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• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection 7 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 5 photos & illustrations
• IWM Collections 2 photos & illustrations
• Powerhouse Museum 2 photos & illustrations
• British Library 2 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 1 photo / illustration
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 1 photo / illustration

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Nautical School Ship - Sobraon

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

• 15 older comments, and then…
• jo.carpenter1 said:

  The house I currently live in is named after this ship as the original occupant did his training on board.

• jricho50 said:

  My Grandfather John Ashley was committed to this Ship in 1899, at the age of ten. He was found by Police sleeping out at night and charged at Balmain.

• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:

  jricho50 Thanks, jricho50, for adding this history. You might be interested in other Sobraon images on Photo Investigator. jo.carpenter1 jo.carpenter1 That is interesting to know how your house came to be named! AB

• Purcell 1895 said:

  My grandfather (Wilfred Purcell) was committed to the Sobraon on 1 January 2010 at age 14 years, 9 months. His cousin (Roy Purcell) had been commited there 3 years earlier.

• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:

  Purcell 1895 Thanks, Purcell 1895, for sharing; you might be interested in some other images of the Sobraon in our image catalogue, Photo Investigator and some information on the records we hold. AB

Customs House, Newcastle

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:

  Thanks to everyone who identified this image as NOT Post Office, Bond Street, Sydney (as originally labelled) but Customs House Building in Newcastle! These GPO images were ‘identified’ prior to their transfer to State Records – without your help some images might forever remain mislabelled.

• beachcomber australia said:

  Compare with -

• beachcomber australia said:

  I see this photo is still mislabeled on Photo Investigator. Google Maps Street View is a good comparison - g.co/maps/m48zv

• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:

  beachcomber australia Thanks!I shall go in and attempt to remedy this! -AG

• John Cowper said:

  Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection A couple of later pictures

Approach to (Central) Railway (Station) from Central Square

from Powerhouse Museum

• beachcomber australia said:

  Opened in 1906. Clock Tower and office building facade added in 1921, www.sydneyarchitecture.com/cbd/cbd7-003.htm