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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

Pre-paid postage envelope embossed with the Sydney GPO seal

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

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

2001/11/2 Section of sewer conduit of Tank Stream, brickwork/ terracotta, excavated 1999 from No 1 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, built c 1866

95/259/2 Postmarker, hand, rubber/wood/metal, England, [1980]

85/1285-43 Ambrotype (glass plate positive), full plate, 'Sydney from G.P.O. Tower Looking North-East', Henry King, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1880-1900

98/134/1 Booklet of healh and menstruation advice for girls, 'Preparing for womanhood', paper, Kotex Australia Ltd, Australia, [1930-1935].

98/134/2 Booklet of health and menstruation advice for girls, 'Marjorie May's twelfth birthday', paper, written by Mary Pauline Callender, published by Kotex Australia Ltd, Australia, 1932.

94/185/28 Magazine, 'Oz', February 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1968

94/185/29 Magazine, 'Oz', March 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher, Australia, 1968

94/185/30 Magazine, 'Oz', April/May 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1968

94/185/31 Magazine, 'Oz', July 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1968

94/185/23 Magazine, 'Oz', [August] 1966, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1966

94/185/25 Magazine, 'Oz', January 1967, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1967

94/185/26 Magazine, 'Oz', April 1967, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1967

Photograph of Lady Packer and Sir Frank Packer ascending the steps of the Sydney Opera House

2007/6/2 Photographic print, black and white, Sir Frank and Lady Packer at the opening of the Sydney Opera House, photographer unknown, printed by John Fairfax & Sons Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1973

2008/36/23 Envelope, 'Our Bridge', paper, designed by Tony Assness and Deuce Design for the 75th Anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge, used by New South Wales Premier's Department, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2007

98/2/67 Cap with badge and buttons, Sydney GPO postal worker, [wool]/metal, C Anderson, Australia, [1900]

96/44/1-5/4/46/1 Negative, b&w, Martin Place, for the book 'Sydney, A Book of Photographs', 35mm acetate film, David Mist, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1969

85/1284-1992 Glass negative, half plate, 'G.P.O 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

85/1285-161 Glass negative, full plate, 'George Street, Looking North from G.P.O. 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

85/1285-240 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney GPO Collonade', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

99/70/1 Stamp essays, framed, ink/ paper/ wood/ glass, Arthur Collingridge, Australia, 1887-1890

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

93/335/10 Fuses (4) in envelope, metal/glass/paper, 1940-1970

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

93/151/1 Videorecording, 'Just another day', plastic/paper, Honky Tonk Angel Productions/NSW Department of Corrective Services Prison AIDS Project, Australia, 1991

93/151/2 Videorecording, 'Dead Set', plastic/paper, Emerald Films Pty Ltd/ NSW Department of Corrective Services Prison AIDS Project, Australia, 1991

94/185/21 Magazine, 'Oz', May 1966, paper, Richard Neville/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1966

94/185/22 Magazine, 'Oz', [June/July] 1966, paper, Richard Neville/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1966

94/185/27 Magazine, 'Oz', January 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1967

98/81/3 Switch, electric, ceremonial, wood / metal / cloth / plastic, used to terminmate direct current electricity supply to Sydney, Australia, 1985

2007/77/6 Fold out photographs, Sydney scenes, paper, maker unknown, Australia, 1926-1935

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

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

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

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

93/273/1 Door to Speaking Clock room, metal/perspex, Australia Post, Sydney, Australia, 1954

2005/234/1 Outfit, womens, consisting of coat, skirt, t-shirt and shawl, Akira, Spring / Summer 2006 collection, cotton / linen, designed and made by Akira Isogawa, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2005, �fan� print from original Florence Broadhurst wa

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

99/28/1 Postage stamp pack and packaging, 'The Collection of 1998 Australian Stamps', paper/plastic/cardboard, Cathleen Cram / Australia Post, Australia, 1998

97/256/2 Honour board, "City Bowling Club", City Bowling Club, Sydney, New South Wales. Australia, 1961

97/256/3 Honour board, "State Honours", City Bowling Club, Sydney, Australia, 1951-1996

97/323/1 Map, topographic/survey, 'Map of the Country Around Sydney', paper/ linen/ leather, made by T.S. Parrott, used by F.M. Darley, Australia, 1881

94/13/35 Poster, The overland telegraph line, paper, Post Master General's Department, Australia, c. 1959

94/185/15 Magazine, 'Oz', June/July 1965, paper, Richard Neville/Richard Walsh (eds), Australia, 1965

2001/75/19 Booklet, 'So you want to stop smoking', paper, produced by the New South Wales Cancer Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1989, with the assistance of The Health Education Council, London, United Kingdom, text by Frank Ledwith

K963 Voltmeter, 'Megger' No 65237, wood / metal / leather / rubber / [plastic] / [bone], made by Evershed and Vignoles Limited, London, England, 1905-1915, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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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

85/1284-1807 Glass negative, full plate, 'Martin Place', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

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

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

85/1284-2664 Glass negative, full plate, 'Moore Street', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-46 Glass negative, full plate, 'Martin Place', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1285-240 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney GPO Collonade', 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

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Full text matches. Showing 50 of 164 objects Show all 164 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

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

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

2001/11/2 Section of sewer conduit of Tank Stream, brickwork/ terracotta, excavated 1999 from No 1 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia, built c 1866

95/259/2 Postmarker, hand, rubber/wood/metal, England, [1980]

85/1285-43 Ambrotype (glass plate positive), full plate, 'Sydney from G.P.O. Tower Looking North-East', Henry King, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1880-1900

98/134/1 Booklet of healh and menstruation advice for girls, 'Preparing for womanhood', paper, Kotex Australia Ltd, Australia, [1930-1935].

98/134/2 Booklet of health and menstruation advice for girls, 'Marjorie May's twelfth birthday', paper, written by Mary Pauline Callender, published by Kotex Australia Ltd, Australia, 1932.

94/185/28 Magazine, 'Oz', February 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1968

94/185/29 Magazine, 'Oz', March 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher, Australia, 1968

94/185/30 Magazine, 'Oz', April/May 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1968

94/185/31 Magazine, 'Oz', July 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1968

94/185/23 Magazine, 'Oz', [August] 1966, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1966

94/185/25 Magazine, 'Oz', January 1967, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1967

94/185/26 Magazine, 'Oz', April 1967, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1967

98/2/67 Cap with badge and buttons, Sydney GPO postal worker, [wool]/metal, C Anderson, Australia, [1900]

96/44/1-5/4/46/1 Negative, b&w, Martin Place, for the book 'Sydney, A Book of Photographs', 35mm acetate film, David Mist, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1969

85/1284-1992 Glass negative, half plate, 'G.P.O 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

85/1285-161 Glass negative, full plate, 'George Street, Looking North from G.P.O. 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

85/1285-240 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney GPO Collonade', Henry King, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1900

99/70/1 Stamp essays, framed, ink/ paper/ wood/ glass, Arthur Collingridge, Australia, 1887-1890

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

93/335/10 Fuses (4) in envelope, metal/glass/paper, 1940-1970

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

93/151/1 Videorecording, 'Just another day', plastic/paper, Honky Tonk Angel Productions/NSW Department of Corrective Services Prison AIDS Project, Australia, 1991

93/151/2 Videorecording, 'Dead Set', plastic/paper, Emerald Films Pty Ltd/ NSW Department of Corrective Services Prison AIDS Project, Australia, 1991

94/185/21 Magazine, 'Oz', May 1966, paper, Richard Neville/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1966

94/185/22 Magazine, 'Oz', [June/July] 1966, paper, Richard Neville/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1966

94/185/27 Magazine, 'Oz', January 1968, paper, Richard Walsh/Dean Letcher (eds), Australia, 1967

98/81/3 Switch, electric, ceremonial, wood / metal / cloth / plastic, used to terminmate direct current electricity supply to Sydney, Australia, 1985

2007/77/6 Fold out photographs, Sydney scenes, paper, maker unknown, Australia, 1926-1935

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

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

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

93/273/1 Door to Speaking Clock room, metal/perspex, Australia Post, Sydney, Australia, 1954

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

99/28/1 Postage stamp pack and packaging, 'The Collection of 1998 Australian Stamps', paper/plastic/cardboard, Cathleen Cram / Australia Post, Australia, 1998

97/256/2 Honour board, "City Bowling Club", City Bowling Club, Sydney, New South Wales. Australia, 1961

97/256/3 Honour board, "State Honours", City Bowling Club, Sydney, Australia, 1951-1996

97/323/1 Map, topographic/survey, 'Map of the Country Around Sydney', paper/ linen/ leather, made by T.S. Parrott, used by F.M. Darley, Australia, 1881

94/13/35 Poster, The overland telegraph line, paper, Post Master General's Department, Australia, c. 1959

94/185/15 Magazine, 'Oz', June/July 1965, paper, Richard Neville/Richard Walsh (eds), Australia, 1965

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Tagged objects. Showing 9 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

85/1284-1807 Glass negative, full plate, 'Martin Place', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

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

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

85/1284-2664 Glass negative, full plate, 'Moore Street', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-46 Glass negative, full plate, 'Martin Place', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1285-240 Glass negative, full plate, 'Sydney GPO Collonade', 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

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