Photography
Electricity Commission
These photos record the power generation and transmission assets of the organisation and document the working conditions and social events of its employees
Glass-plate photography
The collection of glass-plate negatives held in the State Archives and Justice & Police Museum are endlessly fascinating and revealing
Unexpected views
Over the decades, photographers have captured unexpected glimpses of the Mint’s history
NSW Correspondence School
These photos show the NSW State Correspondence School, Blackfriars. It began in early 1916 for children living in remote and country areas
Police photographer George Howard
George B Howard was a prominent police photographer in Sydney during the 1920s
Intercolonial Exhibition, 1870
The Intercolonial Exhibition of General Industries and Arts opened in Sydney on 30 August 1870. It was held at the Exhibition Building at Prince Alfred Park in Surry Hills and was a preparatory display for the 1871 International Exhibition in London
The Collection: NSW Police Forensic Photography Archive
The Justice & Police Museum cares for an eclectic collection of material relating to Sydney’s criminal and policing history
Runaway Joe – a dog with many aliases
In the late 1940s, three swindlers targeted country greyhound races with a ‘ring-in’ scam that netted them a fortune and forced officials to reassess how they verified a dog’s identity
Alan Spearman Evans Collection
The Alan Spearman Evans Collection comprises over 2000 photographic images of houses, house interiors, garden landscapes and industrial workplaces in NSW