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845820
  • Title
    Light house and signal station 'Newcastle N.S.W' as seen from the hill above the town, 1861 / J.M. Oldham
  • Creator
  • Call number
    DG V1B/15
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1861
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    845820
  • Physical Description
    1 drawing - 10 x 13 1/4 in. mount 16 x 19 3/8 in. - pencil
  • Scope and Content
    View 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.
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