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Series number: |
9856 |
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Title: |
Glass negatives [Maritime Services Board] |
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Start date: |
c. 01 Jan 1870 |
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End date: |
c. 31 Dec 1960 |
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Contents start date: |
c. 01 Jan 1870 |
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Contents end date: |
c. 31 Dec 1960 |
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Descriptive note: |
These glass negatives record the construction of wharves and adjoining facilities in Sydney Harbour; ferry wharves and passenger amenities; views of Port Jackson; different types of ships and vessels; diagrams of technical systems; shipping movements; navigational aids such as buoys and beacons; rail work, tenements; roadways, housing and buildings in the harbour area including warehouses and boatsheds; road construction; reclamation works; equipment; damaged vessels (including on slipways); harbour-side pools; and demolition sites (including wharves to combat rats and the plague).
Some glass negatives are unidentified, including unknown wharves, sites and buildings.
The negatives in this series were transferred from the Maritime Services Board to the then Archives Office of New South Wales in 1980 and 1990.
The negatives transferred in 1980 have been assigned individual numbers: 3203-3372 and 3745-7273. (SR Glass Negative Boxes 1310-17, 1324-1593 (3,697 negatives)).
Many of the negatives transferred in 1990 have a ‘MSBL’ prefix and have been recorded on laser disc and are available in this form at the Mitchell Library and on the State Library website through Picman.
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Home location: |
This series is held at Western Sydney Records Centre. |
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Format: |
Glass Negative |
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Images: |
None
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Arrangement: |
Numerical |
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Copies: |
Selected images in this series have been digitised and may be viewed in Photo Investigator.
Other copies are available: viewing positive microfilm State Records Reel 2755 or aperture card negative nos.3203-3372 and 3745-7273 or 35mm contact prints at COD123 and contact prints at COD555-576. |
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Item control status: |
Item lists are available electronically. |
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Preceding series: |
None
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Succeeding series: |
None
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Related series: |
None
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Controlling series: |
None
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Controlled series: |
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Persons creating this series: |
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Record items in this series: |
Total 301 Items. Click here to see all...
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