Monthly Archives: March 2010

Trainspotting photo competition closes today

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Paula Bray

Steam Locomotive 3265 and Volunteers Event at Eveleigh on 10th September 2009

Today is the last day that you can enter a photograph into our new photography competition Trainspotting. We are delighted with the number of great… More

A procession of troops

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Paula Bray

On 1 January Sydney celebrated Australia becoming a Federation by hosting a grand procession through its streets. In this image of the Australian Federation celebrations… More

Australian buncheong

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

To be a true ceramic artist, one must be able to understand the nature of earth, and based on this understanding, one must encounter the… More

Modern Times: Flickr group highlight

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Paula Bray

This great shot was taken by one of the members in our Modern Times group on Flickr. This curious piece of architecture is actually the… More

Earth Hour -perfect time for a candlelight dinner

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Iwona Hetherington

Earth Hour started in Sydney in 2007 and became a global phenomenon a year later with over 50 million people across 35 countries participating in… More

Procession

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Iwona Hetherington

This photograph is a part of the Tom Lennon photographic collection. It was taken in the early 1930s, most probably at the St Pius V… More

George St, Looking South

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Kathy Hackett

The beau monde, in Sydney, is seen to advantage in the better part of George Street at four or five o’clock in the afternoon. At… More

One week left to enter Trainspotting photo competition

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Paula Bray

There is only one week left to enter our new photographic competition Trainspotting that you can enter online via our Powerhouse Museum photo competition group… More

A camel train: beasts of burden in hot dry areas

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Paula Bray

85/1284-765 Glass negative, full plate, 'Camel Trains Wanaring Road, Warrego District', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

Camels were introduced to Australia in 1840. They were a reliable form of transport in dry inland areas of the country. A camel train is… More

Bob Lucas archive collection joins the Commons

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Paula Bray

Cathay Cinema and Hotel by day, Singapore, 1954, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection. We have just loaded another batch to the Commons on Flickr… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.