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.
Archival links for September 2009
By no means exhaustive, how could it be? Too many archival websites, too little time. Below is a broad spectrum of interesting reading and viewing from around an archivally themed internet.
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?
Online Photographic Search: Poll Results
The poll results are in. Perhaps not surprisingly Search engines such as Google or Yahoo topped the poll with 33% of the vote.
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.
Digi Man strikes again! [video]
Remember him? We previously posted a link to the YouTube video featuring Digi Man in “Digital Preservation and Nuclear Disaster: An Animation”