The winner, Dr Caroline Ford, has been awarded the $15,000 to enable her to research and write a history of Sydney’s relationship with its ocean foreshores, commencing in the 1820 and extending to 1920.
Category Archives: Collections in NSW
Can you date this photograph? [Kendall St, Cowra]
This photograph shows a very busy downtown Cowra with parking spots at a premium. Some business names can be seen as well as a number of models of cars. We are hoping that all these clues will help reveal the time period when this photograph was taken.
It’s Blog Action Day and the topic is climate change (and archives?)
You may wonder how an archives can contribute to saving the planet? Well, here we will introduce you to the newest building at the Western Sydney Records Centre which can boast of being world class in using the latest innovations in environmental technology.
Can you date this photograph? [Kiosk at Central Railway Station]
A moment in time……
This is a photograph from the State Rail Authority Archives Photographic Reference Print Collection. It’s nice to see what Central Station looked without all the modern fast food outlets and hurrying crowds.
Sesquicentenary of Local Government in Newcastle
How did local government in the form of the Newcastle City Council come to be? The Local Government Area, of which Newcastle city is its centre, has gone through a number of name changes over the years.
Can you date this photograph? [Noreuil Park, Albury]
With summer just around the corner I thought it would be good to show you my favourite photograph in our collection.
Women’s Voluntary Services – an important part of the war effort
World War Two changed the paths of thousands of Australian women as they found themselves in altogether different roles than was traditionally known to them.
Can you date this photograph? [Causeway at Audley, Royal National Park]
Below is a wonderful image of people enjoying a day out at Audley in the Royal National Park. The cars in the photograph take you back to another era….but which era is it?
Can you date this photograph? [Lismore Post Office]
A moment in time……
We hold thousands of photographs of which a large number are undated. This is the first in a series of posts in which we ask you, the reader, to help date, locate or verify photographs from our collection.