Oceania (continent)
Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:
Government House from Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A view across Farm Cove towards Government House, with a ship at anchor in the cove.
'In 1813 a road three miles long ... was built through the farm to the eastern portion of the cove, where on 13th June 1816, an inscription was etched on a huge sandstone rock known as Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. Here the Governor's wife could rest after her long walk from Government House in Bridge Street ...' (Clune 1968, page not recorded).
Government House from the back, 2006
200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.
Government House from Ye Domain, 1870 - 1880
153 x 204 mm. A view looking through trees and over Farm Cover towards Government House.
Government House, Government Farm., 1890
255 x 195 mm. View of a single-storey stone built house, with farm buildings behind and to the right.
Government House, Hobart, seen across the lake, 1909-11
350 x 250 mm. No print.
Government House, Marble Hill, Near Adelaide, 1890
235 x 170 mm. Showing a solidly built house of different coloured stone, with a tower at one corner. Designed by William McMinn (1844-84), it was built as the Summer Residence for the Governor of South Australia.
Government House, Melbourne, 1899
196 x 141 mm. A view of Government House, with the Governor’s landau and a mounted escort passing in front of the entrance.
Government House, Sydney, 1888 - 1889
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.
Government House, Sydney, 1899
202 x 155 mm. A view showing the lawn and front entrance to Government House, with a soldier on duty on the path in front of the building.
Government House, Sydney, 1872 - 1895
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.
Government House, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A view across Farm Cove to Government House, a turretted and crenellated building flying the Union Jack, and first occupied in 1845. To the right can be seen Fort Macquarie, manned as a garrison post and artillery store until 1902, when it was demolished. A tram depot was erected in its place and used until 1959, when the area became the site of the Sydney Opera House.
Government House, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A view of Government House from across Farm Cove, with a ship at anchor in the cove. Part of Fort Macquarie is visible.
Government House, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A view of the front of the house with soldiers on guard before the front door. A crenellated and turretted building, it was first occupied in 1845 by Governor Gipps.
[Government House, Sydney, from Farm Cove], 1899
161 x 14 mm. A view looking across Farm Cove towards Government House, with sailing boats in the foreground.
Government House, Sydney, N.S. Wales, 1908
A view of the front of Government House, first occupied by Governor Gipps in 1845, and built with mock battlements and turrets.
Government House, Wellington, New Zealand, 1876
360 x 260 mm. A front view of this attractive timber building, with a square tower at one end and ornamental designs on verandahs and eaves. The house was designed in 1869 by W.H. Clayton.
Government Mint, Macquarie Street, 1870 - 1879
281 x 210 mm. View of the Mint from Macquarie Street. This two storeyed verandahed building with hipped roof was originally the southern wing of the Rum Hospital, built 1811-16. It became the Government Mint in 1853 and has in recent years been turned into a Museum of State history.
Government offices, 2006
Showing the Department of Law, Harbour Office, Post Office and Custom House.
Government offices, Apia, 1899 - 1900
A view showing the German consulate, a single storey wooden building in the foreground, with another unidentified bungalow beyond. Print number 35.
Government Offices, Melbourne, 1885
204 x 155 mm. A view showing the façade and one side of the building, which overlooks the Treasury Gardens. Said to be the work of M. Egan, construction of the buildings began in 1859, but they were not completed until 1876. The stone carving of the Royal Coat of Arms over the main entrance can only be partially seen in this view. See also Y308A/11.
Government Printing Office, Adelaide, 1890
260 x 200 mm. A three-quarter front view of the printing office, an imposing three-floor bluestone building. With a pony trap standing in front of the building.
Government Railways of New South Wales rolling stock 1885
Governor Solf in his native boat, 1910
Landscape format. T.S.S. Tofua in the distance. [Governor being rowed in long boat . Two men in white uniforms at the bow and umbrella held over man in the stern].
Governor Solf in his native boat, 1910
Landscape format.
Governor Solf in his native boat returning to his gunboat, the Cormorant, 1910
Landscape format.