Oceania (continent)
Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:
Woolshed and wagons laden with wool, 1894
195 x 125 mm. Photograph showing heavily laden carts drawn by teams of cattle, with woolshed in background.
Woolshed Valley, Tokomairiro and Lawrence Railway, Otago, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 256 mm. A view looking along the valley, with the railway bridge in the foreground, and a few farming settlements scattered on either side of the road. Additional information on the caption states: ‘The bridge in foreground is over the South Tokomairiro River. Its total length, 180 feet, comprising three spans of 60 feet, on masonry piers and abutments. It was designed by John Caruthers, Esq, Engineer in Chief of New Zealand, and built by Messrs. Campbell and Co. in 1873’.
Woolsorting and Classing, Burrawong, N.S. [i.e. New South] Wales, 1909
350 x 274 mm. A view showing workers posing in a shed, with wool stored in the loft behind them.
Working programme of Royal Visit to Tasmania, 1954
Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.
Workroom, Physics Laboratory, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900
209 x 152 mm. A view of the workroom, with lathes, workbenches and tools.
Workshop, P.N. Russell Engineering School, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900
210 x 154 mm. A view of the workshop, with brickwork floors, into which are set lathes and other engineering equipment.
Wreck - French - Newcastle, NSW [i.e. New South Wales], 1908 - 1909
A view of the deck of a French wreck.
Wreck - French ship - Newcastle, 1908 - 1909
A view showing the hull of an unidentified ship beached on the Newcastle breakwater, with Newcastle harbour in the background and the city in the distance.
Wreck - Newcastle, Australia, 1908 - 1909
A view showing the deck of a French ship.
Wreck - Newcastle, NSW [i.e. New South Wales], 1908 - 1909
A view showing the hull of an unidentified ship beached on the Newcastle breakwater.
Wreck of Orient Line R.M.S. ‘Austral’ (afterwards raised), Sydney Harbour, 1882 - 1883
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.
Wreck of the ‘S.S. Otago’ at Chasland’s Mistake, 1876
Wynward Square, 1870 - 1880
232 x 177 mm. A view of the square with a central grassed area surrounded by residential houses. The square had formerly been the site of the Military Barracks built by Governor Macquarie in 1822 and according to Maclehose ‘the biggest in the British Empire’. These barracks were demolished in 1848 and the square named after Major-General E.B. Wynward, who arrived as Commander of the British Forces in Australia and New Zealand in 1848.
Wynyard Square, 1870 - 1879
277 x 207 mm. Showing a corner of Wynyard Square, with Pfahlert's Family Hotel prominent in the left foreground and terraced residential houses beyond. The square had formerly been the site of military barracks built by Governor Macquarie in 1822. These barracks were demolished in 1848 and the square re-named after Major General E.B. Wynyard, who arrived in that year as Commander of British Forces in Australia and New Zealand.
Wynyard Square East, 1870 - 1879
265 x 211 mm. View looking along Wynyard Square East, with no. 1 Wynyard Square in the right foreground. This substantial three storey residential building, with a cast-iron balcony running along the first floor, is surmounted by the inscription 'Isaac Levey 1861'. The next building along in the square is Horner's Family Hotel.
Wynyard Square South, 1870 - 1879
275 x 214 mm. View looking along the row of commercial premises along the south side of Wynyard Square. In the foreground is the three storey, nine bay building occupied by T.F. Meyer and Co. and D. Mitchell and Co. The first storey windows of this building are recessed into arch-topped openings with decorative fanlights above the windows. Beyond are the premises of Charles Teakle, auctioneer.
Yacht St George in dry dock, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, 1979
176 x 244 mm. General view looking along the boat from the bows. The 'St George' is barquentine rigged. The remainder of the caption reads 'The figure in White is 2nd coo' before it cuts off.
[Yacht under full sail, Sydney Harbour], 1885
190 x 140 mm. Uncaptioned print. In the foreground a yacht with three sails flying has been well caught by the photographer. With the cliffs of North Head in the background.
Yandina (Solomon Islands) sprouting coconuts, 1963
Slide numbers 1 and 2 are Ektachromes with frames made in England, 3-7 are Kodachromes processed in Australia.
Yandina : young coconuts, 1963
Slide numbers 1 and 2 are Ektachromes with frames made in England, 3-7 are Kodachromes processed in Australia.
Yaqona ceremony, Namacu, 1963-02
Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.
Yarrowford Bridge, on the road from Glen Innes to Tentorfield, 1885
280 x 220 mm. Information given states '2 spans of 75 feet each with 1 approach span, total length 180 feet'. A side view of the bridge from the river bank, with riders and pedestrians on the bridge. A wooden superstructure with wooden piers.
Yarruun Parpur Tarneen (Victorious), 1881
102 x 146 mm. Chiefess of the Morporr people.
Yass Bridge, Yass River, 1885
255 x 241 mm. Information given states '1 span of 180 feet, 2 approach spans, Total length 240 feet'. A view from the river bank showing the white lattice bridge, with two iron supports on the river bank.
Yass Bridge, Yass River, 1885
335 x 255 mm. A view looking down on to and across the bridge, showing the wooden roadway and the small township on the far side of the river. The town of Yass lies west of Goulbourn.