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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2785 Collections and/or Records:

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St. Andrews College, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/56
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205 x 135 mm. A view of the Presbyterian College showing the main façade and front entrance. The building, modelled on an Aberdeen University College, and built in the Gothic style with spires at each end and a central tower, was designed by William Munro, and opened for the reception of students in 1876. Part of the top of the tower has since been dismantled.

Dates: 1895 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Benedict's Church, corner of Broadway and Abercrombie Streets, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/39
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285 x 209 mm. General view of St Benedict's from the south-east. The first Roman Catholic Church to be consecrated in Australia, it was built in 1845 with a triple pitched roof for the aisles which are almost of a height with the nave. The slender and well-proportioned spire rises from a crenellated tower.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[?] St Benedict's, Old South [?] Shore Rd., now [illegible], 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/48
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275 x 213 mm. View from the road looking towards the sandstone Gothic church. The tower in the foreground possibly awaits the addition of a spire. Both the church and the precise location have not been positively identified; the handwriting of the caption is difficult to read and is further made obscure by dirt marking.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St George's Terrace, Perth, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/32
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205 x 155 mm. A view down the street with telegraph wires across the road.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. James' Church, Sydney, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/44
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140 x 190 mm. A front view of the church and spire, from the junction of St. James' Road and Queen's Square.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St James’s Church and Supreme Court, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/9
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208 x 157 mm. A view from Queen’s Square looking along King Street, with St James’ Church on the left, and the Supreme Court immediately beyond. One of the oldest Sydney churches, St James’ was designed by the convict architect Francis Greenway (see also Y3086J/27) and opened in 1822. The Supreme Court, one of the most impressive buildings in Sydney, was also designed by Greenway and was completed in 1828.

Dates: 1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Johns Church, Walhalla, 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087H/3
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150 x 202 mm. A view of the small wooden church, partially obscured by bushes, and with the wooded hillside beyond. The handwritten caption reads: 'Church of England - showing pretty character of scenery.'

Dates: 1913
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. John's College, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/57
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198 x 128 mm. A view looking up towards St. John's College from the south-east. A stone-built college in a restrained Gothic style, it was designed by William Wardell in 1852, and opened in 1862. It was the Roman Catholic college for the university.

Dates: 1895 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. John's College, N.S.W, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/33
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190 x 140 mm. A view from below of the west end of the Roman Catholic college of Sydney University.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. John's College, University, Sydney (Roman Catholic), 1872 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086C/6
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280 x 225 mm. A view of the west end of the buildings, looking up from the river. Designed by William Wardell in 1852, the Roman Catholic college was partially completed and in use in 1859, two years after it had been incorporated within the university.

Dates: 1872 - 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Mark’s Church and Rectory, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/9
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195 x 145 mm. A view of the Church with the rectory at the right, and two figures sitting on the ground outside the fence.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/12
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A view of the north end of the Cathedral from St. Mary's Road, with the Frazer fountain at extreme right of picture.

Dates: 1908
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/6
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274 x 350 mm. A view of the north end of the Cathedral from St. Mary's Road, with the Frazer Fountain at extreme right of picture.

Dates: 1909
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Matthias, Paddington, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/46
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275 x 212 mm. General view from the road of St Matthias' Church, Paddington. The building was designed by Edward Bell in 1859. The porch and turret, clearly seen in this print, were added by Edmund Blacket in the early 1860s.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/15
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200 x 147 mm. An exterior view of the cathedral, a fine product of the Gothic revival in Australia, situated on Eastern Hill facing down Gisborne Street, and designed in 1860 by William Wardell, who had earlier been a pupil of Pugin. The nave was in use by 1869, but the building was not consecrated as a cathedral until 1897.

Dates: 1885 - 1901
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[St Patrick’s Cathedral], 1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/11
Scope and Contents 388 x 273 mm. A view looking across Gisborne Street towards the partially built Cathedral at the left of the picture. The road to the right of the church is Cathedral Place. The building of the Cathedral started in 1863 and in this photograph the main body of the church is completed, with work still in progress on one of the towers. In the background the beginnings of work on the transept (commenced in 1870) can just be seen. The wooded area to the right of the photograph is part of the...
Dates: 1870
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Patrick's Church, Charlotte Place, Church Hall, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/41
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281 x 214 mm. General view from the west of St Patrick's Church at 20 Grosvenor Street, opposite Lang Park, a Gothic revival building in sandstone, designed by J.F. Hilly and built circa 1840-44.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/13
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205 x 153 mm. An exterior view of the cathedral, taken from the junction of Swanstone Street and Flinders Street. Designed from London by William Butterfield, this squat Gothic building was completed by 1891, apart from the spires, which were added later. The spires are not present in this picture.

Dates: 1891
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. Paul’s Church, Tower and Belfry, 1875

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087C/8
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125 x 180 mm. A view of the brick-built church, with a square belltower. The church was built in 1868, the tower being added in 1872.

Dates: 1875
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. Paul's College, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/55
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205 x 133 mm. A view of the college buildings, which lie to the south of the main buildings, on the University Reserve. The building is the Church of England College, whose Act of Incorporation is dated December 1854, and although the building was not properly finished until 1859, parts of it were occupied from the previous academic year.

Dates: 1895 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. Paul's College, Sydney, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/35
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190 x 140 mm. A view across a small lake looking towards the college and chapel. The Church of England college of the University, it was incorporated in the University in 1854.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. Paul's College, University, Sydney, 1872 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086C/5
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280 x 225 mm. A front view of the buildings, with chapel at the right, from across a small lake. St. Paul's, a Church of England college, was incorporated into the University in 1854.

Dates: 1872 - 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Paul's, Redfern, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/43
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248 x 207 mm. General view from the east of St Paul's, Redfern, another of Edmund Blacket's Sydney churches and built between 1848 and 1856. The turret, seated at the north-east corner of the tower, was not completed until the early 1870s.

Dates: 1870 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Peter’s Collegiate School, Adelaide, 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/16
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265 x 200 mm. A front view of the school buildings, with pupils standing outside. Designed by Henry Stuckley (1821-1851), it was completed after his death is about 1854.

Dates: 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St Phillip’s Church, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/10
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202 x 147 mm. A view of the church, a solid stone construction with a tower at the west end, seen from York Street. Opened in 1856, it replaced an earlier parish church on a nearby site in what is the oldest Anglican parish in Australia.

Dates: 1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).