| Title |
Trip to Australia and New Zealand 1888-1889 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y308A |
| Creator |
Unknown |
| Covering Dates |
1888–1889 |
| Extent and Medium |
138 images in 1 album; Most prints are in good condition, but with slight fading in from the edges. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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It seems probable that this album represents the private collection of someone (possibly J.F. Butterworth) who had some professional connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1888, since it includes a group photograph of English exhibitors, and as well as general views of the exhibition buildings, pictures entitled 'Moseley's exhibit' (a Northern-based tailor), and 'Interior of Mr. Goodwood's Office', which would seem to imply a somewhat more specialised interest in the proceedings than mere tourism.
An album containing mounted photographs of various sizes, by various photographers, with either handwritten captions or captions on the prints. The photographs were bought during a tour to Australia and New Zealand, the pictures breaking down into geographical units thus: 1-8 Suez Canal and Aden; 9-127 Australia; 128-135 New Zealand; 136-137 Naples; 138 Group portrait of exhibitors, Melbourne 1888.
Album presented to the Royal Colonial Institute by J.F. Butterworth, April 1919.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Trip to Australia and New Zealand 1888-1889, Y308A |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This item level description was entered by NE and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche numbers 1-3.
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| Index Terms |
| Australia |
| New Zealand |
| Oceania |
| RCS/Y308A contains: |
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1
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S.S. 'Cuzes' [?]. 150 x 94 mm. A side view of a three masted steam vessel in harbour; presumably the ship taking the album's compiler to Australia.
Poor condition, much dirt-staining and some tears.. |
1888–1889 |
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2
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Entrée du Canal à Port-Said. 270 x 218 mm. A view looking down from a roof top, showing quayside buildings and wharfs, ships moored at the entrance to the canal and the open sea on the horizon. No. 48 in a series of photographs by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Poor condition, with some yellowing and dirt marks.. |
1888–1889 |
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3
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Rue de la Place de Lesseps à Port-Said. 281 x 219 mm. A view looking along the street named after the canal's engineer, with hotels on either side, and Arabs with a donkey cart in the foreground. No. 457 in a series of photographs by Zangaki.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading and dirt-marks.. |
1888–1889 |
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4
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Troopship-passing station-Suez Canal. 280 x 218 mm. A view looking along the canal with ships moored on the far bank, and a troopship steaming up the canal. The station is the cluster of bungalows, with a flagstaff, on the far bank-presumably military garrisons, or stopping-off places on the journey (descendants of Waghorn's stations on the overland route from Cairo to Suez?).
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, but some overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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5
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Suez Canal. 280 x 219 mm. A poor photograph, with a double image through movement during exposure or printing. A view looking along the canal, with a three-masted steamer approaching from the right.
Creator: Zangaki, - , fl 1880-1899, photographer.
Fair condition, apart from some overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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6
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Steamer Point Aden. 520 x 205 mm. (2 prints). An interesting panoramic view looking down on Steamer Point from the east, with ships and boats in the harbour. A good description of this part of the settlement occurs in 'The British Settlement of Aden' by Captain F.M. Hunter (London 1877). This photograph would appear to have been taken before 1876: a 'handsome castiron jetty' which Hunter mentions as being constructed in that year, has not yet been built.
Fair condition, some fading at joins.. |
1870–1876 |
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7
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Camel Market, Aden. 270 x 211 mm. A view looking down on camels grouped in the open market, with houses behind and hills in the distance. |
1888–1889 |
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8
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Solomon's Tanks, Aden. 280 x 220 mm. A view of the fine exterior stonework of the tanks, with the native town in the distance. |
1888–1889 |
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9
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Albany, W Australia. 275 x 210 mm. A view looking down on the town from a slight rise with a hill beyond. Albany is situated about 250 miles by road S.E. of Perth and lies on the site of the first settlement in Western Australia. Its fine harbour (not visible in picture) was, before Fremantle harbour was constructed, the most important port of the west coast. |
1888–1889 |
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10
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City of Melbourne, Law Courts. 197 x 127 mm. A view taken from the junction of William Street and Lonsdale Street showing the Law Courts in the final stages of completion, with just some minor work continuing in Lonsdale Street. This would date this photograph to around 1882, when the buildings were completed.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
1882 |
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11
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Treasury Offices. 200 x 137 mm. A view of the Government Offices, showing the front of the building and one side. The offices overlook the Treasury Gardens and were completed in 1876. |
1888–1889 |
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12
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Library. 200 x 154 mm. A view from Swanston Street showing the front façade of the building. The library, opened in 1856 with a classical pillared exterior, also houses the Art Gallery and Museum. |
1888–1889 |
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13
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Princess Theatre-Grand Hotel. 201 x 127 mm. A view looking towards Spring Street, on which the theatre and hotel are built. This extravagant theatre was completed in 1887. |
1888–1889 |
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14
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Grand Hotel. 202 x 137 mm. A view of the hotel from Spring Street. |
1888–1889 |
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15
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Federal Coffee Palace. 138 x 185 mm. A view of the hotel from the junction of King Street and Collins Street, showing men at work on the telegraph poles outside. |
1888–1889 |
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16
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University. 204 x 142 mm. A view looking across a small ornamental lake, towards the university buildings, with Wilson Hall on the left. |
1888–1889 |
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17
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Ormond College. 200 x 150 mm. An exterior view of the Presbyterian college of the university, a brick building with white facings, and a large central tower. The building was paid for by Francis Ormond, and the college was established in 1879. |
1888–1889 |
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18
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Mort's Wool Warehouse. 206 x 154 mm. An exterior view of this imposing stone building, which stands at a wide street junction. |
1888–1889 |
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19
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Paddy's Market-Russell Street. 199 x 147 mm. A view looking down Russell Street, with the large market buildings on the right.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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20
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Collins Street. 200 x 137 mm. A view from the Treasury Buildings in Spring Street looking along the length of Collins Street, with trams and carts on the road. The two church spires on the right belong to the Scots Church and the Baptist Church.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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21
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Swanston Street Town Hall. 198 x 150 mm. A view of part of Swanston Street, with horse cabs in the foreground, and the Town Hall tower beyond. |
1888–1889 |
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22
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The Arcade. 205 x 155 mm. A view looking along the Royal Arcade, with shops on either side. The arcade runs from Bourke Street through to Collins Street and was built in 1869-70. |
1888–1889 |
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23
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The Flat Flemington Race Course. 201 x 150 mm. A view along the track, with stands in the distance.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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24
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Exhibition Buildings, 1888-89. 140 x 100 mm. A view of the exhibition buildings from Nicholson Street with Carlton Gardens on the left. |
1888–1889 |
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25
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Moseley's Exhibit. 160 x 114 mm. A view of one of the stands at the Melbourne Exhibition, showing coats and dresses.
Fair condition, apart from some fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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26
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Entrance Hall. 149 x 102 mm. A view from the entrance hall of the Exhibition Buildings, along one of the alcoves with exhibits on both sides. |
1888–1889 |
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27
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Entrance to N.S.W. Court. 101 x 148 mm. A view showing a small section of the New South Wales Court, with rocks and other mineral specimens in the foreground, and bales of wool beyond.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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28
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Maori Prayer House (Front) New Zealand Court. 100 x 148 mm. A view showing one end of the carved wooden prayer house, with carved heads hanging on the outside and potted plants placed in front. |
1888–1889 |
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29
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Maori Prayer House (Front) New Zealand Court. 101 x 147 mm A view showing the elaborate wooden carvings on the back of the house.
Poor condition, considerable fading in from edges. |
1888–1889 |
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30
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John Girdwood J.P., Commissioner for Lancashire Court. 100 x 125 mm. A portrait of the Commissioner, formally dressed with a top hat, standing outside his office. With large fern trees hanging on either side.
Poor condition, considerable fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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31
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Interior Views-Mr Girdwood's Office. 140 x 100 mm. A view of the ornate office interior, with hangings, curtains, statues and pictures.
Poor condition, fading and yellowing.. |
1888–1889 |
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32
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Interior Views-Mr Girdwood's Office. 140 x 100 mm. A view of the other side of the office, showing tables and chairs and the other half of the picture visible in Y308A/31.
Poor condition, fading and yellowing.. |
1888–1889 |
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33
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The Great Willow on Yarra Banks. 197 x 140 mm. A view of this large willow tree, with the river beyond. The handwritten caption also states 'grown from cutting taken from Napoleon's first grove, St Helena'. |
1888–1889 |
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34
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Botanical Gardens-Governor's House in distance. 187 x 138 mm. A view of a section of the Botanical Gardens, with a top-hatted man in the foreground, and Government House on the skyline on the hill beyond. Photograph by Chuck. |
1888–1889 |
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35
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Views in the Botanical Gardens. 200 x 154 mm. A view showing part of the lake, with lilies in the foreground and trees and shrubs on the bank. |
1888–1889 |
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36
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Views in the Botanical Gardens. 200 x 152 mm. A view showing a small wooden bridge, with thick foliage on either side. |
1888–1889 |
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37
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Views in the Botanical Gardens. 201 x 163 mm. A view looking across the same wooden bridge, towards a small summer house, with trees and shrubs beyond. |
1888–1889 |
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38
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Views in the Botanical Gardens. 198 x 138 mm. A view across one of the lakes in the gardens with shrubs and palms in the foreground. |
1888–1889 |
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39
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Mount Macedon-Gully. 202 x 150 mm A view looking down into a gully where a house stands among partially cleared bushland, with dead tress still standing showing the practice of 'ringbarking'.
Fair condition, apart from fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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40
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Australian Stage Coach. 140 x 101 mm. A view showing a Cobb and Co. coach standing in front of the small 'Blackspur Hotel' with passengers posing in and beside the coach. This page has the heading 'Four days picnic to Fernshaw, Blackspur and Marysville' which refers to all prints up to Y308A/65.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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41
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Keppel's Hotel, Marysville. 118 x 85 mm. A view of the small, wood built hotel, with men and women posing for the camera on the verandah, and a stage coach standing in front of the building.
Fair condition.. |
1888–1889 |
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42
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Stevenson's Falls, Marysville. 100 x 140 mm. A view of the falls, which cascade down among large ferns, with two ladies standing at the bottom of the picture. |
1888–1889 |
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43
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Tommy's Brook. 138 x 100 mm. A view showing a group of three women and four men picnicking in the bush, with a camp fire burning at the right of the picture. |
1888–1889 |
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44
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Tommy's Brook. 138 x 100 mm. A view showing a group of three women and four men picnicking in the bush, with a camp fire burning at the right of the picture.
Fair condition.. |
1888–1889 |
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45
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Big Tree-Dead Snake on Post. 100 x 138 mm. A view showing the figures from Y308A/43-44 grouped at the base of a large tree. A dead snake is draped over a milepost which shows Mt Arnold to be three miles distant.
Fair condition, fading in from right hand edge, and tear in one corner.. |
1888–1889 |
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46
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An Australian Sundowner. 200 x 146 mm A view showing a sundowner camped at the base of a hollow tree with a small fire in the foreground. The term 'sundowner' originates from the practice in the outback of giving rations of mutton, tea and flour to anyone who applied for work at a station-sundowners were that wandering body of men who always came at dusk, too late for any work to be exacted, but early enough to claim rations. How far this photograph is a genuine portrait of such a type, or a posed genre picture, is impossible to tell. (Possibly part of the Nicholas Caire series of 'Gippsland Scenery', plate 78).
Fair condition.. |
1888–1889 |
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47
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Scene at Fern Tree Gully. 204 x 153 mm. A view looking over densely wooded hilly land, with farm buildings in a gully in the foreground. |
1888–1889 |
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48
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Fern Bower. 201 x 150 mm. A view of fern-bearing trees among thick woodland, with two men posing for the camera. |
1888–1889 |
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49
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Sassafras Creek. 197 x 147 mm. A woodland scene, with trees and ferns and a small stream in the foreground. With two men sitting on the ground in the background.
Poor condition, considerable overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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50
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Twin Tree-called the Sisters. 205 x 153 mm. A view showing the bases of two trees, which merge as they enter the ground.
Fair condition, fading in along two edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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51
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Selectors' Camp. 196 x 134 mm. A view showing a group of selectors posing with tools and implements: saws, axes and spades. Behind them stands the beginnings of a rough wooden cabin.
Fair condition, fading in along two edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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52
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Selectors' Camp-Vagabond Tent. 198 x 137 mm. A view in a woodland clearing, showing three men posing at their campsite in front of their tent. |
1888–1889 |
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53
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'The Baron', Girth 114 feet, height 466 ft, Age 3700 years. 207 x 157 mm. A view showing the base of this large tree, with two figures standing beside it. Presumably the tree is some kind of eucalypt, although the dimensions appear to be wildly exaggerated: 'The Australian Encyclopaedia' gives 375 feet as the highest certified tree found in Australia, and the other measurements would appear to be equally dubious. |
1888–1889 |
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54
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Bend of the River Watt, Fernshaw. 205 x 160 mm. A view of a curve in the river, with ferns and trees on either bank.
Poor condition, overall fading, and yellowing at edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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55
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Stevenson's Falls, Marysville. 208 x 157 mm. A view of the falls, with thick woodland all around. |
1888–1889 |
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56
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The Devil's Hole, Black Spurr. 210 x 159 mm. A view among dense woodland, presumably showing the entrance to a cave or gorge, although this is impossible to discern.
Poor condition, fading on right hand side.. |
1888–1889 |
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57
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Fairy Scene-Fernshaw. 207 x 158 mm. A view in the woods, showing ferns in the foreground, with trees behind. |
1888–1889 |
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58
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The Road to Fernshaw. 206 x 152 mm. A view showing the road in the foreground, with woodland ferns and trees beyond. |
1888–1889 |
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59
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Town of Fernshaw. 202 x 158 mm. A view looking down on this small settlement from the woods above. |
1888–1889 |
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60
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Junction of River Watt and Cavie's Creek. 205 x 159 mm. A view showing the meeting of these two small rivers, with two men sitting on a fallen tree which spans one of the rivers. |
1888–1889 |
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61
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Corduroy Road, Marysville. 207 x 152 mm. A view showing a curve in a woodland road, the road itself being constructed from planks of timber laid side by side, with foundations made from piles of wood. For a view of a corduroy bridge in New South Wales, see Y3086U/25. |
1888–1889 |
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62
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Fernshaw 'Big Ben'450 ft high 56 ft Girth 1200 years old. 203 x 159 mm. A view of the base of this huge tree, with three men standing beside it. The dimensions should be treated with scepticism. |
1888–1889 |
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63
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Syncona Hill, Fernshaw. 199 x 141 mm. A view looking up this thickly wooded hill, with a few small settlers' cabins near the bottom.
Fair condition, slight overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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64
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Road Scene-Black Spurr. 141 x 189 mm. A view along a country road, with woods on either side, and three figures posing in front of one of the piles of cut timber that stand at the side of the road.
Fair condition, but considerable fading in along two edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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65
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Gold Creek, Fernshaw. 204 x 160 mm. A woodland scene, showing trees and ferns.
Poor condition, considerable fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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66
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Erskine River Waterfall, Loutit Bay. 156 x 206 mm. A view of those picturesque falls taken from below, with woodland on either side. |
1888–1889 |
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67
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Jebb's Pool, Loutit Bay. 198 x 142 mm. A view showing a small cascade on a woodland river, with dense vegetation either bank. |
1888–1889 |
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68
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Trunk of Giant Gum Tree, 40 ft Girth Cape Otway. 155 x 203 mm. A view of the base of this large tree, with the initials W.M. carved in the trunk. |
1888–1889 |
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69
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Avenue of Elms, sheep squatting station. 206 x 138 mm. A view looking past a white wooden fence down a roadway lined with elms. |
1888–1889 |
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70
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An Australian Conservatory Botanical Gardens, Ballarat. 197 x 150 mm. An exterior view of this conservatory, a large wooden construction built from slats in order to let in light while giving protection against wind. |
1888–1889 |
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71
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Stuart Street, Ballarat. 201 x 150 mm. A view looking along this wide street, the main thoroughfare in Ballarat, with men sitting under an ornate lamp post in the foreground. The tower in the background at the left belongs to the Town Hall, built 1870-72. |
1888–1889 |
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72
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The Black Hill, Ballarat. 201 x 154 mm. A view across a (man made?) lake towards a hill created from goldmining excavations, with mine buildings in the background. |
1888–1889 |
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73
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Showing devastations caused by goldmining-Ballarat. 200 x 153 mm. A view from Black Hill looking towards Ballarat and showing wasteland and excavations from the mines. The Town Hall tower can be seen on the skyline. |
1888–1889 |
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74
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Quartz Gold Stamps-Ballarat. 188 x 144 mm. A view of the quartz crushing machines, with the watersluices in the foreground which separate the crushed rock from the gold. The photograph is in fact taken in Bendigo by N.J. Caire and also occurs in Y3087/C5.
Creator: Caire, Nicholas John, 1837-1918, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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75
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Benevolent House, Ballarat. 202 x 150 mm. A rather dark print showing the front façade of the building; various wings were still being added in 1887. |
1888–1889 |
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76
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Sandhurst and Bendigo. 200 x 145 mm. A more exact title for this print, which is by N.J. Claire, is 'Bendigo Flat as seen from Wattle Hill' and was taken around 1875. See Y3087C/34 for a note on the picture and another print of the same photograph.
Creator: Caire, Nicholas John, 1837-1918, photographer. |
1875 |
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77
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Childer's Saw Mill, Gippland [sic]. 204 x 160 mm. A good view of a sawmill, with a bullock team, workers, and sawn wood in front of the sawmill, and a small settlement of wooden cabins among the trees behind. |
1888–1889 |
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78
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A Prospector's Hut, Gippland [sic]. 209 x 160 mm. Another good view of outback life, showing a bearded prospector sitting outside his rough wooden cabin, with a cat on his lap. The photographer has been careful to include as many characteristic tools and implements as possible in the picture, including axes, spades, saws and gold pans. Photograph by Nicholas Caire, c1886, No 2 in the series 'Gippsland Scenery'.
Creator: Caire, Nicholas John, 1837-1918, photographer. |
1886 |
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79
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Coal Line, Gippsland. 200 x 151 mm. A view showing woodland clearing with four men operating a hand-powered coal drill. |
1888–1889 |
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80
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Road Scene, Gippsland. 202 x 153 mm. A view showing an unsurfaced road running through woodland. |
1888–1889 |
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81
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Giant Tree Bridge, Gippsland. 207 x 158 mm. A view looking down on the bridge, which consists of a large tree trunk with a wooden balustrade. The bridge crosses a gorge among thick woodland, and has a man standing on it. |
1888–1889 |
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82
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Lake Kuiey [?] Gippsland. 202 x 154 mm. A view from the lakeside of what is possibly Lake King, showing a jetty and rowing boats and the lake beyond.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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83
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Packing Fish for Market-Gippsland. 198 x 153 mm. A view showing men on a jetty packing fish into wicker baskets, with the lake behind. |
1888–1889 |
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84
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Spearing Fish-Lake Tyers, Gippsland. 205 x 159 mm. A view of the lake, with a rowing boat at the extreme left of the picture, in the prow of which stands an aborigine (in European dress) with a poised spear. Photographer possibly Charles Bayliss (Y308A/90). |
1888–1889 |
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85
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Natives-Lake Tyers, Gippsland. 207 x 155 mm. A view of the lake with tree lined banks in the background, showing aborigines in rowing boats and a canoe. Photographer possibly Charles Bayliss.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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86
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Aborigines-Gippsland. 200 x 149 mm. A posed portrait of a group of aborigines (in European clothes) in front of a windbreak made from branches and leaves, with a lake in the background. Photographer possibly Charles Bayliss (Y308A/90). |
1888–1889 |
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87
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Native Cottages-Gippsland. 197 x 149 mm. A view showing a row of native cottages leading down a slope to the lakeside, with aboriginal men and women (in European clothes) standing in front of their verandahs. Photographer possibly Charles Bayliss (Y308A/90). |
1888–1889 |
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88
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Camp after Hunting. 202 x 137 mm A view showing a posed group of aborigines (in European clothes) sitting and standing by their camp fire, and holding spears and boomerangs. Photographer possibly Charles Bayliss (Y308A/90).
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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89
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Hunting Camp River Murray. 200 x 149 mm. A good photograph showing a group of aborigines (in European clothes) with two hunting dogs, holding spears and standing in front of rough wooden cabins, with the river in the background. Photographer possibly Charles Bayliss. |
1888–1889 |
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90
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Natives spearing fish from a 'dug-out'. 210 x 158 mm. A finely composed study of aboriginal fishermen, showing three men in a small dug-out canoe, one of whom holds a spear while others stand or sit on a tree trunk which juts into the river. Photograph by Charles Bayliss (stamped in relief on corner of print). The positive identification of this print as Bayliss' leads to the supposition that the previous aboriginal photographs are by him. They too display the same compositional exactitude and a striving to include as much information as possible in the print. By the same criteria many of the landscape photographs could also be Bayliss' work. All the prints taken in Sydney (Y308A/98-117) with the exception of two (which are of inferior quality, and probably amateur work) are positively identified on the prints as Bayliss' work, and it is not unlikely that most of the prints from south-east Australia were bought in Sydney from Bayliss' shop in George Street. This would certainly not conflict with Bayliss' known photographic activities; as well as making the famous panorama of Sydney for Bernard Holtermann, he made several expeditions all over New South Wales and Victoria photographing landscape, towns and native life.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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91
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Buffalo Mountains. 205 x 159 mm. A view from cleared land, looking over woodland to the mountains in the distance. This range lies about 150 miles NE of Melbourne, and the area is now a National Park. |
1888–1889 |
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92
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Town of Bright. 202 x 161 mm. A view looking down from a hillside on to the small township, with wooded hills in the background. Bright lies a few miles east of the Buffalo Mountains. |
1888–1889 |
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93
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Valley of Morse [sic] Creek. 204 x 161 mm. A view from the settlement in Morses Creek looking over the rooftops of the small holdings, and along the valley to the mountains in the distance. |
1888–1889 |
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94
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The Orphan Tower-Blue Mountains. 190 x 148 mm. A view of the rock, an outcrop which rises out of the trees and overlooks Jamieson Valley. |
1888–1889 |
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95
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Govatt's [sic] Leap, Blue Mountains. 183 x 149 mm. A view looking out over the sheer cliff face at Govett's Leap down into the wooded valley of the Grose below.
Fair condition, fading in from edges.. |
1888–1889 |
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96
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Scene near 'Bulli' N.S.W. 194 x 147 mm. A view looking across partially cleared land, with figures in the foreground, towards densely wooded hills beyond. |
1888–1889 |
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97
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The Australian Laughing Jackass. 98 x 145 mm. A studio photograph showing two stuffed kingfishers among arranged vegetation. Photograph by Henry King, Sydney.
Creator: King, Henry, fl 1873-1900, photographer.
Poor condition, overall yellowing.. |
1888–1889 |
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98
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Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour. 288 x 142 mm. (2 prints joined). A panoramic view of the Circular Quay, taken from the roof of the Customs House and looking towards the north side of the harbour. The steam paddle boats in the foreground are the harbour ferry service, and the ships moored on the east and west side of the quay are cargo vessels and passenger ships.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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99
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Wreck of Orient Line R.M.S. 'Austral' (afterwards raised), Sydney Harbour. 189 x 110 mm. A view of the ship, almost totally submerged apart from masts and funnels, with Fort Denison visible in the background. The 'Austral' sank in Neutral Bay on November 11th 1882, taking a heavy list while coaling. Five people died. The ship was refloated in February 1883.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer.
Fair condition, fading in from bottom edge.. |
1882–1883 |
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100
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Sailing Match-Sydney Harbour. 202 x 155 mm. A view in the harbour, showing sailing boats racing.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer.
Fair condition, slight overall fading, a few yellow patches.. |
1888–1889 |
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101
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Parramatta River from Ryde, Scene of the Great Rowing Matches. 203 x 154 mm. A view looking west up the Parramatta River, which is crossed by an iron girder bridge. In the foreground are scattered houses and fields.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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102
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The Heads-Entrance to Sydney Harbour. 207 x 157 mm. A view from the military establishment at Inner South Head with two soldiers standing by a canon and a man and a woman looking out to sea. Across the bay can be seen the cliffs of North Head.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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103
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Government House, Sydney. 206 x 158 mm. A view of the front of the house, with a soldier on sentry duty. Government House stands in the Domain, north of the Botanical Gardens and looking over Farm Cove.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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104
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Botanical Gardens-Sydney. 209 x 155 mm. A view of one of the lakes in the gardens, showing palms and shrubs growing along the bank.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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105
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Lady Macquaries Chair-Sydney Harbour. 210 x 155 mm. A view of the large block of sandstone, with carved steps and a carved inscription, with Farm Cove partly visible at the left of the picture. The carving was done in 1816 so that the Governor's wife could rest and look across the harbour on the walk back from the town to Government House.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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106
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Clontarf-Middle Harbour-scene of attempted assassination of Duke of Edinburgh. 206 x 155 mm. A view of the harbour at Clontarf, with wooded hills rising from the water's edge. On the 12th March 1868, while attending a fete at Clontarf, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, was shot by James O' Farrell, though not seriously wounded. The motive was apparently political.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1868–1889 |
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107
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Middle Harbour, Sydney. 206 x 160 mm. A view looking down on the Middle Harbour from a hillside showing the steep, wooded banks of the opposite shore.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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108
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Scene in Middle Harbour. 180 x 111 mm. A similar view to Y308A/107 , with plants and scrub in the foreground.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer.
Fair condition, slight yellow staining.. |
1888–1889 |
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109
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Coast Scene near Sydney. 148 x 101 mm. A view looking along the cliffy coastline, with buildings in the foreground, one of which has 'Photographic Studio' painted on the roof.
Poor condition, considerable yellow staining.. |
1888–1889 |
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110
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Sydney Harbour from Botanical Gardens. 148 x 100 mm. A view looking out over the gardens to Farm Cove and the Harbour. With Fort Denison visible in the distance.
Poor condition, considerable yellow staining and marking.. |
1888–1889 |
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111
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The University, Sydney. 206 x 158 mm. A view of the East Front of the main University buildings with the Great Hall at the right.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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112
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The Cathedral and the Town Hall, Sydney. 205 x 144 mm. A view from the junction of Bathurst Street and George Street, with St Andrew's Cathedral on the left and the Town Hall on the right.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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113
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General Post office. 152 x 207 mm. A view of the Post Office from a building on the other side of George Street. The area at the left of the print, on which there are still buildings, was later to become Martin Place.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1870–1875 |
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114
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Zig-Zag Railway-near Sydney. 178 x 110 mm. A view of the Lithgow Zig-Zag, a massive piece of railway engineering by John Whitton, which enabled the railways to descend on the far side of the Blue Mountains on the Western Line from Sydney. These viaducts were opened in 1869.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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115
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Pitt Street, Sydney. 201 x 150 mm. A general view along Pitt Street, with horse carriages and pedestrians in the street.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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116
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George Street, Sydney. 195 x 126 mm. A view looking along George Street, which is extremely busy with coaches, carriages and pedestrians. The oldest street in Sydney, George Street originated as a track through the bush made by work parties in 1788.
Creator: Bayliss, Charles, 1850-1897, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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117
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Sydney Tram Car. 200 x 154 mm. A good view of one of Sydney's famous double-decker steam trams, which were introduced in 1879. |
1888–1889 |
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118
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The Gladstone Hotel-Lane Cove River (Headquarters Xmas 1888). 155 x 98 mm. A view of the exterior of the hotel, with figures posing in front, and the river in the background. Lane Cove is a suburb on the north side of Sydney Harbour. Photographer probably an amateur.
Poor condition, some staining.. |
1888 |
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119
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Scenes on Xmas Day, 1899. 148 x 100 mm. A view showing three men rowing, presumably on the Lane Cove River.
Poor condition, faded and stained.. |
1888–1889 |
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120
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Scenes on Xmas Day 1888. 100 x 150 mm. A photograph of three men in casual clothes. The two at the right would appear to be brothers, or even twins.
Fair condition, apart from fading in along one edge.. |
1888–1889 |
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121
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Views of Brisbane. 140 x 141 mm. A view looking down a road which leads to the riverside.
Poor condition, considerable fading and dirt marks.. |
1888–1889 |
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122
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Brisbane from Kangaroo Point. 150 x 85 mm. A view looking across from the south bank of the river towards the Botanical Gardens, with Parliament House rising above the tree line.
Creator: King, Henry, photographer.
Fair condition.. |
1888–1889 |
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123
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Railway Bridge over River Hawkesbury, Queensland [sic]. 138 x 82 mm. A view from above looking down on the iron girder railway bridge, part of the Newcastle to Sydney system, which was opened in 1889. It was also the final link in the railway system, which now extended from Brisbane to Adelaide, via Melbourne and Sydney. The bridge was designed by John Whitton and was the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It was situated in New South Wales.
Fair condition, some fading and small tears.. |
1888–1889 |
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124
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Hobart from the Bay. 215 x 171 mm. A view showing part of the harbour, the town and Mt Wellington in the background. The foreground is largely taken up by a steel-hulled, three masted steamer. Most of the foreground has been extensively and skilfully retouched to emphasize detail and contrast.
Fair condition, some dirt marks.. |
1888–1889 |
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125
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River Cora-Linn. 218 x 170 mm. A view looking up the river, with cliffs on one side, and wooded banks on the other.
Poor condition, some fading and dirt marks.. |
1888–1889 |
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126
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Sandy Bay, Tasmania. 207 x 180 mm. A view looking down on the Bay from the hillside above, with a small township settled by the water's edge. Situated near Hobart, the area was a popular holiday and health resort.
Fair condition, considerable fading in top half of picture.. |
1888–1889 |
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127
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Bay of Islands. 197 x 143 mm. A view from the cliffs above a beach, looking out into the bay which is dotted with islands, towards mountains in the distance. The Bay of Islands is a drowned river system containing about 150 islands which lies on the east coast of North Auckland between Whangerei and Whangaroa. The first European to visit it was Captain Cook in 1769, and in the nineteenth century it became a watering place for whalers.
Creator: Burton Brothers.
Poor condition, fading in from edges and some dirt stains.. |
1888–1889 |
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128
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Auckland from Mt Edin. 290 x 190 mm. A view looking down onto the city, and beyond it to the harbour. Auckland, founded by Governor Hobson in 1840, in this photograph is still a small and neat city, with broad streets and open spaces between the suburbs at the left, and the waterfront.
Creator: Valentine, George, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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129
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Auckland Harbour, North Shore and Rangitoto. 291 x 190 mm. A view taken from woodland near the south shore of the bay looking across Northcote harbour. The spit of land opposite is Devonport, beyond which rises the extinct volcanic island of Rangitoto. A clipper with graceful lines can be seen at the left of the picture.
Creator: Valentine, George, photographer. |
1888–1889 |
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130
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Milford Sound from Deepwater Basin. 278 x 220 mm. A view looking across the sound to the sheer mountains beyond. Milford Sound is the most northerly of the fiords which cut into the south western corner of the South Island of New Zealand.
Creator: Burton Brothers.
Fair condition, considerable fading in the highlights.. |
1888–1889 |
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131
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Pink Terrace-destroyed by Great Earthquake. 198 x 147 mm. A view of the collapsed Pink Terrace, destroyed in the volcanic eruption and subsequent earthquakes of June 1886. Mt Tarawera believed even by the Maoris to be extinct, killed 153 people, submerged the Pink and White terraces and caused enormous devastation over hundreds of square miles. For photographs of the terraces before their destruction, and descriptions of the phenomena see D.L. Mundy's 'Rotomahana and the Boiling Springs of New Zealand' (Sampson Low, London 1875).
Creator: Burton Brothers.
Poor condition, considerable fading.. |
1886–1889 |
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132
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Taipari's Meeting House, Thames. 200 x 144 mm. A view showing the entrance to an elaborate meeting house at Thames, a town S.E. of Auckland on the Firth of Thames. These carved houses, or 'Whare Whakairo', embodied an elaborate symbolism in their construction: the house is named after a revered ancestor, and each part of the house is then considered a representation of part of that ancestor's body: the rafters his ribs, the window his eyes, the 'kokoru', the carved frontal effigy, his face, etc. Wirope Hoterini Taipari (1800-80) was a Thames Chief of high rank who was christianized early in life (accepting the baptismal name of Willoughby Shorthand) and became an enlightened and shrewd leader in the European mould.
Creator: Burton Brothers. |
1888–1889 |
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133
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Interior of Meeting House and Priest. 201 x 151 mm. A view showing the priest, or 'Tohunga' (a word basically meaning an expert, of which there are several classes), standing in front of the decorated inner wall of the meeting house. The rafters are painted in a typical Maori motif (probably in red, black and white), while the walls are constructed of lattice 'tukutuku' panels forming a geometric decoration.
Creator: Burton Brothers.
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
1888–1889 |
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134
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Group of Maoris. 197 x 129 mm. A view of a group of men and women standing under palm trees, presumably about to perform a dance. These natives are not Maoris as the caption stated: their dress, decorations and facial features belong to one of the South Sea island groups. |
1888–1889 |
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135
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Cabbage Tree Grove, Half-Way Bay, Lake Wakatipu. 145 x 184 mm. A view showing a group of cabbage trees, with a wood cabin beyond. A valuable tree to the Maori: named 'ti-kouka' all parts of the tree were eaten, and the leaves, being more durable than flax, were used for making ropes, baskets, etc. |
1888–1889 |
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136
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Napoli Panorama dal Vomero. 256 x 198 mm. A view looking down on the town and seafront from the west, with Mount Vesuvius in the distance. Photograph by 'Sommer [G] Napoli'. |
1888–1889 |
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137
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Napoli Via Roma. 256 x 198 mm. A view looking down the crowded Via Roma, with horse cabs lined up in the foreground. Photograph by 'Sommer [G] Napoli'. |
1888–1889 |
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138
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Group of English Exhibitors Melbourne Exhibition, 1888-9. 296 x 160 mm. A posed group of 27 men who attended the exhibition. |
1888–1889 |
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