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Macquarie Place Sydney, circa 1907

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Unique IDA-01000289SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1907 and 31st December 1907Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionThis view north from Bridge Street, of 13–19 Macquarie Place, shows a warehouse built by ex-convict entrepreneur Simeon Lord in early 1800s. By 1907 when this photograph was taken, a number of commercial tenants occupied the building, including a branch of the Bank of NSW. The photographic firm Ward and Farran’s ran the Exchange Studios on the upper level, but had moved out in 1903. The century-old warehouse was demolished in 1908. (References: 'Early Australia', The World's News, 13 June 1908, p. 10, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133965055; 'A Piece of Old Sydney', Evening News, 5 May 1908, p. 7, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112958097).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationThis view north along Macquarie Place takes in a warehouse built by ex-convict entrepreneur Simeon Lord. By 1907, a number of commercial tenants occupied the building, including a branch of the Bank of NSW. Photographic firm Ward and Farran’s ran the Exchange Studios on the upper level, but had moved out in 1903. The century-old warehouse was demolished in 1908. 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 number13 - 19Street nameMacquarieStreet typePlaceSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingNo

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Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

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Source system ID094/094134Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/178

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920SydneyRelated Items000\000178