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Glass plate negative of Sydney GPO building

2008/165/1-16 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney GPO building, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1905

85/1285-99 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

2004/3/1 Tool kit and documents (3), metal / wood / leather / velvet / cardboard / paper, used by Gustavus Adolphus Kopsch, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1876-1887

85/1284-2648 Glass negative, full plate, 'Barrack Street, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1886

85/1284-2006 Glass negative, half plate, 'Martin Place, Sydney', Kerry and Co., c. 1901-1917

85/1284-48 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney from Lavender Bay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

98/2/22 Chair, used at Sydney General Post Office, wood/leather, maker unknown, Australia, [1920]

85/1285-172 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1285-826 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post OFfice, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1284-303 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-632 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney, looking east, from GPO Tower', Kerry and Co, Sydney, c. 1891-1917

96/34/1 Photographic prints (8), "Sydney buildings and their masonry", paper, maker unknown, Australia, c 1908

H8405 Upright pianoforte, cedar/ wood/ textile/ metal, made by John Benham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1835

Pre-paid postage envelope embossed with the Sydney GPO seal

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

92/1384 Book, 'South with Mawson', Charles F Laseron, Australasian Publishing Company, Sydney, Australia, 1947

98/2/12 Noticeboard, 'Caution', Sydney General Post Office clocktower, wood, General Post Office, Australia, 1908

89/662 Clock, 'George the Speaking Clock', metal/glass/paper/leather, Telephone Manufacturing Co. Ltd, London, England, 1953

Fold out black and white photographs of Sydney scenes

2007/77/7 Fold out photographs, Sydney scenes, paper, maker unknown, Australia, 1926-1935

98/2/8 Framed portraits (3), Sir G Dibbs/ Earl Jersey/ Sir Henry Parkes, General Post Office Sydney, wood/glass/paper, Australia, 1874

98/2/17 Photographs (19), mounted, relating to the postal history of NSW, card/paper/wood/glass. General Post Office, Australia, [1938]

98/2/14 Crockery and napery from Sydney General Post Office dining rooms, porcelain/cotton, various makers, England/Australia, [1930]

98/2/15 Group photographs (2), staff of the Post & Electric Telegraph Department, Sydney, wood/glass/card, General Post Office, Australia, 1899

98/2/10 Tickometer, metal/felt/plastic, used at Sydney General Post Office, Pitney Bowes, USA, [1970]

98/155/1 Flag signal codes, paper / ink, New South Wales Calendar and General Post Office Directory, printed at the Gazette office (either Sydney Gazette or Government Gazette), Australia, 1836

98/2/2 Formwork, Quadrant from Sydney General Post Office construction, wood, maker unknown, Australia, 1874

98/2/9 Watchman's clock in case, Sydney General Post Office, metal/glass/leather, Charvet, France, 1940

85/1284-1818 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office from Moore Street', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-225 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-564 Glass negative, full plate, 'Circular Quay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1902-1917

2001/11/1 Conduit of the Tank Stream (section), excavated in 1999 from No 1 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, built c 1866

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

2004/162/1 Postcards, depicting public architecture and sculpture (205), card, collected by Frederick Winchester Grant, made in England/ Scotland/ Ireland/ Wales/ France/ Germany/ Egypt/ Yemen/ Sri Lanka/ South Africa/ New Zealand/ Australia, 1907-1948

2006/103/1 Window, glass / metal / wood, designed by John Lamb Lyon, made by Lyon, Cottier & Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1884

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

H10013 Regulator clock, used at Sydney Observatory, metal / glass / wood, made by Scientific Clocks Ltd, Sydney, modified by H. F. Pinnock, 1945-1955

98/55/2 Printed material and sun compass prototypes, topographical information, orientation equipment and military memorabilia, paper / metal / wood, Charles Francis Laseron, Nowra / Tamworth / Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1929-1943

98/2/13 Stamp albums (2), paper/card, Heitman, Germany, [1900]

Lens enclosed in a cardboard storage box.

85/535 Optical equipment, plano-convex lens, in box, glass / cardboard, made by E. Esdaile, Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 1917-1941, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1917-1941

A folding arm 360 degree protractor in a storage case

H10028 Surveying instrument, folding arm protractor in case, brass / glass / wood / textile, made by Edward Esdaile, Sydney, New South Wales, 1919-1941, used at Sydney Observatory, Australia, 1919-1958

H10057 Navigational equipment, sextant in case, brass / glass / wood, made for E. Esdaile, London, England, 1896-1916, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1896-1922

On display in:
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H9959 Bow compass, with accessories in black leather case, steel / lead / leather / felt / metal, made by E O Richter and Company, Saxony, Germany, [1877-1917], used at Sydney Observatory, Australia, [1883-1917]

2006/130/1 Mural paintings (2), from the Rural Bank of New South Wales Building, oil on canvas, made by Norman Carter, Australia, 1936-1938

Beam compass fittings by Angelo Tornaghi

2008/96/1 Beam compass fittings, with case, Swiss Pattern, nickel silver / cardboard / felt / velvet, made by Angelo Tornaghi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1895

98/2/20 Cabinet, for registered mail, wood/metal, unknown maker/used by Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930]

98/2/21 Map, framed, 'Mail roads and Telegraph line in NSW', fabric/wood/glass, New South Wales Post Office, Australia, 1885

98/2/80 Motor car parts (2), Albion lorry, metal, Leyland, England, 1910

98/2/81 Wall clock, wood/brass/glass, Angelo Tornaghi, Australia, 1880-1900

98/2/82 Dynamotor, battery recharger and ring tone for telephone exchange, metal/paint, Western Electric Co, Chicago/New York, USA, 1910-1920

98/2/83 Postal vending machine, metal/electronics, Harting, Australia, [1980]

98/2/1 Collection of surveillance equipment (9) used by the Australia Post, mixed media, Carl Zeiss/ Stellavox, Germany/ [England], [1940-1945]

98/2/11 Memorial board, World War I, from GPO stables, wood, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1916

98/2/16 Photograph, framed, 'Parcels post & customs staff 1913', paper/wood/glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1913

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Early Photographs of Sydney by William Hetzer [25 objects]

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85/1284-2006 Glass negative, half plate, 'Martin Place, Sydney', Kerry and Co., c. 1901-1917

85/1284-2648 Glass negative, full plate, 'Barrack Street, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1886

85/1284-48 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney from Lavender Bay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-632 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney, looking east, from GPO Tower', Kerry and Co, Sydney, c. 1891-1917

85/1285-99 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

2008/165/1-16 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney GPO building, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1905

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

2004/3/1 Tool kit and documents (3), metal / wood / leather / velvet / cardboard / paper, used by Gustavus Adolphus Kopsch, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1876-1887

Full text matches. Showing 50 of 116 objects Show all 116 objects

2008/165/1-16 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney GPO building, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1905

85/1285-99 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

2004/3/1 Tool kit and documents (3), metal / wood / leather / velvet / cardboard / paper, used by Gustavus Adolphus Kopsch, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1876-1887

85/1284-2648 Glass negative, full plate, 'Barrack Street, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1886

85/1284-2006 Glass negative, half plate, 'Martin Place, Sydney', Kerry and Co., c. 1901-1917

85/1284-48 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney from Lavender Bay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

98/2/22 Chair, used at Sydney General Post Office, wood/leather, maker unknown, Australia, [1920]

85/1285-172 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1285-826 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post OFfice, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

85/1284-303 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-632 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney, looking east, from GPO Tower', Kerry and Co, Sydney, c. 1891-1917

96/34/1 Photographic prints (8), "Sydney buildings and their masonry", paper, maker unknown, Australia, c 1908

H8405 Upright pianoforte, cedar/ wood/ textile/ metal, made by John Benham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1835

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

92/1384 Book, 'South with Mawson', Charles F Laseron, Australasian Publishing Company, Sydney, Australia, 1947

98/2/12 Noticeboard, 'Caution', Sydney General Post Office clocktower, wood, General Post Office, Australia, 1908

89/662 Clock, 'George the Speaking Clock', metal/glass/paper/leather, Telephone Manufacturing Co. Ltd, London, England, 1953

2007/77/7 Fold out photographs, Sydney scenes, paper, maker unknown, Australia, 1926-1935

98/2/8 Framed portraits (3), Sir G Dibbs/ Earl Jersey/ Sir Henry Parkes, General Post Office Sydney, wood/glass/paper, Australia, 1874

98/2/17 Photographs (19), mounted, relating to the postal history of NSW, card/paper/wood/glass. General Post Office, Australia, [1938]

98/2/14 Crockery and napery from Sydney General Post Office dining rooms, porcelain/cotton, various makers, England/Australia, [1930]

98/2/15 Group photographs (2), staff of the Post & Electric Telegraph Department, Sydney, wood/glass/card, General Post Office, Australia, 1899

98/2/10 Tickometer, metal/felt/plastic, used at Sydney General Post Office, Pitney Bowes, USA, [1970]

98/155/1 Flag signal codes, paper / ink, New South Wales Calendar and General Post Office Directory, printed at the Gazette office (either Sydney Gazette or Government Gazette), Australia, 1836

98/2/2 Formwork, Quadrant from Sydney General Post Office construction, wood, maker unknown, Australia, 1874

98/2/9 Watchman's clock in case, Sydney General Post Office, metal/glass/leather, Charvet, France, 1940

85/1284-1818 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office from Moore Street', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-225 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-564 Glass negative, full plate, 'Circular Quay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1902-1917

2001/11/1 Conduit of the Tank Stream (section), excavated in 1999 from No 1 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, built c 1866

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

2006/103/1 Window, glass / metal / wood, designed by John Lamb Lyon, made by Lyon, Cottier & Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1884

On display in:
Inspired! Design across time Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

H10013 Regulator clock, used at Sydney Observatory, metal / glass / wood, made by Scientific Clocks Ltd, Sydney, modified by H. F. Pinnock, 1945-1955

98/2/13 Stamp albums (2), paper/card, Heitman, Germany, [1900]

H10057 Navigational equipment, sextant in case, brass / glass / wood, made for E. Esdaile, London, England, 1896-1916, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1896-1922

On display in:
;

2006/130/1 Mural paintings (2), from the Rural Bank of New South Wales Building, oil on canvas, made by Norman Carter, Australia, 1936-1938

2008/96/1 Beam compass fittings, with case, Swiss Pattern, nickel silver / cardboard / felt / velvet, made by Angelo Tornaghi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1895

98/2/20 Cabinet, for registered mail, wood/metal, unknown maker/used by Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930]

98/2/21 Map, framed, 'Mail roads and Telegraph line in NSW', fabric/wood/glass, New South Wales Post Office, Australia, 1885

98/2/80 Motor car parts (2), Albion lorry, metal, Leyland, England, 1910

98/2/81 Wall clock, wood/brass/glass, Angelo Tornaghi, Australia, 1880-1900

98/2/82 Dynamotor, battery recharger and ring tone for telephone exchange, metal/paint, Western Electric Co, Chicago/New York, USA, 1910-1920

98/2/83 Postal vending machine, metal/electronics, Harting, Australia, [1980]

98/2/1 Collection of surveillance equipment (9) used by the Australia Post, mixed media, Carl Zeiss/ Stellavox, Germany/ [England], [1940-1945]

98/2/11 Memorial board, World War I, from GPO stables, wood, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1916

98/2/16 Photograph, framed, 'Parcels post & customs staff 1913', paper/wood/glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1913

Show all 116 objects

Showing 1 theme

Early Photographs of Sydney by William Hetzer [25 objects]

View theme

Subject field matches: Showing 8 objects

85/1284-2006 Glass negative, half plate, 'Martin Place, Sydney', Kerry and Co., c. 1901-1917

85/1284-2648 Glass negative, full plate, 'Barrack Street, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1886

85/1284-48 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney from Lavender Bay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-632 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney, looking east, from GPO Tower', Kerry and Co, Sydney, c. 1891-1917

85/1285-99 Glass negative, full plate, 'General Post Office, Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

2008/165/1-16 Glass plate negative (1 of 193), Sydney GPO building, glass, photographer possibly Arthur Phillips, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895-1905

85/1076 Envelope with Sydney GPO seal, paper, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1838

2004/3/1 Tool kit and documents (3), metal / wood / leather / velvet / cardboard / paper, used by Gustavus Adolphus Kopsch, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1876-1887

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