Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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The Photographic Collection We hold tens of thousands of archival photos from the late 19th Century to the present, capturing life in New South Wales in much of its richness and diversity. The original formats of these images vary widely, from glass plates and lantern slides to 35mm negatives, colour transparencies and prints. More images from our photographic collection can be searched for from the Homepage on our website.

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Newcastle goods yard

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  • Bankstown Babyboomer said:
    Great photo, this; the sea looks mighty rough!
  • David Porter said:
    This whole area is now the Foreshore Park thanks to the vision of former Lord Mayor Ald Joy Cummings. The Rolling Stock shed has been repurposed as a picnic shed. Unfortunately Zaara Street was demolished rather then being repurposed. Housing Commission flats have been erected on the area behind the powerhouse.
  • grahamH said:
    The goods and passenger service is gone. Gone to increase the wealth of property developers.

New South Wales Lands Department Building, Bridge Street, Sydney (NSW)

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    Is that the top of the onion tower mid-right balustrade? If so it would make the photo after 1891 (?).
  • beachcomber australia said:
    [https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Yes, this photo is definitely pre-tower, what with the angle of the dangle - and also the lack of the 1891 Metropole Hotel tower in the background.
  • Philip Cohen said:
    Surely, circa 1881, when first stage was completed; second (southern) stage, with tower, built 1880-1892 …
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Philip Cohen Unfortunately, "Plastic Transport"'s account and comments are deleted from Flickr, which make nonsense out of many of these old threads. He did some serious research on the various statues which filled the niches in the Lands Department Building, including when each was installed. I can't remember what he posted above.
    But the Mort statue in the foreground was unveiled in 1883, so the photo is after that - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sutcliffe_Mort#Death_and_legacy
  • beachcomber australia said:
    And six years ago (!) we did not have the luxury of Google Maps and streetview at this location. The photographer was near this angle and up several storeys - goo.gl/maps/dC6QduYTtDhZbxQUA

Martin Place, Sydney (NSW)

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  • Ho Hum said:
    Office of the Environment and Heritage NSW lists construction of the APA building on Martin Place from 1936-1936. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDe...
  • Ho Hum said:
    [https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Those three cars on the left are the same so I'd say your right!
  • covid convict said:
    Same occasion...the cars parked in the block between Phillip and Macquarie Sts match up...
  • Dave Philpot said:
    A rather lovely c.1932 Daimler 15hp coming towards the camera.

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