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Print - Margaret Street and Clarence Lane Sydney, 1918

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Unique IDA-00036864SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949DateBetween 1st January 1918 and 31st December 1918Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintNavigationSee Related Items for the Glass Plate Negative of this image.DescriptionThe corner of Margaret Street and Clarence Lane was steep, sharp and dangerous. The faded signs on the three-storey corner building at 20-22 Margaret Street indicate it was once a ‘residential chambers’ offering ‘good clean beds’. Perhaps itinerant waterside workers lodged at this boarding house, as it was close to the Darling Harbour wharves. When this photograph was taken on 22 July 1918 by Milton Kent, it was the middle of winter. Women can be seen scavenging timber. There are workmen on the road and a woman and child walk down the lane. A gas lamp in the immediate foreground of the photograph was for the Burwood Hotel, which was directly opposite.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationThis was a steep, sharp and dangerous intersection. The faded signs on the old corner building indicate it was once a ‘residential chambers’ offering ‘good clean beds’. Perhaps itinerant waterside workers lodged here. It was the middle of winter when this photograph was taken, and women can be seen scavenging timber. A gas lamp in the immediate foreground lighted the way to the Burwood Hotel, opposite.Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Digitised recordYes

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Born digital itemNo

Numbering & quantity

Volume number8

Characteristics

Colour depthGrayscaleImage aspectLandscape

Address

Street number20-22Street nameMargaretStreet typeStreetSuburbSydneyPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNo

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID000\000946Alternative ID51/722

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

Relationships

CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsOrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA045383Related ItemsA-01000434 Glass Negative - Margaret Street and Clarence Lane Sydney, 1918Album - Demolition Books - Volume 8 - Condemnations and demolitions, 1916-1919

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