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'Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay from North Shore' printing plate
Printmaking block by Mervyn Smith featuring a depiction of Sydney Opera House with other buildings alongside. Zinc plate relief etching mounted on wood block.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales
A woman walking by a lily pond in part of the Botanical gardens in Sydney, New South Wales.
'Sydney Opera House' printing plate
Printmaking block by Mervyn Smith featuring a depiction of Sydney Opera House under construction. Zinc plate relief etching mounted on wood block. Signed by the artist and dated 24.1.65.
'Sydney Opera House' printing plate
Printmaking block by Mervyn Smith featuring a depiction of Sydney Opera House under construction. Zinc plate relief etching mounted on wood block. Signed by the artist and dated 13-15.4.1967.
Reminiscences of midget submarine sighting in Sydney Harbour in April 1943
Reminiscences entitled 'Inexplicably forgotten: Another Japanese submarine attempt to enter Sydney Harbour in April 1943'. Includes copies of 'Daily Narrative' for 14 and 15 April 1943, obtained by the writer from John Perryman, Senior Naval Historical Officer, Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre, Canberra, which detail all shipping movements in and out of Sydney Harbour on those days, and the writer's record of his army service 1942-1945. PRG 1459/4/2 is an updated version, 2008.
Shipping at Sydney, schooner 'Vale', barque 'Altcar' and barque 'Brunette'
Shipping at Sydney in the 1880's with the schooner 'Vale', and barques 'Altcar' and 'Brunette.' [Brunette iron 3 mast barque, 382 gross, ON? 141.0 x 25.3 x 15.6. Built 1859 Chas. Lungley, Deptford (London) sold foreign and renamed Pride of the West, returns to British owners at Glasgow in 1870 reverts to original name 1870 - GR Dibbs, reg. Sydney: June 1880 John Frazer: March 1881, JC Ellis: 1890 TH Holdship and hulked. Jan 1892 McIlwraith, MacEacharn Ltd. Towed to sea and scuttled, register closed in 1913. Always a collier whilst in Australian ownership] ['Vale' = wooden 2 mast topsail schooner, 65 tons. ON74888. 76.0 x 18.9 x 7.0. Built 1876 John Burrell and Josiah Quiggen, Crookhaven, NSW. J O'Dwyre and J Berril, rergistered Sydney; 1878/9 Robert Langley; April 1897 SM Nielson, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked off Cape Borda, SA, Feb. 26, 1900]. Sydney Town Hall is on the horizon so this is somewhere on Darling Harbour West.
Sydney 2000 Olympic Holden pins
Three of a series of four lapel pins featuring different designs to commemorate Holden as the official automotive partner of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Pins attached to business card size cards, with the note 'This pin is one in a series of Olympic corporate pins to be produced by Holden Limited who are proud to be a Team Millenium Partner of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games'.
Regatta Day at Sydney
Regatta Day at Sydney, with the ferry 'Swan', about 1888.
Sydney wharves, barque 'Ravenscourt', S.S. 'Wallarah'
Sydney wharves in the 1890's with the barque 'Ravenscourt' and the S.S. 'Wallarah' [Ravenscourt = steel 3 mast barque 1462 gross, 1373 net tons, ON99774, 236.0 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1892 (3) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: A Stevenson and H Buchanan (JM Campbell and Son, Managers) registered Greenock. c.1911 to Italians without change of name] ['Wallarah' = steel steam ship, 633 gross, 193 net tons. ON115878, 183.2 x 28.0 x 11.0. Built 1900. R Williamson and Sons, Workington. Triple expansion steam engine. Machinery aft. Collier. Three masts. Owners: 1903 Wallarah Coal Co. Ltd., registered Sydney. Wrecked Catherine Hill Bay, NSW, 1914]
Father Christmas at a Farmer's store Christmas pageant in Sydney
Large crowds welcome Father Christmas outside the Farmer's retail store in Sydney in the 1950s. Father Christmas is in a sleigh pulled by horses. A Christmas pageant preceeded his arrival.
Father Christmas at a Farmer's store Christmas pageant in Sydney
Father Christmas waves from his float during a Christmas pageant held in Sydney by Farmer's retail store. Two young girls dressed as fairies are on the float with him. Pageant held in the 1950s.
Father Christmas at a Farmer's store Christmas pageant in Sydney
Father Christmas surrounded by crowds during a Christmas pageant, held by Farmer's retail store in Sydney in the 1950s. A young boy watches from someone's shoulder and a uniformed man, possibly a policeman, is also in the crowd.
Father Christmas at a Farmer's store Christmas pageant in Sydney
Father Christmas surrounded by crowds during a Christmas pageant, held by Farmer's retail store in Sydney in the 1950s. Three uniformed men, possibly policemen, are also in the crowd.
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size film positive and resulting photographic print of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction, January 24, 1965. View from inside the worksite, with the basic structure of the sails of the building formed, and material and cranes onsite. A sign a the front reads: 'Sydney Opera House - Minister for Public Works, John Utzon', 'Hornibrook'. Listed as No.451H 'Sydney Opera House under construction #1b1' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. Signed lower left on original: 'Mervyn Smith'; lower right: '24.1.65'
Sydney Wharf, barque 'Maid of Judah'
Sydney Wharf scene in the 1870's, barque 'Maid of Judah' at Circular Quay.
Graham's Floating Dock, Sydney
Graham's Floating Dock, Sydney, Schooner 'Hope'.
'Aristides' at Sydney
'Aristides' at Sydney in the 1880's, Walsh Bay looking south west, [iron ship, 1721 tons, ON70454, 260.0 x 39.5 x 24.5. Built 1876 (3) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: George Thompson and Co. Registered Aberdeen. Missing, sailed 28 May 1903 from Caleta Buena bound for San Francisco but did not arrive. Said to have been the flagship of the Aberdeen White Star Line and a favourite passenger ship in both the Sydney and Melbourne trade until the company change to steamships.]
Shipping at Sydney
Shipping at Sydney in the 1870's. A researcher believes that this view is looking west north west across Rushcutters Bay, Elizabeth Bay Woolloomooloo Bay, to the Outer Domain/Lady Macquarie's Chair. On the right on the very far distant horizon is the Holtermann Tower, in Blue Street, North Sydney, from which many of Edwardes' early photographic works were created.
Campbell's Wharf, Sydney
Campbell's Wharf, Sydney in the late 1850's.
Mort's Dock, Sydney, S.S. 'Flora' and ship 'Edward O'Brien'
Mort's Dock, Sydney, with S.S. 'Flora' and the ship 'Edward O'Brien', 1890.
Sydney Wharf scene, bow of 'Cutty Sark'
Sydney Wharf scene, Circular Quay South, looking west, in the 1880's with the bow of the 'Cutty Sark'.
Orient Company's Wharf, Sydney, ship 'Southern Monarch'
Orient Company's Wharf, Sydney in the 1880's with the ship 'Southern Monarch'. Circular Quay South, looking north eat
Shipping at Sydney, barque 'Metaris'
Shipping at Sydney in the 1870's, barque 'Metaris' with mizzen mast removed [wooden 3 mast barque, 244 tons, ON18486. 103.4 x 24.6 x 15.1. Built 1857. Sunderland for owners in Wisbeach. Sept. 1863 Thomas Chapman, registered Melbourne:May 1865 Messrs Merriman, registered Sydney: Jan. 1873 John Lyons: May 1881 AJ Lewington and register transferred to Hawaii.] A researcher has said that this is Darling Harbour, looking south-west with floating dock.
Cuthbert's Shipyard, Sydney
Cuthbert's Shipyard, Sydney, January 1871.
Father Christmas during a Farmer's store pageant in Sydney
Father Christmas walks between rows of people dressed in various costumes during a pageant, held by the Farmer's retail store in Sydney, in the 1950s.
Float in a Farmer's store Christmas pageant in Sydney
A float, based on the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme, pulled by a clydesdale horse, during a Christmas pageant held by Farmer's retail store in Sydney. A large crowd watches the float go by.
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size film positive and resulting photographic print of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction, January 16-21, 1966. View inside the worksite, with the sails of the building under construction, material and cranes onsite and a tunnel underneath the building. Listed as No.451B 'Sydney Opera House under construction #2b1' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. Signed lower left on original: 'Mervyn Smith 16-21 Jan 66'.
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size photographic prints, one reversed, of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction, April 1-4, 1967. View across the water to the worksite, with material and cranes onsite. Listed as No.451C 'Sydney Opera House under construction #3a' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. signed lower right on original: 'Mervyn Smith 1-4 April 1967'. The original of this work is in the NGV Melbourne (MS cat. 286).
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size film positive and resulting photographic print of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction, January 9-13, 1966. View from inside the worksite, with the sails of the building under construction, material and cranes onsite. Listed as No.451D 'Sydney Opera House under construction #2a1' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. Signed lower left on original: 'Mervyn Smith 9-13 Jan 66'.
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size film positive and resulting photographic print of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction, January 24-28, 1966. View across the water to the worksite, with the sails of the building under construction, material and cranes onsite. The Harbour Bridge is in the background. Listed as No.451F 'Sydney Opera House under construction #2d1' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. Signed lower right on original: 'Mervyn Smith 24-28 Jan 1966'.