Since the advent of railway lines and trams Australians have been able to easily pursue travel, a much loved leisure activity that continues today. Advertising and the production of memorabilia such as photographs and postcards promoted travel, and improvements in working conditions from the beginning of the twentieth century led to more leisure time for many Australians, creating an ever increasing tourist market.

At the beginning of the twentieth century a concerted effort was made by the New South Wales government to promote tourism to the State. A department was set up and campaigns and strategies were implemented to promote travel in NSW. This folder of photographs was collected as a memento by a Western Australian woman who travelled to Sydney in the late 1920s and stayed for 3 to 4 years. It highlights the success of advertising campaigns to get tourists to NSW and the type of mementos that were available. Such photographs are rarely produced today due to the popularity of cameras for the domestic market and digital technology. However, keeping photographs as memorabilia for a holiday is a tradition that continues today.

Maker unknown.

These fold-out photographs were owned by Mary Anne Collins (nee) Joyce, who was the donor's mother. She travelled from Perth to Sydney in the late 1920s, staying for 3 to 4 years. Mary had relatives in Sydney, the O'Sullivan family (her mother's relatives) and the Joyce family. During her travels she collected memorabilia and made many friends.

Mary Anne Collins died in 1990 at the age of 91. The donor received this collection of objects after her mother's death.

Fold out photographs, Sydney scenes, paper, maker unknown, Australia, 1926-1935

Fold out colour photo lithographs of Sydney scenes and suburbs that are reproduced from originals. There are 18 photographs in total. Each photograph has a white border and the location of the photograph labelled on it. Locations are:

'Lavender Bay, Sydney'
'On the Beach, Coogee, Sydney'
'Neutral Bay from Kirribilli Pt., Sydney'
'The Beach, Coogee, Sydney'
'Clontarf, Middle Harbour, Sydney'
'Double Bay, Sydney'
'Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers from Greenwich, Sydney'
'Hunters Hill, Parramatta River, Sydney'
'Parramatta River, Sydney'
'Wynyard Square, Sydney'
'Circular Quay, Sydney'
'Circular Quay, Sydney'
'George St. at Town Hall, Sydney'
'Hunter St. from Pitt St., Sydney'
'Entrance to Gardens and Domain, Sydney'
'Martin Place and G.P.O., Sydney'
'Brady's Point, Middle Harbour, Sydney'
'Sydney Harbour from Woollahra Pt.'

Made: 1926 - 1935

2007/77/6

1926 - 1935

155 mm

0.5 mm