NRS-21689 | Images [Government Printing Office]

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These are original film negatives from the Government Printing Office Archive series 2 to 4. They are a continuation of the series 1 glass plate negatives (NRS 4481).

The photographs were taken by officers of the Government Printing Office. They cover a wide variety of subjects, including infrastructure development such as the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge; public transport; housing estates; schools and colleges; city, urban and country scenes; harbour, beach and and coastal views; royal visits; ships; official events such as the openings of the Opera House and parliament; award presentations; festivals and public occasions such as Carnivale and the Royal Easter Show; parks and gardens; jetties and wharves; dams and waterways; sporting events; hospitals, prisons and other public buildings; and portraits and group photographs of dignitaries, parliamentarians, public servants, awardees and others.

It should be noted that, generally, when the term "city" is used, it is a reference to Sydney.