[Motor cars, ca. 1908-1914 ; White City, Rushcutters Bay, ca. 1913 ; A touch of Hollywood at La Perouse, ca. 1922]

ON 203

fonds

ca. 1908-1922

Graphic Materials, Photographs

129895

Copy print : PXA 803

Photographs - 5 glass photonegatives - 16.5 x 21.5 cm.

1. [1902-1906] De Dion-Bouton [with driver's side front wing damage, Centennial Park, ca. 1908-1914]
2. [One of two cars built by Isaac Phizackerley in 1902-1903, Centennial Park]
3. Siddley-Deasy, with `official car' banner [at Major Philip Charley's 'Belmont', North Richmond with the rear of his Rolls Royce, right, followed by a Humber, ca. 1912-1914]
4. White City [amusement park], New South Head Rd., Rushcutters Bay, ca. 1913 (shows the Fountain of Central Court in the foreground)
5. Models pose with camels on the beach at Frenchmans Bay, La Perouse, ca. 1922

Dated by the Curator of Photographs, Mitchell Library, Dec 1998
References:
Veteran & vintage cars / Pedr Davis. London : Lansdowne Press, 1981 (p.22) De Dion-Bouton
Veteran & vintage cars of Australia / Malcolm Grant. Artarmon, N.S.W. : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1972 (p.56) Siddeley-Deasy
The White City, Sydney, season 1913-4. [pamphlet] Location: 919.441/1 Mitchell Library
No.5 produced as a greeting card by the State Library of NSW Press (BGC410) "The photographer (unknown) was no doubt influenced by Mack Sennett's beach girls and `The Sheik'. These local belles pose at Frenchman's Bay, La Perouse." -- on back of card
No.2 - Identified in Giltraps' Australian cars from 1879 but the couple do not look like Isaac and Essie Phizackerly. The car looks new and may be ca. 1902 when Isaac won a medal at the Easter Show for a car "of his own construction".
No.3 - Because of the 'official car' banner this is almost certainly an Automobile Club (not 'Royal' until 1919) event.
Information on nos 1-3 supplied by D.Manson (Aug 2006)