tramway

I think the Mosman - Spit Tramway opened in 1900 - earliest date for this photo. See comments etc -

From Avona Crescent, the old Manly road and tramway (?) - GoogleMapsStreetView

Archdeacon Edward Osborn The tower of St Andrew`s Church commemorates Archbishop Edward Castell Osborn who worked in the Diocese for over 48 years. The memorial tablet was unveiled in the tower on the 24th April 1927. Archdeacon Osborn was ordained Deacon and Priest by the Archbishop of Brisbane in 1878 and served his first curacy at Warwick from 1878 to 1881. He also ministered at Roma and Gympie. He had a record of 30 years continuous service at St Andrew's Lutwyche. The proposed memorial to the late Archdeacon Osborn which is to take the form of a tower to be erected at the new church in his old parish, St Andrew's, Lutwyche was considered at a meeting of the Diocesan Council held on Thursday. The council decided to throw in its lot with the St Andrew's Memorial project, and heartily commended it to the church people of the diocese. This means that the memorial will be a diocesan one. The Brisbane Courier (Qld.), 12 April 1926. At St. Andrew's Church of England, Lutwyche, at 7.30 pm. next Sunday, Dean Batty will unveil a tablet to be placed on the church tower, which was built by parishioners of Lutwyche and friends, at a cost oí £800, as a memorial to the late Archdeacon Osborn, who was rector of the church for over 20 years. The Brisbane Courier (Qld.), 21 April 1927. Source: monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/religion/display/9...

taxis?

Renira1 Yes, I think they are taxi-cabs or whatever they were called then (1870s?). See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab#History This was a popular corner for photographers - A&APC - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=63545 Charles Pickering (? c.1871) - Charles Kerry (after 1891 with Lands Department Building) -

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Good grief, you are having fun with this. I'm not sure what you are trying to show, but maybe this 1899 view from the other direction (with associated links in the comments) might be useful ... Pitt Street had only fairly recently happened near Spring Street at the time of this Degotardi photo (1865-ish?). See the 1858 map - www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview/?pi=nla.map-rm1272-sd&rgn=... , and compared to the 1822 map where the Tank Stream was yet to be covered over - www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview/?pi=nla.map-f107-sd&rgn=0....

WooHoo! I just noticed the TRAM LINES - see bottom left. ... "Sydney's first tram was horse-drawn, running from the old Sydney Railway station to Circular Quay along Pitt Street. Built in 1861, the design was compromised by the desire to haul railway freight wagons along the line to supply city businesses, in addition to passenger traffic. This resulted in a track that protruded from the road surface and damaged the wheels of wagons trying to cross it. Hard campaigning by competing omnibus owners - as well as a fatal accident involving the leading Australian musician Isaac Nathan in 1864 - led to closure in 1866. " - from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Sydney#Early_tramways Attn - John Cowper - Sydney's first tramline alert!

[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Yes, but the photo may be by William Hetzer - see complicated research by pellethepoet on another photo in the album ...