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Street widening, Bourke Street Zetland, 1961

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Unique IDA-00045430SeriesCity Engineer's Photographic Negatives, 1953-1975Date3rd November 1961Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - NegativeDescriptionLooking south west down Bourke Street, where it crosses over Elizabeth Street, showing work in progress on the laying of the asphalt surface as part of the widening of Bourke Street at this intersection. An asphalt laying machine is in operation on the roadway, watched by a lot of workmen, with a City Council of Sydney number 7 steam roller waiting in front of it to level the laid asphalt. City Council of Sydney trucks are parked on the right, the front one being an International Harvester. On the left is the Zetland Hotel at 936-938 Bourke Street with a local shop selling Coca-Cola and Streets products further down on the left and Best Welding further along at number 956-958. On the right is the printing and stationery business of William Brooks and Company at 725 Elizabeth Street. Further along on the right is an ANZ bank branch at 1029 Bourke Street followed by Lampak and Company at 1033-1035 Bourke Street. Cars parked on the right are a Vauxhall and a Holden. One of a large sequence of images taken between circa 1954 and 1963 to record the construction of the Cahill Expressway between Woolloomooloo and the Bridge.LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)

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Colour depthGrayscaleDimensions (free text)6 x 6 cm Image aspectSquare

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access noteWhen using this image please acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

Identification

Source system ID012\012107Alternative IDNSCA CRS 48/2107

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an official record created by the Municial Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and transferred between its systems and has a high level of authenticity.

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CollectionZetlandOrganisationSydney City Council

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Street widening, Bourke Street Zetland, 1961