Janus: Photographs - New South Wales, circa 1904

RCS contains:
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Y3085W	Port of Brisbane
Y3085X	Brisbane; riverside scene with crowd assembled at landing point
Y308698A	Norfolk Island: Outline of its history from 1788 to 1884, Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885
Y3086A	The Burning of the Garden Palace, 1882
Y3086B	Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards, near Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Y3086C	Photographs - New South Wales, circa 1904
Y3086D	Government Railways of New South Wales rolling stock 1885
Y3086F	New South Wales. Photographs of Roads and Bridges. W.C. Bennett M. Inst. C.E., Commissioner and Engineer
Y3086H	Photographs of the National Park, 1888
Y3086I	Cataract Dam and Broughton's Pass Weir
Y3086J	Photographs - New South Wales, circa 1885
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Photographs - New South Wales, circa 1904

Title	Photographs - New South Wales, circa 1904
Reference	GBR/0115/Y3086C
Creator	Unknown
Covering Dates	circa 1872-circa 1895 (The date given in the title refers to a pencilled note at the front of the album reading 'P. Peile 1904'. The dates for the prints themselves span from about 1872–1895.)
Extent and Medium	36 images in 1 album; Generally in good condition, although all prints faded to some extent.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Photographer, or photographers, unknown.

An album containing mounted prints showing views in Sydney and the surrounding countryside, with brief pencilled captions beneath the photographs.

Presented by John K. Peile, October 1972.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Photographs - New South Wales, circa 1904, Y3086C

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Indexed

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche numbers 29-30.

Index Terms

Australia

Oceania

RCS/Y3086C contains:

Government House, Sydney. 285 x 230 mm. A view of the front of the building, partly obscured by trees. A mock Tudor gothic building with crenellations and turrets, it was first occupied in 1845 by Governor Gipps. The building is situated on the tongue of land between Sydney Cove and Farm Cove and North of the Botanic Gardens.
Fair condition, but overall yellowing..

Post Office, Sydney comp. 1887. 280 x 230 mm. A view of the unfinished building from George Street. The fenced-off land to the left, along which the building extends, was later to become Martin Place. This monumental building, which took over 20 years to complete, was designed by James Barnet. Work started in 1866. The tower, not yet built in this photograph, was completed in 1887.
Good condition, some slight yellowing..

circa 1875

Natural History Museum [Sydney]. 285 x 230 mm. A three quarter front view of the bulky sandstone building resting on a stylobate twenty feet high, and rising from that, forty foot Corinthian piers with carving at the top. The building was finished in 1864 to James Barnet's design and part of the old museum can be seen behind the new building. The museum is at the junction of Park Street and College Street.
Good condition..

1873

Part of the University of Sydney (unfinished) about 1872. 280 x 225 mm. A three-quarter front view of the east front of the main building, with the Great Hall on the right. Built in Gothic style, the buildings were designed by Edmund Blacket and started in 1854. The word 'unfinished' in the caption is unclear, or may refer to another part of the University. These particular buildings were completed around 1860.
Good condition, some yellowing..

circa 1872

St. Paul's College, University, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. A front view of the buildings, with chapel at the right, from across a small lake. St. Paul's, a Church of England college, was incorporated into the University in 1854.
Good condition, some fading..

St. John's College, University, Sydney (Roman Catholic). 280 x 225 mm. A view of the west end of the buildings, looking up from the river. Designed by William Wardell in 1852, the Roman Catholic college was partially completed and in use in 1859, two years after it had been incorporated within the university.
Fair condition, some fading and spots on prints..

Argyle Cut, Sydney. 285 x 230 mm. A view looking down Argyle Street and through the Cut, a passage cut through solid rock in the 1840s by convict labour. Made to give access from the Circular Quay to Millers Point and at the time of its construction was Sydney's Chinatown.
Good condition, slight fading at edges..

Double Bay, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. A view looking down on the bay, with a jetty on the beach, and residential houses just inland. Double Bay, now a suburb of Sydney, lies between Point Piper and Darling Point.
Good condition, slight fading in from edges..

Sham Fight, Sydney Harbour. 245 x 180 mm. Oval print. A view across the harbour towards Fort Denison, with a mock battle in progress beyond the fort. The harbour is dotted with small craft and a paddle ferry can be seen to the left of the fort, packed with passengers. The exact year, or event celebrated, has not been determined. Sydney has held a regatta every year since 1837, although this is presumably a re-enactment of a specific happening. Jack Cato, records that Charles Kerry in 1895 'covered the big aquatic fete in Sydney Harbour' but gives no further details (Cato 1955, page unknown).
Good condition but slight fading and spotting..

Sham Fight, Sydney Harbour. 245 x 180 mm. A view of the three-masted steamers involved in the mock-battle, with smoke from the guns drifting across the harbour.
Good condition, some spotting..

Sham Fight, Sydney Harbour. 245 x 180 mm. A photograph showing three-masted steamers involved in the mock-battle and a paddle ferry.
Fair condition, some spotting and white lines on print (possibly due to fogging of negative)..

Sham Fight, Sydney Harbour. 245 x 180 mm. A view of the sham fight with Fort Denison at the left of the picture. Most of the horizon is obscured by smoke, with only one large steamer visible.
Fair condition, some fading and spotting..

Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. A view along one of the paths in the garden, with a suited man sitting on the lawn in the foreground. The origins of the Botanic Gardens go back to 1787 when Governor Phillip on his way to New South Wales collected seeds at Rio de Janeiro, and on landing in 1788 set up a farm and garden at Farm Cove. The farm proved a failure but the garden continued and after 1796 was retained as Government property. In 1869-70 the harbour frontage was reclaimed and the garden now occupies an area of 30 hecatres.
Fair condition, with some fading..

Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. A view of a wooden thatched shelter in the gardens, with a boy standing in front. Government House can just be discerned behind the hut.
Good condition with some fading in from edges..

Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. View down a path in the gardens, with a bed of various palm trees in the centre.
Poor condition, considerable fading and yellowing..

Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 285 x 225 mm. A view down a path lined with ornamental urns, with a lawn to the left and trees to the right.
Poor condition, fading and yellowing..

Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. A view down a path, with a gardener at work on one of the beds.
Fair condition, fading in at edges..

Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 280 x 225 mm. A view of beds planted with various types of palm. With a gardener at work on one of the beds.
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing..

Town Hall, Sydney. 225 x 285 mm. A view of the Town Hall from the junction of George Street and Druitt Street, a massively ornate structure, with a large clocktower. On the corner of the street in front is a suitably elaborate drinking fountain. Designed by J.H. Wilson, building started in 1868, the Duke of Edinburgh laying the foundation stone, and the clocktower was completed in 1875. This photograph would have been taken between 1875 and 1883; in that year work started on the Centennial Hall, an extension to the building in Druitt Street (at right of photograph). No sign of building work is visible. The church partially visible behind the Town Hall is St. Andrew's Cathedral.
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing at edges..

1875–1883

Hyde Park, Sydney. 225 x 285 mm. A view of the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, among lawns and trees, with buildings beyond. The statue was unveiled in 1879.
Fair condition, some fading in from edges..

Katoomba Falls, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 225 x 285 mm. A view of the vertical rock-face, with the waterfall dropping 180 feet over the overhang below. Katoomba lies about 60 miles west of Sydney and, situated in the heart of the Blue Mountains, has long been a popular tourist spot. The name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning 'falling water'.
Fair condition, fading in from edges and some spotting..

Waterfall, Katoomba, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. Showing a small series of gentle falls surrounded by densely wooded land.
Fair condition, some fading in from edges..

The Sisters' Rocks, Katoomba, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view across towards the rocks, which lie beyond the large outcrop of rock in the foreground. The thickly wooded Jamieson Valley lies beneath. The three rocks figure in Aboriginal mythology as 'Meeni', 'Wimlah' and 'Gunedoo', three sisters turned to stone for their misdeeds.
Fair condition, some fading in from edges..

Orphan Rock, Katoomba. 285 x 225 mm. A view of the lone rock, rising above the trees out of Jamieson Valley.
Fair condition, some fading in from edges..

Fitzroy Waterfall, Moss Vale, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. View showing the spectacular drop of the falls over a sheer cliff face, with a small bridge crossing the river above the falls. The first fall is of 400 feet. The waters form a tributary of the Shoalwater River.
Fair condition, slight fading in from edges..

Fitzroy Falls, Moss Vale, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 285 x 225 mm. A view from the top of the falls, with the top of the waterfall at the left, looking out over the densely forested valley.
Fair condition, slight fading in from edges, and some spotting on print..

Emu Plains, Nepean River. 280 x 225 mm. A view looking across the plain from a small wooded rise, with the river Nepean in the middle distance, and the township (indistinct) beyond the river. The town lies about 36 miles west of Sydney and in the early years of the nineteenth century was abundantly populated with emus.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in at edges..

Knapsack Gully Viaduct, Western Railway, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view down the gully, showing the stone viaduct rising above the trees. Part of the line on the Western Railway, on the way to the Lapstone Zig-Zag and the viaduct was designed by the Chief Engineer, John Whitton, and the line as far as Weatherboard completed in 1867. It was John Whitton whose determination forced through the attempt to build the railway through the Blue Mountains in the first place.
Good condition, slight fading in from edges..

Vale of Avoca, Richmond, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view from a hilltop, looking down into the valley. Richmond lies west of Sydney near the Hawkesbury River.
Fair condition, with some fading in from edges..

Gum Trees, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view across hilly, wooded land. No exact location given.
Good condition, apart from some fading in at edges..

A ford, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view looking down on a ford, crossed by a small plank bridge. With cattle in the river, a bullock cart, a pony trap, and with three ladies posing on the bridge. A small cottage is visible on the hill beyond the river. Location unidentified.
Good condition, some fading in from edges..

A gully or creek, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. Showing a small stream among rocks, flowing through wooded country. Location unidentified.
Good condition, apart from some fading in from edges..

Cattle crossing a ford, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view looking down on a ford, crossed by a small plank bridge. Location unidentified.
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing at edges..

Valley of the Grose, New South Wales. 285 x 225 mm. A view along the Grose River, surrounded by trees, with mountains beyond. With two figures posing by the river. The Grose valley lies in the Blue Mountains.
Good condition, slight fading at edges..

A Bush Road, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 285 x 225 mm. A view down a dirt road in the Bush, with a pony cart on the road.
Fair condition, some overall fading..

Coast Scene, Kiama, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. 280 x 225 mm. A view along the rocky coastline, with a man posing in the foreground. Kiama, a popular tourist spot, lies about 70 miles south of Sydney.
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing..