[Views of Illawarra and Wollongong Districts, Sydney and Queanbeyan, ca. 1863-1875] / drawings by Helena Scott

PX*D 105

fonds

ca. 1863, 1869, 1871-1872, 1875

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Watercolours

430834

Drawings - 8 watercolours, 8 pencil drawings, and 2 ink drawings - 27 x 33.1 cm. or smaller

VOLUME 1 (Nos. 1 to 8c)
1. "Coonandarria" or "The Waterfall" Wollongong, August 1863 / Helena Scott
2. "Five Islands" from the front of St. Michaels Church August 1863 Wollongong / Helena Scott
3. "Parra" or Fairy Creek July - 1863 / Helena Scott
4. "Eudenderra", or "Berkeley" Avenue July 1863 / Helena Scott
5. "Whon" or Lake Illawarra from Flag Staff Hill, Berkeley - August 1863 / Helena Scott
6. The Road up Mt Keira Wollongong August 1863 / Helena Scott
7. Up Mt. Keira, Wollongong August 1863 / Helena Scott
8a. Road leading from stable Rose Bay Cottage Sir John Hay / Helena Forde March 1871
8b-8c. Mr Peter Piper's Adventures, Bear Hunting [2 ink drawings]
VOLUME 2 (Nos. 9 to 16)
9. Big Sirius Cove North Shore Sydney [with text from poem by David North] / Helena Forde Decbr 1869
10. Queanbeyan River - opposite "Dodsworth" formerly the residence of Captain Faunce / Helena Forde April 1872
11. Near Newport - (Pittwater) / H. Scott 1875
12. Creel Bay near Barrenjoey Road near Burken Base / H. Scott 1875
13. Stables, Government House Sydney - copy of C. Martens
14. "Waratah House" - Residence of Thomas Tourle Esq. "Waratah" near Newcastle 1865 / H. Scott [also initialled] HS
15. Elizabeth Bay copy of Conrad Martens
16. La Perouse's Monument Botany Bay, copy, C. Martens

Drawings were hinged onto board by SLNSW Preservation staff in June 1987.
Some drawings are affixed to card.
The cartoons (Nos. 8b-c), and copies of Conrad Marten's works (Nos. 13, 15, and 16), are not signed or dated.
No.9 has verse titled "The Cup of Life" on the reverse.
Nos. 11 and 12 have pencil inscriptions.

Most drawings are dated and signed "Helena Scott". Some are signed, "H. Scott".
Nos. 8a, 9, and 10 are signed, "Helena Forde".

Illawarra : The Garden of New South Wales - Wollongong City Gallery. Applies to: Nos. 5-7