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Church Street Pyrmont, circa 1901

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Unique IDA-01000156SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1901 and 31st December 1901Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionA woman stands next to a timber lean-to at the back of a 5-roomed stone cottage at 1 Church Street, Pyrmont. The backyard is a quarried sandstone platform, typical of the geological landform of this area. The yard is cluttered with barrels, bottles, plants and old furniture. In 1902, the council issued an order for the tenant and owner to demolish the building. Tenants in 1901 and 1902 were Theodore and James Johnson. (References: Sands Directory; 'Accident at Pyrmont', The Australian Star, 21 December 1901, p. 11, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228289942; ‘Building Inspections’, Evening News 15 April 1902, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114122908).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationA woman stands next to a timber lean-to at the back of a 5-roomed stone cottage at 1 Church Street, Pyrmont. This street was at the tip of Pyrmont peninsula, overlooking Jones Bay. The backyard is a quarried sandstone platform, typical of the geological landform of this area. In 1902, the council issued an order for the tenant and owner to demolish the building. Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Colour depthGreyscaleDimensions 16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in)Image aspectLandscape

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Street number1Street nameChurchStreet typeStreetSuburbPyrmontPostcode2009StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingNoBuilding ownerHoratio Tracey

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Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

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Source system ID094/094000Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/7

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920PyrmontRelated Items000\000007