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So our boss woke up at 3am … and this is what happened (an exhibition revival)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Archives Outside

So our boss, State Records Deputy Director Jenni Stapleton, woke up at 3am one morning with a vision. This vision said rail, it said exhibition, it said Western Sydney Records Centre, it said Web 2.0 and it said website. The streaming thoughts on this morning at 3am ran something along these lines: We have a [...]

Can you date this photograph? [Corrimal (NSW)]

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Anna Gray

A Class E17 locomotive at a level crossing in Corrimal, a northern suburb of Wollongong in NSW. There are quite a few clues pointing to the date of this image. Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other [...]

Can you date this photograph? [unidentified street]

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Anna Gray

Here is a doubly mysterious image…… An unidentified street in Sydney (NSW) and no date! Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us know.

Can you date this photograph? [Redfern]

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Anna Gray

A very empty George Street in Redfern, NSW. Are there any clues as to when this photo might have been taken? Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us [...]

Can you date this photograph [Circular Quay]

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Anna Gray

Here we are on Alfred Street in Sydney’s Circular Quay. The Paragon Hotel can be seen on left hand side. Are there any clues as to when this image might have been taken? Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know [...]

Sydney Harbour Bridge – schoolgirls at the 1932 opening celebrations are identified!

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Anna Gray

So it’s true, you can find yourself in the archive!

Happy 80th Birthday Sydney Harbour Bridge!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Fiona Sullivan

This year we are trying something a little different. We have created an I <3 Sydney Harbour Bridge tribute board at Pinterest.com. The aim is to get together a collage of images both from our own collection and other peoples (where copyright has been made available).

This is where you come in!

Can you date this photograph? [Lane Cove]

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Anna Gray

Picnickers in what is now Lane Cove National Park enjoying a sunny day – it mustn’t be a La Niña year! Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr    We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please [...]

Revisiting: Australian Soldiers in black and white

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Anthea Brown

Back in April 2010 we highlighted some from our collection. Quite early ones, in fact, perhaps dating back to the 1870s. We received many comments on the post at the time with most suggestions pointing to around 1870-1890. With only a rural landscape and no obvious landmarks/features, the site remains a bit of a mystery. [...]

Linking collections – from Anzac to Armidale

Posted on March 5, 2012 by William Oates

A bit of a story This image has come from a packet of negatives found in the donated papers of Senator Percy P. Abbott of Glen Innes. (A0224) He was a New England solicitor, politician and soldier. As can be seen from the telegram below he was officer in the army reserve for many years [...]

Can you date this photograph? [Darling Harbour]

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Anna Gray

A view of Darling Harbour which is nearly unrecognisable compared to this patch of Darling Harbour today! Can you date this photograph? Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us know.

From Lidcombe to Darwin: NSW Fire Engines enlist in WWII

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jenny Sloggett

 Jenny Sloggett is an Archivist working in the Archives Control and Management section of State Records NSW. Darwin Wharf after Enemy Raid 1942 State Records is highlighting a connection between New South Wales and Darwin in its ‘War and Australia’ Digital Gallery. In 1941 and 1942 the NSW Board of Fire Commissioners released two Dennis [...]

Darwin WWII Bombing: 70 years later

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Fiona Sullivan

Darwin 70 years on This is a concise 3 minute overview of the history of the bombing of Darwin in 1942 and its subsequent impact. I would highly recommend it to those unfamiliar with the history. Military historian Tom Lewis discusses the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Darwin during World War II on [...]

Can you date this photograph? [Rushcutters Bay]

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Anna Gray

 A peaceful scene of Rushcutters Bay in Sydney – with not a spot of rain in sight! Can you date this photograph?  Larger version on Flickr We have many other undated photographs in Photo Investigator and on our Flickr account. If you know the dates or any other interesting facts about these images please let us know.