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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Unidentified Street at The Rocks (NSW)

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    I always think of this photo as the Playschool House ! Did we try to find it before? Possibly Redfern?

    No. 433 (see note) - it's a long street.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    GOT IT! (I think) ... ...

    Tentatively, it is 433 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, near the Devonshire Street corner.
    Found by the small dome and pinnacle on top of the Railway Workers Institute (or whatever it is called) cnr Devonshire and Chalmers Sts. (see note).

    There is an odd little house at 433 Elizabeth Street still, see GoogleMapsStreetView - www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8859619,151.2082351,3a,60y,27...

    That's the 'where' - 'why' and 'when' still to find ...
  • mezza52 said:
    There is a school of some type made from weatherboards next door and closer analysis of the clothing will help you identify date..... possibly 1880s
  • Ross Mac said:
    433 KENT ST. There was a Ragged School at 435 in the 1880s. Arthur's Place is on the right between 431.

Electric 'toastrack' trams at Circular Quay (NSW)

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  • beachcomber australia said:
    [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Ha! I thought you had gone 'batty' from looking at these old photos. The poles and wires are really ugly - I think they were building the Cahill Expressway.

    GoogleMapsStreetView - maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Sydney+NSW&hl=en&ll=-33...
  • Mich said:
    Well that large building in the background is half built. Its the museum of contemporary art which was originally the Maritime Services Board. If I recall correctly, it was built around 1938, and unlike the Opera House it didn't take 17 years to complete, so being in a half-built condition like that should narrow down the date that the photograph was taken within about 6 months or so.
    Not sure why you would have "dated earlier than 10/12/1952" so specifically, but I think this photo was taken about 1938 or thereabouts.
  • Unidentified : Collins, Gegg, O'Neil Families said:
    The tram shown in the photo doesn't appear to be a toastrack but another type (name unknown) that was in use in Sydney. The toastrack had compartments which could be entered from each side of the tram with two seats going right across the width of the vehicle. Thus each compartment lined up alongside each other and gave the impression of a toast rack with its slices of toast.
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    Unidentified : Collins, Gegg, O'Neil Families You can only really see one side of the trams in this image. However, I'd assume there'd be identical openings on the opposite sides allowing entry from either side of the tram.
    Have a look at this image of a Toastrack 'O' class tram - there are some similarities to the trams shown in this image.
    www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=208027&...
    However we might need an expert in the tram field to confirm exactly what kind of tram it is!
  • Mich said:
    I didn't realise that building was built in two halves.

Dubbo

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  • jennys old cars said:
    All the cars are pre-1929 and appear to be post- 1924-25. Clues are the profiles of the soft-top roofs, the wheels sizes, the mid-late 20's shapes of the tourer bodies and the rear mounted spare tyres.
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    jennys old cars Thanks for your vehicular expertise, I'll pass on the info! I've also added 1920s as the date.

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  • Mich said:
    when was the Government Savings Bank of NSW in operation ?
  • Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies said:
    The Government Savings Bank of New South Wales series consists of bound materials, booklets, files, ledgers, and index cards created by the Bank during the course of its activities. The earliest records in this series are depositors’ ledgers from 1871 when the Government Savings Bank was established. The final record in the series was created in 1932, the year in which the final parts of the Bank’s business were handed over as part of its amalgamation with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
    unreserved.rba.gov.au/nodes/view/44806

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