the chaos of the battlefield.

It's no spin cycle, Washingmachine is about to fiddle on Sesame Street

Sally Pryor It could be the name, it could be the skills, but George Washingmachine puts it all down to what he calls the "Manouche effect".

Personal gallery of the Gascoignes goes on show

Sally Pryor At first glance, the latest acquisition at the ANU's Drill Hall Gallery is an eclectic group of seemingly unrelated works.

Village people offer all manner of nonsense

Sally Pryor Feel like a walk in the park this weekend? How about one with a festive atmosphere, surrounded by eclectic, handmade tents, art, music and people in costume?

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The word on the street

Sally Pryor Private Capital: Canberra’s long-time street mag BMA Magazine is celebrating its 21st birthday.

Regard for the fallen crosses generations

Sally Pryor The Australian men who fell on the Western Front might have been dead for nearly a century, but it's never too late to say thank you.

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Hot air balloon hit National Gallery sculpture

Sally Pryor The Parliamentary Triangle can be a tricky place when you’re navigating a hot air balloon.

Our favourite things about Canberra

Sally Pryor Officials reveal the list of "Canberra Likes" for the nation's capital's centenary.

Thinking beyond the bricks and mortar

Sally Pryor A university might be, on the surface, a collection of buildings in which learning takes place.

A glimpse of the old ANU

Sally Pryor Oh, I just love a good then-and-now photography project!

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A champagne day for the VIP celebration

Sally Pryor A century ago on Tuesday, the weather was cool, the landscape was rugged and alcohol was banned at the official naming of Canberra.

Five servicemen fall during hot ceremony

Sally Pryor The inspiration for Australia’s capital may have had its origins in the US but the result is distinctively Australian, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.