Sydney Old & New

" ... the camera was carried on my way to work. Over the harbour in the ferry. Through the streets of Sydney with its old buildings and its everyday scenes of life and bustle. By sunshine, in the rain and through fogs and mists!"
Harold Cazneaux, letter to Jack Cato, undated
NLA MS 5416

The Cazneaux’s lived in Riley Street, North Sydney during the first years of their marriage. With Freeman Studios located in the city, a ferry ride and a walk from Circular Quay was part of Cazneaux’s daily routine. With his Midge box camera in his hand, Cazneaux discovered that the city streets were a rich source of subject matter. Cazneaux’s photographs from this period reflect his recognition of that visual diversity. Horse Ferry, Milson’s Point (1908) and Wharfies, Circular Quay, 1910 capture a moody phlegmatic city, while Razzle Dazzle (c.1909) is action-filled and spontaneous. Exhibited and illustrated widely, Razzle Dazzle received international acclaim and remains one of Cazneaux’s most evocative images.

Old Sydney, Rocks Area aka Old Cottages, The Rocks Millers Point, Tram Terminus
Old Sydney, Rocks Area aka Old Cottages, The Rocks
c. 1912. Gelatin silver photograph
24.3 x 28.7 (NLA Accession # C24-5)
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Millers Point, Tram Terminus
pre 1910 Sydney. Bromoil
13.5 x 18.9 (NLA Accession # C26-4)
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Kings of the Road Homeward Bound, Pyrmont Bridge
Kings of the Road
c. 1925 Sydney. Chloro-bromide
28.2 x 23.3 (NLA Accession # C25-3)
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Homeward Bound, Pyrmont Bridge
c. 1911 Sydney.
Bromoil
19.5 x 27.2 (NLA Accession # C23-12)
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Balloon Seller Sunshine in the Alley
Balloon Seller
c. 1920 Sydney. Bromoil
28.6 x 20.2 (NLA Accession # C24-3)
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Sunshine in the Alley
c. 1910 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph
29.4 x 23.5 (NLA Accession # C24-6)
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Sydney from the Astor Flats aka Sydney, Old and New Margaret Street aka Sunset, Margaret Street
Sydney from the Astor Flats aka Sydney, Old and New
1928. Gelatin silver photograph
27.6 x 21.6 (NLA Accession # C26-9)
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Margaret Street aka Sunset, Margaret Street
1908 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph (Cream matt print)
22 x 27.9 (NLA Accession # C25-7)
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Lighting Up St. Mary’s. Building the Spires
Lighting Up
c. 1911 Albion Street. Gelatin silver photograph (Cream matt print)
26.6 x 22.7 (NLA Accession # C25-11)
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St. Mary’s. Building the Spires
1928 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph (Cream matt print)
22.7 x 24.4(NLA Accession # C17-11)
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Martin Place aka The Canyon Old Belmore Markets, Sydney
Martin Place aka The Canyon
1925 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph
34.5 x 27.3 (NLA Accession # C23-8)
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Old Belmore Markets, Sydney
c. 1905. Chloro-bromide
38 x 29 (NLA Accession # C26-6)
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Sydney Surfing Fishing off the Rocks aka Fishing at Waverley aka Breaking Wave
Sydney Surfing
1929 Coogee Beach, Sydney. Chloro-bromide
37.5 x 26.8 (NLA Accession # C15-11)
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Fishing off the Rocks aka Fishing at Waverley aka Breaking Wave
1904 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph
17.8 x 24 (NLA Accession # C30-11)
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Wet Day, Phillip Street Winter Pattern, Anzac Memorial
Wet Day, Phillip Street
c. 1918 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph
27.1 x 17 (NLA Accession # C25-16)
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Winter Pattern, Anzac Memorial
c. 1932 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph (Ceam matt print)
39.7 x 32 (NLA Accession # C17-14)
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Relics of the Past aka Old Timer Mail Time, GPO
Relics of the Past aka Old Timer
c. 1912 Macquarie Place, Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph
25.2 x 36 (NLA Accession # C23-9)
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Mail Time, GPO
c. 1932 Sydney. Chloro-bromide
37 x 25.3 (NLA Accession # C26-13)
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Peace After War and Memories Staircase, Elizabeth Bay House
Peace After War and Memories
1918. Bromoil
25 x 29 (NLA Accession # C30-2)
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Staircase, Elizabeth Bay House
1930 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph
37.7 x 30.4 (NLA Accession # C17-6)
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Burdekin House  
Burdekin House
1929 Sydney. Gelatin silver photograph (Kodura Etching Brown)
35.9x 28.9 (NLA Accession # C17-2)
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