blockboy
5 photos tagged blockboy, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.
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The last upload was April 2013.
Pitt Street in Sydney from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2013
George Street near Hunter Street, Sydney from Powerhouse Museum uploaded May 2008
George Street, Sydney from Powerhouse Museum uploaded April 2008
Pyrmont Bridge from Powerhouse Museum uploaded April 2008
George St, by Town Hall from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
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George Street, Sydney
from Powerhouse Museum
- Jason Painter said:
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Pyrmont Bridge
from Powerhouse Museum
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beachcomber australia said:
Wonderful, wonderful picture. I love it. GPO clock says 16:05 (five past four in the afternoon). Was this rush hour on Pyrmont Bridge, or just a jam caused by the swing bridge being opened recently to let a ship through? Probably the latter, as the traffic is thinner towards Market Street. The Shellbourne Hotel (see note on the right side) shows up on Google street view with a conveniently large sign saying it was built in 1902. So this photo is post 1902. maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geo...
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beachcomber australia said:
The bridge was opened for traffic on 28 June 1902. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrmont_Bridge
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beachcomber australia said:
Henry Bull building 1904 - see note. Also Sydney City website dates this picture as 1904? Their picture is missing the GPO clock (16:05) - cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/history/SydneyStreets/Then_&_...
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stonestacy4 said:
But where's the monorail?
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beachcomber australia said:
The "Blockboy" or "sparrow starver" (see note at right) - was a vital part of the city's infrastructure. He is a bit cropped out on the City of Sydney's version. See - cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/history/SydneyStreets/Minding_the...
George Street near Hunter Street, Sydney
from Powerhouse Museum
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Nicole Davis said:
One of my favourite images of Sydney. I discovered this image at PHM about a year ago when researching an exhibition I was working on. I still loving looking at all the details captured in it. Amazing to see these images of Sydney during that period and return to the spot they were taken to see how the city has changed.
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Bankstown Babyboomer said:
It's probably worth mentioning that Peapes was a classy men's store which lingered on for many years, probably due to it's proximity to the later-to-be-constructed Wynyard railway station ramp. The actual direction of this photo is looking SSW, 'down' George Street towards Town Hall and away from Circular Quay.
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dunedoo said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sydney's older buildings and structures. , and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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beachcomber australia said:
Between December 1899 (when the electric trams began in George St.) and 1904 (electric street lighting, not evident in this photo). Peapes (& Shaw) had an earlier store across George Street at No. 324 (that all rhymes!) -
