Robert George Pratt, pictorial material, ca 1990

PXE 1596

fonds

ca 1990

Graphic Materials, Prints, Photographs

904926

1 folder ( 17 photographs) - various sizes. - colour

Photographs relate to the unpublished manuscript 'Yesterday's memories, my strength for today: the story of a self confessed alcoholic, 1990', by Robert George Pratt.

Notes from Robert George Pratt.

1. Phoenix Kindergarten where I attended Evans at Rozelle/Balmain.

2. The Rose Shamrock and Thistle, Evans St., Rozelle.

3. Fred Minard old grocery store has been empty for 30 years or more, opposite Nelson Street and Welcome Hotel.

4. The old Rozelle bottle yard where the bottles went and yours truly sold his bones and bottles in 1934-44.

5. Old two home, 86 Evans St., Rozelle.

6. The Bug House. Picture theatre Darling St., Balmain. One of my Saturday night haunts.

7. The dog biscuit factory that I managed at 16 years of age. 74 Evans St., Rozelle.

8. Welcome Hotel, Evans St., Rozelle, my watering hole.

9. The soup kitchen where I would line up for my mid day meal. Beattye St., Balmain. Sydney City Mission.

10. 11 Hanover St., Balmain back of dog biscuit factory where I spent 3 days in the man hole in roof drunk as a monkey.

11. White Bay Power Station, Catholic School, and Hotel Victoria Road.

12. Dog biscuit factory, little white cottage my home.

13. The paddock next to Tatts Hotel, where Blondin walked the high wire and cooked and threw down to the crowds pancakes in 1930-40.

14-17. Photographs of Bob and his wife.

Forms parat of MLMSS 5459

Copyright status:: In copyright - created after 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Robert George Pratt

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.7104 as part of the eRecords Project 2013-14

Identified on back, in ink, by donor

Good condition