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Title
Photographs of New South Wales Government Printing Office, Sydney, ca. 1871-1910 and Ultimo Office, 1959
Creator
New South Wales. Government Printing Office
Call number
PXD 792
Level of description
fonds
Date

ca. 1871-1910, 1959
Type of material
Graphic Materials, Photographs
Reference code
152674
Physical Description
1 album (28 albumen photoprints, 14 gelatin silver photoprints) - 36.5 x 46 cm.
19 photographs - gelatin silver
Scope and Content
1-42. N.S.W. Government Printing Office (album)
1-2. [Government Printing Office, exterior, 1891]
3. [Officers 1899] Back row, L to R: Mr Cullen, Mr Garnett, Front row: Mr Griffiths, Mr Gullick, Mr McKern (William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer, 11 Nov 1896 - 27 Apr 1922)
4-30. [GPO, interior, 1891-2]
4-6. Composing room
7. Stereo & electro room
8. [Machine room]
9-10. [Binding room]
11. [Interior binding room (finishers)]
12-13. [Binding room]
14. [Cutting books (binding)]
15-16. [Backing books (binding)]
17. [Covering books]
18. [Finishing books (binding)]
19. [Lacing account books]
20. [Sewers' room]
21. [Folding]
22. [Sewing by hand]
23. [Sewing account books]
24. [Sewing by machinery]
25-26. [Ruling room]
27-28. [Railway ticket room]
29. [Mechanical room]
30. [Publishing room]
31-42. [Views of courtyard and upper floors at rear of building, ca.1900-10]
31-35. [untitled]
36. Courtyard, and waste and rubbish bin
37. Upper section of courtyard showing absence of fire escapes
38. In Carpenter's shop, cross wall supporting Ruling room and portion of Binding floor
39. North eastern wing from inner courtyard showing only fire escape for two upper floors
40. Back entrance of yard through which all goods and some 600 employees enter and exit daily
41. North and east external view of rear building showing absence of fire escapes
42. Entrance door for 500 staff daily leading to returning staircase
43-61. Loose photographs:
43-49. Government Printing Office, Sydney [exterior between 1871-1897, no.47 includes steam tram in front of GPO building]
50-61. Lighting in new Government Printing Office [Harris Street, Ultimo]
General note

Captions for nos.1-30; 43-61 taken from NSW Government Printing Office collection, 1870-1988 (List of GPO frame nos. available with items)
Name
Gullick, W. A. (William Applegate)
New South Wales. Government Printing Office
Subject
Adult Females
Adult Males
Photograph albums.
Topic
interiors
bookbinders
fire-escapes
lighting
printeries
printers (people)
printing industry
printing machines
public servants
steam trams
Place
Government Printing Office (Bent & Phillip Streets, Sydney, N.S.W.)
Government Printing Office (Harris Street, Ultimo, N.S.W.)
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