Liberty street, Enmore
This photograph came up months ago, and as I go past this house regularly, I recognised it straight away and salted the image away for future reference.
Victoria street, Erskineville
Today I’ve come across a pair of images from one of my old neighbourhoods, a quiet tree lined street just around the corner from my old home. One of the photos is clearly labelled “17 and 19 Victoria street, Erskineville,” and the second simply “Victoria street.”
Pine street, Chippendale
Not all research results in a rewarding conclusion, or the satisfaction of a mystery solved. Sometimes, no matter how much information you have access to, a definitive answer is always just out of reach.
Burnell place, Darlinghurst
When I first came across this beautiful street scene in the City of Sydney demolition photographs archive, and read the address – 6-8 Burnell Place, Darlinghurst – I was expecting not only the houses to be long gone, but quite possibly the little laneway as well.
Belmore street, Enmore: where it all began.
This is the photograph that really started it all. I love the proprietary air of the young woman standing at the gate, watching over the children posing out front.
The Archive Detective acknowledges the First Nation Peoples of Australia, upon whose land we tell our stories. We thank them for their continuous care of Country, and pay our respects to their Elders and Knowledge Keepers past, present, and emerging.