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A view of Sydney from Pyrmont
A view of Sydney from Pyrmont

A view of Sydney from Pyrmont

Photographer (Australian, 1834 - 1905)
Date1860-1920
Object number00027581
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 150 x 202 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis photograph captures the western side of city of Sydney from the Southern end of Darling Harbour from Pyrmont looking eastwards. The image captures railway yards, train tracks, wooden rail fence across the occasional wooden shed, railway trucks, cranes of a busy rail yard. Moored in the harbour appears a square rigged ship at the south end of Cockle Bay. In the distance can be seen the clock tower at Town Hall station with St. Andrew's Cathedral.