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View in Port Jackson from the South Head leading up to Sydney; Supply sailing in 1788

View in Port Jackson from the South Head leading up to Sydney; Supply sailing in 1788

Detail showing windmills from key to Eyre's view of Sydney Cove from the west c1809

Detail showing windmills from key to Eyre's view of Sydney Cove from the west c1809

Funeral procession for Herr Peter F Kempermann, Consul-General for Germany, passing along West Street, North Sydney 7 November 1900

Funeral procession for Herr Peter F Kempermann, Consul-General for Germany, passing along West Street, North Sydney 7 November 1900

Map of that part of the North Shore of Port Jackson which is opposite to Sydney 1828

Map of that part of the North Shore of Port Jackson which is opposite to Sydney 1828

Hunter's and Bradley's 1788 chart of Sydney Harbour, with modern mean high water mark in red, 2014

Hunter's and Bradley's 1788 chart of Sydney Harbour, with modern mean high water mark in red, 2014

Farewell dinner for visiting boxer Jack Johnson (centre back) held by the Coloured Progressive Association, Sydney 1907

Farewell dinner for visiting boxer Jack Johnson (centre back) held by the Coloured Progressive Association, Sydney 1907

Crowd gathered to see a flotilla during the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales to Sydney 1920

Crowd gathered to see a flotilla during the visit of HRH the Prince of Wales to Sydney 1920

Front cover of the program for the ANZAC Day Commemoration, April 25th, 1916, Town Hall, Sydney

Front cover of the program for the ANZAC Day Commemoration, April 25th, 1916, Town Hall, Sydney

Map of that part of the North Shore of Port Jackson which is opposite to Sydney 1828

Map of that part of the North Shore of Port Jackson which is opposite to Sydney 1828

Italian survivors of the Bartolomeo Colleoni on the deck of HMAS Sydney II, Crete 19 July 1940

Italian survivors of the Bartolomeo Colleoni on the deck of HMAS Sydney II, Crete 19 July 1940

Cover of 'Female immigration considered in a brief account of the Sydney Immigrants' Home' by Caroline Chisholm 1842

Cover of 'Female immigration considered in a brief account of the Sydney Immigrants' Home' by Caroline Chisholm 1842

6 foot pipeline built as part of the network to ensure supply of water to Sydney c1888

6 foot pipeline built as part of the network to ensure supply of water to Sydney c1888

6 foot pipeline built as part of the network to ensure supply of water to Sydney c1888

6 foot pipeline built as part of the network to ensure supply of water to Sydney c1888

The steamer Burra-Bra, carrying the Host, on Sydney Harbour, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament procession 9 September 1928

The steamer Burra-Bra, carrying the Host, on Sydney Harbour, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament procession 9 September 1928

Artists' Ball, Sydney Town Hall, 1926. L-R: TH Kelly, Mrs L Lyons, L Lyons, Miss Sheldon, Miss Wanda Radford

Artists' Ball, Sydney Town Hall, 1926. L-R: TH Kelly, Mrs L Lyons, L Lyons, Miss Sheldon, Miss Wanda Radford

Public Library Sydney. Plan shewing arrangement of books to which free access is allowed : Ground plan 1890

Public Library Sydney. Plan shewing arrangement of books to which free access is allowed : Ground plan 1890

Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydney illuminated address presented to Thomas Bavister 1906

Trades and Industrial Hall and Literary Institute Association of Sydney illuminated address presented to Thomas Bavister 1906

Letter received from William Hill, Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 26 July 1790 (copy made in 1791)

Letter received from William Hill, Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 26 July 1790 (copy made in 1791)

Transcript:
Copy of a Letter from W. Hill to Jonathan Watham Esqr. of Bond Court, Walbrook London
dated Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, 26th. July 1790

Dear Sir,

Fain wou'd I give you my warmest Thanks, and tell you of the great affection I bear you…

A baker delivering bread in Tramvale, Marrickville, during the late heavy rains and floods in Sydney June 1889

A baker delivering bread in Tramvale, Marrickville, during the late heavy rains and floods in Sydney June 1889

Marrickville Road, near the Victoria Road, during the late heavy rains and floods in Sydney, June 1889

Marrickville Road, near the Victoria Road, during the late heavy rains and floods in Sydney, June 1889