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George Street, view south from King Street Sydney, 1910s

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Unique IDA-00012361SeriesSydney Reference Collection (SRC) - Photographs, circa 1850s-2010DateBetween 1st January 1910 and 31st December 1920Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionLooking south east along George Street from the corner of King Street. View showing pedestrians, traffic, horse drawn carriages and trams. At far left is the Sydney Arcade and Strand Arcade. Further along the street can be seen the balconies and columns of the Royal Hotel (424-430 George Street) which was pulled down in 1926 to make way for the Dymocks Building. Awning and first floor signage along street include DS Murray Bookbinder and Gold Stamper, Mick Simmons Ltd, Stewart Dawson & Co, Walker & Hall Silversmiths, Dymocks Book Arcade, Kodak Australasia Ltd Baker & Rouse.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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Address

Street nameGeorgeStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID032\032539Alternative IDSRC6130