Dictionary of Sydney

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Degotardi Jnr, John

Photographer who worked for the NSW Department of Public Works and son of pioneering Australian photographer and printer John Degotardi. Degotardi Jnr produced, among other things, the photographic documentation of the cleansing operations and slum clearances in inner Sydney in 1900 that were undertaken after the outbreak of plague.

Milestone
Born
1860
Died
Lewisham Hospital
14 Feb 1937
Buried
16 Feb 1937
Occupation
Position
06 Jan 1897 - 1917
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Child of