| Title |
New South Wales, 1908 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3086K |
| Creator |
Gullick, W A, fl 1908, government printer |
| Covering Dates |
1908 |
| Extent and Medium |
72 images in 1 album |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Printed by W.A. Gullick, government printer, Sydney.
An album, with printed title page, containing matt black and white prints, mounted back to back without borders, measuring 347 x 274 mm, and showing scenes in Sydney and around the countryside of New South Wales. Prints either captioned on negative or with captions stuck on. A letter from the Agent-General for New South Wales stuck into the front of the album states 'Forwarded for the acceptance of Sir C. Prestwood Lucas, K.C.B., Assistant Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, by Mr. T.A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales in the name and on behalf of the Hon. Sir J.H. Carruthers, K.C.M.G., Executive Commissioner for New South Wales to the Franco-British Exhibition, 1908'. Photographer, or photographers, unknown.
Presented to the Royal Empire Society by the Executors of the late Sir Charles Lucas, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., May 1931.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, New South Wales, 1908, Y3086K |
| Further information |
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See also Y3086L and Y3086M for similar albums presented to Sir Charles Lucas.
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 45-48.
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| Index Terms |
| Australia |
| Oceania |
| Gullick, W A (fl 1908) government printer |
| RCS/Y3086K contains: |
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Government House, Sydney, N.S. Wales. A view of the front of Government House, first occupied by Governor Gipps in 1845, and built with mock battlements and turrets.
Fair condition, some dirt marks.. |
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2
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The Treasury, Sydney. A view of the building from Macquarie Street; built of freestone it was started in 1849, and completed in 1851, during the governorship of Sit Charles Fitzroy and shortly after the first discovery of gold in the Colony.
Good condition.. |
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3
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Chief Secretary's Office, Sydney. A view from the gardens behind, looking through trees and shrubs towards the building, taken from the junction of Macquarie and Bridge Streets. The building now houses the Department of Works.
Good condition, slight silvering at edges.. |
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4
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General Post Office, Sydney. Photograph of an artist's impression of the building.
Good condition.. |
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5
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Art Gallery, Sydney. A three-quarter front view from the road of this fine building, designed by Vernon in the 1880's in Renaissance style.
Good condition, apart from slight fading in from edges.. |
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6
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The University. A view of the east front of the main building, with the great hall on the right. Built in the Gothic style, and designed by Edmund Blackett. Building started in 1854.
Good condition.. |
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7
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Lands Office, Sydney. A view of the building, similar in design to the Chief Secretary's Office and also designed by James Barnet in 1877. The photograph is taken from the junction of Bridge Street and Macquarie Place. The building was started in 1877 but by 1888 only the north-west corner was finished.
Good condition.. |
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8
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Technological Museum and College - Sydney. A view taken from the junction of Harris Street and Mary Ann Street. The museum is the nearer building, with the technical college behind it and to the right, facing on to Mary Ann Street. Both buildings were designed by William E. Kemp, the college in 1891 and the museum in 1892.
Good condition.. |
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9
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Royal Exchange, Sydney. A view of the building, which stands at the corner of Bridge Street and Gresham Street, taken from Macquarie Place. A sandstone building in the Corinthian manner and designed by J.F. Hilly, the foundation stone was laid in 1853 and the building opened four years later. The two upper floors of the building were added later by A.F. Pritchard. This picture was taken in 1901 at the earliest, the flags hanging on the building having among them the flag of the Federated State of Australia. The building was demolished in 1965.
Good condition.. |
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10
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Town Hall, Sydney. A view of the Town Hall from the junction of Druitt Street and George Street, with the Centennial Hall on the right.
Good condition.. |
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11
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St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. A view of the east end of the Cathedral from George Street. Originally started by James Hume in 1837, it was completed by Edmund Blacket in 1874. The Cathedral stands behind the Town Hall.
Good condition.. |
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12
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. A view of the north end of the Cathedral from St. Mary's Road, with the Frazer fountain at extreme right of picture.
Good condition.. |
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13
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Bridge Street, Sydney. A view looking down Bridge Street towards the Domain gates from George Street. On the right hand side of the street can be seen the ornate stone façade of the North Queensland Insurance Co.'s building (later the Burns Philp building), the Royal Exchange, the Lands Office, and in the distance the Chief Secretary's Office (now Department of Works).
Good condition.. |
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14
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O'Connell Street, Sydney. A view looking down O'Connell Street from Bent Street, with horse cabs and pedestrians.
Good condition, slight brown staining.. |
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15
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Public Buildings, Bridge Street, Sydney. A view looking down Bridge Street towards the Domain end, and showing on the right the Royal Exchange, the Lands Office and the Chief Secretary's Office.
Good condition.. |
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16
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King Street, Sydney. A view down the busy shopping street, with crowds on the pavements and a tram in the foreground. A prominent advertisement reads 'For Ladies Only. Miss Maude Maddock, specialist for removing superfluous Hair, Moles, etc., by electrolysis ...'.
Good condition.. |
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17
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Macquarie Street, Sydney. A view looking down the west side of Macquarie Street, showing the residential houses. The house partially seen on the extreme right of the picture is probably 'Burdekin House', opposite the Sydney Hospital. Built in 1841, it was regarded as 'the most handsome house in Sydney'. It was demolished in 1933.
Good condition.. |
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18
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George Street, Sydney. A view from above, looking north along George Street, with St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Town Hall on the skyline.
Good condition.. |
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19
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Moore Street, Sydney. A view from above along Moore Street, looking west to its junction with George Street. With pedestrians and horse cabs, but only one car visible. Moore Street became Martin Place when it was widened after a fire in Pitt Street in 1890 had destroyed a number of buildings in the area.
Good condition.. |
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20
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Circular Quay, Sydney. A view of the curving road on the south side of the Circular Quay looking west with numerous trams. Wharves and shipping (not visible) are to the right of the picture.
Good condition.. |
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21
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Shipping at Stockton, Newcastle District. A view of moored sailing ships, tied three deep to the shore. Stockton lies just north of Newcastle, on a peninsula the other side of the Hunter River. Like Newcastle it is an important coal producer; in the early days of the colony, the worst convicts from Newcastle were sent to Stockton as lime-burners.
Good condition.. |
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22
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The Dyke, Newcastle. A view of the wharves, with moored shipping and railway trucks loaded with coal running up to the ships' sides. The dyke is situated in the middle of Newcastle harbour at Carrington, and contains the main coal exporting wharves.
Good condition.. |
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23
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Loading sleepers for South Africa, Sydney harbour. A view looking down on to a pier piled with timber which is being loaded on to the steamer moored alongside.
Good condition.. |
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24
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Shipping at Circular Quay, Sydney. A view looking down on to the moored sailing ships at the quay. Taken from the east side of the quay, facing south into Sydney. James Barnet's Customs House can be partially seen (before the addition of the first floor verandah).
Good condition, slight fading in from edges.. |
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25
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Loading Coal, Newcastle, N.S.W. A view taken from the wharfside showing coal being winched aboard a sailing ship.
Good condition.. |
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26
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Mail Steamers, Circular Quay, Sydney. A view taken from the SW corner of the quay, looking NE, with trams and ferries in the foreground, and mail steamers moored beyond on the east side of the quay.
Good condition.. |
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27
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Dairy Herd - near Possum Ck., Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view of a field of cows, with a farm and newly cleared land beyond.
Good condition.. |
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28
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Grafton Butter Factory, North Coast District, N.S.W. A view of the factory from one side showing an extensive wooden building, with milk churns being hoisted to the first floor, and two workers posing for the camera. |
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29
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Upper Orara River, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A scenic picture looking down on to the river, where cows are drinking. With heavily wooded ground on the banks.
Good condition.. |
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30
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Aker's Dairy, Coorabella, North Coast District, N.S.W. A view of a dairy herd in a field, with farm buildings behind, and hills beyond.
Good condition.. |
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31
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A Mountain Dairy, Illawarra District. A view from the roadside showing a small dairy, with a young girl in a white smock posing in front of a gate.
Good condition.. |
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32
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Dairy Herd, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view across a small river, with dairy cows in the field beyond and wooded hills in the distance.
Good condition.. |
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33
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Typical Farmer's Home, Nth Coast District, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. A view of an extremely tidy small farmhouse, perched on top of a hill, and surrounded by a wooden fence. The house is a wooden building with corrugated iron roof, with adults and children standing on the verandah.
Good condition.. |
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34
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O'Meara's Homestead, Possum Ck., Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view of a small farm's buildings, with a field of dairy cows in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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35
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Scarborough Colliery, Sth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view of the colliery, with hills beyond, and railway track in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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36
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Dudley Colliery, Newcastle Dist., N.S.W. A view looking down the railway line, with a terminus at the colliery, and showing wagons loaded with coal.
Good condition.. |
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37
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Blast Furnace, Lithgow Ironworks. A view of the blast furnace, isolated in the countryside, with mined earth in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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38
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Lithgow Valley, showing Ironworks. A view across the valley, with a small residential community in the middle distance, and the ironworks beyond, with smoke drifting across the valley.
Good condition.. |
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39
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Ellanora Goldmine, Hillgrove. A view showing the roofs of the goldmine buildings, with a steep railway escarpment going up the hill behind.
Good condition.. |
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40
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Baker's Creek Goldmine, Hillgrove. A view of the goldmine, perched on the slope and surrounded by hills.
Good condition.. |
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41
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Tin Dredging, Cope's Creek. A view showing the tin dredging works, a corrugated iron building with a wooden framework above leading to the Creek behind.
Good condition.. |
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42
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Glen Tin smelting Co. Works, Tent Hill. A view from a different angle of the same tin works, with men sluicing the mud in the foreground. New South Wales, formerly a large tin producer, has since the 1950s closed most of her remaining mines.
Good condition.. |
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43
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Mining at Broken Hill. A view looking towards the mines, with a railway line in the foreground, and a residential district in the distance. Situated in the far west of New South Wales, on the Barrier Range, the area was the subject of a gold rush in 1867. No gold was found and it was not until 1875 that it was discovered that the area contained enormous reserves of extremely concentrated silver lead ore. In the 1950's, even after extensive working, geologists estimated that the mines would continue to be productive for at least fifty years, possibly a hundred.
Good condition.. |
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44
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Mining at Broken Hill. A view of a mine in operation at Broken Hill.
Good condition.. |
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45
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Timber for Transport, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view showing teams of oxen pulling wagons loaded with timber.
Good condition.. |
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46
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Blue and Grey Gum Trees at Wyong. A view of gum trees growing in the bush, with some cleared land in the foreground. The wood is used in the construction of such things as flooring, house-frames and case-making.
Good condition.. |
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47
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Sleepers for export, Sydney Harbour. A view along a pier in the harbour piled high with railway sleepers, and with various workers posing for the camera.
Good condition.. |
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48
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Sawmills - Dorrigo, Nth Coast District, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. A view of a timber mill, with marked trunks ready to be sawn in the foreground, and the sawmill, a low open building, beyond.
Good condition.. |
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49
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Bangalow Palms, Nth Coast District, N.S.W. A view of dense woodland, showing the palms among taller forest trees.
Good condition.. |
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50
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Grey Ironbark Trees at Wyong. A view of the trees, standing on largely cleared land, with felled timber beyond. A heavy strong wood, used for constructions such as wharves, machinery foundations and railway sleepers.
Good condition.. |
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51
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On a Farm in the Tamworth District. A view looking along a stream, with horses grazing on the banks and two farmers posing for the camera.
Good condition.. |
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52
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Watering Horses, Peel River. A view of a herd of horses with foals standing in the river.
Good condition.. |
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53
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A Flock of Sheep, Burranong Station, N.S. Wales. A view of a large flock of sheep, with horsemen on the perimeter of the flock.
Good condition.. |
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54
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Cattle Crossing in the Riverina District. A river scene showing a path leading down to a ford, with a herd of cattle in the river and horsemen and a pony trap.
Good condition.. |
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55
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On Walbundrie Station, Riverina District. A view of a herd of horses in a field.
Good condition.. |
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56
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Sale Yards, Bangalow, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view looking along the paddocks, with cows and horses being paraded and farms and houses on the hill beyond.
Good condition.. |
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57
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View near Murwillambah, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view of horses and cattle grazing on partially cleared land, with mountains on the horizon.
Good condition.. |
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58
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Longfield Farm, near Mullumbimby, North Coast District, N.S.W. A view of cattle in a field, with cleared land and hills beyond.
Good condition.. |
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59
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Harvesting in the Tamworth District. A view of a partially harvested wheat field, with two horse-drawn harvesters.
Good condition.. |
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60
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Harvesting in the Grenfell District. A view of a harvested field, with a machine for packing the wheat into sacks, a steam engine, and workers posing for the camera.
Good condition.. |
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61
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Teamsters camped for the night. Showing a wagon-load of sacks, with the horse team loose and feeding, and the wagonners in the background.
Poor condition.. |
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62
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Starting the Ploughing Season in the Narromine District. A view of nine teams of horse-drawn ploughs working in a large field.
Poor condition, considerable yellowing.. |
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63
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Harvesting at Molong, in the Western Districts. A view of farm labourers in a field of wheat, with two horse drawn threshers.
Poor condition, with yellow staining.. |
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64
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Wheat Teams leaving a farm in the Western District. A view showing loaded wagons pulled by large teams of horses.
Poor condition, considerable yellowing.. |
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65
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Trout Rapids - Snowy R. [River] at Jindabyne, N.S.W. A view of a man fishing beside a fast flowing river.
Good condition.. |
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66
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Manly, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]. A view of the beach at Manly, with swimmers in the background and men and women posing for the camera in front.
Good condition.. |
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67
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Sailing on Sydney Harbour. A view showing sailing boats near the entrance to the harbour, with a steamer in the background, and the cliffs of North Head in the distance.
Good condition.. |
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68
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Ricmond [sic] River at Lismore, North Coast District, N.S.W. A view of the Richmond River from the bank, looking along towards an iron bridge. |
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69
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On the Road to Macksville, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W. A view of a small country road among woods, with a pony trap on the far side of a small wooden bridge.
Good condition, slight yellowing at edges.. |
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70
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Kuringai-Berowra, the 'Looking Glass' and 'Toilet Table' Rocks. A scene on the Hawkesbury River, with sheep, wooded hills on the far bank, and two large tower-like rocks in the foreground.
Good condition.. |
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71
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Newport from Kuring-Gai Chase [now Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park]. A view looking down from the wooded banks of the estuary and along its course, with the sea in the distance. The estuary is Pitt Water which debouches into broken Bay, north of Sydney.
Good condition.. |
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72
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Tobacco Growing, near Tamworth. Showing a field of tobacco with, in the centre, harvested plants drying in the sun.
Good condition.. |
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