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98/2/32 Post Office signs (10), metal/wood, Australian Post Office, [1894-1970]

98/2/41 Post Office rosters (32), paper/wood, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1950]

98/2/25 Post office boxes, metal, Austrlian Post Office, NSW, Australia [1920]

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

Envelope, posted at Garden Palace Post Office, Sydney

91/212 Envelope, posted at Garden Palace Post Office, paper / ink, made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26th February 1880 and owned by Adelaide M Smith, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 31st March 1880

Photograph of Foden truck in front of St Ives Post Office

2006/61/1-18/18 Photographic print, black & white, Foden truck in front of St Ives Post Office, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia, c.1950s

87/1019-7 Photographic print, mounted stereoview of Post Office George Street Sydney, paper / albumen / silver / ink, published by William Hetzer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1863

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

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

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

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

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

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

98/2/23 Washstand with basin, wood/glass/ceramic, Castlereagh St Post Office, unknown maker, Australia, [1890]

98/2/24 Nest of private post office boxes, metal/glass, Australia, [1870]

98/2/27 Stamp vending machines (2) with accessories, sectioned, metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1970]

98/2/28 Desktop organiser, wood, maker unknown, Australia, [1890]

98/2/29 Postal acts and regulations (35), NSW & Australian Post Office, Australia, 1868-1982

98/2/3 Picture receiver and parts, metal/wood/plastic/metal, used at Australia Post, Muirhead and Co. Ltd, England, [1940]

On display in:
Cyberworlds Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

98/2/30 Collection of memorabilia (18) relating to postal workings and postal staff, paper/ wood/ glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1890-1985]

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

98/2/31 Advertising material, paper/card/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930-1988]

98/2/33 Post Office stationery and forms (18), paper/wood/card, Australian Post Office, 1840-1989

98/2/34 Desk accessories (6), wood/Bakelite/glass, used at Australian Post Office, various makers, Australia [1930-1970]

98/2/35 Post Office scales and weights (8), metal/wood, various makers, Australia Post Office, Australia, [1880-1930]

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

98/2/37 Wicker basket, cane/fabric, Chief Parcels Office Railway Square, Australian Post Office, [1930-1960]

98/2/38 Hand mail cart, metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1940]

98/2/39 Box from Cobb & Co coach, metal, unknown maker, Australia, [1870]

98/2/4 Grilles (2), Central Mail Exchange Redfern, metal/wood, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1965

98/2/40 Postal map of NSW, in wall hanger, wood/canvas, HEC Robinson NSW, Australia, [1900]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

98/2/18 Writing desk, wood/glass, used at Post Offices, maker unknown, Australia, [1890]

98/2/19 Table, for sorting mail, metal/wood, maker unknown/used by General Post Office, Australia, [1890]

98/2/42 Motorcycle and stand, Australia Post logo, Step-Thru 90cc, 2 pannier bags, mixed media, Yamaha, Japan, 1981

98/2/43 Padlocks and keys, metal/paper/canvas/, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1920-1970

98/2/44 Mailbag tags, metal/card/canvas, Australian Post Office, [1900-1970]

98/2/45 Sealing wax and gum, Australian Post Office, [1920]

98/2/46 Stamping pads (2), tins/bottles of ink (7), brushes (2) and date changing device, wood/fabric/metal/glass, Australian Post Office, various manufacturers, Australia [c. 1950]

98/2/47 Mail bag accessories (5), metal/wood/cardboard, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1940-1950]

98/2/48 Mailbags (2), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1920]

98/2/49 Mailbags (8), canvas, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1890-1950]

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Early Photographs of Sydney by William Hetzer [25 objects]

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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

85/1284-1691 Glass negative, full plate, 'Post Office, Kiandra', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1900

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

85/1284-189 Glass negative, full plate, 'Martin Place, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-302 Glass negative, full plate, 'GPO Office', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

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

85/1285-213 Glass negative, full plate, 'George Street and G.P.O., Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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

Full text matches. Showing 50 of 230 objects Show all 230 objects

98/2/32 Post Office signs (10), metal/wood, Australian Post Office, [1894-1970]

98/2/41 Post Office rosters (32), paper/wood, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1950]

98/2/25 Post office boxes, metal, Austrlian Post Office, NSW, Australia [1920]

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

2006/61/1-18/18 Photographic print, black & white, Foden truck in front of St Ives Post Office, St Ives, New South Wales, Australia, c.1950s

87/1019-7 Photographic print, mounted stereoview of Post Office George Street Sydney, paper / albumen / silver / ink, published by William Hetzer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1860-1863

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

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

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

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

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

98/2/23 Washstand with basin, wood/glass/ceramic, Castlereagh St Post Office, unknown maker, Australia, [1890]

98/2/24 Nest of private post office boxes, metal/glass, Australia, [1870]

98/2/27 Stamp vending machines (2) with accessories, sectioned, metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1970]

98/2/28 Desktop organiser, wood, maker unknown, Australia, [1890]

98/2/29 Postal acts and regulations (35), NSW & Australian Post Office, Australia, 1868-1982

98/2/3 Picture receiver and parts, metal/wood/plastic/metal, used at Australia Post, Muirhead and Co. Ltd, England, [1940]

On display in:
Cyberworlds Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

98/2/30 Collection of memorabilia (18) relating to postal workings and postal staff, paper/ wood/ glass, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1890-1985]

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

98/2/31 Advertising material, paper/card/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1930-1988]

98/2/33 Post Office stationery and forms (18), paper/wood/card, Australian Post Office, 1840-1989

98/2/34 Desk accessories (6), wood/Bakelite/glass, used at Australian Post Office, various makers, Australia [1930-1970]

98/2/35 Post Office scales and weights (8), metal/wood, various makers, Australia Post Office, Australia, [1880-1930]

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

98/2/37 Wicker basket, cane/fabric, Chief Parcels Office Railway Square, Australian Post Office, [1930-1960]

98/2/38 Hand mail cart, metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1940]

98/2/39 Box from Cobb & Co coach, metal, unknown maker, Australia, [1870]

98/2/4 Grilles (2), Central Mail Exchange Redfern, metal/wood, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1965

98/2/40 Postal map of NSW, in wall hanger, wood/canvas, HEC Robinson NSW, Australia, [1900]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

98/2/18 Writing desk, wood/glass, used at Post Offices, maker unknown, Australia, [1890]

98/2/19 Table, for sorting mail, metal/wood, maker unknown/used by General Post Office, Australia, [1890]

98/2/42 Motorcycle and stand, Australia Post logo, Step-Thru 90cc, 2 pannier bags, mixed media, Yamaha, Japan, 1981

98/2/43 Padlocks and keys, metal/paper/canvas/, Australian Post Office, Australia, 1920-1970

98/2/44 Mailbag tags, metal/card/canvas, Australian Post Office, [1900-1970]

98/2/45 Sealing wax and gum, Australian Post Office, [1920]

98/2/46 Stamping pads (2), tins/bottles of ink (7), brushes (2) and date changing device, wood/fabric/metal/glass, Australian Post Office, various manufacturers, Australia [c. 1950]

98/2/47 Mail bag accessories (5), metal/wood/cardboard, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1940-1950]

98/2/48 Mailbags (2), leather/metal, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1920]

98/2/49 Mailbags (8), canvas, Australian Post Office, Australia, [1890-1950]

Show all 230 objects

Showing 1 theme

Early Photographs of Sydney by William Hetzer [25 objects]

View theme

Tagged objects. Showing 7 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

85/1284-1691 Glass negative, full plate, 'Post Office, Kiandra', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1900

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

85/1284-189 Glass negative, full plate, 'Martin Place, Sydney', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-302 Glass negative, full plate, 'GPO Office', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

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

85/1285-213 Glass negative, full plate, 'George Street and G.P.O., Sydney', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

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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