NRS-15348 | Maritime Services Board colour slides

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The colour slides which comprise this series show a range views of the harbour and its surrounds, ships, port infrastructure and activities on the harbour.

Typical contents of the series are coloured images of Sydney Harbour; Port Kembla; The Rocks, various vessels including naval ships, harbour ferries, pilot and passenger vessels; stone and brick buildings; construction of the International Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay; a visit by the 'QE2' in February 1985; people involved in maintenance and inspection work; loading of bulk carrier vessels; cranes and other wharf equipment; meetings; launch of the "Ted Noffs" on 31 August 1987; Australian Maritime Art Award presentation; reclamation work; and construction of retaining walls.

There is no text or captions to precisely identify the slides. Some mounts are stamped with the date of photographic processing, but most are undated.