thestroratcoot

Good shot!.

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection Thanks for posting this! One of a series of four (?) of the Harrington Street / Argyle Street intersection. See notes and extensive comments particularly about the Ragged School here -

I think the Will Daley posters look very tattered (ragged?!) in this photo. And there are no shadows. And more barrels. So taken at a later date than August 1901?

Will Daley - world's first spammer? :)

samdefranc You could be right; no bill posters being prosecuted c.1901 :-) AB

Sir George R. Dibbs www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/Golden_Heritage/treasurers/38

Well done pellethepoet! Here is your virtual prize - wear it with pride!

Not sure if this is exactly the right spot - it could be a little to the east - GoogleMapsStreetView

beachcomber australia Thanks. It's a great fit. Now I just need a suit to go with it ...

For those of us trying to navigate old sydney, I've put together a composite of the resumption map and something a little more recent. Enjoy!

Looking south from present day Suez Canal.

This would seem to be the earlier photo of the two with the un-demolished wall behind the lady. Probably hours (or next day?) between them due to the different shadows.

I wonder if they all ate "Germea for Breakfast" or were sick of the sight of those adverts - presumably there to catch the eye of city-bound ferry passengers on the way to work in the mornings. The other side of the building had adverts for the evening newspaper.

This photo was recently determined to be part of the Rocks Resumption photographic survey, the title and date of the image has been changed accordingly Here is a map of the Rocks Resumption area (last one in the sequence) AB