280 x 225 mm. A three-quarter front view of the east front of the main building, with the Great Hall on the right. Built in Gothic style, the buildings were designed by Edmund Blacket and started in 1854. The word 'unfinished' in the caption is unclear, or may refer to another part of the University. These particular buildings were completed around 1860.

200 x 150 mm. Photograph looking down a row of peach trees.

236 x 179 mm. A view of the colliery, showing railway lines and trucks, with factory buildings and a brick chimney in the foreground.

274 x 207 mm. View from waste land looking towards the rear of the factory, a substantial four storey sandstone building with an additional attic floor in wood-frame. A 'To Let' sign stands in front of the building, but whether this refers to the mill or the land behind it is unclear.

340 x 262 mm. A view of the platform (one side of the tracks only) with passengers awaiting a train.

152 x 107 mm. A view from 'Serpentine Bay' looking over the dry lake bed towards the peridotite outcrop. Photograph by W.D. Campbell. Negative No. 50.

288 x 187 mm. (oval print) A view looking along a path in the exhibition hall gardens towards the buildings in the background.

288 x 235 mm. A view of the large archway and doors at the sastern end, with the central dome beyond.

290 x 234 mm. A view looking over the lake in Carlton Gardens towards the building with its huge central dome. Designed by the architects Reed and Barnes, it covered over 20 acres together with the temporary annexes. One of the triumphs of the building, and of the exhibition, was an electricity generator which cost £60,000 to install.

287 x 235 mm. A view looking along the hall, which is set out with chairs, towards the wall where the organ stands. With flags of different nations hanging above the nave and countries’ exhibits leading off from the sides.

An undated print of an engraving made for C.T. Middleton's 'A new and complete system of geography' (2 vols, London, 1778-1779).

350 x 250 mm. No print.

200 x 150 mm. A view across the harbour towards the centre of the city. The tower of the Parliament buildings can be seen in the distance on the skyline.

Nothing is known of the provenance of this collection of lantern slides and glass plates. The images likely were created to illustrate lectures given at the RCS.

340 x 262 mm. A view of the entrance to Petersham Station from the road outside. This brick building with stone facings is dated 1885 above the main doorway. Petersham, on the suburban line to Parramatta, was on the first route to be opened in September 1855 and this plate shows the new station built on the same site.

346 x 262 mm. A view looking along the line showing the station, platforms and the iron footbridge over the lines.

346 x 262 mm. A view looking across the line towards the opposite platform and the main entrance hall, with passengers on the platform watching the photographer.

Fifteen labelled but undated watercolours on gilt-edged card, each 105 x 165 mm.

Fifteen labelled but undated watercolours on gilt-edged card, each 105 x 165 mm.

274 x 210 mm. View looking south along Phillip Street, with St James's Church visible at the end of the road. At the right is a block of two storey domestic residences with cast-iron verandah and balcony work.

Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

209 x 153 mm. A view of the department, with bottles of chemicals in cupboards in the background, and a large copying camera in the foreground.