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Elizabeth Street Sydney, circa 1913

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Unique IDA-01000385SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1913 and 31st December 1913Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionView of a three-storey building with balconies at 23–31 Elizabeth Street, with pedestrians on the pavement out the front, and a horse-drawn cart on the road. Lucretia and Florence Wilton established the Select Registry at 29 Elizabeth Street in 1905. Other employment agencies in this section of Elizabeth Street included Alfred Israel’s Inter-State Servants Office and Ryan & Co Labour Agents. Female domestic servants were hired from registries and exchanges to work in private homes, boarding houses and hotels. Their hours were long, the work was physically gruelling and the pay was paltry.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationLucretia and Florence Wilton established the Select Registry at 29 Elizabeth Street in 1905. Other employment agencies in the same patch included Alfred Israel’s Inter-State Servants Office and Ryan & Co Labour Agents. Female domestic servants hired from registries and exchanges worked in private homes, boarding houses and hotels. Their hours were long, the work was physically gruelling and the pay was paltry. Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in)Image aspectLandscape

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Street number23-31 Last edited by: Alexander Pruger