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Print - Oxford Street Darlinghurst, circa 1912

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Unique IDA-00041001SeriesDemolition 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.DescriptionThis south-east view along Oxford Street shows a row of empty commercial buildings resumed by the council prior to their demolition. The street address is 102-118 Oxford Street (the caption in the album - 124-136 Oxford Street - is incorrect). The shopfronts are covered in painted signs and bill posters. Relocated businesses include Hop Sing Co at 104 Oxford Street, removed to 134 Oxford Street, and Will Smart & Son barber saloon next door at 106. G A Zink practical tailor was at 108 Oxford Street. A sign on the building pediment reads: 'removing to our new premises 12 doors lower down opposite Brighton Hotel Jany 1912’. A sign on the awning reads: 'The right man on the wrong side'. Further along at 114.5 Oxford Street is a shopfront for A. Oscar Dawes, Manufacturing Jeweller, and Kinsela, Undertaker and Embalmers at 116. The City holds a glass plate negative and a contact print for this image. The print was in album donated to the State Library of NSW in 1983 and returned to the custody of the City in 2023. The photographs in this album were taken in circa 1911-13. https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/677567LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Address

Street number102-118Street nameOxfordStreet typeStreetSuburbDarlinghurstPostcode2010StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

Extant buildingNo

Access

Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

Identification

Source system ID005\005110Alternative ID51/4889

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 - Oxford Street Darlinghurst, circa 1913Album - Demolition Books - Volume 6 - Part 2 - Condemnations and demolitions, 1911-1912

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Print - Oxford Street Darlinghurst, circa 1912