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C1866
The Recent Nitro-glycerine Explosion in Bridge Street, Sydney.
Rare colonial engraving of the famous nitro-glycerine explosion in the Bridge Street warehouse of Messrs Molison and Black. In March 1866 a 100lb shipment of a new material, nitro-glycerine, arrived in Sydney and was stored in the Bridge Street warehouse … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Recent Nitro-glycerine Explosion in Bridge Street, Sydney.
Date:
C1866
Condition:
Minor creasing at top, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
230mm
x 200mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1866
Description:
Rare colonial engraving of the famous nitro-glycerine explosion in the Bridge Street warehouse of Messrs Molison and Black.
In March 1866 a 100lb shipment of a new material, nitro-glycerine, arrived in Sydney and was stored in the Bridge Street warehouse of Messrs Molison and Black. The substance, also known as Nobel’s Blast Oil, was to be tested by the importer as a means of blasting rock.
From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.
References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095
Arthur Levett Jackson (1834 - 1888)
