Fit to Print: Exhibition checklist
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Line of photographers ready to photograph the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII), at Government House, Sydney 1920
Unknown photographer
Cars on the Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932
Unknown photographer
Washing a glass-plate negative in The Sun’s processing department, Sydney c. 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Working the linotype machines at The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
George Bell, New South Wales c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Sydney Morning Herald photographer George Bell, New South Wales 1910
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
A newly enlisted man is farewelled by a wounded soldier, New South Wales c. 1915
Unknown photographer
Six of Inge Stange’s pupils in performance, New South Wales 30 May 1933
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Woman beside Meroo Creek at Hardy’s Station, Yass, New South Wales c. 1929
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Man on the bank of the Snowy River between Pinch River and Jacobs River, New South Wales 1932
Unknown photographer
Man examining a cello at A.E. Smith’s musical instruments workshop, Hunter Street, Sydney 25 July 1930
Unknown photographer
Nancy Bird beside a DH.60 Moth biplane, New South Wales 22 August 1933
Unknown photographer
Departing troops walking with their families down Macquarie Street, Sydney 1914
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Two children contemplating sculptures at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne c. 1940
Charles E. Wakeford (1879–1968)
Arrest of Captain Francis de Groot at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge 19 March 1932
Unknown photographer
Miss Marie Jenkins in her Bugatti race car, New South Wales c. 1925
Unknown photographer
Two small children in Surry Hills, Sydney c. 1925
Unknown photographer
African American child showing off his musical skills, New South Wales c. 1928
Unknown photographer
Coalminer at Lithgow Vale Colliery, New South Wales 21 December 1932
Unknown photographer
Coalminers at the Lithgow Vale Colliery, New South Wales 21 December 1932
Unknown photographer
Technician working on the Southern Cross, New South Wales c. 1931
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Awaiting the arrival of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VIII), Farm Cove, New South Wales 1920
Unknown photographer
Elderly men on a bench, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Parrots perching, New South Wales c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Children ‘racing’ on a dismantled merry-go-round, Flinders Street, Sydney 1924
Unknown photographer
Reg Conybear preparing to cycle to Adelaide from Sydney, New South Wales 30 April 1930
Unknown photographer
Governor-General Lord Stonehaven with scouts around a campfire, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Jean Thompson sits in their Type 37A Bugatti between races 10 May 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Champion skier Pat Farquharson, Charlotte Pass, New South Wales 1931
Unknown photographer
Ice skaters and observers, Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Smartly dressed women enjoying a day out at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney 1911
Unknown photographer
Indian Sikhs Bhola Singh (left) and Pritam Kaur (right) in Sydney, en route to New Zealand, where they plan to become dairy farmers 1924
Unknown photographer
Sir John Monash arrives in Sydney 21 February 1929
Unknown photographer
Tom Foster, La Perouse, New South Wales 3 January 1933
Unknown photographer
Portrait of Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO OBE 15 August 1931
Unknown photographer
Renowned war photographer Frank Hurley (left) with popular Scottish singer and comedian Sir Harry Lauder, New South Wales c. 1935
Unknown photographer
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova outside Government House, Sydney March 1926
Unknown photographer
Arthur Barnes in his Citroen after breaking the Bourke-to-Sydney road record 3 May 1932
Unknown photographer
Sisters Wilma Cummins and Jessie Holman before departing from Macquarie Place, Sydney 6 June 1931
Unknown photographer
Charles Kingsford Smith arrives after the Pacific flight completed in the Southern Cross, New South Wales 1928
Unknown photographer
Aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and the crew of the Southern Cross, New South Wales c. 1928
Unknown photographer
Members of the Waiata Māori Choir in traditional dress, New South Wales c. 1935–1937
Unknown photographer
Parade for Chinese New Year, New South Wales 4 February 1935
Unknown photographer
Child playing with the medals of a returned soldier at an Anzac Day service, Petersham, New South Wales 25 April 1933
Unknown photographer
One of Miss Inge Stange’s pupils captured mid-air during a dance performance, New South Wales 20 February 1933
Unknown photographer
Margaret Preston in her garden, New South Wales c. 1931
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
New enlistee off to the Great War carrying his pack as he walks with his family in Woolloomooloo, Sydney 1915
Unknown photographer
Prime Minister William Hughes flanked by soldiers as he delivers a speech, New South Wales c. 1920
Frederick Halmarick (1908–1974)
Crowds gathered standing and seated on top of automobiles for the Victory Thanksgiving Service in The Domain, Sydney 16 August 1946
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Celebrating Armistice Day in Hunter Street, Sydney 1918
Unknown photographer
The Prince of Wales and Major General Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie inspecting the men, Sydney 1920
Unknown photographer
Miss Florrie Hodges (centre) with friends Miss C. Barrett (left) and Miss R. Arthur (right), Sydney 1926
Unknown photographer
Catching up on the news, Sydney c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Men working on the propeller of HMAS Australia at Cockatoo Island Dock, Sydney 4 June 1930
Unknown photographer
Blind barrister Neville Gilbert McWilliam working at his desk, New South Wales 8 July 1931
Unknown photographer
Sibyl Enid Morrison, the first woman to practise at the New South Wales Bar, in Phillip Street, Sydney c. late 1920s
Unknown photographer
Underworld figure Kate Leigh, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Aviatrix Miss Freda Deaton in her biplane, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Mr Fraser in a wheelchair, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
The cartoonist at work, Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Boys diving into a rainwater-filled construction channel for the metropolitan railway, Sydney c. 1925
Unknown photographer
Boy and his dog in a billycart race, Sydney c. 1920
Unknown photographer
A boy and his dog perched on a dead shark, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Annette Kellermann with her American-born husband and manager James Raymond Louis Sullivan aboard ship, Sydney Harbour 17 March 1933
Unknown photographer
Colonel Eric Campbell, leader of the New Guard, giving the Nazi salute, New South Wales December 1933
Unknown photographer
Adela Pankhurst Walsh delivering a speech, Sydney 14 September 1931
Unknown photographer
Constructing one of the Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons c. 1926
Unknown photographer
Almost there: the two spans of the Sydney Harbour Bridge c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Trains being used to test the weight capacity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge c. 1932
Unknown photographer
RMS Niagara steams past the North Shore foundations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge March 1926
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Positioning the first piece of roadway during construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Toll collecting in the rain on the Sydney Harbour Bridge 15 September 1933
Unknown photographer
The Sydney Harbour Bridge viewed from Millers Point, Sydney c. 1932
Unknown photographer
Schoolchildren crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the opening celebrations 16 March 1932
Unknown photographer
The sailing ship Chillicothe in dry dock, Sydney c. 1927
Unknown photographer
Signal Master Alf Gibson looking through a telescope, Sydney 27 July 1927
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Loading a walnut tree log into a cargo ship hold, Cairns, Queensland 1934
Unknown photographer
Schoolboys help haul a sea plane onto the beach at Rose Bay, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
HMAS Canberra departs Sydney, bound for Hobart 1933
Unknown photographer
Man reading on park bench with HMAS Melbourne in the harbour, Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Five women farewelling the Tango Maru, New South Wales c. 1928
Unknown photographer
HMAS Melbourne departs Sydney on its last cruise 9 February 1928
Unknown photographer
Coal stoker cleaning a steamship furnace, New South Wales c. 1925
Unknown photographer
Painting SS Moreton Bay’s funnel, New South Wales c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Passengers throwing streamers as the Orion departs, Sydney 27 February 1937
Unknown photographer
Fireworks and an illuminated HMAS Canberra, Sydney Harbour April 1933
Unknown photographer
Construction workers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge c. 1931
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Archway at West Circular Quay overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge 1932
Unknown photographer
Aerial view of Coogee Beach and its pier, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
View of Circular Quay with The Rocks in the background, Sydney c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Patting the dog at Fort Denison on Pinchgut Island in Sydney Harbour c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Crowds of men and women sunbathing at Bondi Beach, Sydney 1935
Unknown photographer
Woman posing with a parasol, Bondi Beach, Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
The earl surrounded by a group of lifesavers at Bondi Beach, Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Two women promenading at Bondi Beach, Sydney 29 August 1930
Unknown photographer
Fisherman standing on a beach, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Shipping merchant William Scott Fell and others enjoying the waters at Moree Baths, New South Wales c. 1920
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Surf lifesavers carrying the Australia flag during a surf carnival at Bondi Beach, Sydney 18 March 1933
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Lifesavers paying out rescue ropes during a surf carnival at Bondi Beach, Sydney 18 March 1933
Unknown photographer
Mrs G. Gordon and Miss E. Patterson at the Gerringong motor races, New South Wales 10 May 1930
Unknown photographer
Seven men pushing a car through water at the Gerringong motor races, New South Wales 10 May 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
The yacht Morna under sail in Sydney Harbour 1931
Unknown photographer
Hauling in prawning nets, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Infantrymen in training at Liverpool, New South Wales 1916
Unknown photographer
Huddled around the campfire, New South Wales c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Five members of the Women’s Cavalry Corps (for ‘home defence’), Liverpool, New South Wales 23 June 1941
Unknown photographer
Australian reinforcements for the ICC in training, Menangle Park, New South Wales 1916
Unknown photographer
Queensland Indigenous cricketer Eddie Gilbert, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground c. 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Bradman scoring his century on the first day of the Fifth Test, Melbourne 26 February 1937
Unknown photographer
Cricket scoreboard on the 12th floor of the ABC radio headquarters, Sydney 10 September 1934
Unknown photographer
Moore Park caddies holding golf clubs aloft, New South Wales c. 1922
Unknown photographer
Women playing football, New South Wales c. 1921
Unknown photographer
English bowler Thomas Bignall Mitchell in action, New South Wales c. 1932–33
Unknown photographer
Harry Hopman in action, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Barbara Peden loses her wicket in a New South Wales versus England match, New South Wales 15 December 1934
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Traffic outside Flinders Street Station, Melbourne 1927
Unknown photographer
The first electric train to arrive at the newly opened Wynyard underground station, Sydney 1932
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
A section of the new Pacific Highway, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Road repairs, Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Railway Square, Sydney 25 January 1929
Unknown photographer
Steam locomotive 3640 travelling under signals, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Steam locomotive crossing over a lifting bridge on Shea’s Creek, Tempe, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Catching a ride on a train, New South Wales 12 September 1932
Unknown photographer
Enjoying a ride on a train, New South Wales 12 September 1932
Unknown photographer
Steeplejacks climbing the Mills Building, Sydney c. 1932
Unknown photographer
Steeplejack abseiling down a tower, New South Wales 7 November 1930
Unknown photographer
A travelling salesman takes a rest, New South Wales c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Hanging wallpaper at Government House, Sydney 9 May 1930
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Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Two students studying in the university grounds, Sydney 1934
Unknown photographer
Students performing experiments in the chemistry labs at the East Sydney Technical College, New South Wales 11 July 1930
Unknown photographer
Woman sitting at an ornate window, New South Wales 1934
Unknown photographer
Having a chat in Hyde Park, Sydney 1920
Unknown photographer
A couple enjoying the view, Sydney c. 1920
Unknown photographer
People waiting in the Supreme Court, Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Backyards full of washing in inner-city Sydney c. 1930
Unknown photographer
Young girl holding an exceptionally large apple c. 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Bullock teams pulling tree trunks at Tweed River, Mount Warning, New South Wales 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Team of draught horses pulling a harvester through a wheatfield at the Forge Brothers farm, Tamworth, New South Wales 1933
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Man operating a Sunshine harvester at the Forge Brothers farm, Tamworth, New South Wales 1933
Unknown photographer
‘Farmerette’ Miss May Hodgson aiming a rifle, Moss Vale, New South Wales 15 October 1931
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Sewing up a sack of wheat during the harvest at Cudmore’s Property, Tamworth, New South Wales 1933
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Slaking a hard-earned thirst while hauling hay bales, New South Wales c. 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Men pitching hay, Temora district, New South Wales c. 1933
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Stud rams ready for sale at Mungadal Station 1933
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Sheep waiting to be shorn on Boonoke Station, New South Wales c. 1930
George Bell (1862–1925)
Shearers at work on Boonoke Station c. 1920
Unknown photographer
Men unloading wool bales off a horse and cart onto a wharf, New South Wales 15 November 1930
Unknown photographer
‘That’s me’: koala clinging to a tree, New South Wales c. 1930
Herbert Henry Fishwick (1882–1957)
Breaking in a horse, Liverpool, New South Wales c. 1930
George Bell (1862–1925)
Panning for gold, Turon River, New South Wales 1911
Unknown photographer
Lookout, possibly Govett’s Leap in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales c. 1920
Graflex Inc. (1887–1973)
Graflex Series B c. 1925–30
Camera on loan from Mike Bowers
Graflex Inc. (1887–1973)
Graflex Speed Graphic type c-6 c. 1946–55
Camera on loan from Mike Bowers
The Sun
Issue 10,432 14 June 1943
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser
Volume 46, Issue 1,471 15 September 1888
The Sydney Morning Herald Magazine
Issue 33,710 8 January 1946
Printable version of the exhibition checklist
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