Tag Archives: Tyrrell

Three little dogs all in a row

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Paula Bray

This wonderful photograph comes from the Tyrrell glass plate negative collection and was photographed by Kerry and Co c. 1884-1917. We recently came across this… More

Cootamundra railway disaster

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Paula Bray

This photograph from the Museum’s Tyrrell collection shows the aftermath of one of Australia’s worst rail disasters of the 19th century. The accident occurred in… More

Dignity and impudence

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Paula Bray

This half plate negative was taken by Kerry and co sometime between 1884-1917 and features two rather differently sized dogs along with the caption ‘Dignity… More

Fort Maquarie at Bennelong Point

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Geoff Barker

This photograph is of Bennelong Point around 80 years before the construction of the Sydney Opera House. Henry King took this image of Fort Macquarie… More

Sydney Town Hall’s grand organ

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Paula Bray

This Kerry photo shows the magnificent organ in Centennial Hall, the Sydney Town Hall’s major public space. The name of the hall refers to the… More

Anniversary Day mystery solved

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Paula Bray

Due to some great investigative work by one of our Flickr members beachcomberaustralia the mystery of the image above has been solved. We originally posted… More

Glass plate negative panorama

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Paula Bray

The image above was created using Photoshop to merge the three images you can see below. The three reproductions are from glass plate negatives originally… More

Wool dray

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Paula Bray

By the 1830s drays were being used in New South Wales to cart wool from grazing areas beyond the Blue Mountains to Sydney. The early… More

The admirable American buggy in Australia

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Paula Bray

American buggies first appeared in Australia in 1826. They were four-wheeled vehicles, originally seating two, and characterised by extreme lightness of build. The undercarriage and… More

Sydney Railway Yard in 1875

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paula Bray

Looking like a toy railway scene, this Tyrell photo from our collection was taken in Sydney yard in 1875. Although it’s labelled Redfern it’s quite… 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.

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