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Detail of Hyde Park Obelisk, Elizabeth Street and Bathurst Street Sydney, 1984

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Unique IDA-00014695SeriesPhotographs of Peter Murphy, 1984-1985DateBetween 1st January 1984 and 31st December 1984Date qualifieryear onlyFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionThornton Monument. Hyde Park South at corner of Elizabeth and Bathurst Streets. View showing detail of mythical figures (sphinx & snakes) at base of Egyptian obelisk. Photographer: Peter Murphy. Murphy was employed by the Parks and Recreations Department under the Community Employment Scheme from mid 1984 to February 1985. He was originally employed to photograph all the statues, fountains and monuments in the City and to produce a book on them. He soon ended up doing general photography for the Department.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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Address

Street nameElizabethStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID035\035572Alternative IDSRC9169. Originally part of CRS 86.