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Print - Quaker cemetery and Friends Meeting House, Devonshire Street Haymarket, circa 1901

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Unique IDA-00040879SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949DateBetween 1st January 1901 and 31st December 1901Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintNavigationSee Related Items for the Glass Plate Negative of this image.DescriptionThe Friends Meeting House was built in 1868 within the Quaker section of the Devonshire Street Cemetery. This plain and unpretentious building was in a prominent position on Devonshire Street, opposite the original Redfern Railway Station. A replacement meeting house was built further up Devonshire Street in Surry Hills in 1903. This photograph is from a series of glass plate negatives showing buildings in the Devonshire Street resumption area, before they were cleared to make way for Central Railway.LanguageEnglish (eng)Special citationThe Friends Meeting House was built in 1868 within the Quaker section of the Devonshire Street Cemetery. This plain and unpretentious building was in a prominent position opposite the original Redfern Railway Station. A replacement meeting house was built on Devonshire Street in Surry Hills in 1903.Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of SydneyDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Address

Street nameDevonshireStreet typeStreetSuburbHaymarketPostcode2000StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNoBuilding nameFriends Meeting HouseBuilding ownerThe Society of Friends, NSW

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID004\004987Alternative ID51/4768

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 - PrintsRelated ItemsA-01000181 Glass Negative - Quaker cemetery and Friends Meeting House, Devonshire Street Haymarket, circa 1901

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Print - Quaker cemetery and Friends Meeting House, Devonshire Street Haymarket, circa 1901

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