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Sydney Reference Collection (SRC) - Photographs

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View west along Broadway, from Regent Street Chippendale, circa 1947

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Unique IDA-00028690SeriesSydney Reference Collection (SRC) - PhotographsDateBetween 1st January 1947 and 31st December 1947Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionLooking west along Broadway from Regent Street with the Westminster Hotel (2-6 Broadway) on the left. The hotel was rebuilt in 1939. On the right is a Newsagency with a Dolls Hospital beyond it at no 15 Broadway. Past the Dolls Hospital is the comapny of EG Glass. Further along Broadway on the right is the Grace Bros department store with its distinctive large oval domes along the front roofline. The dark brick building on the left is the Tooth & Coy Brewery & in the far distance can be seen the roofline of the University of Sydney on Parramatta Road. Pedestrians, cars and trams visible. One of a collection of City Engineers photographs that was donated by Robert Watt in April 2009.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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Source system ID069\069403Alternative IDSRC21868

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CollectionBroadway BoxCSA087481