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Archaeological collection found at Ultimo Tram Depot/Harwood Building site

2007/185/1 Archaeological collection (94 pieces), ceramic / glass / clay / stoneware, makers and place unknown, 1860-1898, found on the grounds of the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 1993

96/397/1 Ceiling panels (10), pressed steel, Grace Bros/Farmers City Store, Wunderlich Limited, Australia, 1907-1912

A5036 Four artefacts from excavation of building site at rear of Waltons-Sears Ltd, Sydney (LC).

2009/55/1 Design archive, John Andrews/John Andrews International, Australia/USA/Canada, 1962-1992.

C6857 Architectural element, acroteria block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6858 Architectural elements, portion of column cap, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6831 Architectural element, swag ornament, glazed terracotta, used in the Angus and Bullock building, Adelaide, South Australia, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6833 Architectural element, jamb block, glazed terracotta, used in Dymocks building interior, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930

C6836 Architectural element, polychrome block, glazed terracotta, used in the I.O.O.R. building, Adelaide, South Australia, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Sydney, circa 1930

C6844 Architectural element, fluted panel block, glazed terracotta, used in Nicholas building, Melbourne, Victoria, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6845 Architectural element, moulded return block, glazed terracotta, used in shop fronts Congregational Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6847 Architectural element, wall face block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6848 Architectural element, quoin block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6849 Column components, base block fluted column, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6850 Architectural elements, baluster block from main balcony, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales.

C6851 Architectural elements, rope mould block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6852 Architectural element, ornamental block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6853 Architectual element, ornamental block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6838 Column block, glazed terracotta, used in the Bursary building, Hobart, Tasmania, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6839 Architectural element, jamb block, glazed terracotta, used in Dymocks Building exterior, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930

C6842 Architectural element, section of Corinthian column capital, glazed terracotta, used in the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, NSW, circa 1930

C6855 Architectural elements, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, circa 1930.

Five engineering drawings of the Hammerhead Crane

2003/217/1 Engineering drawings (5), 'Hammerhead' crane, (Garden Island, Sydney, and Singapore), paper / linen, designed and made by Sir William Arrol and Co. Ltd. / Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, Glasgow, Scotland / London, England, 1937-1943

Arthur H Gillott Pty Ltd transport archive

2006/61/1 Archive, transport, Arthur H Gillott Pty Ltd including St Ives Bus Services Pty Ltd, Pymble St Ives Hire Cars Pty Ltd and Highway Haulage Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1935-1998

90/317-197 Diazo print, site plan & typical section, 11th floor extension. City Mutual Building, Sydney. Ruwald & Howard, 20/06/56

97/190/2 Architectural model and supporting material, 'Grosvenor Place', designed by Harry Seidler and Associates, made by Arcmod Models Pty Ltd/Max Dupain & Associates Pty. Ltd., Sydney, New south Wales, Australia, 1982

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

2006/113/1 Sign, makers plate for crane, iron / enamel, made by KFB Foundry Ltd for A Goninan & Co Ltd, used by Ultimo Power House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1929-1930

Warning sign for visitors to Ultimo Power House

2006/113/2 Sign, 'Conditions of entry for visitors', paper / timber / glass / metal, made for the Electricity Commission of New South Wales, used by the Ultimo Power House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1952-1963

2007/206/1 Light globe, carbon filament, Robertson, glass / carbon / metal, made by General Electric Company Ltd, London, England, 1930-1935, used at the Ultimo Power House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1975

Photographs of Australian Pavilion at New York World

2008/100/1 Photographs (10), Australian Pavilion at New York World's Fair 1939, photographed by Robert E Coates, New York City, New York, United States of America, for the architectural firm Stephenson & Turner, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1939

2008/105/1 Sign, 'Wing Sang & Co Ltd', metal / wood, made by Tierney, Australia, used by fruit merchant Wing Sang & Co Ltd, Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia, 1935-1965

B1507 Motor car, Australian Six, model No.H23, chassis No.426, four-door tourer body, 6-cylinder, made by Australian Six Motors Ltd, Ashfield, New South Wales, 1923, used by Leslie McAlpine, Windeyer, New South Wales, Australia, 1930-1952

94/48/3 House plan, paper, Grace Bros/Ron and Gloria Whitham, Sydney, Australia, 1952-1961

2008/29/1 Model, 1:100, of Sydney Observatory, Messenger's and Signal Master's cottages, cardboard / wood / perspex / plastic, made by Iain Scott-Stevenson for the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 2000

On display in:
Signal Master's Cottage; Sydney Observatory

2008/30/1 Model, 1:200, of the Castle Hill site, custom wood / plywood / acrylic / polystyrene, made by Iain Scott-Stevenson for the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 2005

98/2/36 Architectural model of Redfern Mail Exchange, boxed, wood/card, Public Works Dept of NSW/ Australian Post Office, Australia, 1963

85/2419 Collection of architectural elements and interior fittings (63), Art Deco style from Queen Victoria Building, glass / metal / wood / plaster / stone, various makers, Australia, 1935

Locomotive No.1 which hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales

7949 Locomotive, steam, No. 1, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854

On display in:
Locomotive No 1; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

C6856 Architectural element, lion's head, glazed terracotta, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1928, for the fa�ade of the Government Savings Bank building, Martin Place, Sydney

97/190/9 Architectural model and supporting material, 'Wettbewerb: Neubau des OKI', plastic/ paper, designed by Harry Seidler and Associates, made by Arcmod Models Pty Ltd/Max Dupain & Associates Pty. Ltd., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1995

A glass ink well used by Amalgamated Engineering Union.

89/1412 Ink well, glass / metal, maker unknown, used by Amalgamated Engineering Union, Australia, 1930-1940

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

A rubber stamp used by the Federated Shipwrights and Constructors Association.

88/1005-2 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-3 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-6 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-7 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

A rubber stamp used by the Collectors Commission

88/1005-8 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Collectors Commission, 1892-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

Monkey circus postcard, Taronga Park Zoo

2009/8/1 Postcard, sepia, showing a monkey on a miniature bicycle, paper, made by Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1948-1949

2002/93/1 Archive, paper/ video/ database files (CD Roms)/ engineering drawings/ photographs, Colonial Sugar Refining Company (CSR)/ Colonial Sugar Refining Chemicals Pty Ltd/ Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Rhodes and Lane Cove, Sydney, Australia, 19

C6854 Architectural element, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6835 Architectural element, polychrome frieze block, glazed terracotta, used in the Commonwealth Hotel, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930

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85/1285-210 Glass negative, full plate, 'Roman Catholic College, Manly, N.S.W.', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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96/397/1 Ceiling panels (10), pressed steel, Grace Bros/Farmers City Store, Wunderlich Limited, Australia, 1907-1912

A5036 Four artefacts from excavation of building site at rear of Waltons-Sears Ltd, Sydney (LC).

2009/55/1 Design archive, John Andrews/John Andrews International, Australia/USA/Canada, 1962-1992.

C6857 Architectural element, acroteria block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6858 Architectural elements, portion of column cap, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6831 Architectural element, swag ornament, glazed terracotta, used in the Angus and Bullock building, Adelaide, South Australia, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6833 Architectural element, jamb block, glazed terracotta, used in Dymocks building interior, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930

C6836 Architectural element, polychrome block, glazed terracotta, used in the I.O.O.R. building, Adelaide, South Australia, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Sydney, circa 1930

C6844 Architectural element, fluted panel block, glazed terracotta, used in Nicholas building, Melbourne, Victoria, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6845 Architectural element, moulded return block, glazed terracotta, used in shop fronts Congregational Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6847 Architectural element, wall face block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6848 Architectural element, quoin block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6849 Column components, base block fluted column, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6850 Architectural elements, baluster block from main balcony, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales.

C6851 Architectural elements, rope mould block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6852 Architectural element, ornamental block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6853 Architectual element, ornamental block, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6838 Column block, glazed terracotta, used in the Bursary building, Hobart, Tasmania, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6839 Architectural element, jamb block, glazed terracotta, used in Dymocks Building exterior, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930

C6842 Architectural element, section of Corinthian column capital, glazed terracotta, used in the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, NSW, circa 1930

C6855 Architectural elements, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, circa 1930.

90/317-197 Diazo print, site plan & typical section, 11th floor extension. City Mutual Building, Sydney. Ruwald & Howard, 20/06/56

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

2006/113/1 Sign, makers plate for crane, iron / enamel, made by KFB Foundry Ltd for A Goninan & Co Ltd, used by Ultimo Power House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1929-1930

2008/105/1 Sign, 'Wing Sang & Co Ltd', metal / wood, made by Tierney, Australia, used by fruit merchant Wing Sang & Co Ltd, Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia, 1935-1965

94/48/3 House plan, paper, Grace Bros/Ron and Gloria Whitham, Sydney, Australia, 1952-1961

On display in:
Signal Master's Cottage; Sydney Observatory

2008/30/1 Model, 1:200, of the Castle Hill site, custom wood / plywood / acrylic / polystyrene, made by Iain Scott-Stevenson for the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 2005

98/2/36 Architectural model of Redfern Mail Exchange, boxed, wood/card, Public Works Dept of NSW/ Australian Post Office, Australia, 1963

85/2419 Collection of architectural elements and interior fittings (63), Art Deco style from Queen Victoria Building, glass / metal / wood / plaster / stone, various makers, Australia, 1935

7949 Locomotive, steam, No. 1, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854

On display in:
Locomotive No 1; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

89/1412 Ink well, glass / metal, maker unknown, used by Amalgamated Engineering Union, Australia, 1930-1940

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-2 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-3 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-6 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-7 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Federated Shipwrights and Ship Constructors Association of Australia, 1933-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

88/1005-8 Stamp, metal / wood / rubber, maker unknown, used by Collectors Commission, 1892-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

2009/8/1 Postcard, sepia, showing a monkey on a miniature bicycle, paper, made by Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1948-1949

C6854 Architectural element, glazed terracotta, used in the Government Savings Bank Building, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930.

C6835 Architectural element, polychrome frieze block, glazed terracotta, used in the Commonwealth Hotel, Sydney, made by Wunderlich Ltd, Parramatta, New South Wales, circa 1930

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85/1285-210 Glass negative, full plate, 'Roman Catholic College, Manly, N.S.W.', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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