stroratcoot
2 photos tagged stroratcoot, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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- blackandwhite
- archives
- newsouthwales
- staterecordsnsw
- srnsw:series=4481
- jacquemart
- huntsmananddogs
- winjennia
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Colonial Secretary's Office from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection uploaded December 2012
Post Office, Harris Street, Ultimo (NSW) from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection uploaded December 2012
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Colonial Secretary's Office
- Ken Beath said:
- pellethepoet said:
Post Office, Harris Street, Ultimo (NSW)
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Andy Brill said:
Wingennia Tonic Soap - 'Better than the rest!' See: trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/3860744
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beachcomber australia said:
Andy Brill WINJENNIA (Thanks to Mr William Stickers!) seems to have been publicized first in early 1902, which may help date the photo. The AT&CJ of 5/4/1902 had a description of the stuff at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71522273 - and an illustration on the following page - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/6005495 . It is Quite Interesting where WINJENNIA came from - Burning Mountain near Wingen - see half way down this page - www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Burning-Mountain/2005... -
" ... The white covering is not ash but sinter, alum and sulphur, deposited on the surface through the condensation of the highly acidic gases. For about 50 years the chimney area was covered with the pipes and ducts of the Winjennia Company which drew off the fumes to obtain alum which was used in an ointment and liquid claimed to possess therapeutic qualities. ... "
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beachcomber australia said:
Cnr Harris and William Henry Streets, GoogleMapsStreetView