Miscellaneous Australian Postcards Collection : Box 5a: Sydney
Item Number |
Title |
Author |
Date |
Format |
Description |
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Folder 1/Item 01 |
Martin Place Sydney |
The Perfection Series |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1905 this coloured card shows the GPO, carriages, carts and people in Edwardian dress. |
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Folder 1/Item 02 |
Sydney, Modern Views in Colour |
Postcard strip |
Twelve hand-coloured views of Sydney include the Harbour Bridge, seen through an arched cut-out cover. The Mitchell Library is shown with its columned porch. |
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Folder 1/Item 03 |
Colored View Letterette, Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard strip |
A white cover contains five views of the city waterways in colour. |
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Folder 1/Item 04 |
Souvenir of Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard strip |
Twelve views in B/W of Sydney in a beige folder with a map of the harbour on the back. Three copies a, b and c. |
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Folder 1/Item 05 |
Sydney in Colour |
Thomas Tennant |
Postcard strip |
Twelve views in hand-tinted colour of the city buildings and parks set in a cream and green cover. |
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Folder 1/Item 06 |
Souvenir Folding Post Card |
Star Photo Co. |
Postcard strip |
Twenty two views of the city are set in a blue folder. The National emblem is on the cover. There are trams shown in George Street and no Harbour bridge pictured at all. |
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Folder 1/Item 07 |
Views of Sydney, Sunny New South Wales |
J.S. Pty.Ltd. |
Postcard strip |
Eight sepia toned photos of the city buildings and parks from the Harbour Bridge to Central Station all in a beige folder. |
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Folder 1/Item 08 |
Viewfinder of Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard strip |
Twelve sepia toned photos of buildings and the Bridge to Coogee Beach in a dark red folder. |
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Folder 1/Item 09 |
City of Sydney |
Frank Hurley |
Postcard strip |
Eight B/W and eight coloured photos of the city from the northern beaches to Central Station. The Harbour Bridge graces the cover. |
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Folder 1/Item 10 |
Souvenir of Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard strip |
Ten B/W photos of the city and surrounding suburbs from The Heads, Rose Bay, Taronga Park and Clovelly. A map is also included on the back. |
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Folder 1/Item 11 |
Beautiful Sydney |
Nucolorvue |
Postcard strip |
Fourteen coloured photos of Sydney from the harbour to Manly and Mosman. The Harbour Bridge is on the cover with a ferry in the foreground. |
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Folder 1/Item 12 |
Sydney Scenes from Down Under |
Twelve B/W images on yellowing paper showing buildings and beaches from Manly to Bondi. The cover has a cut-out oval window in the beige folder. |
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Folder 1/Item 13 |
Folding Souvenir Card. Sydney |
Postcard strip |
Beige packet holding seventeen B/W photos of the city with a kookaburra on the cover. There are photos from Manly and the Spit to the Royal National Park. |
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Folder 1/Item 14 |
The Symbolic Wreath |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
Sepia-toned photo of the marble wreath at the Anzac memorial in Sydney shows a balcony-like structure above the Well of Contemplation. |
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Folder 1/Item 15 |
The Bronze Group of Sculpture |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
This group sculpted to represent sacrifice stands on a drum-like stand at the Anzac Memorial. |
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Folder 1/Item 16 |
The Anzac Memorial Sydney |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
Two women walk towards the exterior stairs to the memorial with the Lake of Reflection in the foreground and the building in front. |
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Folder 1/Item 17 |
The Anzac Memorial Sydney [and a group of men] |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
Some men climb the stairs to the Memorial. The statues on the square columns show figures representing those who served. B/W image. |
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Folder 1/Item 18 |
Bronze relief of Gallipoli Landing |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
Bronze relief in sepia tone shows the soldiers landing at the beachhead with a rowing boat being pulled up on the sand. |
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Folder 1/Item 19 |
Bronze relief of the Western front infantry |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
Sepia image of the bronze sculpted wall which shows the infantry on the Western Front charging. |
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Folder 1/Item 20 |
From Emden to Sydney |
Limbless Soldiers Assoc. |
Postcard |
Sepia photo of the gun from the German ship the Emden. It has been established on a large plinth in a park. |
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Folder 1/Item 21 |
Children's Display the Flags |
K & Co. |
Postcard |
This tinted photo shows children arranged with coloured flags to represent the flags of the U.S. and Australia on a large grassed area at a showground. |
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Folder 1/Item 22 |
General Post Office Sydney |
Postcard |
This dull-finished grey coloured card shows the GPO with clocktower and wide forecourt area. Some horse taxies are lined up below the tower. |
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Folder 1/Item 23 |
U S Bases out |
Co-operative Effort Against Uranium |
Oct.7-14, 1981 |
Postcard |
Protest banners are arranged outside the ANZ Bank at Martin Place Sydney. This B/W image is a protest against atomic energy. |
Folder 1/Item 24 |
Solar not Nuclear |
Co-operative Effort Against Uranium |
Oct.7-14, 1981 |
Postcard |
Two young women discuss the protest against nuclear energy in Martin Place. |
Folder 1/Item 25 |
Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard strip |
Two copies of this tiny folding album of views of Sydney marked a and b. The small images are perforated for tearing in their khaki-coloured folder. |
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Folder 1/Item 26 |
Sydney Opera House |
Bartel |
Postcard |
Glossy full colour card shows Pinchgut in the background and a vessel moored in the foreground. Hand-dated 1979 and post marked. |
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Folder 1/Item 27 |
The National Art Gallery Sydney |
Postcard strip |
Twelve B/W photos have come adrift from their cover. |
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Folder 1/Item 28 |
Photographic Views - Sydney and Harbour |
P. H. Fergusson & Co. |
Booklet |
Twenty B/W photographs of Sydney are tied into a booklet form in a green cover. Trams, buggies and horse and carts are evident. |
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Folder 1/Item 29 |
[Rufous Whistlebird on road] |
Andrew Isles |
Card |
This greeting card comes from the staff of a bookseller. It shows a bird on a roadway beside the white dividing line in full colour. |
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Folder 1/Item 30 |
Justaline Scenic letterettes |
Samuel Wood |
Booklet |
This is a stapled collection of tear-off letter cards with date entry 193*. Pictures of Sydney structures include several views of the Harbour Bridge. An orange cover is attached to a harder backing. |
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Folder 1/Item 31 |
A Souvenir of the city of Sydney |
Capt. Frank Hurley |
Postcard strip |
Eight B/W and eight coloured photos of the city from the Harbour to the beaches. A bare headland and coastline graces the cover. |
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Folder 1/Item 32 |
Pictorial Souvenir of Sydney |
Murray Views |
Postcard strip |
Twelve hand-tinted views of the city are presented in an orange cover. Cars and trams are seen on George Street. |
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Folder 1/Item 33 |
Sydney No. 2- North Sydney Tomanly (sic) |
Samuel Wood |
Booklet |
Blue booklet contains B/W photos as detachable postcards with interleaving tissue. |
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Folder 1/Item 34 |
Sydney No. 3- Coogee, Bondi, etc. |
Samuel Wood |
Booklet |
In a cream cover there are 10 detachable postcards with tissue interleaves. |
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Folder 1/Item 35 |
I.S.C. [Wings and crown] |
Imperial Services Club |
1959 |
Card |
This cream card is a greeting from the club members with a picture of Sydney Cove from 1802 inside. |
Folder 1/Item 36 |
[Picture from a painting at Mrs Macquarie's Chair] |
State Library of NSW |
Card |
This glossy coloured card is a reproduction of a painting held at the State Library. Artist unknown. |
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Folder 1/Item 37 |
Nicholson's for Pianos |
R. A. Show |
1911 |
Postcard |
A B/W image shows a terrible fall in a show jumping event with the horse upside down against a pile of logs. |
Folder 1/Item 38 |
Souvenir Folding Post Card [Sydney Harbour and beaches] |
Star Photo Co. |
Postcard strip |
Twenty-two B/W photos in a purple folder include the suspension bridge at North Sydney. |
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Folder 1/Item 39 |
[Submarine conning tower] |
Royal Aust. Navy |
July 30, 1942 |
Postcard |
One of a series of B/W photos of the raising of the Japanese submarine from Sydney Harbour. This one shows the conning tower. |
Folder 1/Item 40 |
[Submarine raising at work] |
Royal Aust. Navy |
July 30, 1942 |
Postcard |
The Japanese submarine is being raised by a crane and work party. B/W image part of a series of three. |
Folder 1/Item 41 |
[Japanese midget submarine raising] |
Royal Aust. Navy |
July 30, 1942 |
Postcard |
The Japanese submarine is being raised by a crane and work party. B/W image part of a series of three. Onlookers observe the raised body of the craft from the harbour. There was an exhibition of the submarine three months after the raising. |
Folder 1/Item 42 |
Sydney and Suburbs |
Sydney Locality Series |
Postcard |
Map of the suburbs in colour covers the area from Dee Why to the Georges River and Waitara to Oatley. |
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Folder 1/Item 43 |
Captain Cook Statue, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
This coloured card shows the Hyde Park statue in a blue frame with golden wheat and a kangaroo in the corners |
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Folder 1/Item 44 |
[Sydney from the air] |
Polkinghorne & Stevens |
Postcard |
Sydney is shown from the air in this coloured photo. The bridge is finished but the Opera House site shows low buildings. |
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Folder 1/Item 45 |
[Tree logging] |
Empire |
Postcard |
Timber cutters are chopping down a large tree in this sepia photo. Only a hand axe is being used. |
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Folder 1/Item 46 |
Fun in the Breakers |
H & B Series |
Postcard |
Surfers play in the waves at a beach lined with Norfolk pines. This sepia shot is set into a wide white frame. |
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Folder 1/Item 47 |
Greetings from New South Wales |
Aristophot Co. London |
Postcard |
Two sepia photos of the Jenolan Caves and cabbage tree palms are set into this daisy framework. |
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Folder 1/Item 48 |
U. S. Fleet Decorations, Macquarie St. Sydney |
Postcard |
Decorations and bunting are strung across the street with flags and two white obelisks marking the visit of the American fleet. |
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Folder 1/Item 49 |
U. S. A. Visit Review, Centennial Park |
Empire |
Aug. 24, 1908 |
Postcard |
Crowds of people watch the 1st. Infantry Regiment parading. Numerous flags and bunting decorate the pavilions in this hand tinted card. |
Folder 1/Item 50 |
U. S. A. Visit Review, Centennial Park |
Empire |
Aug. 24, 1908 |
Postcard |
Hand- tinted coloured card shows the hundreds of troops parading. This view has the Mounted Rifles in focus. |
Folder 1/Item 51 |
Martin Place & G.P.O. decorations for American fleet |
Empire |
Postcard |
Buildings and street decorations surround a huge crowd in Martin Place observing the parade of the American fleet. Hand-tinted colour has been added. |
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Folder 1/Item 52 |
Fleet Week in Sydney- Customs House |
H & B Series |
Postcard |
A B/W image set into a green frame shows how the city celebrated the arrival of the American Fleet. This view reveals the lights on Customs House. Post marked 1908. |
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Folder 1/Item 53 |
Fleet Week in Sydney- The Post Office |
H & B Series |
Postcard |
The GPO tower is festooned with lights in this B/W image set into a green frame. Post marked 1908. |
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Folder 1/Item 54 |
Town Hall Sydney [lights] |
Postcard |
Sydney Town Hall with portico is outlined in lights. Hand-tinted colour has been added to this nocturnal view. |
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Folder 1/Item 55 |
Views of Sydney as seen by the camera |
Postcard strip |
Twelve B/W views of the city in a brown folder |
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Folder 1/Item 56 |
Souvenir Folding Post Card- Views of Sydney |
Star Photo Co. |
Postcard strip |
Twenty two views of the city are set in a brown folder. The National emblem is on the firm cover. Photos are hand-tinted colour and mostly show the harbour and beaches. |
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Folder 2/Item 01 |
Floral clock Taronga Park |
Kodak |
Postcard |
The floral clock on the lawn at Taronga is a sepia image with other small gardens around the area. Date on the clock says 1937. |
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Folder 2/Item 02 |
[St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church] |
Postcard |
This is a printed card showing a number of the congregation in front of the entry beside two cars. The spire tops the four storey tower. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 2/Item 03 |
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Town Hall, and Victoria Markets |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
George Street is shown as dirt with horse transport and street cleaners evident. Hand-tinted colour is added. |
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Folder 2/Item 04 |
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
Side on view of the cathedral in hand-tinted colour shows the two towers at the rear. A metal fence surrounds the grounds. |
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Folder 2/Item 05 |
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
The floral circular stained glass windows at the cathedral are featured in this view . Hand-tinted colour has been added. |
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Folder 2/Item 06 |
St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW |
S. W. |
Postcard |
The B/W view of the cathedral shows the entry gates and fencing around the grounds. The road appears to be dirt. New Year greetings have been gilded onto the reverse. |
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Folder 2/Item 07 |
General Post Office. Sydney |
Postcard |
This textured embossed card has an oval central panel of the GPO with clock tower and people milling about in the streets. A row of horse cabs waits in Martin Place. |
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Folder 2/Item 08 |
Government House Sydney |
Crystal Palace Sydney |
Postcard |
The sweeping drive leads up to the crenelated building with its towers and porte cochere. The card is thicker than usual and has had a glossy coating over the hand-tinted photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 09 |
St. Andrew's Cathedral |
Valentines |
Postcard |
The fenced cathedral sits in spacious grounds. A tram passes on George Street. A glossy coating has been added to the hand-tinted card. |
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Folder 2/Item 10 |
George Street showing St. Andrew's Cathedral, Town Hall … |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted coloured card shows the view looking down George Street towards the QVB. Trams and horse transport appear alongside pedestrians. |
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Folder 2/Item 11 |
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW. |
Postcard |
Several cars can be seen in the distance in this view of the cathedral. It appears to be a very precise illustration that is hand-coloured. |
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Folder 2/Item 12 |
St. Andrew's Cathedral [sepia version] |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1912, this view of the cathedral shows heavy entry gates to the grounds. A horse and cart sits at the kerb. |
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Folder 2/Item 13 |
General Post Office, Sydney 1513. |
[Illegible] |
Postcard |
Streets totally empty of traffic have just a few pedestrians evident. Hand-tinted colour and a glossy coating have been added. Hand dated 1916. |
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Folder 2/Item 14 |
The General Post Office, Sydney |
H & B |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1908 this view looks down along Martin Place. Horse traffic is parked at the kerb. B/W photo is set into a green timber-like frame. |
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Folder 2/Item 15 |
General Post Office. Sydney [glitter view] |
Oceanic Series |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted coloured card shows the view looking down Martin Place with each level differently coloured. One horse and cart only is on the street. Glitter has been added. |
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Folder 2/Item 16 |
The Place to Stay at in Sydney |
The Alliance Hotels Ltd |
Postcard |
A commercial card showing the B/W image of the corner hotel of four storeys. This sandstone building has a tower and flagpole and a corner edifice with a figure inside. |
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Folder 2/Item 17 |
View from Hotel Australia showing Sydney Harbour |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Coloured card from a high point reveals the harbour in the distance and the street below and its various rooftops .North of the harbour looks undeveloped. |
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Folder 2/Item 18 |
Harbour Trust Office, Sydney |
O.S.& P.C. Co. |
Postcard |
Five storey building in colour is embellished with glitter rows. This stone building has a fenced rooftop. |
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Folder 2/Item 19 |
Central Railway Station, Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
Central Station has its tall clock tower with dome and the ramp approaches in the foreground. Buses await passengers below. Coloured glossy card. |
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Folder 2/Item 20 |
Colonial Secretary's Office |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
This beautiful sandstone three-storeyed building has a fence with guard post and wide entry gates. Each corner holds a niche for a statue. There is a balustrade and ornamental adornments. |
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Folder 2/Item 21 |
Lands Office, Sydney |
O.S.& P.C. Co. |
Postcard |
Four storey building in colour displays its tower and domes and a variety of window styles. The clock tower has a fancy edifice at its base. |
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Folder 2/Item 22 |
Government House, Sydney |
Postcard |
This stone building has a porte cochere at the end of the gravel driveway, many towers and turrets with a sweeping green lawn in front. This is a hand coloured print. |
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Folder 2/Item 23 |
Colonial Secretary's Office |
O.S.& P.C. Co. |
Postcard |
Four -storeyed building, hand-tinted, with dome and balustrade. A guard stands at the entry gates. Corner niches reveal sculpted figures. Glitter embellishments. |
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Folder 2/Item 24 |
Central Square from Station, Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
The tram terminal is centred in this shot of the busy traffic area. Brickfield Hill brick works operates in the distance. Some cars and horse and cart traffic are evident in this B/W view. |
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Folder 2/Item 25 |
St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW |
G. Giovanardi |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted view of the front of the cathedral shows the arched windows and spires of the tower, plus all the smaller spires. The slate roof of the smaller building can be seen on the left. |
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Folder 2/Item 26 |
Christmas Greetings/ General Post Office |
Keys |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1906, this view of Martin Place with its horse cabs, shows the clock tower and the archways of the four storeyed buildings in tinted colour. Card has a crimped edge. |
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Folder 2/Item 27 |
Sydney Hospital, NSW |
Empire Series |
Postcard |
B/W image of the hospital with three and four levels and domed areas. Tiny classic buildings sit atop the domes. The old style telegraph pole sits in the foreground. |
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Folder 2/Item 28 |
The Museum, Sydney |
J. S. Pty. Ltd. |
Postcard |
A sepia coloured view of the Australian Museum shows a trolley bus driving down College Street and cars parked in front of the entrance. The classical entrance faces College Street with a mish mash of wires for trams and buses. |
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Folder 2/Item 29 |
Royal Exchange |
O.S.& P.C. Co. |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted view of the front of the four storeyed Exchange shows its columns and and balustraded roof feature. There is a triangular Greek style roof section with a sculpted ornament. |
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Folder 2/Item 30 |
Queen Victoria Markets, George Street, Sydney |
Postcard |
B/W image shows the markets and all its domes and arched windows. The street awnings are in place and some trams pass along George Street with horse and cart traffic. |
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Folder 2/Item 31 |
Queen Victoria Markets, Sydney |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1905, this view of the Markets shows a street view from the opposite corner. Horse and cart traffic and many wires are evident along George Street in this B/W image. |
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Folder 2/Item 32 |
Victoria Markets, Sydney N.S.W. |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
This coloured image, hand-tinted, clearly shows the coloured domes in blue and features the entrance to the markets. There is no statue of Queen Victoria evident in all three cards numbered 30, 31 and 32. |
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Folder 2/Item 33 |
Sydney Government House |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
This view of Govt. House shows it behind trees and within a large lawned garden with gravel drive. A seat sits invitingly on the lawn in the front of this B/W image. |
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Folder 2/Item 34 |
Government House, Sydney |
J. S. Pty. Ltd. |
Postcard |
The wide lawns and treed spaces around Government House lead down to the Harbour where Pinchgut can be seen near a vessel. The towers of the house are visible through the trees. |
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Folder 2/Item 35 |
Residence of the Governor-General, Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1907, this view of Government House shows the gravel drive, porte cochere and lawns. The towers and crenelated features of the building are shown in a red coloured stone. |
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Folder 2/Item 36 |
Sydney University |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1906, this view shows the University surrounded by parkland and walkways. Hand-tinted colour added. The buildings are seen only in the distance. |
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Folder 2/Item 37 |
Sydney University [Black and white] |
Postcard |
The original university building is seen from the entrance path, showing the central tower area and wide lawn at the front. |
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Folder 2/Item 38 |
Sydney University 1630 |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
Corner view of the main university building from the roadway shows a grassed area in front and a statue on the right. Coloured card with a glossy finish. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 2/Item 39 |
The Sydney University |
H & B |
Postcard |
Set into a wide green timber-like frame, this view of the university is taken from the driveway and shows an expanse of lawn in front of the building. |
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Folder 2/Item 40 |
Sydney University [sepia tone] |
Perfection Series |
Postcard |
Viewed from the left side driveway, this view shows the front of the original building called the Great Hall. |
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Folder 2/Item 41 |
Sydney Hospital [Copyright in lower corner] |
Star Series |
Postcard |
This view of the hospital shows no traffic at all . It appears to be a coloured print. There is a pin hole in the central dome. The building is a combination of three and four storeys with blue domes an top of the towers. |
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Folder 2/Item 42 |
Sydney - Hospital |
Postcard |
A horse and cart stands at the kerb in front of the hospital. Coloured print with telegraph pole in the central position and a flag waving. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 2/Item 43 |
G.P.O and Martin Place. Sydney. N.S.W. |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
Glossy sepia-toned photo of the GPO with Martin Place in shadow. Four storey building with clocktower. Mercantile Limited sign legible in George Street view. |
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Folder 2/Item 44 |
Compliments of the Season/ Town Hall, Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Coloured print of the Town Hall showing the porte cochere in George Street and tall clocktower with domed top. |
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Folder 2/Item 45 |
The Town Hall and St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW |
Graphic |
Postcard |
Glossy view of the Town Hall from the opposite corner. A tram runs along George Street and several horse and cart transports are visible. Town Hall is fenced. |
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Folder 2/Item 46 |
Town Hall, Sydney |
Oceanic Series |
Postcard |
Coloured print of the Town Hall with glitter additions, viewed from the opposite corner. Pedestrian and horse traffic evident. Tramway wires and rails are in the foreground. |
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Folder 2/Item 47 |
Historic Vaucluse House |
Shepherd & Newman |
Postcard Strip |
Eleven views in colour of this residence with notes of the history with an errata sticker. The bakehouse and coachhouse are included. |
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Folder 2/Item 48 |
Sydney 1809/Town Hall |
Postcard |
This white card with small pictures of the harbour and the Town Hall in 1809 has two German postmarks on the reverse and the date [18]99. |
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Folder 2/Item 49 |
General Post Office Sydney |
Postcard |
Busy Martin Place and car traffic appear in this glossy B/W photo which shows the architecture clearly. |
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Folder 2/Item 50 |
Central Railway Station, Sydney, NSW |
Postcard |
The long ramp up to the main concourse of the station shows pedestrians and cars with the tramway lines. Belmore Park is seen on the left and an electric train on the far left. |
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Folder 2/Item 51 |
[Church building and parsonage] |
Margaret D. Martin |
2001 |
Card |
This is a watercolour card showing Christ Church St. Laurence, one of the oldest surviving churches in Sydney and the parsonage with double chimney features. |
Folder 2/Item 52 |
[Etching of a church and street corner] |
Sydney Long |
2001 |
Card |
Christ Church St. Laurence steeple sits at the street side of George Street in this etching. A tram and horse traffic pass with pedestrians on a wet road. |
Folder 2/Item 53 |
[Church spire and ramshackle dwellings] |
Samuel Elyard |
2001 |
Card |
This view of the spire of Christ Church St. Laurence painted in 1865 shows the ramshackle collection of dwellings around the church at that time. Glossy blank card. |
Folder 2/Item 54 |
Sydney Visitor Centre The Rocks |
Postcards from the Edge |
Postcard |
Six arched windows appear on this white-fronted building and a small letter i for information. The top of the arched doorway is also visible. |
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Folder 2/Item 55 |
[Sepia two storey building] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
Fort Street Girls' High started as a Military Hospital in 1815. It is a solid stone building with arched windows and doors. This sepia view almost conceals the chimneys. |
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Folder 2/Item 56 |
[Terraced houses and Georgian cottage] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
Argyle Street, The Rocks compares the different styles of dwellings in this sepia view. Lace work embellishes both styles. |
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Folder 2/Item 57 |
[Two and three storey dwellings at The Rocks] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
Bligh House at The Rocks shows an elegant dwelling alongside a three storey Georgian townhouse. Sepia print. |
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Folder 2/Item 58 |
[Residents of The Rocks] |
Archives Office of New South Wales |
Postcard |
This orange-toned reproduction captures the residents of Cambridge Street in 1901. Women and children pose on the rocky ledge by the roadside. |
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Folder 2/Item 59 |
Lord Nelson Hotel |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
This sepia image shows the hotel with its later extensions. It appears as a white stone building with brick buildings alongside at the top of a hill. |
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Folder 2/Item 60 |
[Stone Church at The Rocks] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
This reproduction shows the Garrison Church built in 1840-44. It is a Gothic Revival construction with no steeple. |
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Folder 2/Item 61 |
[Observatory at The Rocks] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
Reproduction of the Sydney Observatory built in 1858. It shows a solid stone building with the two domes with their slits for telescopes. |
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Folder 2/Item 62 |
[Storehouses and tower] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
This reproduced photo is of Campbell's stores at The Rocks. It shows the hoist area of each warehouse and the Steam Navigation Tower on the left. These buildings are of Sydney sandstone. |
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Folder 2/Item 63 |
[Storehouses in The Rocks] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
These sandstone storage places at The Rocks are a mixture of styles, built over eighty years and called the Argyle Bond Stores. Bars on the windows are evident. |
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Folder 2/Item 64 |
[Corner view of Georgian style pub] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
The Hero of Waterloo pub at The Rocks is built on a corner with a narrow entrance and has three storeys and basement in sandstone. |
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Folder 2/Item 65 |
[Section of George Street at The Rocks] |
Veceslav Stanuga |
Postcard |
This reproduced photo shows several hotels and a jumble of different styles in The Rocks at the northern end of George Street. |
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Folder 2/Item 66 |
[Sandstone cottage and old gun] |
Printcraft Press |
Postcard |
This single level sandstone cottage at Victoria Barracks has a field gun memorial in front. The roof is slate and the shady verandah is typical of this style in early Sydney. Coloured glossy photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 67 |
[Barracks and parade ground] |
Printcraft Press |
Postcard |
The central block and barracks retain the original appearance of Victoria Barracks in Sydney with their shaded verandahs and sandstone construction. Coloured glossy photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 68 |
[Barracks building] |
Printcraft Press |
Postcard |
Coloured glossy view of the length of the Barracks building at Victoria Barracks. The Parade Ground is grassed. |
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Folder 2/Item 69 |
[Early Sydney] |
Joseph Fowles |
Postcard |
This view from Fowles' painting shows the city in 1842. Taken from the Observatory, the spire of St. James appears on the right and the government stables are on the left. Numerous mills can be seen in this watercolour. |
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Folder 2/Item 70 |
[Sydney Cricket Ground] |
Archives Office of New South Wales |
Postcard |
The reproduced photo shows the school children celebrating the Commonwealth in 1901. The famous stands at the Grounds represent different styles. |
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Folder 2/Item 71 |
Pyrmont Steam Laundry Harris St. Ultimo |
Archives Office of New South Wales |
Postcard |
This reproduction photo shows the Eastway's Hotel in 1888 and the horse and cart transport of the time. |
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Folder 2/Item 72 |
[Hyde Park Convict Barracks] |
Postcard |
Coloured glossy photo of the Convict Barracks from 1819 reveals a three storey brick building with inset clock behind a sandstone wall. |
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Folder 2/Item 73 |
[Sandstone building with columns ] |
Postcard |
The State Library building shows the sandstone construction in the Mitchell Library with the highrise behind the 1910 construction. |
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Folder 2/Item 74 |
[Sandstone two storey with two chimneys] |
Victoria Barracks |
Postcard |
This austere two storey pink building shows four louvered windows at ground level and a main door, with two lampposts either side of the entrance path. |
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Folder 2/Item 75 |
[Magnificent villa] |
Richard Reid artist |
Postcard |
This painting of Henrietta Villa, home of Captain Piper, shows people arriving by boat to the hillside manor with its two domes and huge windows. Painted in 1820, this watercolour now resides in the State Library of NSW. |
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Folder 2/Item 76 |
[Parliamentary chamber] |
Max Dupain photographer |
Postcard |
The Legislative Assembly chamber at State Parliament House of NSW reveals the ceiling light panels, the green upholstery and carpet and the honour board. |
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Folder 2/Item 77 |
[Red Parliamentary chamber] |
Max Dupain photographer |
Postcard |
NSW Legislative Council chamber at Parliament House in Sydney has a rich red colour palette in curtains, seating and carpet. |
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Folder 2/Item 78 |
[Lobby in Parliament House] |
Max Dupain photographer |
Postcard |
A marble bust sits prominently in the lobby with paintings of parliamentary notables on the walls. The elegant archways are decorated . |
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Folder 2/Item 79 |
[Woven Tapestry with Lion and Kangaroo] |
Max Dupain photographer |
Postcard |
Margaret Grafton was responsible for the tapestry of the lion and the kangaroo in the state Coat of Arms. |
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Folder 2/Item 80 |
[Fan-shaped fountain] |
Max Dupain photographer |
Postcard |
Robert Woodward designed the fountain for the Public Lobby in State Parliament House. |
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Folder 2/Item 81 |
[Wall hangings] |
Max Dupain photographer |
Postcard |
Three wall hangings in the Staff Dining Room at Parliament House were done by Heather Dorrough and show native plants and their seeds. |
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Folder 2/Item 82 |
Bank of New South Wales Main Entrance Head Office Sydney |
Postcard |
In this illustration of the bank's entrance, people ascend the stairs under the Coat of Arms. The impressive archway has columns either side and a clock above the inner door. |
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Folder 2/Item 83 |
The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - The Season's Greetings |
Postcard |
An illustrated green coloured card on white has red features especially the red cross inside the holly wreath design. An aerial view of the hospital complex is topped by a scroll. |
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Folder 2/Item 84 |
Admiralty House, Sydney, NSW |
Postcard |
An aerial view of the headland on Sydney Harbour features the home of the Governor General of Australia. Ferries pass by on the water and the suburbs are sprawled in the background. |
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Folder 2/Item 85 |
Snapshots of Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard folder |
Only one photo of the original eight remain in the blue folder labelled Set S1 City, Etc. It shows Martin Place and the GPO with cars parked down the centre road. |
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Folder 2/Item 86 |
Johnson & Sons Leather & Grindery Wholesale & Retail |
Empire Series |
Postcard |
The four storey establishment has arched doorways and windows, a delivery bay and clear signs advertising their wares in Castlereagh Street Sydney. B/W photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 87 |
The Museum, Sydney |
Postcard |
The Museum on College Street Sydney has been lightly hand-tinted. The original building has had the front main entrance added since the 1850s and another wing. Hyde Park corner sits at the foreground right. Post marked 1908. |
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Folder 2/Item 88 |
St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, NSW |
H & B |
Postcard |
The print of the Cathedral image is B/W and displays the beautiful arched windows facing down Macquarie Street. |
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Folder 2/Item 89 |
St. Andrews Cathedral, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Sepia view of the Cathedral is taken from George Street with a horse and cart outside. Large imposing gates mark the road entrance. Crenellated stonework is visible on the towers. Hand-dated 1912. |
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Folder 2/Item 90 |
King Street Sydney |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted image of a busy Edwardian city. Waters store sits at the corner and tramlines mark the road. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 2/Item 91 |
Compliments of the Season/ George St. Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted print of George Street taken from a high point. Trams travel the road and two clocks can be seen on the buildings. |
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Folder 2/Item 92 |
Macquarie St. Sydney |
Kodak |
Postcard |
B/W photo of the street level in Macquarie Street. Tall narrow high-rise sit alongside three-level buildings and palm trees decorate the street. |
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Folder 2/Item 93 |
Central Railway Station, Sydney |
Carlton Series |
Postcard |
Electric trains run along the front of this image with the main station building in the background. Belmore Park is in the centre of this sepia photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 94 |
Elizabeth Street from Hyde Park |
J.S. Ltd |
Postcard |
This brightly hand-tinted view of Elizabeth Street shows a section of Hyde Park, high-rise buildings and one revealing MUIOOF clearly. |
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Folder 2/Item 95 |
The Argyle Cut |
Card |
The picture of the Argyle Cut has been taken from a book and pasted on card. It shows the rock cutting and the bridge overhead as an etching. |
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Folder 2/Item 96 |
Archibald Memorial Hyde Park |
Kodak |
Postcard |
Suited men in hats walk through Hyde Park past the fountain in this sepia-toned photo. Some city high-rise appears in the background. |
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Folder 2/Item 97 |
The Archibald Memorial Sydney |
J.S. Ltd |
Postcard |
Large high-rise buildings rise behind the fountain and on one 'Romeo and Juliet' can be perceived. |
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Folder 2/Item 98 |
Mrs Macquarie's Chair, Domain, Sydney |
Empire Series |
Postcard |
This carved sandstone seat with its engraved story sits near the water in the Domain. Hand-tinted colour. |
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Folder 2/Item 99 |
Cambridge Street. A typical part of the Rocks in 1902 |
Newspaper cutting |
Houses built on rocky ledges alongside a roadway have single and multiple level structures. |
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Folder 2/Item 100 |
The old fruit market |
Card |
B/W sketch of a market structure with people in Victorian dress shopping. A horse waits outside with a minder. |
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Folder 2/Item 101 |
Bridge Street looking east |
Card |
Buildings with three levels line the street towards the park and the site of the Royal Exchange. This sketch has been cut from a magazine or paper. |
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Folder 2/Item 102 |
Hart's Stairs, 'Rocks'. Sydney |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
This coloured glossy image looks up the stairs from the street below where a woman and child walk. A demolished building site is in the front of the scene. |
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Folder 2/Item 103 |
Trinity Church and Argyle Cut, 'Rocks' Sydney |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
Coloured view of the front and side of the church with the archway of the Cut visible on the right. |
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Folder 2/Item 104 |
Corner of Essex and Gloucester Sts. |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
Taken from a high point, this view of the corner looks into the back yards of various dwellings where washing hangs and the residue of old fires litter the ground. Differing roof styles are apparent. |
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Folder 2/Item 105 |
Harrington St., 'The Rocks' Sydney |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
Children wait at the front of the 'Ragged School'. Single and double level houses sit alongside the brick school. A 'Vote for W. Daley' sign has been placed over one entrance. |
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Folder 2/Item 106 |
On the Bridge, Princes St., Sydney |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
Groups of men stand outside the 'Bee Hive,' a two storey stone building with sloping slate roof. Numerous attic windows can be seen along the street. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 2/Item 107 |
Cambridge and Gloucester Streets, 'The Rocks' Sydney |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
This aspect shows the conjunction of two streets on two different levels. Single, double and triple level dwellings can been seen. |
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Folder 2/Item 108 |
Corner of Gloucester St. and Cumberland Place |
Douglas, Sidney (sic) |
Postcard |
The Whalers Arms sits cornerwise to the street with a stair entrance area and rough allotment alongside. Signs are pasted to the front of the building and washing hangs on the line to the right. |
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Folder 2/Item 109 |
Entrance to Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW |
Melba Series |
Postcard |
The coloured glossy card is hand dated 1917 on reverse. It is centred on a statue encircled by a metal fence. The words 'Queen Victoria' can be discerned at the base of the plinth. |
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Folder 2/Item 110 |
Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW |
Murray Views |
Postcard |
Black and white image shows a tram in Pitt Street and the signs of many stores include Saunders, Hendersons, Bevilles, Liverpool Arms and Dents Shoes. A sign to 'Buy Bonds and Certificates NOW1'. |
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Folder 2/Item 111 |
Hyde Park Sydney |
Kodak |
Postcard |
The War Memorial and the entrance to Museum Station feature in this view across the fairly bare park. St. Mary's can been seen in the distance in this sepia photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 112 |
William St. looking towards Kings Cross |
Kodak |
Postcard |
Sepia photo with trams and their tracks in view. The Braille Library sits at the left and the Zealand Arms Hotel sign on the right. Mac's Retreads sign also legible. |
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Folder 2/Item 113 |
Centennial Park, Sydney |
S.W. Series |
Postcard |
This view shows the broad expanse of the park across lakes. There are two copies a and b. Copy b has Christmas Greetings printed in red on the right corner. A roadway runs along the front of the view. |
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Folder 2/Item 114 |
Queen's Square, Sydney, NSW |
Melba Series |
Postcard |
This roundabout has the statue of Queen Victoria in the centre with the Cathedral on the left and another statue on the right. Coloured glossy card. The roadway is not sealed. |
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Folder 2/Item 115 |
Phillip St. Sydney |
S.W. Series |
Postcard |
This series of early Sydney scenes is printed in Prussia. On the corners, the Police Department and the Assembly Hotel can be read clearly. Horses and wagons dominate the roadway and two church spires are visible. |
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Folder 2/Item 116 |
Martin Place Sydney. |
Postcard |
This view looks down the length of Martin Place from the clock tower towards Macquarie Street. The Cenotaph is at the front. Few cars drive down the street. |
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Folder 2/Item 117 |
Martin Place Sydney. |
Kodak |
Postcard |
Advance Australia building is visible on the left of this view of Martin Place. Cars drive in both directions and a British flag flies from a building on the left. The GPO appears with its clock tower . |
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Folder 2/Item 118 |
Martin Place from George Street.Sydney. |
Postcard. |
Set into an oval, this photo looks up Martin Place towards Macquarie St. A tram crosses through the cross street and horse and cart traffic is parked in the central area. This card is embossed and in a frame. |
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Folder 2/Item 119 |
The Domain. Sydney. NSW |
G. Giovanardi |
Postcard |
The grassy expanse of the Domain and its walkways fills this scene. A green NSW stamp for half a penny is pasted on the corner. |
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Folder 2/Item 120 |
New South Wales |
Aristophos |
Postcard |
A small scene of the Botanic Gardens is set on top of the blue flag with the state emblem, a red cross and lion in a white circle.. |
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Folder 2/Item 121 |
Burn's Statue, Sydney Domain |
Postcard |
A statue of Robert Burns is set on a high plinth within the Domain grasslands. The card is hand-tinted colour with a dull finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 122 |
Wynyard Park & Square, Sydney, NSW |
Postcard |
Wynyard Park is surrounded by trees in this hand-tinted photo. A brick chimney can be discerned on the right and buildings are less than seven storeys. |
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Folder 2/Item 123 |
Market St. Sydney |
G. Giovanardi |
Postcard |
Market Street is viewed from a park and two signs can be perceived for Tooths XXX and Sunlight. Two toastrack trams are visible at the corner. |
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Folder 2/Item 124 |
Liverpool Street and Hyde Park |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Trams run down an unsealed roadway at the corner of Hyde Park. Ladies in long dresses walk in the park. Coloured glossy card. |
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Folder 2/Item 125 |
Bridge Street, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A hansome cab waits at the corner and a horse and cart pass by. The street is unsealed and the buildings are sandstone and brick. This view looks up the hill. |
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Folder 2/Item 126 |
[Tram and tramshed] |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Victorian style streetware indicates a time in Sydney but not a definite place. No sign are visible. But a large church sits at the left of the scene behind the tram. |
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Folder 2/Item 127 |
Railway Square Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
A very busy Railway Square shows trams and the main tram shed in George Street near Central Station. Eight storey buildings are in the distance but nothing higher. |
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Folder 2/Item 128 |
Wynyard Square, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted view of the grassed area near Wynyard Station with low trees and a statue visible in the centre of the lawn. Glossy finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 129 |
King Street from District Court |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Trams, horses and carts, women in long dresses, men in hats are all evident in this pale sepia-toned view. |
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Folder 2/Item 130 |
Corner of King and Pitt Streets, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Very crowded corner with people waiting and boarding trams. Hand-tinted colour has been applied. Mostly men visible in this view. |
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Folder 2/Item 131 |
Circular Quay, Sydney |
Gold Medal Series |
Postcard |
Goldsbrough Mort Building looms large on the left of this view and trams queue across the front of the ferry terminals. New Year wishes have been overprinted on the card. |
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Folder 2/Item 132 |
Castlereagh Street, looking south |
William Brooks |
Postcard |
The William Brooks and Co. building dominates this view of the street. It is a B/W print. Only horses and carts and trams can be seen on the roadway. |
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Folder 2/Item 133 |
Railway Square Sydney |
Postcard |
The tram sheds and trams are central to this coloured picture of the busy roadway at Central Station. Card appears stained. |
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Folder 2/Item 134 |
Railway Square Sydney (looking towards clock tower) |
Postcard |
Very yellowed view of the square and the ramp up to the entrance. Tram sheds can be seen in the foreground and a row of parked cars on the ramp. |
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Folder 2/Item 135 |
Castlereagh Street, Sydney |
Kodak |
Postcard |
B/W glossy card looking down from on high to the roadway with trams and cars but no horses. The NSW Bookstall Co. building is in the centre of the photo. |
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Folder 2/Item 136 |
George St. Sydney |
Kodak |
Postcard |
This sepia toned photo shows the corner of George Street at the GPO. Trams and cars appear on both streets. |
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Folder 2/Item 137 |
George Street, Sydney |
Griffiths Bros. Tea Merchants Series |
Postcard |
On the left of this view, St. Andrews Cathedral and the domes of the Queen Victoria Building can be seen and the Griffiths Teas building on the right. This is a printed courtesy card from the tea merchants. |
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Folder 2/Item 138 |
George St., North, Sydney |
Postcard |
The Circular Quay-bound tram passes the Union Line building along side a car. Columbia Phonograph Co. and Gaelic whisky signs can be seen also. Torn corner near registration number plate 599 parked car. |
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Folder 2/Item 139 |
The Archibald Memorial Sydney |
Postcard |
Immediately behind the fountain is David Jones department store. The photo is coloured with a dull finish. The trees of Hyde Park fill the middle ground. |
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Folder 2/Item 140 |
George Street, near the GPO. |
Perfection Series |
Postcard |
A busy street scene shows trams, pedestrians and a horse and cart. Hand-tinted colour with a glossy finish. |
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Folder 2/Item 141 |
Macquarie St. Sydney with statue |
Postcard |
A statue appears on the left of this coloured photo and a line of palm trees border the street Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 2/Item 142 |
Hyde Park from St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Chocolate-coloured photo looking across the park towards the city. Hand-dated 1916. A pavilion or tea house sits on the left of the view. |
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Folder 2/Item 143 |
Hyde Park- Sydney NSW |
Kodak |
Postcard |
Hyde Park looks very bare in this sepia photo taken from St. Mary's. A tram passes on College Street. |
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Folder 2/Item 144 |
Hot Roasted Chestnuts Daily |
City of Sydney |
Postcard |
Reprint of a photo from 1934 shows a nut seller in George Street at his stall. One of series of history photos from the archives. |
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Folder 3/Item 01 |
Taronga Park Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Packet |
Twelve sepia photographs of the zoo pavilions and animal enclosures in a khaki packet. |
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Folder 3/Item 02 |
Scene at the Zoo, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
The elephant is taking children on a ride around a set track. This is a hand-tinted view from the Edwardian era set in a blue frame with gilt emu and wattle. |
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Folder 3/Item 03 |
Main Entrance Taronga Park Zoo |
M. S. Benjamin Series |
Postcard |
Trams deliver people to the zoo's main entrance. The dome sits on top of the entrance with arched windows and doorways. |
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Folder 3/Item 04 |
Floral Clock- Taronga Park- Sydney |
Kodak |
1934-1935 |
Postcard |
Sepia image of the floral clock within the grounds of the zoo. Clock features show the year annually in plantings. |
Folder 3/Item 05 |
Botanic Gardens Sydney |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
B/W image in a flat finish of children and a woman feeding the swans and ducks on a pond. Willows hang low over the pond in which a statue is situated. |
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Folder 3/Item 06 |
Botanical Gardens Sydney [with ships' masts] |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Post-marked 1905, this print shows the gardens near the harbour in black and white. Pinchgut or Fort Denison is visible on the left. |
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Folder 3/Item 07 |
Botanical Gardens Sydney [hand-coloured] |
Postcard |
This poorly coloured scene is difficult to detail but shows two large urns on either side of the roadway and a heavily-treed area. Postmarked 1908. Two copies a and b. |
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Folder 3/Item 08 |
Botanic Gardens and Macquarie Street, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
This coloured photo shows Macquarie Street from the gardens, including the statue on its large base. Embellished with gold, it is set in a blue frame. |
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Folder 3/Item 09 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Kangaroo Series |
Postcard |
A lattice-work bridge crosses the creek and is reflected in the water. Tree ferns and others decorate the banks in this coloured image. |
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Folder 3/Item 10 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
A large palm sits on the bank at the end of the lattice bridge over the creek. Heavy foliage fills the background in this coloured view. |
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Folder 3/Item 11 |
A Path in Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Perfection Series |
Postcard |
Post-marked 1905, this coloured view is shot down a pathway towards the harbour. A masted vessel is moored in the background and two people walk the path. |
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Folder 3/Item 12 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney, NSW |
Graphic |
Postcard |
B/W image of the lake with its statues set into a wide white frame and glossy finish. |
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Folder 3/Item 13 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney [in colour] |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Coloured view of the lake and its statue postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 3/Item 14 |
The Lake, Botanical Gardens, Sydney, NSW |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
Coloured image of the statue in the lake in the foreground. Hand dated 1909. |
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Folder 3/Item 15 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Postcard |
This view of the Gardens shows the harbour in the distance, and the large statue of Governor Phillip in the centre area. A path runs across the view. Postmarked 1905, this coloured image is set in a large white frame. |
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Folder 3/Item 16 |
The Botanic Gardens and Harbour, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Governor Phillip's statue faces the harbour in this coloured view and the border fence appears in the left foreground. Pinchgut can be seen in the distance. |
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Folder 3/Item 17 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney. [Governor Phillip's Statue] |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Coloured view of the harbour from the gardens centred on the statue. An orange path with a garden urn is in the foreground. |
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Folder 3/Item 18 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney [statues along pathway] |
S.W. Series |
Postcard |
Coloured glossy view of the circular garden with its surrounding white statues. |
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Folder 3/Item 19 |
Botanical Gardens Photo [sepia] |
Kodak |
Postcard |
There are ladies walking around the circular garden in this shot. Large urns sit on plinths along the path. Very faded image. |
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Folder 3/Item 20 |
Botanical Gardens [circular lake] |
Postcard |
A person watches the lake and swans swim in the foreground of this coloured view. Large trees dominate the grounds. |
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Folder 3/Item 21 |
In the Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Gold Medal Series |
Postcard |
The Governor Phillip statue is seen from the path guarded by two lions. People walk in the foreground of this B/W image which is framed in two frames one grey, one white. Dull finish. |
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Folder 3/Item 22 |
Farm Cove & Botanic Gardens Sydney, NSW |
Graphic |
Postcard |
View of the harbour with a naval vessel and a section of the gardens is set within a timber-like frame. A Christmas greeting is stamped in gold in the top corner. Hand-dated 1910. |
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Folder 3/Item 23 |
Botanical Gardens |
Giovanardi |
Postcard |
Palm trees and cactus surround a section of the lake with the gravel path in the foreground. Coloured image with a white strip down the right side. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 3/Item 24 |
Botanical Gardens, Sydney, NSW [white statue] |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
A statue stands at the curve of a pathway in the gardens beside a palm tree. Coloured view set into a white frame. Hand dated 1909. |
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Folder 3/Item 25 |
Botanical Gardens & Sydney Harbour [sepia colour] |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Ships can be seen near Pinchgut, the Governor Phillips statue sits on the left and entry gates are evident in the foreground. Dull finished sepia print. |
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Folder 3/Item 26 |
Lake Scene, Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Urns and swans are on the lake with an island of plants. A grey frame surrounds the coloured scene with emu and grain symbols. |
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Folder 3/Item 27 |
Scene, Botanical Gardens, Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Visitors, a section of lake, palms and ferns and reflections form this view of the gardens. The card is vertical, coloured and printed. Postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 3/Item 28 |
Botanical Gardens Sydney, NSW |
Postcard |
A large group of people is assembled beneath the trees beside the lake in this picture of the gardens. Coloured glossy image. |
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Folder 3/Item 29 |
Royal Botanical Gardens |
David Messent |
Postcard |
Coloured glossy photographs show three sections of the gardens and a distant view from the air with the city behind. Hand-dated 1994. |
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Folder 3/Item 30 |
Wishing Tree, Botanical Gardens, Sydney, NSW |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
B/W dull print of a pathway flagged by two statues. Mature trees show the development in the gardens at 1908 [post-marked] |
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Folder 3/Item 31 |
Botanic Gardens, Sydney [in grey frame] |
H & B |
Postcard |
A small coloured scene of a part of the gardens centred on a palm tree and pathway is framed by a grey outline with scroll work. |
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Folder 3/Item 32 |
Palace Gardens, Sydney, NSW [fountain and pavilion] |
Melba Series |
Postcard |
A large brown pavilion sits beside a statue in the background of this grassed area with a small fountain in the foreground. Coloured glossy card. |
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Folder 3/Item 33 |
Palace Gardens, Sydney, NSW [twin urns] |
Melba Series |
Postcard |
Two large urns on plinths guard the pathway where people stroll in the gardens. Hand-dated 1916, this coloured card shows the fashions of the times. |
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Folder 3/Item 34 |
Palace Gardens, Sydney [oval inside grey frame] |
H & B |
Postcard |
A small B/W image of a path through the gardens shows visitors strolling between the statuary. Slightly embossed card. |
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Folder 3/Item 35 |
Camera Views from The National Park NSW |
Murray Views |
Postcard strip |
Eight views of the Royal National Park including Allambie House in colour. These sit in a beige folder with blue printing. |
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Folder 4/Item 01 |
Ferry boat at Sunset. Australia |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Silhouette of a small ferry sits in the centre of a dark reddish scene with the light reflecting off the water. |
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Folder 4/Item 02 |
Harbour Bridge Sydney |
Carlton Series |
Postcard |
Sepia view of the incomplete arches of the bridge almost meeting. Cranes sit on both arches and no roadway exists. Some specifications are listed on the front. |
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Folder 4/Item 03 |
Sydney Harbour Bridge |
Postcard |
The complete bridge specifications are listed on the reverse with the contractors on this early sepia photo of the bridge. Some shipping is evident with a ferry in the foreground. |
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Folder 4/Item 04 |
Sydney Harbour from North Shore |
Swain & Co. |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1907, this printed view shows ships in the harbour with Pinchgut on the left and trees and rocks in the foreground. |
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Folder 4/Item 05 |
Woollahra Point |
The Sydney Mail card |
Postcard |
Blue printed view of the point from the water shows a small sailboat in the foreground. There are two copies of this marked a and b. Postmarked 1905. |
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Folder 4/Item 06 |
Macquarie Point, Sydney Harbour. N.S.W. |
Sydney Harbour Beauty Spots |
Postcard |
Three ladies hold on to their hats in this view of the harbour with one bowler-hatted gentleman perched on the railing. Hand- coloured scene and hand-dated 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 07 |
Sydney Heads: The Entrance to Sydney Harbour |
Valentines |
Postcard |
This coffee-coloured flat finish view shows a person watching the departure of a steam vessel from the Heads in a calm sea. |
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Folder 4/Item 08 |
Best Wishes for a Happy New Year- At the head of Middle Harbour |
H & B |
Postcard |
The woodsy view is set into an oval shape in B/W as part of a textured surround. The greeting with its small verse is below the picture. Hand-dated 1909. |
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Folder 4/Item 09 |
The Gap, South Head, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Swain & Co. |
Postcard |
Post-marked 1909, this B/W photo shows a pounding sea meeting the cliffs at The Gap. A small vessel can be glimpsed in the background. |
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Folder 4/Item 10 |
Yachting Scene, Sydney Harbour |
Private Post Card |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1903, this bluish printed scene has numerous sail boats clustered together in the centre with the shore behind. |
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Folder 4/Item 11 |
Harbour Bridge Sydney. N.S.W. |
Carlton Series |
Postcard |
This view in B/W has been taken from the water near the northern side. A large ferry waits at the dock and a row of sheds can be seen behind it. |
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Folder 4/Item 12 |
Evening, Sydney Harbour |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Sail boats on a choppy harbour fill the foreground and a darkening sky looms behind. Some hand tinting is evident. Post-marked 1905. |
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Folder 4/Item 13 |
Sydney- Iron Cove Bridge |
L.v.K., Sydney |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted, post-marked 1908, a man stands outside a boatshed looking across the bridge to the other side. |
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Folder 4/Item 14 |
Greetings from Sydney. Milson's Point |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1906, the aspect across the bay shows constructions around the headland and the mooring facilities. Coloured print. |
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Folder 4/Item 15 |
Neutral Bay Sydney |
Postcard |
Looking across tiled rooftops, this view shows the long narrow bay with several moorings as a B/W print. |
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Folder 4/Item 16 |
Harbour Bridge & Sydney [from above] |
Rose Series |
Postcard |
This B/W photo was taken above the bridge from an aircraft with the Quay in the background. It is a vertical image. |
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Folder 4/Item 17 |
Harbour Bridge Sydney N.S.W. [with specifications] |
Kodak |
Postcard |
B/W photo of the bridge in the background and roofs in the foreground with dimensions of the bridge printed over the church roof. |
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Folder 4/Item 18 |
Lavender Bay Sydney. |
H & B |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted photo shows a ferry in the centre of the bay with the skyline behind. A description of the bay is printed across the base of the card. |
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Folder 4/Item 19 |
Middle Harbour, Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1905, this card reveals a desolate Middle Harbour with few buildings and only two vessels in sight. It has been hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 20 |
View of Sydney around 1808 |
John Eyre |
Postcard |
The view across the harbour is from the east side. Two windmills are evident on the hills and several indigenous canoes appear among the sailing vessels and other row boats. Smoke is rising from two of the canoes. |
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Folder 4/Item 21 |
Balmoral Beach and The Heads, Sydney |
Swain & Co. |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1909, this photograph displays the clothing of the time with picnickers and boaters enjoying a day at the beach. B/W image. |
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Folder 4/Item 22 |
Circular Quay from Milsons Point |
Swain & Co. |
Postcard |
This B/W printed image of the Quay shows a quiet harbour in 1906 [postmarked] through the trees on the opposite shore. |
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Folder 4/Item 23 |
[Centre Point Tower] |
Postcard |
This artist's impression of the Tower shows it superimposed over the city and due for completion in 1975. The dimensions are given on the reverse. No Opera House at this time is evident. B/W print. |
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Folder 4/Item 24 |
Long Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney |
Postcard |
Barely a sign of civilization in this 1906 view of Middle Harbour. Hand-tinted colour embellishes a peaceful scene of natural beauty. |
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Folder 4/Item 25 |
Sydney from Lavender Bay |
H & B |
Postcard |
B/W photo with some hand-tinting is seen from the Bay houses towards a quiet harbour. Gold details frame the scene . |
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Folder 4/Item 26 |
Christmas Greetings- Pott's Point, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Melba Series |
Postcard |
The gold greetings are printed over this coloured glossy scene. The view is taken from parkland in the foreground and hand-dated 1910. |
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Folder 4/Item 27 |
Clark Island Sydney Harbour. N.S.W. |
Sydney Harbour Beauty Spots |
Postcard |
A very crowded Clark Island is the scene for this picnic day with ferries and row boats aplenty. Coloured by hand, this view shows the popularity of the site. Hand dated 1908. |
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Folder 4/Item 28 |
Yachting Series |
Postcard |
This B/W Harbour view shows several yachts on the calm waters. Cloudy skies loom above . |
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Folder 4/Item 29 |
Advance Australia- Sailing at Sydney |
The Birmingham Smallwares |
Postcard |
An oval set in a wood-like frame shows a yacht with full sails crossing The Heads. Other yachts can be seen in the background. Coloured print. |
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Folder 4/Item 30 |
The Day's Close |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted image of the yachts at the close of the race with a launch vessel on the left. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 4/Item 31 |
A Gathering Storm |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Several yachts appear in silhouette against the gathering clouds and the distant shore. Hand tinted colour added. |
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Folder 4/Item 32 |
Drifting |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
Sail boats and row boats gather on the calm waters in this hand-tinted glossy view. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 33 |
The Anchorage- Sydney Harbour |
Kodak |
Postcard |
A vessel rests in a calm harbour with the moon reflecting on the water in a hand-tinted rainbow effect. |
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Folder 4/Item 34 |
The Mail Steamers at berth, Circular Quay, Sydney |
Perfection Series |
Postcard |
The city can be seen behind the gathering of vessels at the docks with a large steamer on the left foreground. Hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 35 |
Man-O'-War Steps, Sydney |
Postcard |
Several vessels unload passengers at the steps with the park hillside behind. A large kiosk sits at the site with clusters of people nearby. Hand-tinted colour. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 36 |
Man-O'-War Stairs, Sydney, NSW |
Graphic |
Postcard |
Set in a wide white frame, this view of the Steps shows naval vessels and a crowd gathered to watch. Horse and cart traffic sets the era with postmarked date 1910. |
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Folder 4/Item 37 |
Watson's Bay from Gap |
Sydney Pleasure Resorts Series- Kerry |
Postcard |
This coloured printed card view looks down towards the ferry terminal from the cliff edge. |
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Folder 4/Item 38 |
Watson's Bay, Sydney, NSW |
J. Beagles & Co. |
Postcard |
Nicely hand-tinted card is centred on the wharf where the ferries arrive and the shoreline nearby. The rocky shelf forms the foreground. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 39 |
Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney |
Postcard |
B/W image of the bay is taken from the park area and reveals numerous vessels moored on the harbour. The crowded suburbs behind climb up the slope. |
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Folder 4/Item 40 |
Greetings from Lane Cove Caravan Park |
Viewpoint Productions |
Lettercard |
Two views open out to a letter format: one is of the caravan park site, the other is a cruise ship at the Harbour terminal. Coloured printed card. |
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Folder 4/Item 41 |
[Sydney, Australia] |
Nu-Color-Vue |
Postcard |
Glossy coloured photo taken from the air of the Bridge, City and Opera House. The edges are crimped. |
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Folder 4/Item 42 |
[Bridge, Opera House and Sydney Tower] |
Nu-Color-Vue |
Postcard |
More distant view of the Harbour taking in the Inner Harbour and Finger Wharves. Coloured glossy photo with crimped edges. |
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Folder 4/Item 43 |
Harbour Bridge, Sydney |
John Engelander & Co. |
Postcard |
This close-up view of the Bridge is taken above Dawes Point looking towards Luna Park. The word Metters can be seen on top of a brick stack. Coloured photo with glossy finish and crimped edge |
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Folder 4/Item 44 |
[Close-up of Opera House and ferry] |
Postcard |
A coloured photo of the Opera House with the city in the background appears to be an advertising item with German writing on the reverse and an address in Zurich. |
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Folder 4/Item 45 |
City of Sydney website/ Our City Environment |
City of Sydney |
Postcard |
Double card with two scenes of the city and harbour with the Renaissance building in the foreground. Printed pictures in colour. |
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Folder 4/Item 46 |
Darling Harbour, Sydney |
Art Series |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1907 Darling Harbour is a coloured scene inside a wide green frame. A sailing vessel is moored with a sail hung out to dry. |
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Folder 4/Item 47 |
Balmoral Beach. Sydney Harbour |
Postcard |
An oval sepia photo sits inside a timbered frame. Full length dresses are evident and hats are worn by men, women and children. The beach background is very undeveloped. |
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Folder 4/Item 48 |
Balmoral Beach, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Melba Series |
Postcard |
A ferry approaches the crowded pier and a small sail boat is moored near the beach in this coloured glossy photo. |
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Folder 4/Item 49 |
Yachting in Sydney Harbour |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Numerous yachts plough the water, the closest one bearing a red triangle on its sail. A steamer sits in the left background. Coloured card within a blue frame with gold embellishments. |
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Folder 4/Item 50 |
Bradley's Head, Sydney Harbour |
Valentines |
Postcard |
The headland is shown with a sail boat and a small launch or two on the calm waters. A warning pole sticks out near a rocky promontory. Card is coloured . |
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Folder 4/Item 51 |
The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney |
Series 4021 |
Postcard |
A ferry has just entered through the Spit opening bridge. This is a printed image in B/W set within a white frame. The visible headlands are very bushy. |
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Folder 4/Item 52 |
Middle Harbour, Sydney [with description] |
H & B |
Postcard |
The harbour image shows a house boat and other small vessels as seen from a rocky shore. It has been randomly coloured in green and orange swathes. |
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Folder 4/Item 53 |
[The Spit] |
Photograph |
This small sepia photo shows a section of Middle Harbour with many small boats moored and a small section of the bridge. |
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Folder 4/Item 54 |
Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W. |
Graphic |
Postcard |
A large vessel is moored at the dock with a wide harbour scene and the town behind. A path with pedestrians takes up the foreground. It has been hand-coloured. |
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Folder 4/Item 55 |
Mosman's Bay, Sydney Harbour |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Hand-tinted scene from on high displays a serene harbour with a ferry and other vessels seen through tree tops. |
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Folder 4/Item 56 |
Darling Harbour, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Numerous vessels and tugs are busy in this harbour scene with the wharves and warehouses on the right. Hand tinted colour has been applied. |
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Folder 4/Item 57 |
Pearl Bay. Middle Harbour |
Kodak |
Postcard |
Several houseboats appear in this tranquil scene. Across the bay a few buildings sit near the shore. The sepia photo is very faded. |
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Folder 4/Item 58 |
City of Sydney. City of Villages |
City of Sydney Archives |
Postcard |
Reprinted photo showing King Street Newtown with a double-decker bus was originally taken in 1972.The B/W image reveals some shop signs including Brennans and HCF with a sign to the Elizabethan Theatre. |
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Folder 4/Item 59 |
[Eight scenes of the Harbour] |
Postcard strip |
These scenes have been taken from a cover [now missing]. They cover The Spit, Pearl Bay and Parsley Bay and have been hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 60 |
Middle Harbour [with overhanging branch] |
Postcard |
The Heads can be glimpsed in the distance with tiny sail boats in Middle Harbour itself. Hand-tinted colour in a dull finish. Postmarked 1908. |
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Folder 4/Item 61 |
Circular Quay, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Swain & Co. |
Postcard |
Split horizontally into two scenes, this card shows the Quay from the side view and from the opposite shore. |
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Folder 4/Item 62 |
Circular Quay, Sydney [sepia colour] |
Valentines |
Postcard |
The ferry terminals as seen in 1912 [hand dated] The ferries and larger vessels share the same cove. This is a print. |
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Folder 4/Item 63 |
Sunny New South Wales. Clifton Gardens, Sydney |
H & B |
Postcard |
A pavilion and circular pool are viewed through a stage with red curtains somewhat poorly hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 64 |
Head of Middle Harbour, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
Auld Lang Syne greeting phrases sit in each corner of this card. The scene is in a coloured oval within a wooden-like frame. |
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Folder 4/Item 65 |
Harbour from Mosman |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
A ferry has just left the Mosman wharf. A cylindrical tower like a lighthouse appears on the right with a viewing platform above it. Hand-tinted colour has been applied to this print. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 66 |
Cremorne, Mosman's Bay, Sydney |
H & B |
Postcard |
This view across the treetops shows a ferry in the distance. On the reverse a Fire by Friction illustration with an indigenous person appears . |
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Folder 4/Item 67 |
Mosman's Bay. |
Postcard |
A ferry enters the bay as seen between trees. Several large homes appear on the left in this B/W print. |
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Folder 4/Item 68 |
Harbour, Sydney. N.S.W. from Gardens |
Kodak |
Postcard |
A dark sepia image views the harbour towards Pinchgut from the Botanical Gardens. Sydney Heads just visible in the background. |
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Folder 4/Item 69 |
[Sydney Town as in 1821] |
State Library of NSW |
Postcard |
Major James Taylor painted this view of the early township and the harbour. It reveals the inhabitants in various work modes. |
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Folder 4/Item 70 |
The Heads, Sydney N.S.W. |
Kodak |
Postcard |
B/W photo of Sydney Heads with several vessels near the entrance and the rocks of The Gap on the left. |
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Folder 4/Item 71 |
The Spit |
Postcard |
A ferry plies the crossing at The Spit before the bridge was constructed. A crowd including horses waits at the tented kiosks in this coloured print. |
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Folder 4/Item 72 |
Spit Punt, Middle Harbor, Sydney |
Postcard |
Passengers have boarded the punt at the Spit. A loaded dray waits to go ashore in this B/W print. Hand-dated 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 73 |
Sydney Heads from Middle Harbour |
Kerry Sydney |
Postcard |
In this B/W print of the harbour several tiny vessels can be seen below this woody headland. Two half penny stamps on reverse. |
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Folder 4/Item 74 |
Spit Road, Middle Harbour, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
The winding roadway occupies the foreground in this hand-tinted print. Boat sheds and small vessels appear on the left. |
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Folder 4/Item 75 |
Sydney, N.S.W. Head of Middle Harbour |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
A small boat sits at the mooring point while other vessels and buildings are visible on the opposite shore. Coloured rectangle within a brown timber frame. Post-marked 1909. |
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Folder 4/Item 76 |
Middle Harbour, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Postcard |
B/W photo printed with fade-out edges shows the Spit from on high on a white background. Postmarked 1904. |
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Folder 4/Item 77 |
The Spit, Middle Harbour |
Star Photo Co. |
Postcard |
With the roadway in the foreground of this hand-coloured print, the Spit with its kiosk, a houseboat and the woodsy far bank show a quiet peaceful scene. Postmarked 1906. |
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Folder 4/Item 78 |
The Spit, Middle Harbour [looking along the Spit] |
Postcard |
This view is taken from the top of the spit of land from the sheds and kiosks. It looks across to the point opposite where the ferries or punts connect. Hand-coloured print. |
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Folder 4/Item 79 |
The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Sepia coloured view of the area from a high point, looking down over the bays and building complex. A ferry sits at the pier. |
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Folder 4/Item 80 |
Middle Harbour, Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
Glossy coloured photo taken from a high point viewed across the water with very few built structures in sight. Hand-tinted . |
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Folder 4/Item 81 |
Sydney Harbour Bridge |
Frank Hurley photographer |
Postcard |
A cruise ship passes under the bridge in this shot. Luna Park is on the left bank and trains are assembled at Lavender Bay. A church spire is in the foreground. |
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Folder 4/Item 82 |
[Drawing of Sydney Harbour] |
Sydney Inside Info |
Postcard |
This drawing is a cover detail from a publication about Sydney. It shows a rainbow over the harbour, the Bridge and a cruise boat with yachts. |
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Folder 4/Item 83 |
Mort's Dock, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Postcard |
Post-marked 1908, the busy waterside operations at the dock are shown in colour. Boats are everywhere and parts of machines are strewn on the beach in the foreground. |
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Folder 4/Item 84 |
Sydney Harbour from Cremorne showing city. |
Empire Series |
Postcard |
Small coloured view of the harbour is set within a wide white frame. Several church spires are visible in the distant view of the city. |
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Folder 4/Item 85 |
Sydney. N.S.W. from Harbour Bridge |
Kodak |
Postcard |
Old warehouses and the Cruise ship terminal take up most of the foreground but the busy ferries ply the cove on the left. Bushells sign on the right is clearly visible. This sepia-toned view is taken from the Bridge itself. |
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Folder 4/Item 86 |
Circular Quay, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Customs House and the ferry terminal buildings fill the background with ferries in the cove. Balmoral and The Spit pier is on the left near the old Victorian era structure. Sepia print. |
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Folder 4/Item 87 |
Circular Quay, Sydney [glossy finish] |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Same as number 86 above but in a glossy finish and less sepia-colour. Postmarked 1915. |
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Folder 4/Item 88 |
Greetings from Sydney |
Postcard |
This view of a ferry plying the waters could be almost anywhere in Sydney. The dull photo is set into a green timber-like frame with gilt features. Postmarked 1907. |
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Folder 4/Item 89 |
Fort Denison, Sydney |
Perfection Series |
Postcard |
The moon shines across the harbour waters revealing shipping and the old Pinchgut construction now called Fort Denison. This aspect taken from the Southern Shore. |
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Folder 4/Item 90 |
[The Heads, Sydney] |
Monkey Brand cleaners |
Postcard |
This illustration of the Heads and shipping has advertising on the reverse for a cleaning product. |
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Folder 4/Item 91 |
Circular Quay, Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
Coloured glossy card of the busy ferry terminal and shipping at the cruise boat passenger terminal. |
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Folder 4/Item 92 |
Little Sirius Cove |
Postcard |
In this sepia-toned print it is hard to distinguish small boats from the rocky shoreline. This aspect is taken from a high point across the cove to the wider harbour and distant shores. |
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Folder 4/Item 93 |
Sydney Heads from Manly |
Star Photo Co. |
Postcard |
A ferry heads towards the Manly dock leaving a wide wake. The famed pines line the shore and an old castle-like structure sits on the left. The heads are in the distance. Hand-tinted picture. |
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Folder 4/Item 94 |
Greetings from Sydney |
Postcard |
Five views of Sydney Harbour, four of them in circles, are taken at night with the moon featured. These vignettes are set in a green timber-like frame with the official emblem at the top. |
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Folder 4/Item 95 |
Greetings from Sydney [with two views] |
Commonwealth of Australia. |
Postcard |
Two scenes of Sydney are set into circular photos on a white card. They show Circular Quay from North Shore and Sydney Harbour by Moonlight in B/W. |
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Folder 4/Item 96 |
Sydney Harbour and Fort Denison, Sydney |
O.S.& P.C. Co. |
Postcard |
Season's Greetings is overprinted in gilt on this coloured drawing of the Fort and the far shore. |
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Folder 4/Item 97 |
Farm Cove and Government House, Sydney, N.S.W. |
Perfection Series |
Postcard |
The towers of Govt. House can be viewed in the background and a large vessel is moored in the Cove itself. View taken from the Domain. Hand-tinted. |
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Folder 4/Item 98 |
Government House, from Inner Domain |
Postcard |
Almost identical to Number 97 above only the sky has been tinted with colour. Two figures appear in the foreground. Post-marked 1905. |
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Folder 4/Item 99 |
[Start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 1971] |
State Library of N.S.W. |
Postcard |
Reprint of B/W photo taken of the start of the race in Sydney showing a car body as a boat and the policing of the onlookers. |
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Folder 4/Item 100 |
[Closing the arch of the bridge 1932] |
National Archives of Australia |
Postcard |
B/W image of the workers on the final closing of the arch on the Harbour Bridge. Reprint of the 1932 event. Several vessels can be seen below. |
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Folder 4/Item 101 |
Circular Quay Sydney |
Nature Series |
Postcard |
Coloured photograph of the Quay ferry terminals from the Rocks area. The warehouses take up the foreground and the city the background with the Quay in between. |
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Folder 4/Item 102 |
Circular Quay Sydney |
Valentines |
Postcard |
B/W view of the Quay taken from near the terminal to Balmoral and The Spit on the left. Old sandstone structure on the left is from the Victorian era. |
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Folder 4/Item 103 |
Circular Quay Sydney [three ferries] |
Postcard |
B/W printed photo of the Quay close-up to the ferries with one larger vessel in the distance. |
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Folder 4/Item 104 |
Sydney Harbour by Moonlight |
H & B |
Postcard |
Moonlit ship enters the harbour with smokestack belching. Some people sit on the foreground rocks in this vaguely brown picture. |
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Folder 4/Item 105 |
The Spit, Middle Harbor Sydney, N.S.W. |
Graphic |
Postcard |
This view looks along the sand spit from the kiosk and sheds towards the opposite shore. Pale sepia-toned photo set into a wooden-like frame. |
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Folder 4/Item 106 |
Circular Quay, Sydney, N.S.W./ Christmas Greetings |
Postcard |
Hand tinted view from the Customs House area of the ferry terminal with the Manly sign in sight. Post-marked 1907, horse and carts and a tram ply the street. A paddle wheel can also be seen on the ferry. |
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Folder 4/Item 107 |
Mosman's Bay Sydney, N.S.W./ A Merry Christmas |
Graphic |
Postcard |
Tinted colour enlivens this view of the bay and its bridge with a ferry approaching. A greeting is overprinted in gold. |
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Folder 4/Item 108 |
Mosman Bay Sydney |
Samuel Wood |
Postcard |
There is no bridge in this coloured photo of the bay and more houses are evident on the shore. |
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Folder 4/Item 109 |
Entrance to Lane Cove River |
Postcard |
B/W image of the river entrance shows a masted ship and some buildings on the right. |
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Folder 4/Item 110 |
Neutral Bay Sydney |
Postcard |
A large two storey home sits in the centre of this bay view and a long fence runs across the foreground. B/W image. |
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Folder 4/Item 111 |
Lavender Bay. |
Postcard |
Postmarked 1905, this card shows an oval of picture set into an elaborate frame of scrolls and swirls with gilt features. The picture is taken from the established homes and aims towards the south side of the harbour. |
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Folder 4/Item 112 |
[Sydney Harbour Bridge] |
Postcard |
This aerial view of the bridge shows the partly built Opera House and the North Sydney Pool. Hand dated 1966 it gives the impression of the completed Opera House. Glossy finish and crimped edge. |
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Folder 4/Item 113 |
[Oriana at the Overseas Terminal, Sydney] |
Engelander |
Postcard |
Hand-dated 1972, this view of the harbour shows the development along the shore near the Opera House and the 'Oriana' at the dock opposite. |
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Folder 4/Item 114 |
[Bougainvillea and the Bridge] |
Engelander |
Postcard |
Coloured glossy photo shows the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Luna Park from the area near Lavender Bay. |
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Folder 4/Item 115 |
Farm Cove Sydney |
Postcard |
Hand dated 1906, this view of the Harbour shows part of the Botanic Gardens and the shipping in the Cove. People stroll along the pathway in Edwardian dress. |
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Folder 4/Item 116 |
Sydney Harbour by Moonlight |
H & B |
Postcard |
A view of sails on the water is set inside an artist's palette. It is a B/W image postmarked 1908. |
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Folder 4/Item 117 |
[Ferry quays at Sydney] |
Archives Office Sydney. |
Postcard |
A B/W reproduction of Circular Quay from 1899, reveals a large vessel in front of the Dalgety & Company warehouses and ferries near the docks. Two paddlesteamers are also evident. |
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Folder 4/Item 118 |
[Harbour Bridge from the North Shore] |
Australia Post |
Postcard |
Aerial view of the Bridge shows the Harbour and the developing city skyline in this glossy coloured photo. |
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Folder 4/Item 119 |
[Fishermen and the Opera House] |
Michael Lees Photo |
Postcard |
Two fishermen stand in silhouette on a wall with the Opera House in the background and the light brightening the sky in the east. |
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Folder 4/Item 120 |
[Bridge and Opera House] |
Australia Post |
Postcard |
The 'Sydney Harbour double' with the bridge and the Opera House seen against the placid waters at night. |
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Folder 4/Item 121 |
[Aerial view above the North Shore of Sydney] |
Barnardo's Australia |
Postcard |
Coloured charity card shows the Quay, North Sydney and the Inner Harbour with the spreading suburbs beyond. |
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Folder 4/Item 122 |
[Aerial view of the Opera House and the 'Toaster' units] |
Bartel Photography |
Postcard |
Government House, Opera House and the apartment buildings called the 'Toaster' appear in this glossy photo. Fort Denison is visible on the right in this coloured shot. |
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Folder 4/Item 123 |
[Yachting and the Harbour] |
Australia Post |
Postcard |
Three scenes of the Harbour show the Bridge, the Opera House and a colourful spinnaker or two. Glossy coloured views on the waters. |