johndegotardijr

No mention of our good friend the photographer John Degotardi Jr. in the description? beachcomber australia would be appalled (good thing he's off beachcombing somewhere in the South Pacific). :)

I've added tags to the relevant photos - www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/tags/johndegotard...

Maybe create a set in honour of beachcomber australia's hero?

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For those not familiar with this episode this is a good starting point sydney.edu.au/medicine/museum/mwmuseum/index.php/Bubonic_... along with of course your own gallery.

pellethepoet Mr. John Degotardi, Jr gets his due in the series descripton link but perhaps a mention in the title here might be a good idea! I'll add it.

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection Mr. John Degotardi, Jr. can never get enough recognition, to make up for being written out of history for a while there. :)

I've always found it odd that when Max Kelly published his seminal text on the plague photographs in 1977, Degotardi is praised as 'the unknown photographer who was working with the Department of Public Works in 1900', even though in Jack Cato's history of Australian photography published in 1955, he's mentioned by name (though he omits the important Jr. which differentiates him from his photographer father):

A good example comes from the bubonic plague outbreak in Sydney in 1900 ... John Degotardi's 15" x 12" prints of the rat-infested slums around "The Rocks" ... (Degotardi's dramatic pictures are in the collection of the Government Printer in Sydney.)

- The Story of the Camera in Australia, p. 58.

While the view is from Lower Fort Street, aren't the houses on Trinity Avenue?

Isn't that weird! I thought it was the same photo as the PhM "Carraher Stairs, Lower Fort St.", but no people! Taken at a different time too - see the shadows ...

beachcomber australia Yes! I thought I'd seen it before too but couldn't find it. That's the one I was thinking of.

Earliest date August 1901 due to tramway lines, poles, and wires (see note) - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14404169

Yes, it is Trinity Ave. The big house is now called Darling House. Those 5 terraces are still there too. Part of the second Rocks Resumption - cleared of long-standing residents to make way for a sale. The house on the rock went when they put the bridge in, but the stairs up to it are still there. Thanks for sharing.

I suggest "The Dark Traveller" by Cindy Wright.This book is really good and it is about the Black Death!It is well written and it has illustrations that can help enhance the reader's experience. You will be shock to know how many pseudo-cures had been created to fight the Bubonic Plague. Some are sure to make one shudder. DO NOT MISS OUT this GOOD READ! Trust me,this book is really worth your money. You can find it here: www.cindysgreatestbooks.webplusshop.com/product.wml/store...