qvb
15 photos tagged qvb, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.
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Related tags
Tags that often appear on the same photos:
- sydney
- powerhousemuseum
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- market
- victoria
- queenvictoriabuilding
- building
- queen
- city
- georgestreet
- blackandwhite
- clocktower
- archives
- newsouthwales
- staterecordsnsw
- street
- horse
- dome
- buggy
- urban
- blockboy
- historic
- tram
- buildings
Members using this tag
- Powerhouse Museum
- Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection
- State Library of New South Wales
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Hyde Park and City, from St Mary's Cathedral from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection uploaded June 2014
Darling Island and Harbour, looking towards the city, December 1903 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded June 2009
Sydney Town Hall with St Andrews cathedral visible from Powerhouse Museum uploaded May 2009
George Street at Town Hall from Powerhouse Museum uploaded November 2008
Victoria Markets from Powerhouse Museum uploaded November 2008
George Street by Victoria Markets from Powerhouse Museum uploaded November 2008
York Street by Victoria Markets from Powerhouse Museum uploaded October 2008
Trams on George Street in front of the QVB from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection uploaded July 2008
Queen Victorian Markets (now Queen Victoria Building), Sydney from Powerhouse Museum uploaded July 2008
Mutual Life Assurance Office from Powerhouse Museum uploaded June 2008
George Street, Sydney from Powerhouse Museum uploaded April 2008
Town Hall and George Street from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
Market Street, Sydney from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
George St, by Town Hall from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
Conversations
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Darling Island and Harbour, looking towards the city, December 1903
- beachcomber australia said:
- beachcomber australia said:
- State Library of New South Wales said:
- Fred Le Corsaire - Nantes said:
George Street at Town Hall
from Powerhouse Museum
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pino.salis said:
nice shot!
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Kate's Photo Diary said:
Great photo
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astrogirl969 said:
Its so funny seeing Sydney Town Hall as the tallest structure. And of all the buildings in this picture, only the ones on the left (St Andrews Cathedral, the Town Hall and the Queen Victoria Building) remain standing today.
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uminarampart said:
bring back the horse and cart!!
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beachcomber australia said:
Strange - tram lines and pylons all in place (George St line opened in December 1899), but no trams at 2:48pm. I wonder if this was taken just before the trams started operating?
Queen Victorian Markets (now Queen Victoria Building), Sydney
from Powerhouse Museum
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BobMeade said:
Here's the same view in 1920: www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/2687730703/ And in 2008: www.flickr.com/photos/lifeasdaddy/2684017015/
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Lú_ said:
This image has been used in the indicommons.org then-and-now post Tyrell Today, which also talks about the Tyrell Today group.

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beachcomber australia said:
Kerry was rather keen on this view - www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3004417112/ and www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3023700018/ I think this one is the best, and the earliest - no tram electric pylons.
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BobMeade said:
Yep, beachcomberaustralia, you're right. Some other views photographers of the era were also keen on the same scene. Flip through some of the images of the Queen Victoria Building at Picture Australia to see some: www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?term1=quee... The Queen Victoria Building was one of the colossal Australian buildings of that age.
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beachcomber australia said:
Thanks lifeasdaddy for the link. it is interesting to search "Queen Victoria Markets" as well, to get a lot of older photos which have not been cross-referenced or tagged. Something odd with the State Library links - I will complain to my local State MP! The QVB certainly is 'colossal' - I always thought it needed two or three extra floors height to balance the length and those heavy looking domes on the roof. But I am so glad it survives and flourishes.