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140 x 190 mm. A view showing a man standing on a ledge on a rocky hillside, with a small cascade and pool below. Photograph probably by Charles Kerry.

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140 x 190 mm. A view of a waterfall among woods in the National Park, with two figures standing at the top of the drop. Photograph probably by Charles Kerry.

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279 x 190 mm. A group portrait showing about 50 Aboriginal Australians among woodland trees, carrying spears and shields and some wearing decorative body-paint. Behind them can be seen shelters made from bark and branches.

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285 x 230 mm. A three quarter front view of the bulky sandstone building resting on a stylobate twenty feet high, and rising from that, forty foot Corinthian piers with carving at the top. The building was finished in 1864 to James Barnet's design and part of the old museum can be seen behind the new building. The museum is at the junction of Park Street and College Street.

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230 x 172 mm. A view showing a track leading through woodland down to the seashore in the foreground.

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350 x 274 mm. A view of the wide curve of the beach, with a small village on the far side, and high wooded hills in the distance. Port Stephens is the partly drowned estuary of the Karuah River, about 30 miles north of Newcastle, and a holiday resort for that area. Nelson Bay is situated on the inside of the south headland of the harbour, fairly near its mouth.

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190 x 140 mm. A view of the river, with a rowing boat and five men in the foreground. The Nepean River is in fact part of the Hawkesbury River system, itself over 300 miles long, but its various parts given four different names. When discovered, they were thought to be different rivers and the old names have been retained.

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190 x 140 mm. A view of the river, from which rise heavily wooded banks. With figures standing on the bank in the background. Precise location unidentified.

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190 x 140 mm. A view of the river, with figures in the distance standing on stepping-stones. Precise location unidentified.

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190 x 140 mm. A view of the river, with steep wooded banks and a man fishing in a rowing boat in the foreground. Precise location unidentified.

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190 x 140 mm. Photograph printed from a broken plate and picture not in sharp focus beyond the foreground. A view of the river, exact location unidentified.

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190 x 140 mm. A view of the river at a narrow point, with three figures posing on rocks by the river. Precise location unidentified.

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190 x 140 mm. A view of the river looking down from a bank, with wooded hills stretching away beyond. Precise location unidentified.

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190 x 140 mm. A view looking down on to a pool in the river and to the banks rising beyond. Precise location unidentified.

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75 x 50 mm. A view showing part of the bridge, under construction. Started in 1923, the bridge which links the north and south sides of the harbour was completed in 1932.

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242 x 165 mm. A view looking across the railway line towards the colliery, showing the colliery office, piles of coal ready for transportation, and a group of workers standing near a coal chute which stands over the railway line.

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These files include annual reports, accompanied in some cases by explanatory letters, reports of annual general meetings, statements of accounts and other papers.

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Coloured and monochrome postcards, mostly of bays in Sydney.

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A richly bound album containing glossy black and white prints measuring 350 x 274 mm. The printed title page reads 'Presented with the compliments of The Government of New South Wales. C.G. Wade [signed] Premier. Sydney, New South Wales, 1909'. Prints mounted back to back, without borders. All prints captioned, either on the negative or stuck on to the print.

Scope and Contents From the Series: By the end of the nineteenth century, the society had established a large non-resident membership in the overseas empire and within the United Kingdom among those not living in the London area. At first a network of honorary corresponding secretaries was formed to manage the society's affairs outside London. In 1910 it authorised the establishment of local branches to increase membership and extend the scope of its activities. The first UK branch was formed in Bristol in 1913 and the first...

Scope and Contents A loose black and white print (two more prints missing), showing embarked troops waving to crowds on the dockside. A handwritten note on the back of the print states: 'Departure of A Battery, RAA, S.S. Warregal (for Boer War) left Port Jackson 30 Dec 1899'. The outbreak of the war on 11th October 1899 produced enthusiastic volunteering throughout the Australian colonies. A meeting in Melbourne in September 1899 had determined upon sending a joint contingent to number 2500 men in the event...

Scope and Contents An album containing mounted prints of various sizes showing views, roads, bridges and engineering construction work on the New South Wales Roads. The title is blocked in gold on the cover. All prints are captioned in neat printing, giving details of locations, and most of the bridges also have their technical dimensions noted, and in some cases the name of the engineer under whose supervision the work was done. The photographer is unknown.Road building in New South Wales in the...

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251 x 200 mm. A view looking across the railway line and into the town, showing a street of shops and houses on the hill behind.

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235 x 163 mm. A view looking along a street and up a hill in the town, with houses and shacks on either side, and two churches visible. On top of the hill, largely obscured by trees, stands an unidentified building with turrets and crenellations.

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A view from rising ground in the town, looking over the rooftops to the harbour and the sea, with the promontory of Nobby's Head beyond the wharves.