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Demolition Books - Glass Negatives

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Developing Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920

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Jones Street Pyrmont, 1919

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Unique IDA-01000469SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1919Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionThis row of eight brick terraces at 320–334 Jones Street, on the corner of Fig Street was typical of speculative housing built across Sydney in the 1880s as working class rentals. Known as Rochester Terrace, it had a metal roof and wrought iron balconies. There are children playing in front yards of the two terraces near the corner of Fig Street. The end terrace is covered with thick ivy and there is a street sign for Fig Street on the gable. This photograph was taken on 23 January 1919, just before the houses were demolished to make way for Horman & Wormald’s wool and hide store. That building was in turn demolished to create Fig Lane Park. Another view was taken on the same day, but from another angle. (Reference: Jones Street Pyrmont, 1919, City of Sydney Archives, A-01000468, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1725896).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationThis row of eight brick terraces on the corner of Fig Street was typical of speculative housing built in the 1880s as working class rentals. This photograph was taken on 23 January 1919, just before the houses were demolished to make way for Horman & Wormald’s wool and hide store. That building was in turn demolished to create Fig Lane Park. Author/creatorMilton KentPublisherCity of Sydney

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

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Street number320 - 334Street nameJonesStreet typeStreetSuburbPyrmontPostcode2009StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingNoBuilding nameRochester Terrace

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Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

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Source system ID094/094315Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/752

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920BoxDemolition Books (Glass Negatives) - CSA069345Related Items000\000976