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This pic was taken in the grounds of the Medlow Bath Hydropathic Establishment, in the Blue Mountains...the railway line is over to the right...the Belgravia Hotel (then part of the Hydro complex) is in the background...the casino/ballroom is more or less out of view to the left (here we only get to see the brick archways at the entry level and the shadow cast by the parapet)... Just going on the digitised newspapers, I gather the name 'Hydro Majestic' came into use in about 1906...so it might well have been known as the 'Hydro Majestic' at the time this pic was taken... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164909488/16884764 - this pictorial feature on the Medlow Bath Hydropathic Establishment appeared in the Sydney Mail, 20th July, 1904...a few weeks after it opened...the panorama taken from the railway side (see 2nd page of link) puts you in the picture re the location...I've discovered that there are surprisingly few historical pics of the Hydro Majestic up on Trove or Flickr...

This postcard includes the panorama that appeared in the Sydney Mail pictorial (link above)... www.flickr.com/photos/hwmobs/35439897516/ Pic of the Belgravia Hotel... www.flickr.com/photos/uon/11941303413/

Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies for your interest...

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Looking across the Lane Cove River from Hunters Hill towards St Ignatius College...with the Lane Cove Bridge in the foreground... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164900578 - Sydney Mail, 2nd December, 1903...similar pic here, but taken from the nearby Fig Tree ferry wharf (see pic top rhs)... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165380556 - the Sydney Mail, 31st December, 1902...another pic of the bridge and surrounds here (see pic bottom of page)... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165291990 - the Sydney Mail, 2nd March, 1901...pic of the opening of the Lane Cove Bridge.

Looks to be the same occasion www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2469674698/