Sydney (inhabited place)
Found in 531 Collections and/or Records:
[Unidentified building - caption illegible], 1870 - 1879
274 x 211 mm. View looking towards a substantial brick building with rusticated masonry piers and quoins standing at the junction of two unidentified streets. Three bays of the building are of three storeys, the remainder of two. The main block is surmounted by a lantern with a drum composed of windows giving clerestory light to the interior.
University of Sydney, 1895 - 1900
207 x 150 mm. A view of the east front of the main university building taken from the SE. Started in 1854 and completed in 1860, the buildings were designed by Edmund Blackett in the Gothic Style. The Great Hall is on the right of the picture. The cost of the buildings was £80,000.
University of Sydney, 1895 - 1900
207 x 150 mm. A view of the east front of the main university buildings, but taken from the NE, with the Great Hall on the right.
University, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A distant view of the east front of the main building, partially obscured by trees.
Upper Corridor, Medical School, 1895 - 1900
154 x 208 mm. A view looking along the tiled corridor, with busts placed at intervals along the walls.
Upper William Street North, 1870 - 1879
272 x 210 mm. View of a handsome row of six three storey terrace houses in Upper William Street, probably constructed in the 1840s. The verandahs, supported on cast-iron work run through both the ground and first floor and on the upper storey are supplied with curtains which can be drawn across for additional shade.
Victoria Road [?] West, 1870 - 1879
277 x 210 mm. View looking along a row of suburban houses of varied character, mainly of fairly modest dimensions, with much cast-iron work in evidence in balconies and verandahs.
View from University Tower, looking East, 1895 - 1900
208 x 147 mm. A view looking over Victoria Park towards Redfern.
View from University Tower, looking North West, 1895 - 1900
207 x 151 mm. A view looking over the University Reserve, across the Parramatta Road and into the city of Sydney. The building to the right, with a tower, is the Engineering building.
View from University Tower, looking South, 1895 - 1900
190 x 148 mm. A view looking out over the Medical School, across the University Reserve, towards the suburb of Darlington. The imposing white building beyond the Medical School is 'The Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind' in City Road, Darlington which was completed in 1892. On the right of the picture, at the edge of the University Reserve, is St. Paul's College.
View on West Side of University, 1895 - 1900
208 x 131 mm. A view from the University Reserve showing, on the right the Medical School, in the centre the largely obscured main university buildings, and to their left the tower of the School of Engineering.
Ward in Prince Alfred Hospital, 1895 - 1900
195 x 137 mm. A view looking down the ward, showing patients in bed on each side being attended to by nurses
Watson's Bay, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A view of the small village on the coast, with a church at the left of the picture, and what is probably a school at the right. The settlement was originally the point of inspection for ships' papers and for customs, being the first large sheltered anchorage for incoming vessels on the south side of the main harbour. The bay was named after Robert Watson, who became harbour-master in 1811. Its chief function now is that of Pilot Station.
Watson's Bay, Sydney, 1885
190 x 140 mm. A view of the small village on the coast, with a church at the left of the picture, and what is probably a school at the right. The settlement was originally the point of inspection for ships' papers and for customs, being the first large sheltered anchorage for incoming vessels on the south side of the main harbour. The bay was named after Robert Watson, who became harbour-master in 1811. Its chief function now is that of Pilot Station.
Watson's Bay, Sydney Harbour, 1910
Landscape format. [Showing town on the land above the sea].
Wesleyan Chapel, Redfern, 1870 - 1879
264 x 210 mm. General view of the Gothic revival building, precise location unidentified.
White Naped Crane, 1910
[Two].
Willoughby Falls North Shore, 1870 - 1880
200 x 154 mm. A view of a small waterfall and cascade with a man seated in front of it. Willoughby is a suburb of Sydney on the north side of the harbour. See also Plate 36.
Women's College, 1895 - 1900
206 x 132 mm. A view showing the front of the brick building, with verandahs and balconies on each floor, and a square tower at one end. The Women's College was incorporated as early as 1889, and in 1892 the first students took up residence in a hired house. The College itself came into use in 1894.
Workroom, Physics Laboratory, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900
209 x 152 mm. A view of the workroom, with lathes, workbenches and tools.
Workshop, P.N. Russell Engineering School, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900
210 x 154 mm. A view of the workshop, with brickwork floors, into which are set lathes and other engineering equipment.
Wreck of Orient Line R.M.S. ‘Austral’ (afterwards raised), Sydney Harbour, 1882 - 1883
189 x 110 mm. A view of the ship, almost totally submerged apart from masts and funnels, with Fort Denison visible in the background. The ‘Austral’ sank in Neutral Bay on November 11th 1882, taking a heavy list while coaling. Five people died. The ship was refloated in February 1883.
Wynward Square, 1870 - 1880
232 x 177 mm. A view of the square with a central grassed area surrounded by residential houses. The square had formerly been the site of the Military Barracks built by Governor Macquarie in 1822 and according to Maclehose ‘the biggest in the British Empire’. These barracks were demolished in 1848 and the square named after Major-General E.B. Wynward, who arrived as Commander of the British Forces in Australia and New Zealand in 1848.
Wynyard Square, 1870 - 1879
277 x 207 mm. Showing a corner of Wynyard Square, with Pfahlert's Family Hotel prominent in the left foreground and terraced residential houses beyond. The square had formerly been the site of military barracks built by Governor Macquarie in 1822. These barracks were demolished in 1848 and the square re-named after Major General E.B. Wynyard, who arrived in that year as Commander of British Forces in Australia and New Zealand.
Wynyard Square East, 1870 - 1879
265 x 211 mm. View looking along Wynyard Square East, with no. 1 Wynyard Square in the right foreground. This substantial three storey residential building, with a cast-iron balcony running along the first floor, is surmounted by the inscription 'Isaac Levey 1861'. The next building along in the square is Horner's Family Hotel.