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Yesteryear Books & Services (ABN 36 315 858 978) are Sydney-based experts in historical Australian and international publishing and field research. The principal researcher has over 20 years of professional research experience and over 25 years including time completing a doctoral degree. Yesteryear is a small, flexible and dynamic organisation which can fit in to your organisation's diverse budg

et and needs. Head researcher Marc Rerceretnam is also a 'professional' level member (2017-8) of the Professional Historians Association of NSW & ACT. We also specialise in project managing events and developing media strategies. If you have an event which needs to be contextualized and planned. ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7834-4976

05/04/2025

A new Yesteryear Books publication is coming out in late April or early May. Stay tuned to this page for launch details.
Ten chapters and just over 200 pages of interesting stories, observations and heaps of illustrations.

04/11/2024

Principal Researcher, Dr Marc Rerceretnam received a $5,000 grant from Inner West Council to help towards the publication of my upcoming book on the 200-year history of cycling in Sydney c.1830s to 2020s.

Title:
'Sydney’s Cycling Communities: Pioneers and Unsung Heroes of its Cycling Past 1830s to 2020s'

Synopsis
Cycling as a pastime and sport has been around since at least the 1820s, a mere decade after the European invention of the “hobby horse”, the pedal-less two wheeled predecessor to the bicycle. The new technology encapsulated speed and personalised freedom and was a sensation in the Australian colonies by the late 1800s. Unknowingly, Australians were at the forefront of bicycle development. It was an advantage that was tragically ignored and eventually lost to manufacturers in Europe.
This book examines the changing social perceptions and status of “a cyclist” in Australia’s most populus city. The history of cycling in Sydney is a product of the social, economic and political matrix of the day. At any given time, it is not difficult to see in the sport and culture of cycling a reflection of the prevailing ideas and stories surrounding what it means to be “Australian”.
This book breaks away from the well-traversed “winner takes all” approach to sports history and delves into this once masculine and privileged world of cycling. Winners are recognised at the time of their commemoration; however, with hindsight and critical analysis, the writer uncovers other ‘winners’ – ones, he argues, are more historically significant and deserving, and vastly more interesting.

06/05/2024

Yesteryear Principal Researcher launches his 2nd edition book, "A History of Roman Catholic Immigrants and Converts in early Singapore 1832-1945" in Feb 2024. Held at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore.

Chaired by Bryan Goh and Michel Chambon, and the 2 Respondents were Prof Bruce Lockhart (via video) and Cyprian Lim.
The event was well attended and all 22 hardcopies, sold within 10 mins.

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Yesteryear Heritage Researchers (ABN 36 315 858 978) are Sydney-based experts in historical Australian and international desktop and field research. The principal researcher has 17 years of professional research experience and over 22 years including time completing a doctoral degree. Yesteryear is a small, flexible and dynamic organisation which can fit in to your organisation's diverse budget and needs. The fields covered are diverse, from economic development in Western Sydney, children's welfare, transport economics, British colonial administration and government, political empowerment, political movements, family lineages and networks and even the social history of Australian cycling. Head researcher Marc Rerceretnam is also a 'professional' level member (2017-9) of the Professional Historians Association of NSW & ACT. We also specialise in project managing events and developing media strategies. If you have an event which needs to be contextualized and planned. Talk to us.

To view the full publications list, go to Marc Rerceretnam’s LinkedIn page. Email us on [email protected].