Box 06: Subject and Place File, Sydney, N.S.W., 1788 to Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands, ca. 1788 to 1937

PXA 2127/Box 6

file

ca. 1788 to 1937

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Clippings, Drawings, Prints

1379085

107 photographic prints, prints, drawings and clippings (1 box)

1. Sydney, N.S.W., 1788
“The proclamation of N.S.W., 7th February 1788, by Arthur Phillip R.N. Painted by E. Allen Kelly, 1895. Stored by Lawson Bros. Ltd., William Street, City” - verso
Photograph, sepia toned, of a painting
2. Sydney, N.S.W., c. 1796 (refer to no. 49 in listing for Box 5 of this sequence)
“South view from the hill flagstaff. Old Sydney. 1819” – at foot of picture
“SPF/Sydney, c. 1796 (cf. Tim McCormick’s “First Views”, pp 70-77)” - verso
Post card, coloured
3. Sydney, N.S.W., c. 1796
“Western view of Sydney Cove. Old Sydney. 1819” – at foot of picture
“SPF/Sydney, c. 1796 (cf. Tim McCormick’s “First Views”, pp 70-7)” - verso
Post card, coloured
4. Sydney, N.S.W., c. 1796
“North view from Pitt’s Row. Old Sydney. 1819” – at foot of picture
“SPF/Sydney, c. 1796 (cf. Tim McCormick’s “First Views”, pp 70-7)” - verso
Post card, coloured
5. Sydney, N.S.W., c. 1802 / drawn by E. Dayes from a picture painted at the colony
“A view of Sydney Cove, New South Wales” – below picture
“Dayes, c. 1803. View of Sydney published in London in 1804 probably drawn 1802.
Photograph, sepia toned, of a drawing
Photograph of the lithograph at V1 / 1802 / 5
Colour transparency at V1 / 1802 / 1 (digital order no. a1528669)
6. Sydney, N.S.W., 1842-1892?
“From Prout’s Litho in Prout & Rae” – inscribed on verso
See: Sydney illustrated (1842-3) / by J. Skinner Prout ; with letterpress description by John Rae. Sydney : Tyrrell, [1948]
SV* / Sp. Coll. / Prout / 7
Print, sepia toned
7. Sydney, N.S.W., 1895 / Sid Long
Print, coloured, of a watercolour
8. Sydney, N.S.W., 1926
“From my office window looking East, crane is at St Mary’s. 31 August 1926. Office was Municipal Library, Queen Victoria Building” – inscribed below photograph
Photograph, black and white
9. Sydney, N.S.W., 1927
“From my office window looking SE about March 1927” – inscribed below photograph
“Office was Municipal Library, Queen Victoria Building” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
10. Sydney, N.S.W., 1928
“From my office, end of May 1928” – inscribed on verso
“Office was Municipal Library, Queen Victoria Building” – inscribed below photograph
Photograph, sepia toned
11. Sydney, N.S.W., 1937
“Sydney, 1937. With compliments from S.T. Leigh & Co. Pty. Ltd., in conjunction with Hartland & Hyde Pty Ltd., Sydney, Australia” – below picture
Clipping with illustration
12. Sydney, N.S.W., undated / John & Fred’k Biden, London
Print, black and white
13. Sydney, N.S.W., undated / drawn from an original sketch by W.H. Wilson; engraved by H. Bibby
“View of Sydney. View from Cleveland Paddock…” – inscribed on verso
More faint pencil notes on verso
Print, black and white
14. Sydney, N.S.W., undated
“A View of Sydney, New South Wales” – below picture
Billy Blue’s house indicated with a pencil arrow
Photograph, sepia toned, of an engraving?
“From Wentworth’s British Australasia” – inscribed below picture
SYDNEY - BANKS
15. Sydney, N.S.W. – Banks – Bank of Australasia, undated
“Corner Martin Place & George St.” – below picture
Photograph, black and white
16. Sydney, N.S.W. – Banks – Commercial, Before 1923
“Martin Place. Pulled down 1923-24. Materials from that bank have been re-erected at the University. 1924” – inscribed below photograph
Photograph, sepia toned
SYDNEY - BARRACKS
17. Sydney, N.S.W. – Barracks – Carter Barracks, undated
“Carter Barracks, Belmore Rd, now part of Central Railway Station” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
18. Sydney, N.S.W. – Barracks – George St. Barracks, 1926?
“This was the wall which constituted the northern boundary of the area devoted to the barracks – The wall ran from Clarence St to George St.” – inscribed on verso and below photograph
“Western section. No. 1347 - 25.2.26 – “Greystanes” No. 3 York Street. Inscribed stone, N. wall of Yard” – typed on verso of photograph
Photograph, black and white
19. Sydney, N.S.W. – Barracks – Hyde Park Barracks, 1871 / E.A. Bradford, Sydney
“Commercial Photographers, Crichton House, 30-32 Pitt St., Sydney”
“… [?] Barracks, Aug. 1871” – at foot of photograph
Photograph, black and white
35 mm negative at FM3 / 687
20. Sydney, N.S.W. – Barracks – Hyde Park Barracks, undated / K.L. Farran
“Old Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney” – at foot of picture
Post card, black and white
SYDNEY - BREWERIES
21. Sydney, N.S.W. – Breweries – Standard Brewery – J.T. & J. Toohey, undated
“Elizabeth Street opp. Railway Station” - verso
Photograph, sepia toned
SYDNEY - BRIDGES
22. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Mosman Bridge, 1898
“The Old Bridge at Mosman 1898” – inscribed on verso and below photographs
2 photographs, stereoscope, sepia toned
23. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Pyrmont Bridge, 1880’s / Tyrrell’s Ltd.
“Sydney in the eighties. Pyrmont Bridge” – below picture
Photograph, sepia toned
24. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Pyrmont Bridge, 1902
“General View of the New Bridge, as seen from Pyrmont on the opening day” - caption
Clipping with illustration
From: Field, 12 July 1902
25. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Pyrmont Bridge, undated
“Pyrmont Bridges, old & new” –inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
26. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Pyrmont Bridge, undated / A.C.
“Sketches in New South Wales” – above picture
“Pyrmont Bridge, near Sydney” – below picture
Photograph, sepia toned, of an engraving?
27. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1932
“The Sydney Harbour Bridge at 10 p.m. on the 12th February, 1932” - caption
Clipping with illustration
28. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1935 / Rev. Frank Cash
“The dawn of the New Year, 1st January, 1935” - caption
Clipping with illustration
From: The parish paper / Christ Church, Lavender Bay, North Sydney. Vol. XIII, No. 7, 1 February 1935
29. Sydney, N.S.W. – Bridges – Sydney Harbour Bridge, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
SYDNEY - CEMETERIES
30. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries, 1919
“Oct 1919 Wall … of Town Hall, probably portion of wall of old cemetery, shells visible in the mortar” – inscribed on verso and below photograph
Photograph, black and white
31. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries – Devonshire Street Cemetery, undated / photograph by Mrs. A.G. Foster
“Thos. Prior a First Fleeter” – inscribed below photograph
Photograph, black and white
32. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries – Devonshire Street Cemetery, undated / photograph by Mrs. A.G. Foster
Photograph, black and white
33. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries – Devonshire Street Cemetery, undated
“Devonshire St from Castlereagh St, Redfern” – inscribed on verso
Stamped “Tyrrell’s Museum of Antiques, Books & Curios, 243 Castlereagh Street, Sydney” on verso
Photograph, black and white
34. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries – Devonshire Street Cemetery, undated
1. [Tombstone for Mary Curran]
2. [Tombstone for M. Isaac Nichols]
2 photographs, black and white, on 1 page
35. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries – Devonshire Street Cemetery, undated
1. “Looking S.E. from C of E Section” (black and white)
2. “Mrs. A.G. Foster in Action” (sepia toned)
3. “Jewish portion after removal of remains” (sepia toned)
4. “1902 Jewish portion” (black and white)
4 photographs on 1 page
36. Sydney, N.S.W. – Cemeteries – La Perouse, undated
“Madame Sarah Elizabeth Flower (La Perouse Cemetery)” – inscribed below photograph
“The great Contralto Singer of her day” – inscribed onto picture
“To the Editor, Sydney Truth, The Grave of Madame Sarah Elizabeth Flower of La Perouse Cemetery, with J.W.R. Clarke’s very best wishes” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
SYDNEY - CHURCHES
37. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Christ Church St. Laurence, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
38. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Christ Church St. Laurence, undated
“Tree still existing railway site. Stood in grounds of Christ Church Parsonage”? – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
39. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – First Church, undated
“The first Church, Wattle [& daub] construction” – inscribed on verso
Print, sepia toned
See also: World’s News, Sydney, 18 November 1905, page 9 (in G.R.D.)
40. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Fullerton Memorial Church, undated
“Hay & Pitt St” – inscribed below photograph
Photograph, black and white
41. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Holy Trinity, Miller’s Point, undated
Photograph, black and white
42. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Andrew’s Cathedral, 1881-2
“St. Andrew’s Cathedral & Town Hall” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
43. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Andrew’s Cathedral, undated
Photograph, black and white
44. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Chad’s, Cremorne, 1916
Photograph, sepia toned
45. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Francis, undated
“St. Francis” or “St. Frances”?
“St. Frances R.C. church, Castlereagh St., opposite old Belmore Market” – inscribed on verso and typed below picture
Post card, black and white
46. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. James, undated
Clipping with illustration
47. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. James, undated / Kerry, Sydney
“St. James’, Queen’s Square” – below pictures
“Series 45 – Historic Churches of N.S.W.” – below pictures
Typed on mount: “Foundation laid of Saint James’ October 7th, 1819 by Governor Macquarie opened for service January 1822. Consecrated February 11th 1824. First Minister was Rev. Richard Hill who died in the vestry, May 20th, 1836”
2 post cards: 1 black and white and 1 coloured, on 1 page (same picture but different tone)
48. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. James, undated / photograph by J.W. Liddy
“St. James’ Church Sydney after restoration” – typed below picture
Clipping with illustration
49. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Mary’s, c. 189-
“Date appears to be a little earlier than the Kerry & Co. photos dated c. 1895” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
50. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Mary’s, 1922
“St. Mary’s in process of erection, photo 2.2.22” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
51. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Mary’s Cathedral, c. 1909 / Star Photo Co.
Photograph, sepia toned
52. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Paul’s, Redfern, undated
Photograph, black and white
53. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Phillips, undated / Pickering Photo
“Old Church, Sydney, N.S. Wales” – below picture
“St. Phillip’s Church From a painting” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned, of a drawing
54. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – St. Stephen’s, 1899
“also known as the “Iron Church” in past years. It was later removed to Lidcombe and re-erected” – verso
“Macquarie St near Parliament House – The iron church. Now in Rookwood old … Home”? – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
55. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Scots Church, 1921
“Outing R.A.H.S. 18th June 1921” - verso
Photograph, sepia toned
56. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Scots Church, 1924
“Scots Church, 19 Ja’y 1924” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
57. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Scots Church, Jamieson Street, Church Hill, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
58. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Scots Church, Jamieson Street, Church Hill, undated / H. Cazneaux
Photograph, black and white
59. Sydney, N.S.W. – Churches – Scots Church, Jamieson Street, Church Hill, undated
“Scot’s Church, Sydney. Erected 1824” – at foot of picture
Post card, black and white
SYDNEY – CIRCULAR QUAY
60. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, 1830
“Coming to an anchor off Sydney Cove” – below picture
Photograph, black and white, of a drawing
From: Views in New South Wales and Van Diemens Land : Australian scrap book 1830 / by Augustus Earle. London : J. Cross, 1830
61. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, 1848
“Circular Quay, Sydney, N.S.W. in 1848” – at top of picture
“Original etching in Wells and also at SSV1 / 1848” – inscribed on verso
Post card, coloured
62. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, 1855
“Sydney Cove, from Fort Macquarie, 1855” – below picture
“Tyrrell’s “Old Sydney.” 1st Series” - verso
Post card, sepia toned
63. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, c. 1880 / Tyrrell’s Ltd.
“Sydney in the eighties. Circular Quay” – below picture
Photograph, sepia toned
64. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, undated
Post card, sepia toned
65. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, undated, photograph no. 1
“From Small… View By Melshore [?] Amateur” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
66. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, undated, photograph no. 2
“From Small… View By Melshore [?] Amateur” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
67. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, undated
Photograph, black and white
68. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, undated / L. von Koenneritz, Sydney; photograph by Ward & Farran, Exchange Studios, Sydney, post card no. 1
“Sydney, Circular-Quay” – next to picture
Post card, black and white
69. Sydney, N.S.W. – Circular Quay, undated / L. von Koenneritz, Sydney; photograph by Ward & Farran, Exchange Studios, Sydney, post card no. 2
“Sydney, Circular-Quay” – next to picture
Post card, black and white
SYDNEY - DEFENCES
70. Sydney, N.S.W. – Defences – Dawes Point Battery, 1890
“1 o’clock gun, Dawes Point … 1890” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
71. Sydney, N.S.W. – Defences – Fort Macquarie, c. 1890 / photograph by W.S. Campbell
“Looking through one of the arches of the old Fort Macquarie. Boats on man of war … Garden Island on right”? – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
SYDNEY - FERRIES
72. Sydney, N.S.W. – Ferries, 1891 / photograph by Sid. W. Jackson
“Showing the old Fig tree at Milson’s Point, North Sydney, photograph was taken early in 1891. This tree was blown down in a heavy gale on 31st Dec’r, 1900. The northern pylons of the Sydney Harbour bridge stand today (1934) on the site shown in this photograph. Note the men are all wearing hard hitter hats …” - verso
Photograph, black and white
SYDNEY - HALLS
73. Sydney, N.S.W. – Halls – Friends’ Meeting House, c. 1866 / John Powell?
“The Old Friends’ Meeting House, which stood in the Redfern Graveyard where the Central Railway Station now stands. Copied from an old photograph taken about 1866” - verso
Photograph, black and white
74. Sydney, N.S.W. – Halls – Friends’ Meeting House, undated
“Devonshire St., now part of Central Railway Station” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
SYDNEY – HARBOUR AND ISLANDS
75. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands, 1855
“Sydney Harbour from Watson’s Bay, 1855” – below picture
”Tyrrell’s “Old Sydney,” 1st Series” - verso
Post card, sepia toned
76. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands, undated
“Sydney from the North Shore” – below picture
Print, black and white
77. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands, undated / designed by O.R. Campbell, Sydney; engraved by Smith Elder & Co.
“Australian Mutual Provident Society. Amicus certus in Rz [?] incerta” – at foot of picture
Engraving
78. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
79. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Cockatoo Island, 1888
“Biloela Island, Parramatta River” – below picture
Photograph, sepia toned, of a drawing
From: Illustrated Sydney News, 29 November 1888
80. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Dawes Point, undated
“The last of the large Moreton Bay fig trees was removed in 1932. It was said to be over 120 years old” - verso
Photograph, sepia toned
81 – 82. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Farm Cove, c. 1881-2
1. Marked on verso: Garden Island, North Head, Orient Steamer, Fort Denison, Botanic Gardens, Farm Cove
2. “Harbour from Garden Palace” inscribed on verso
Some colour damage around the edges of photograph no. 2
2 photographs, identical, sepia toned
Negative available at FM1 / 4603
83. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Garden Island, 1905 – 1927
“Jail [?] completed 18.7.1905, another building added between rigging shed & naval stores in 1927” – inscribed above photograph
Photograph, black and white
84. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Glebe Point, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
85. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Goat Island, 1921
“Royal Austln Historical Society Visit to Goat Island 1921. Mrs. Bertie – wife of the President” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
86. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Goat Island, undated / S. Prout; J. Saddler
Engraving
87. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Johnstone’s Bay, undated
“Johnstones Bay, Sydney” – below picture
Post card with Christmas Greeting
88. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Johnstone’s Bay, undated
“Johnstones Bay, Balmain. Prout’s [?] wide angle view. From Peacock Point, Balmain, Jubilee Dock now in bay on right. Glebe Island in centre” – inscribed below photograph
“Gap. Holtermann” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
89. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Lavender Bay, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
90. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Millers Point, 1840
Print, black and white
91. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Millers Point, 1860 / N.S.W. Government Printer
“Miller’s Point & Parramatta River from Flagstaff Hill 1860. NSW” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
92. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Millers Point, undated / W.E. Smith Ltd., Sydney
“Sydney Harbour (from Miller’s Point)” – below picture
Post card, black and white
93. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Milsons Point, 1855
“Milson’s Point in 1855” – at foot of photograph
Stamped “Tyrrell’s Museum of Antiques, Books & Curios, 143 Castlereagh Street, Sydney” on verso
Photograph, black and white
94. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Milsons Point, c. 1860
“Milson’s Point with final steam ferry “The Ferry Queen” probably in the ‘sixties” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, black and white
95. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Milsons Point, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
96. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Mosman, undated / A.H. Fullwood
“Mosman’s Bay” – caption
Clipping with illustration
97. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Mosman, undated
“Mossman’s Bay, Port Jackson. – from a sketch taken during a picnic” – at foot of picture
Print, black and white
98. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Mosman Bay, undated
Photograph, sepia toned
99. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Mosman Bay, undated
Photograph, black and white
100. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Mosman Bay, undated / Kerry Photo, Sydney
“The bridge, Mossman’s Bay” – at foot of photograph
“Cook & Co. Art Publishers, 26 Imperial Arcade, Sydney” stamped on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
101. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Mrs. Macquarie’s chair, undated
Photograph, black and white
102. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Neilson Park, 1925
“Neilson Park, August 1925” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
103. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Snails Bay, 1925
“Snails Bay, August 1925” – inscribed on verso
Photograph, sepia toned
104. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Snails Bay, undated
“Picture Appleton R.A. committed suicide on train London to Brighton, Eng. Done for a book S.T. Leigh’s guide to Sydney but never seen [?] – about 1862” – inscribed below picture
Print, black and white
105. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Sydney Cove, 1788 / W. Bradley
“Sydney Cove, Port Jackson. 1788 –“ – below picture
Photograph, black and white, of a drawing
106. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Sydney Cove, 1788 / drawn by E. Dayes from a sketch of I. Hunter [?]
“View of the Settlement on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 20th August 1788” – printed below picture
Photograph, black and white, of a drawing
107. Sydney, N.S.W. – Harbour and Islands – Sydney Cove, 1788 / sketched by Captain Hunter
“The settlement at Sydney Cove. Sketched by Captain Hunter, 20th August, 1788”
Print, black and white
See: “Journal, p. 77”
Smaller copy of picture at no. 106

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