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Il y a tout juste 110 ans aujourd'hui ! C'est fascinant...

I think it is 'Major Lushington' on the far left with the tache. See catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000036301

Brilliant old shot !

think your right......http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Waterford_Urban_No__3/Barrack_Street/1764084/ On original it says head of house in Barracks return. Of course it doesnt explain the presence of the maid

This is certainly a most intriguing photograph! The maid/nurse has got a certain knowing 'come hither' look about her and the gentleman in the middle looks very cocky, self assured a bit of a 'cad'. Whichever way you look at it and how you interpret it, it's a fabulous photograph. Thank you for posting it.

I see O'Seaghdha stuck his sign up during some bit of celtic revivalism.

derangedlemur a bit like Cathal Ua Broin in this photo

Streetview

The pump was still there at the time of the 1909 survey maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,663337,732968,7,9

Here's the O'Sheas in 1911 www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002655708/ and the Hanlon's www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002655710/ No sign of either in 1901 that I can see

Read John Blaxland's biography here: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/blaxland-john-1796

" ... By 1860, the Blaxlands had lost control of the estate. By 1863, Newington was very run down, although the slaughterhouse and the saltpans were both still in use. At this time, ten hectares of land including Newington House were leased to the Methodist Church for use as a boys’ boarding school on the understanding that the rent from the first five years of occupancy would be used for repairs to the buildings. It was in July 1863 that nineteen pupils were admitted to the school. This humble beginning was the genesis of Newington College. By 1880, the College began the move to its present address in Stanmore, an inner-city western suburb of Sydney. Newington College on its Stanmore campus was officially opened on 15 January 1881. Newington Estate was eventually sold to John Wetherill in 1877 for £14,000. He subdivided the property into the Newington and Rosebridge Estates and was selling land for the next twenty years. In 1879, Newington House was offered for sale by auction but remained unsold although as early as June 1860, James Barnet, the Colonial Architect, reported on the house and buildings and concluded that it was suitable for a boys’ reformatory or a benevolent asylum for aged/destitute women that was then located at Hyde Park Barracks. He recommended that lots 78, 79, 87 and 88 of the Newington Estate should be purchased. In September 1879 a payment of £5,000 was made to Wetherill and by 1880 Newington House became Government property. In 1883, Newington House was opened as a Benevolent Asylum for Aged Women. Between 1912-18 buildings were added and the function of the facility changed from asylum to a state hospital with Newington House at one time being used as nurses’ quarters. In 1969, the house became the administration block within the Silverwater Correctional Complex. ... .... " From www.afloat.com.au/afloat-magazine/2009/january-09/John_Bl... So it seems that this photo is after 1880. There is an 1895 photo which shows the two palm trees at similar heights - nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an3366506-s70-a1. By 1922 the palm trees were taller - nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an2726970 And by the time of this photo, the vegetation was winning - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=206419 So possibly c.1895. At the time the house was an Asylum for Aged Women, so Iwonder who the young children belonged to?

The house still stands in the middle of Silverwater Correctional Complex (prison) - GoogleMapsSatellite - goo.gl/maps/1QahQ

What a fantastic way of adaptive reuse. However it is sad that it can not be visited, or can it?

Luc Getting in is relatively easy - but getting out might be harder! Try ringing them - (02) 9289 5100 - www.correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au/offender-management/cor... . Say you are investigating an old photo ...