A collection of photographs of buildings and views in New South Wales [Sydney and Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow] ... / Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1873

PXD 557

fonds

1873

Graphic Materials, Photographs

105903

Partly Digitised : vol. 3 only (David Scott Mitchell copy)

3 albums (ca. 65 albumen photoprints in each album) - images 26.5 x 22 cm. or smaller, in albums 42 x 53 cm.

Vols. 1-3 are three copies of a published album, with variations:
Vol. 1 with accompanying mss letter, from G. Eagar, N.S.W. Treasury, to A. H. Palmer, M.P., Brisbane, dated 28th July 1875
Vol. 2 without frontispiece
Vol. 3 Contains an additional photograph titled 'Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, 1873'; handwritten captions on three of the photographs; bookplate of Alfred Lee affixed inside the front cover.

[Frontispiece: mosaic portrait photograph titled 'Representatives of the Australasian colonies at conference held in Sydney 1873', by J. Hubert Newman (14 portraits)]

Contents [Text of contents page in volume]:

Sydney in 1803 [albumen photoprint of engraving by M. Lesueur]. Copied from M. Peron's `Voyage de Decouvertes aux Terres Australes'
Sydney in 1873 [albumen photoprint]
The port and city of Sydney in 1872 (Descriptive remarks)

List of photographs [albumen photoprints]:
1. Government House, showing the Porch
2. Government House
3. Parliamentary Buildings, Macquarie Street North
4. Legislative Assembly Chamber, Macquarie Street (Exterior)
5. Colonial Secretary's Office, Bridge Street
6. The Treasury, Macquarie Street North
7. Custom House, Circular Quay
8. Registrar General's Office, Elizabeth Street
9. Australian Museum, College Street
10. Free Public Library, Bent and Macquarie Streets
11. Post Office, George Street (taken from the building)
12. Government Printing Office, Phillip and Bent Streets
13. Observatory, Flagstaff Hill
14. Sydney Branch Royal Mint, Macquarie Street
15. Victoria Barracks (Men's Quarters)
16. Bank of New South Wales, George Street
17. Oriental Bank, Pitt Street
18. Union Bank, Pitt Street
19. Joint Stock Bank, George Street
20. English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, George Street
21. Bank of Australasia, George Street
22. Commercial Bank, George Street
23. London Chartered Bank, George Street
24. City Bank (New), Pitt Street
25. Union Club, Bent Street
26. Australian Club, Bent Street
27. Victoria Club, Castlereagh Street
28. Civil Service Club, Macquarie Street North
29. Mort's Stores, Circular Quay
30. Block of buildings, New Pitt and Spring Streets
31. Exchange, Bridge Street
32. School of Arts, Pitt Street
33. St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral, George Street
34. Independent Methodist Chapel
35. St. Patrick's (Roman Catholic) Church, Church Hill
36. Congregational Church, Pitt Street
37. Dr. Lang's [Presbyterian] Church, Jamieson Street
38. Mariner's Church, Circular Quay
39. Wesleyan Chapel, York Street
40. St. George's (Presbyterian) Church, Castlereagh Street
41. Mortuary [Railway Station], (front view)
42. Mortuary [Railway Station], Haslem Creek (south end)
43. University
44. Old Stone Pine Trees, Bridge Street
45. George Street (looking south)
46. St. Paul's College
47. Argyle Cutting, Argyle Street
48-54. Botanic Gardens, Sydney (views)
55. H.M.S. "Galatea" in Farm Cove; Government House to the left
56. Cockatoo Island; H.M.S. `Galatea' in dock
57. Governor Bourke's Statue, Domain
58. Prince Albert's Statue, Hyde Park
59. Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park (Front Entrance)
60-61. Zig Zag [Railway], Lithgow Valley
62. Domain Avenue (Rear of Mint)
63. View in Domain

Photographs taken 1870-1871. Reference: The mechanical eye in Australia, photography 1841-1900 / Alan Davies & Peter Stanbury. Melbourne University Press, 1985, p.60

Three copies of this album are held:
Vol. 1 with accompanying mss letter, from G. Eagar, N.S.W. Treasury, to A. H. Palmer, M.P., Brisbane, dated 28th July 1875
Vol. 2 without frontispiece
Vol. 3 Contains an additional photograph titled `Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, 1873' and handwritten captions on three of the photographs. An Alfred Lee bookplate is affixed inside the front cover. The presence of this bookplate indicates that the volume was in the possession of David Scott Mitchell who acquired the majority of Alfred Lee's collection.

Photographs attributed to Charles Pickering on the basis of the same images reproduced in: Photographs of public and other buildings &c., taken by authority of the Government of New South Wales, at the request of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. [The negatives were taken by Mr Charles Pickering, under the direction of James Barnet, Esq., Colonial Architect]. New South Wales : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1872. (Album of 166 views) Location number: PXD 524

Title continues: "Presented to the / Delegates representing the Australian Colonies, and / New Zealand, / at / the Intercolonial Conference held in Sydney, / January - February, 1873"
Beneath the printed title are publication details, "Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer. - 1873
`New South Wales Photographs 1873' -- Cover title