Re: Re: Sydney: Central Station from Elizabeth Street

 

 Donald Galt <[email protected]> wrote:

On 16 Oct 2002 at 18:37, jebounds wrote:

>  >It appears that the photo was taken in mid 1939,as this is when
> construction started on the Dental Hospital in Chalmers St.Is it
> still stansing?The O class cars visible   in Elizabeth St appear to
> have been just painted in the green colour scheme.The photo appears
> to have been taken fro a building in Elizabeth St opposit Mark Foys.

Bill Bolton did some research and sent me the following privately:

"The building at 2 Chalmers St was build in 1937 and opened in 1938, however,
it was extended by a further few floors in 1947. Given that and apparent
colours scheme on the double decker buses (which had settled on the what was
pretty much the standard post-war green and cream with black lining bands from
late 1946, together with the lack of ads on the bus sides, it seems a likely
bet that the photo from circa late 1947." 

Which fits with the observation that Frank Hurley probably wouldn't have used a
1939 picture in a 1948 publication. Somebody else, maybe, but Hurley was at
pains to keep his books au courant.

> >If anybody can get hold of the book Australia by Frank Hurley
> published in the 1950s ,there are several photos of Adelaide
> Trams.Frank Hurley photographed  until his death in 1962,so there is
> a possibility that he photographed Sydney Trams in the 1950's

If anybody else wants to scan from an earlier edition of the Australia book the
field is open. I have the 1961 edition. No Adelaide trams, just a single
trolleybus in Rundle St. which I'll be posting down the road along with a few
tramway pics from the "Displaying Australia and New Guinea" book. I'm trying to
pace myself, to avoid hogging bandwidth and running out of material too
quickly.


Don                                                          >Bill

>Thank you for giving the correct date for the construction of the Dental Hospital.I had to use a photo from a book printed in 1937 and another date 1940.Re Frank Hurley,he also photographed Sydney Steam trams in the early 1900's.My copy of Aust By Frank Hurley is dated 1956 but it has colour photos of King William St with Fclass trams.He mentions that they are being replaced with buses.

Regards Jeff

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