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.

Commercially produced album with printed title page giving picture captions. Prints are mainly 260 x 200 mm; most are of Brisbane. Photographer unknown, probably by various hands. Plate 4 is captioned on print: 'S. Lomer and Co.'.

A commercially produced album containing mounted prints measuring approximately 190 x 140 mm and showing scenes in Sydney and the surrounding countryside. With brief identifying captions and reference numbers on prints.

An album containing mounted prints showing views in Sydney and the surrounding countryside, with brief pencilled captions beneath the photographs.

Contains loose photographs by 'Greenham and Evans. Perth W.A.' (stamped in relief on corner of prints). Prints either titled on front, or with pencilled captions on reverse.

Eighteen loose professional photographs and two engraved prints, mainly showing Canadian landscapes. The collection also includes four photographs of Australia. Several of the images are captioned on the reverse.

There are four main sets of photographs: jungle-dwelling Sakai men, a beach at Port Dickson, the Buckleys' bungalow at Swettenham Road, Kuala Lumpur, where they lived 1937-1940, and the Cameron Hills. These are followed by a number of individual photographs dating from the Buckleys' time in Malaya, with one taken in Australia. All of the photographs are in black-and-white.