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Government Place E., looking S., 1918

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022AA/51

Scope and Contents

287x227mm. View from Old Court House Street outside the Great Eastern Hotel looking S. along Government Place. At the right are the gardens of Government House, with the E. gate largely obscured by trees, and at the left commercial premises. In the left foreground on the corner of Waterloo Street are Ezra Mansions, housing Cuthbertson & Harper, and J.C. Hanhart & Co., jewellers; beyond this are the premises of Frederico Peliti, Davis, Leech & Co., Tailors, and the old premises of Francis, Harrison and Hathaways, with Scott Thomson's Corner and the Esplanade in the distance. The presence of an electric tram in the print dates it to after 1902. Photographer unknown probably Bourne & Shepherd.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2011-01-24 11:26:52+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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