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Sydney City Council

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Photographic Prints from Parks and Recreations Department, 1960-1985

Creating agencies

Parks and Recreations Department

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Photos in this series (89)

Box

Boxes in this Series (20)

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Photographs of Peter Murphy, 1984-1985

Description

Unique IDAS-0086Start dateBetween 1st June 1984 and 1st January 1985Start date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionThis series consists of the photographic prints produced by photographer, Peter Murphy. Peter Murphy was employed by the Parks and Recreations Department (AG-0010) under the Community Employment Scheme from mid 1984 to February 1985.

Peter 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. The prints in this series were taken from the City Engineer's Darkroom where Murphy worked. (Note from Tim Robinson, Archivist, 13 March 1985).

Most of the photographs in this series are of Council's parks, statues, fountains and monuments. There are both colour and black and white prints.

Relationship summaryRELATED TO: Management of parks and reserves AY-0084 (01/01/1984 to 01/01/1985)
RELATED TO: Management of public monuments and artworks AY-0075 (01/01/1984 to 01/01/1985)
RELATED TO: Photographic Prints from Parks and Recreations Department AS-0314 (01/01/1984 to 01/01/1985)
LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

Photograph

Anzac War Memorial, Hyde Park South Sydney, 1984-1985

ANZAC War Memorial

Corner of Wilson Street and King Street Newtown, 1984-1985

Statue of William Bede Dalley (1831 to 1888)

Austral Brick Company brickworks, Barwon Park Road St Peters, 1984

Queen's Square

NW corner of Hyde Park near Queens Square

Children at playground

Anzac Memorial and Pool of Reflection with school group

Anzac Memorial and Pool of Reflection

Statue of Nursing Sister on Anzac Memorial

Statue of William Bede Dalley (1831 to 1888)

Oddfellows Memorial Fountain

Deatil from Thornton Monument

John Baptist Fountain, Hyde Park North, 1984

Hyde Park North from Queen's Square

The Royal Australian Regiment Memorial

Newtown War Memorial

The Royal Australian Regiment Memorial

Box

CSA114210

CSA086118

CSA085109

CSA069799

CSA069748

CSA069745

CSA069744

CSA069738

CSA069715

CSA069714

CSA069574

CSA069572

CSA069571

CSA069537

CSA069525

CSA069510

CSA069504

CSA069502

CSA069494

CSA069435

Access

Public access statusOpen to public access

Identification and Arrangement

Source system ID86System of arrangementNone discernible

Digitisation

Digitisation statusFully digitised

Data Quality

Authenticity & integrityThese are photographs created by Peter Murphy in his wok for the Parks and Recreations Department. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

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OrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated seriesPhotographic Prints from Parks and Recreations Department, 1960-1985Creating agenciesParks and Recreations DepartmentRelated activitiesManagement of public monuments and artworksManagement of parks and reserves

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Photographs of Peter Murphy, 1984-1985