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Print - The Oxford Hotel, corner of Oxford and Bourke Streets Darlinghurst, 1910

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Unique IDA-00039117SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Date10th August 1910Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintDescriptionLooking north across Oxford Street towards the Oyster saloon of Antonio Theodore at 158 Oxford Street and Mrs Palese and her fruit shop at 160. At 162 is the newsagent of Charles Bulk and at 164 is the Oxford Hotel, built in 1871 with E Johnston on the pediment, which is the corner with Bourke Street. Among the large number of people standing under the hotel awning at the tram stop are some young men in uniforms who are a tram crew waiting to replace a tram crew. Advertising signs for Tooths XXX Ale. Tram tracks are in the unpaved roadway. The tram tracks were removed in 1960. Photo part of a series for the widening of Oxford Street between 1910 and 1914. Oxford Street was originally South Head Road until 1874.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Numbering & quantity

Volume number30

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Colour depthGrayscaleImage aspectLandscape

Address

Street number158-164Street nameOxfordStreet typeStreetSuburbDarlinghurstPostcode2010StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID003\003203Alternative ID51/2980

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.

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CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsOrganisationSydney City CouncilBoxCSA045393Related ItemsAlbum - Demolition Books - Volume 30 - Construction progress, 1907-1939

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Print - The Oxford Hotel, corner of Oxford and Bourke Streets Darlinghurst, 1910