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C1935
Map of the City of Greater Newcastle.
Detailed c.20th map of Newcastle. Mayfield sites for dating of the map; Waratah Golf Club was formed and Kerr Street Course was opened (1911-20) BHP purchased Kerr Street Course in 1920 John Lysaght & Co, (1921) Stewarts & Lloyds, tubemakers  (1934) … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Map of the City of Greater Newcastle.
Date:
C1935
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
625mm
x 475mm
Paper Size:
668mm
x 495mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1935
Description:
Detailed c.20th map of Newcastle.
Mayfield sites for dating of the map;
Waratah Golf Club was formed and Kerr Street Course was opened (1911-20) BHP purchased Kerr Street Course in 1920
John Lysaght & Co, (1921)
Stewarts & Lloyds, tubemakers  (1934)
Not shown on the map, Newcastle Chemical Co, (1940)
Collections:
State Library NSW:Â Reference code (AuSN)b20704719-61slnsw_inst
Herbert Edward Cooper Robinson (1857 - 1933)
Robinson was a founder of the (Royal) Geographical Society of Australasia in 1885, a member of the Geographical Society of New South Wales in the late 1920s and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London. He made many valuable contributions to geographical science and was a delegate to the 1923 Sydney Regional Plan Convention. A friend and technical collaborator of Professor Sir Edgeworth David, he helped to produce David's monumental large-scale Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1932. His draughtsmen also produced the maps for Donald Mackay's important aerial surveys of Australia from 1930. 1895 Wentworth Court-Robinson set up his own map-publishing business 1906 Phillip Street 1913 Permanent location at 221-223 George Street. 1917 H. E. C. Robinson Ltd was officially incorporated
