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Obelisk on the edge of Hyde Park, Elizabeth Street Sydney, 1910

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Unique IDA-00019778SeriesSydney Reference Collection (SRC) - Photographs, circa 1850s-2010DateBetween 1st January 1910 and 31st December 1910Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionLooking north east along Elizabeth Street from near the corner of Bathurst Street. View from a building in Elizabeth Street showing the Hyde Park Obelisk which was installed in 1857 and unveiled by Mayor George Thornton - sometimes known as the Thornton Monument. It is a sewerage vent modeled on Cleopatra's Needle on the banks of the Thames River in London. It was one of the earliest monuments recording the good works of a Sydney mayor. It was installed and used as a sewer ventilator for Bondi outfall sewer. Trams, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, Park Street, St James Church and St Mary's Cathedral.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Geographic location^[1]

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID045\045833Alternative IDSRC15829

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CollectionHyde ParkBoxCSA029104PlaceThornton Monument