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Argyle Street, looking towards the Observatory Hill c1902

By
Julian Ashton
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[ML 861]
(Mitchell Library)

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Ashton, Julian

Successful artist who founded of the Julian Ashton Art School and trained many of Sydney's artists.

State Library of New South Wales

Painting Old Sydney

Just over a century ago, a unique collection of paintings opened a window to the urban life of the Rocks and Millers Point before their major transformation. No part of Sydney had been depicted so intensively. The Old Sydney Exhibition succeeded in bringing the loss of Old Sydney to the attention of the public, and so planted the seeds of the heritage conservation movement.

Horses

Horses as transport

Animals

Visual Arts

Roads

Architecture

The Rocks

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Suburb located north of the central business district on the western shore of Sydney Cove. Characterised by a precinct of restored nineteenth-century buildings which are a major tourist attraction, it was recognised as a separate suburb in 1993.