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Laying electrical cable at the intersection of York and Barrack Streets Sydney, circa 1920

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Unique IDA-00018506SeriesSydney Reference Collection (SRC) - PhotographsDateBetween 1st January 1920 and 31st December 1920Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionLooking SE at corner of York Street and Barrack Street. View showing workmen laying Callender Cable on east side of York Street. Pomeroy House located at 14 to 16 York Street has Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd cotton spinners and manufacturers on ground floor is at right. The Government Savings and Rural Bank of NSW at 11 Barrack Street is at left. There are pedestrians and horse-drawn carts behind. One of a series of seven photographs by Hall & Company Commercial Photography, 44 Hunter Street, documenting the cable laying work.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorPhotographer: Hall & CompanyDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Address

Street nameYorkStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID040\040898Alternative IDSRC14557

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CollectionYork Street1920s FashionBoxCSA119145

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