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Queen Street Chippendale, circa 1912

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Unique IDA-01000365SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1912 and 31st December 1912Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionA sign in the window of the large house at 24 Queen Street, Chippendale is for ‘R Taylor, painter & paperhanger’. Richard Taylor and his family were owner-occupiers. The buildings next door at 20–22 Queen Street were declared unfit for human habitation and council served a notice on Henry Childs, the absentee landlord. He remained unresponsive and his buildings were demolished in 1912. Five young boys loiter outside the roofless building. A number of doors lean against the wall. (Reference: Notices served on 20 and 22 Queen Street Chippendale, 1911 (TC 1911/2840), City of Sydney Archives, A-00242895, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/872649).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationA house-proud woman cleans the front of a large dwelling at 24 Queen Street, Chippendale. A sign in the window is for ‘R Taylor, painter & paperhanger’. Richard Taylor and his family were owner-occupiers. The buildings next door were unfit for human habitation and council served a notice on Henry Childs, the absentee landlord. He remained unresponsive and his buildings were demolished in 1912. 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 number20 - 24Street nameQueenStreet typeStreetSuburbChippendalePostcode2008StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingNoBuilding ownerHenry Childs

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Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

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Source system ID094/094211Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/4873

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920Related Items005\005093