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Talk about the original soapbox derby Looks like a modern day slingshot dragster

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Shoe polish box from the FF Dalley Co.; Frederick Fenner Dalley (d. 1884) was a Canadian businessman who ran a drugstore in Hamilton ONT, before setting up a factory to make shoe polish and other products in the 1850s. The business continued under his name and his sons' stewardship into the 1900s, making ink, baking powder, dye, flavorings, and yes, shoe polish. In 1925, the company was sold to Shineola.

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Almost the entire block was taken up by hotels - see Darling Harbour Resumtions Plan T -

In 1927 (c.26 years later) -

beachcomber australia It's got a nice awning...and a jazzy motor in place of the horse and cart! AB

Interestingly, by 1910, the Grosvenor had grown to take up the entire half of the block on which it stood. So the first image would certainly date to or before 1910 as we can see that the Grosvenor is still relatively small (I would think its possible that it might even date to around that date - maybe we could all have a go at it!). Now, on a map I've seen dated to 1910 (think it's from SRNSW?), the rest of the block was supposedly taken up by Mann's Family Hotel. From the1927 image above it doesn't seem like this was one building but maybe all the buildings on that half of the block formed parts of the Mann's Family Hotel. Clearly I need to do more research :-/

In case you are wondering where this image was taken, check out the answer posted on Yahoo!7 Answers - au.answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080409172809AAp644E

According to parish map 1406150 that I have calibrated against a modern Sydney map, it stood at 33°51'40.13"S, 151°12'24.88"E (WGS84 datum) , close to where the Cahill Expressway loops under the Bradfield Highway.

jbimages got in before me with the map location, however I will post the information that I found when answering the question in Yahoo!7 Answers: In short, it was on the corner of Gloucester and Little Essex Streets, The Rocks. Unfortunately the building hasn't stood the test of time and was demolished. "Numbers 140-142 are the remaining pair of a larger contemporary group, now demolished, that fronted Cumberland , Little Essex and Gloucester Streets. 140-142 Cumberland Street is a part of the 'Long's Lane Precinct'. Long's Lane is a cluster of nineteenth and early-twentieth houses, rear yards, and laneways between Gloucester and Cumberland Streets, the Rocks. These buildings are part of the same development as 117-117A Gloucester Street, relating to the NSW Government Housing Board redevelopment of the block bounded by Little Essex (now demolished), Cumberland and Gloucester Streets. Style: Edwardian; Storeys: 2" The only mention that I can find of the hotel is an extract from an article entitled "Cradle of the Commonwealth" by John Barlow F.I.A. printed in "The Red Funnel" Vol.1. No.1. August 1905, produced by Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. It talks about the peninsula between the present Circular Quay and Darling Harbour, from Argyle Street to Dawes Point, which takes in The Rocks. "There are still a few residents of The Rocks who remember hearing Wentworth advocate Constitutional Government from the balcony of the old Black Boy - now the Ocean Wave - Hotel at the intersection of Gloucester and Little Essex Streets, though that is nearly seventy years ago." I also tracked down a photo of Princes Street, between Essex and Little Essex Streets in case you were interested. These buildings were demolished to make way for the Harbour Bridge. This was the same area as the photo on Flickr. I have also found some other pictures of Gloucester Street around the Long's Lane precinct and have added links for you. www.australiagenweb.org/archive/oldsydney.pdf www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchive... thisisntsydney.blogspot.com/2006/03/cribbs-lane.html au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080409172809AAp...

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A couple more views of this hotel - www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/3810093259/ www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/3810093211/