State Rail Authority: Glass plate negatives NRS 18526
These glass plate negatives include landmarks and streetscapes of the North Shore of Sydney and include early images of Newport, Turramurra, Chatswood, Milsons Point, Hunters Hill and areas in the Lane Cove National Park.
A number of the glass negatives were in poor physical condition and in some cases the deterioration of the original glass negative is reflected in the digital copy.
Great White Fleet - included in the series are images of the United States Fleet, also known as the Great White Fleet. They show its arrival in Sydney Harbour on 20 August 1908, subsequent celebrations and its departure on 27 August 2008.
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Photographs of National Parks NRS 10738
This selection of images is of the Royal National Park, particularly the area around Audley. The images are of well known landmarks in the park as well as the popular recreational areas and facilities. The images also show people boating, bushwalking and picnicking in the park.
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Photographs taken during cleansing operations in quarantine areas, Sydney NRS 12487
These are selected images of quarantine areas in Sydney, following the outbreak of Bubonic Plague in 1900. The outbreak was epidemic in scale from January to August 1900, with 303 people stricken, and 103 people dying. The photographs were commissioned as result of the outbreak, and were taken by Mr. John Degotardi, Jr., photographer from the Department of Public Works. In 1900 the Department of Health believed the first defence against the disease was the extermination of rats. This resulted in the employment of 3000 men at the height of the epidemic to catch and kill rats. Cleansing and disinfecting operations in the quarantine areas lasted from 24 March to 17 July 1900, and included the demolition of 'slum' buildings. The images provide a vivid picture of the state of the city during and immediately after the Plague, and include the interior and exterior of houses, stores, warehouses and wharves, and surrounding streets, lanes and yards.
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State Rail Authority Archives Photographic Reference Print Collection, c1850-c1988 NRS 17420
75 new images added to this series
This series consists of a collection of photographs covering a wide variety of subjects relating to the activities of the various agencies responsible
for railways in New South Wales. The subjects covered include, but are not limited to, the following: Railway Refreshment Rooms, Ambulances,
Locomotives, Royal Tours, railway accidents and Railway Stations. As this is a very large collection, consisting of approximately 35 000 images, we will only be
selecting a sample of images to highlight each subject. The images will be progressively added to Photo Investigator.
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Photographs of Public Buildings in New South Wales NRS 4346
This series consists of selected photographs of public buildings in New South Wales, mounted in an album by the Government Architect's office.
The subjects include departmental buildings such as the Lands Office Sydney and Government House, court houses, general hospitals, post and telegraph offices, police stations and barracks, psychiatric hospitals, mothers and babies welfare centres, State and convalescent hospitals and university buildings.
The majority of photographs are of building exteriors, but there are a small number of images showing interiors.
Some of the original images were in poor physical condition. Minor conservation work on the collection was undertaken, however the deterioration of the original image is reflected in the digital copy.There are approximately 340 images in this series.
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Photographs of buildings in Sydney NRS 745
In 1879 The City of Sydney Improvement Act was constituted as a result of the findings of the Sydney City and Suburban Sewage and Health Board regarding the poor condition of buildings and sanitation within the City of Sydney due to a lack of proper legislation and codes of building practice. The City of Sydney Improvement Board was appointed to execute the Act.
These photographs, taken by private photographers for the Board, show buildings in need of repair or undergoing alterations, as well as views of streets showing the condition of awnings, signboards and walls of shops, hotels and private residences.
There are 24 images in this series.
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Daceyville Garden Suburb NRS 5225
This series of images depicts the 'Dacey Garden Suburb' (Daceyville) when it was developed between 1913 and 1918. The images show scenes of the area before development, road building, the types
of houses built, shops, as well as the Public School.
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Maritime Services Board: Glass Negatives NRS 9856
This selection of images is from the Maritime Services Board glass negative collection.
The images record the construction of wharves and adjoining facilities in Sydney Harbour, as well as housing and buildings in the Harbour area,
including many of the warehouses. Also included are images of the many different types of ships and vessels which operated on the Harbour.
This selection is a small portion of the series. A full listing is available (zip file 2.8mb).
State Records gratefully acknowledges the invaluable assistance of Mr Graeme Andrews, OAM, in identifying and cataloguing the Maritime
Services Board images; and the generous financial support (for the production of prints from the original glass plates) organised by Mr
Chris Stannard, OAM, through Sydney Heritage Fleet.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1923-1933 NRS 12685
This series contains 14 albums of photographs documenting the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the turning of the first sod to the final steps of
construction, the official opening and the early use of the bridge by the public. This is an extensive collection comprising c.2000 images. To refine your search, use the options on the
search page, or browse through the albums and
captions in Archives Investigator (scroll down to 'Record items in this series').
Please note that 250 images are closed to public access under AD 413.
A brief history of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is available in Archives in Brief 37.
A list of other records related to the Sydney Harbour Bridge is available in Archives in Brief 38.
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Photographs of Soldier Settlements NRS 8095
The Returned Soldiers' Settlement Act, 1916, allowed for the settlement of returned
soldiers on Crown and Closer Settlement Lands in New South Wales. This series of images show the returned
soldiers clearing the land and being instructed in the many tasks involved in working the land.
The images also show the returned soldiers and their families, as well as the cottages in which they lived.
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Scheyville Training Farm, c.1926 NRS 5529
These photographs illustrate the farm property and buildings, the training programs and aspects of daily life of the
people working at Scheyville (near Windsor). Scheyville was a training farm for young men selected from the Sydney area,
and those arriving under various British immigration schemes.
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» See also the NSW Migrant Heritage Centre online exhibition
Baby and child health clinics and treatments, 1914 NRS 4873,
NRS 4880,
NRS 4881,
NRS 4882
These photographs document the premises occupied by the clinics, and illustrate the health services available for infants
and children in the early 1900s.
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Franco-British Exhibition, 1908 NRS 14086
Part of this collection of lantern slides was shown at the Franco-British Exhibition in London, 1908. Many of the slides are of typical country scenes such as saw mills, dairy farms, mining, and timber felling and hauling. A number of slides depict typical NSW suburban homes of the period. There are also slides of the main buildings in which the Exhibition was held, and some of the NSW exhibits. Some of the images may have been added to the collection later for tourism and promotional purposes.
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Government House Stables, 1913 NRS 1728
This small album of photographs contains images of the exterior of the Government House stables. The photographs document the early stages of
construction to convert the stables into the premises for the Conservatorium of Music.
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New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, 1900 NRS 1254
This series contains photographs of the NSW Bushmen's Contingent prior to their departure for the Boer War. Included are photographs of
inspection parades, a camp at Kensington Racecourse in Sydney, and the Contingent's departure on the troop ships.
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Photographs displayed in NSW trains, c1938-c1969 NRS 12932
This collection of images was used to decorate the interiors of country trains in New South Wales from the late 1930s to the late 1960s.
The images cover a wide variety of themes ranging from scenic country views to metropolitan Sydney and its beaches.
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Photographs of the Eveleigh Workshops during the 1917 railway strike NRS 15309
This series consists of photographs taken at the Eveleigh Workshops during the 1917 Railway strike. The photographs show the 'loyalist' individuals who
were prepared to cross the union picket line to live and work on the railway premises during the strike. Only selected images have been
digitised, as a number of the photographs are unsuitable for scanning due to their poor physical condition.
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