Item 77-311-445 - The Great Fire, Sydney

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The Great Fire, Sydney

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CA BI 77-311-445

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  • 1901 (Creation)
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    Kelly and Dodge

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13cm x 18cm on sheet 19cm x 24cm

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Donated by the Old Sydney Society in 1977.

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Item is a photograph of a view of the ruins left by the Great Fire on the west side of Bentinck Street from Wentworth to Prince. The fire that started in a Charlotte Street shop would destroy 67 buildings, leave 31 families homeless, and cause over $500,000 in damage. The Robert Ingraham House, Dillon Dwelling, Woodill House, Rudderham House, and the Conway Building (now Ingersall Road) were all destroyed in the fire. However, the building seen on the left hand side of the photograph is still standing today, as well as the Khattar home and Khattar Law Offices.

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    The photograph is glued into a book with other photographs of the fire. The book was published by the Bell Printing and Publishing Company, Sydney and sold as a souvenir. The original photograph is listed under the accession number 77-342-476, two copies under the number 83-6368-13668 and one under the number 76-43.

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