40. Pink House, Coogee. November 2006

34. Edmond with his sons Yacoub, Joseph and Charlie, Merrylands. The 3 religious figures, St Charbel, St Joseph and Mary, St Rocky, were put in the garden by the mother, to help cure the eczema of the youngest son. October 2006

35. Vic, Summer Hill. People come to pray sometimes in front of his statue, with gnomes on the side. October 2006

36. Giuseppa, Summer Hill. 35 years ago her husband (deceased) started the hedges with the face. She snips them every day in the morning. December 2006

37. Dot, Lithgow, 58 years. November 2006

38. Elia, Summer Hill, 62 years old. November 2006

39. Noil, Jerome and Daniel, Bathurst. They just bought a fridge for their beers at a garage sale on Carlingford Street in Bathurst. November 2006

41. Irene, Emu Plains, 84 years old, doing the garden. Came to Australia [from  Hungary] in 1949. November 2006

42. Musa, Lidcombe, reading the Koran. He's from Mardin, Turkey. October 2006

43. Sue and Kristy, Emu Plains, raising/lowering the flag for 2 fallen soldiers in Fiji. November 2006

44. Judith, Cullen bullen. October 2006

45. Bilal and Fatma and grandson Jason, Lidcombe. Originally from Ankara, Turkey. Bilal cuts trees by hand. October 2006

46. Stephanie and Jorja, Cullen Bullen. October 2006

47. Moyrtte, 82, Perthville. Lived at "Grandview" with her husband (90 and in hospital) for 58 years. She baked cakes that day to take to the markets. November 2006

48. Alf and his son, Bathurst. They hope to win the Christmas decoration competition this year. November 2006

Anya van Lit aggregated collection of photographs including the series Women and Work; Gardens and front yards; Aboriginal communities in NSW; and Junee Correctional Centre, 1999-2009

34. Edmond with his sons Yacoub, Joseph and Charlie, Merrylands. The 3 religious figures, St Charbel, St Joseph and Mary, St Rocky, were put in the garden by the mother, to help cure the eczema of the youngest son. October 2006
35. Vic, Summer Hill. People come to pray sometimes in front of his statue, with gnomes on the side. October 2006
36. Giuseppa, Summer Hill. 35 years ago her husband (deceased) started the hedges with the face. She snips them every day in the morning. December 2006
37. Dot, Lithgow, 58 years. November 2006
38. Elia, Summer Hill, 62 years old. November 2006
39. Noil, Jerome and Daniel, Bathurst. They just bought a fridge for their beers at a garage sale on Carlingford Street in Bathurst. November 2006
40. Pink House, Coogee. November 2006
41. Irene, Emu Plains, 84 years old, doing the garden. Came to Australia [from  Hungary] in 1949. November 2006
42. Musa, Lidcombe, reading the Koran. He's from Mardin, Turkey. October 2006
43. Sue and Kristy, Emu Plains, raising/lowering the flag for 2 fallen soldiers in Fiji. November 2006
44. Judith, Cullen bullen. October 2006
45. Bilal and Fatma and grandson Jason, Lidcombe. Originally from Ankara, Turkey. Bilal cuts trees by hand. October 2006
46. Stephanie and Jorja, Cullen Bullen. October 2006
47. Moyrtte, 82, Perthville. Lived at "Grandview" with her husband (90 and in hospital) for 58 years. She baked cakes that day to take to the markets. November 2006
48. Alf and his son, Bathurst. They hope to win the Christmas decoration competition this year. November 2006

Collection 16: Gardens and front yards of Sydney, October - December 2006 / photographed by Anya van Lit

40. Pink House, Coogee. November 2006

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