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C1874
Newcastle N.S.W.
Very rare panorama of Newcastle in 1874 showing excellent detail of this busy port city. The key identifies fifty one key sites and buildings. 1. Harbor Master’s House. 2. Pilot’s Quarters. 3. Old Gaol. 4. Breakwater and Bond to Nobby. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Newcastle N.S.W.
Date:
C1874
Condition:
Minor creasing, otherwise in very good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
560mm
x 374mm
Paper Size:
758mm
x 556mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1874
Description:
Very rare panorama of Newcastle in 1874 showing excellent detail of this busy port city.
The key identifies fifty one key sites and buildings.
1. Harbor Master’s House. 2. Pilot’s Quarters. 3. Old Gaol. 4. Breakwater and Bond to Nobby. 5. Beacons. 6. Lifeboat House. 7. Pilot Boat House. 8. Government Wharf and Steam Cranes. 9. Great Northern Railway Terminus. 10. Steamers’ Wharf. 11. Boat Harbor. 12. High-level Gaol Stalls, O. N. Railway. 13. Low-level Coal Stalls, O. N. Railway. 14. Australian Agricultural Company’s Coal Stalls. 15. Australian Agricultural Company’s Office. 16. Glebe Railway. 17. Australian Agricultural Co.’s Railway to Mines. 18. Church of England (St. John’s). 19. Baptist Chapel. 20. Congregational Church. 21. Primitive Methodist Chapel. 22. Nunnery. 23. Roman Catholic Church (St. Mary’s). 24. Presbyterian Church. 25. Leading Light Towers. 26. Public School. 27. Obelisk. 28. Grammar School. 29. Church of England Cathedral (Christ Church). 30. Church of England Burial Ground. 31. Church of England Parsonage. 32. Lunatic Asylum. 33. Church of England School. 34. Presbyterian Church. 35. Hospital. 36. Bank of New South Wales. 37. Joint Stock Bank. 38. Commercial Bank. 39. Post Office. 40. Telegraph Office. 41. Police Station. 42. County Court. 43. Harbor-master’s Offices (temporary). 44. Fire Brigade Station. 45. Market, etc. 46. Presbyterian Church. 47. Schools of Art. 48. Bank of Australasia. 49. Great Northern Railway. 50. Wesleyan Church. 51. New Custom House.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Australia News Supplement.
Collections:
State Library Victoria: Accession No : IAN 03/11/75/SUPP
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers V1B/Newc/1870-79/1
National Library New Zealand: Reference C-038-018
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2929860
University of Newcastle: Copies of lithographs of Newcastle / MAP: M2329 SERIES:
State Library Victoria: Accession No : IAN 03/11/75/SUPP
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers V1B/Newc/1870-79/1
National Library New Zealand: Reference C-038-018
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 2929860
University of Newcastle: Copies of lithographs of Newcastle / MAP: M2329 SERIES:
Albert Charles Cooke (1836 - 1902)
Cooke was a painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator. Throughout his career he worked for many of the Illustrated newspapers, such as the Illustrated Sydney News, Illustrated Australian News, The Australasian Sketcher and The Leader. He was also well known for a series of birds eye views of a number of Australian cities and towns.
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Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) English painter and engraver who moved to Adelaide after his older brothers John and William migrated to South Australia in 1843. By 1850 Calvert had set up on his own account in King William Street then then moved to Melbourne as an engraver in 1853. He was a prolific and left a large body of work.
