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Anyone know exactly where Alderson Street was? Possibly Surry Hills?

One can see the night soil lane, and how it would have been operated. Also there doesn't appear to be any greenery, except for that half dead tree in the middle of the pix.

beachcomber australia Found it, about 1/2 hour of searching. It was located at Redfern, on the eastern side of Redfern Park. It was located within the block surrounded by Elizabeth St, Kettle St, Walker St and Phillip St. Alderson Street ran north south, parallel to Elizabeth St. In that block was also Bilston St, which ran parallel and to the east of Alderson. The lane could very well be Bilston Street. Housing Commission flats occupy the site. It can be found in Gregorys reprint of their 1st edition Sydney Street Directory of 1934, which was reprinted in 2006, to celebrate their 70th edition.

dunedoo Thanks! I wonder if the image had something to do with the earlier ones of that block? See -

The name Rosalie is probably derived from the Rosalie Plains pastoral station leased by John Frederick McDougall, who also owned land in the Milton and Rosalie areas of Brisbane.[1] On Sunday 5 April 1884, a Baptist church opened in Rosalie, being described as a "neat little chapel" and was 20 by 20 feet (6.1 by 6.1 m).[2][3][4] On Saturday 7 November 1925, a new Baptist church was opened.[2][5][6] Floods along Bayswater Road, Rosalie, 1890 Rosalie was subject to flooding in the 1890 Brisbane floods. Evacuating from Rosalie, 2011 The lower parts of Rosalie were inundated in the 2011 Brisbane Floods. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie,_Queensland

like all old photos of quenslands