religiousstructuresestablishments

The telephone cable holder was one of those dreadful mistakes in 'street furniture' - " ... In 1885 a cable support disguised as an ornamental verandah front was erected along the western side of George Street from the G.P.O. to what is now Railway Square. (ref 3'4'5) This is a distinctive feature which can be seen on many photographs. It became the backbone of the network with pole routes branching off at every cross street. The pole route in this section of George Street was replaced by a smaller one carrying only telegraph wires. The cable support was superseded before 1900 but was not all demolished. Shopkeepers had been allowed to use it to support awnings, and where they had done so it was left in place. ... " From - www.telephonecollecting.org/lightpoles.htm

beachcomber australia Hey BC thanks for the article - very useful!

This view is essentially unchanged.

We love this series of his historical photos!

City of Canterbury Bankstown It's great isn't it - so much interesting stuff at ultra-hi resolution to really find details. And many of these images seem to be very rare, if not one-offs. Big thanks to Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons for sharing the Edward Hungerford Album on Flickr. And to Edward Hungerford for collecting the photos together in the first place!

Strange - this Charles Bayliss photo shows statues in the niches of the Great Hall - www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview/?pi=nla.pic-vn4193369

beachcomber australia [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] As mentioned, the different coloured brickwork makes it hard to distinguish shapes in the niches:

Consecrated 1878 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Synagogue_(Sydney)

For interested parties, here is St Mary Magdalene's church at Wisemans Ferry depicted in a lovely painting at SLNSW.

Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Wonderful painting - trying to find exactly where this church was in Wisemans Ferry. I think "J.O.M." is "I.O.M." as in Isle of Man! King Williams College (1833) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_William's_College . I wonder if Edward Hungerford was a pupil there? The chapel on the right; see the window match at original size -

The Wiseman's Ferry Church fell into disrepair by the 1880s, was demolished in 1888 by the "Roads Department", and rebuilt higher on the hill. See trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/72558896

Brilliant in one word !

beachcomber australia Thanks Beachcomber - Isle of Man - of course! The little church at Wisemans Ferry looks almost as if was meant to add to the landscape as a romantic ruin. Although the 'new' one is just as sweet: www.hawkesbury.net.au/activities/c16.html There are two passenger records for an E Hungerford (b c 1863) that I could find, one onboard the POTOSI, arrived 17 July 1882 in Sydney from London and 24 June 1884 on the AUSTRAL , London - Sydney. Perhaps these vessels sailed via Tonga and New Zealand at this time.