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Department of School Education - Bridge Street building under construction

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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  • pellethepoet said:
    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. PROPOSED NEW OFFICES. The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 21 November 1911, p. 5.:

    Further consideration was given yesterday by the Public Works Committee to the proposal to erect new offices on the present site in Bridge-street for the Department of Public Instruction.
    Mr. G. Kilminster, chief clerk, Department of Public Instruction, said he had been 40 years in the service. The oldest part of the present building was erected nearly 100 years ago, about 1813, he thought. The present building had been occupied by the department since 1881, when a removal there was made by the old Council of Education from Macquarie-street. The whole of the 24 rooms in the building were overcrowded, and there was congestion everywhere ...


    - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15290649
  • pellethepoet said:
    Department of School Education - Laying foundation of new Public Instruction Offices:
    Digital ID: 15051_a047_003981 (01/01/1912)
    Digital ID: 15051_a047_003987 (01/09/1912)
    Digital ID: 15051_a047_003972 (07/09/1912)

    Two of the dates must be wrong ...

    Public Instruction Offices, showing progress of new building (August 1913) - Call no.: Government Printing Office 1 - 17004, State Library of NSW.
  • beachcomber australia said:
    pellethepoet I found the foundation stone laying to be 7/9/1912 ...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    GoogleMapsStreetView (almost) - goo.gl/maps/165fH
  • pellethepoet said:
    The correct date for the laying of the foundation stone was Saturday 7 September, 1912 - PEEPS INTO HISTORY. EDUCATION IN NEW SOUTH WALES. FOUNDATION STONE LAYING. The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 9 September 1912, p. 8.:

    "This is an historic spot."
    Those words formed the keynote of more than one speech made at the laying of the foundation stone of the new building being erected for the State Education Department, at the corners of Bridge, Loftus, and Young streets on Saturday morning. The ceremony was performed by the Minister for Education, Mr. C. Carmichael, M.L.A. Among those present were Sir Normand MacLaurin, Professor David, Judge Backhouse, and many others. ...


    - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15347525

Emden gun - 3/4 view looking up Oxford Street

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

View of Farm Cove and Government House Stables, Sydney (NSW)

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

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  • mick.leon said:
    It would be beneficial to the NSW RFS to place a date on the photo and ascertain the particular time of year. The smoke visible towards Taronga Park Zoo could provide planning of Hazard Reduction Burning regimes.

    Mick Leon
    MNC
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    mick.leon It's unfortunate that many of these images have lost some of the information associated with them over time. These photographs were taken by officers of the Government Printing Office during the years c.1870-c.1920. Hopefully we'll get some discussion here on Flickr that might narrow down the date for us.
    -AG
  • Andy Brill said:
    An extraordinary number of white navy ships are visible (at least 10) . Could be the visit of the 16 ships of the US 'Great White Fleet' to Sydney in 1908. Seen here:

  • beachcomber australia said:
    mick.leon Whisky Tango Foxtrot ?

    Andy Brill I think you are right.

    Late August (winter) 1908, it that helps mick.leon with the "planning of Hazard Reduction Burning regimes". The smoke is from the ships in a southerly breeze. Synoptic chart from 27/8/1908, showing gentle winds and an anti-cyclone covering Australia - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15023171/1312734?zoomLev...
  • pellethepoet said:
    beachcomber australia Well spotted beachcomber. mick.leon If you look at the original image size [Actions - View all sizes], what looks at first glance like smoke emanating from the distant headland on the other side of the harbour, is revealed to be smoke from the ships of the Great White Fleet.