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Print - Queen Street Chippendale, circa 1912

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Unique IDA-00040984SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949DateBetween 1st January 1912 and 31st December 1912Date qualifiercircaFormatPhotograph - PrintNavigationSee Related Items for the Glass Plate Negative of this image.DescriptionA sign in the window of the large house at 24 Queen Street, Chippendale is for ‘R Taylor, painter & paperhanger’. Richard Taylor and his family were owner-occupiers. The buildings next door at 20-22 Queen Street were declared unfit for human habitation and council served a notice on Henry Childs, the absentee landlord. He remained unresponsive and his buildings were demolished in 1912. Five young boys loiter outside the roofless building. A number of doors lean against the wall. (Reference: Notices served on 20 and 22 Queen Street Chippendale, 1911 (TC 1911/2840), City of Sydney Archives, A-00242895, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/872649).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationA house-proud woman cleans the front of a large dwelling at 24 Queen Street, Chippendale. A sign in the window is for ‘R Taylor, painter & paperhanger’. Richard Taylor and his family were owner-occupiers. The buildings next door were unfit for human habitation and council served a notice on Henry Childs, the absentee landlord. He remained unresponsive and his buildings were demolished in 1912.Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Address

Street number20-24Street nameQueenStreet typeStreetSuburbChippendalePostcode2008StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNoBuilding ownerHenry Childs

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID005\005093Alternative ID51/4873

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The half of the volume this photograph was in went out of official custody so its authenticity cannot be guaranteed.

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CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsOrganisationSydney City CouncilRelated ItemsGlass Negative - Queen Street Chippendale, circa 1912Album - Demolition Books - Volume 6 - Part 2 - Condemnations and demolitions, 1911-1912

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Print - Queen Street Chippendale, circa 1912