'B.M.D. No. 1' photograph album mainly of the CSR cane-ite factory at Pyrmont, Sydney, 1925, 1938-19...
'B.M.D. No. 1' photograph album mainly of the CSR cane-ite factory at Pyrmont, Sydney, 1925, 1938-1946
About this item
Full title
Date
1925, 1938-1946
Call Numbers
PXE 1743
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
216 photographic prints (1 album) - 27.9 x 37.2 cm. - gelatin silver
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1 photographic album, embossed on front cover with ‘B.M.D. No. 1’ (Building Materials Division) containing 208 black & white photo prints stuck in, all dated with detailed captions and 8 loose photo prints, undated and uncaptioned.
The images record the engineering, construction and operation of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s cane-ite...
Alternative Titles
Full title
'B.M.D. No. 1' photograph album mainly of the CSR cane-ite factory at Pyrmont, Sydney, 1925, 1938-1946
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Most images have detailed inscriptions with dates.
Object History
Probably from the Building Material Division of CSR.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Malcolm Kirby, April 2018
Administrative / Biographical history
The Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd (CSR) was founded in 1855 by Sir Edward Knox with plants at Canterbury and in the city, at the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets. In 1875 CSR acquired five acres (two hectares) at the end of the Pyrmont peninsula. Eventually, the company would build three distinct plants there. Firstly a sugar refinery in 1877,...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 1743
Record Identifier
93QXOAo1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QXOAo1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9606782
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