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The Federation of the Commonwealth of Australia celebrations held in Sydney during 1901 saw many arches erected through the city and down Oxford Street. This is the German arch, and it was erected in Park Street. Hyde Park can be seen to the left and right of shot. The two disc shaped bas-reliefs on the columns show at left "Germania" and at right "Australia". (location ref. City of Sydney archvies - www2.photosau.com/CosSQL/scripts/ExtSearch.asp?SearchTerm... ) The central slogan which is only visible through at the persistant URL is 'EINIGKEIT-MACHT-STARK". Literally, "Agreement makes strong."

Now that we know another arch, the 'Commonwealth Arch" (shown here: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3129855980/ ) was on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Park Street, and that the Commonwealth Arch arch is visible in the background of this photograph then we can say that the view shown in this photograph is looking west along Park Street.

The reverse view of this arch, with a different main slogan in English can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/old_parliament_house/3230766690/in/...

We have visited Roundstone before. See the tower and belfry in the dim distance. Belfry replaced an earlier spire, so after the stereo pair -

Streetview

Same time? plus a ghost - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000041539/Image?lookfor=http:...

Per the DIA, the CoI on the hill got its tower in 1894, so before that date.

Flickr is sometimes partly amazing! In 2017 at low tide via Keith Ewing

Google street view: maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&g...

The pawnbroker's globes are looking a bit squashed.

Skink74 Thank you very much! Added to our Flickr Map now...

C. 1910: I hadn't realised the defilement of our built heritage with pebbledash had set in that long ago.

Signs on doorway to left of car read BSA Bicycles.
According to Wikipedia, BSA made bicycles from 1880 to 1887, and then again from 1908 onwards. So given the car there, this would be after 1908.