845820
- TitleLight house and signal station 'Newcastle N.S.W' as seen from the hill above the town, 1861 / J.M. Oldham
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- Call numberDG V1B/15
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1861 - Type of material
- Reference code845820
- Physical Description1 drawing - 10 x 13 1/4 in. mount 16 x 19 3/8 in. - pencil
- Scope and ContentView shows the Nobby's part of the harbour, the lighthouse and signal station and the gaol overlooking the sea.
- Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Signed 'J.M. Oldham January 1861', lower left hand corner and titled lower right. - Attributions / conjectures
No information about J.M. Oldham found in Mitchell Library. Moore mentions a James Oldham, Englishman who etched plates in Victoria in early 70's - mostly landscapes. Australian Encyclopaedia mentions a James Oldham who taught David Davies at the Ballarat school of design in Victoria. - Subject
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