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Collection 01
Hood Collection part I : Sydney streets, buildings, people, activities and events, ca. 1925-1955
Purchased from Gladys Hood, 1972

Collection 02
Hood Collection part II : Negatives, photographic prints, registers, appointment diaries and family motion pictures, 1916-ca.1955

Sam Hood : photographic collection, 1916-ca.1955

Series 01: Inventors' Association of Australia administrative and subject files, 1948-1977

Sub-series 10: Australian Gas Light Company industrial relations records, 1896-1975

PXD 1183
Architectural Drawings:

2-inch internal 4-panel door - John H. Carnwell, 1st Year, Sydney Technical College, June 25th 1900 [ink and watercolour]

Elementary Architectural Drawing, John Carnwell, First Year, Sydney Technical College, March 26th 1900

King Post Roof Truss, J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, First Year, October 4th 1900 [watercolour and ink]

Elementary Architectural Drawing, J. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, First Year, Nov 15th 1900 [ink and watercolour]

Warehouse in Mort Street for the Cash Bicycle Co. Ltd, J. Carnwell, 1st Year, Sydney Technical College, November 29th 1900 [ink and watercolour]

Design for a Cottage, John Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, March 20th 1901

Detail of Entrance Door Bulli Rectory, J. H. Carnwell, Second Year, Sydney Technical College, April 1st 1901

Norman Doorway and Gothic Early English Window - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, June 12th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Detail of a Panel Door, Detail of a Window, Detail of a Box Frame, Detail of a French Window, Detail of Roof - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, July 24th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Gothic Decorated Window - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, August 14th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Single floor - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, October 9th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Complete Set of Drawings for a Room - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, November 2nd 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Double floor - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, November 20th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Framed floor - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year, November 27th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Queen Post Roof Truss - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year November 28th 1901 [ink and watercolour]

Design for a Boat House - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, April 24th 1902 [ink and pencil]

Elevation of Tuscan Gateway - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year, May 7th 1902 [ink and watercolour]

Timber Roofs - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year, July 2 1902 [ink and watercolour]

Skylights and Roof Coverings - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year July 16th 1902 [ink and watercolour]

Greek Doric - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year, July 30th 1902 [ink and watercolour]

Detail of a Greek Ionic Volute, J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year, August 27th, 1902 [ink and watercolour]

Greek Corinthian, John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year, Oct 8th 1902

Roman Composite - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, November 19th 1902, Third Year [ink and watercolour]

Technical Insurance Company - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Third Year, November 27th 1902 [ink and watercolour]

3 Sydney Technical College Certificates awarded to John Henry Carnwell, 1902-1905

Perspective View - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, Second Year 6/3/03 [ink]

Perspective View - John H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, May 8th 1903 [ink]

Details of Piazza Etc. - Suburban Residence - J. H. Carnwell, Sept. 1904 [ink and watercolour]

Design for a Suburban Residence - J. H. Carnwell, Draftsman, 1904 [ink and watercolour]

Details of Stairs, Suburban Residence - J. H. Carnwell, December 1904 [ink and watercolour]

Application of Geometry to Ornament, drawn by J. H. Carnwell, 1904 [ink and watercolour]

Perspective Drawing of a Suburban Residence - J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College, undated [ink]

Competitive Design for a Gate Lodge, undated [ink and watercolour]

4 botanical design drawings [pencil], J. H. Carnwell, Sydney Technical College,  Aug 8th 1904, September 1904, September 25th 1904, Nov 21st 1904

Entry for the 'Ideal House' Competition - for the Sun News Pictorial, Melbourne  - possibly by Florence Mary Taylor, the first qualified female architect in Australia [ink]

Architectural drawing of Twin-Screw Steamers for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's European Line; "Kamo Maru", "Hirano Maru", "Atsuta Maru" and "Kitano Maru" - Constructed by the Mitsu-Bishi Dockyard and Engine Works, Nagasaki, Japan. Printed in 'Engineering', February 4, 1910

PXE 1279

'Certificate of a Child Being Sufficiently Educated'. Certificate inscribed 'I hereby certify that John Carnwell has been educated up to the standard of education required by the "Public Instruction Act of 1880." Dated at Marrickville the 19th day of November 1897'

Specification for 'Additions to 183 Rookwood Rd Bankstown for Mrs Heath' [manuscript]

Sydney Technical College Intermediate Certificate awarded to John Carnwell in Historical Architecture and passed, in December 1900, the First Year's Examination in the First Grade, dated Sydney, March 1901

'Supplement to the Illustrated Carpenter and Builder', Oct 4 1901

Sydney Technical College Full Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell for attending the full course of instruction in Quantity Surveying, Second Grade, December 1901, dated Sydney, March 1902

Sydney Technical College Intermediate Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell in Building Construction and passed, in December 1901, the First Year's Examination in the Second Grade, dated Sydney, March 1902
 
Sydney Technical College Intermediate Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell, at the annual examination, passed in the second year of the three year course in Building Construction in the First Grade, dated Sydney, March 1903

Sydney Technical College Intermediate Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell, at the annual examination, passed in the second year of the three year course in Architectural History in the Honours Grade, dated Sydney March 1903

Sydney Technical College Full Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell for attending the full course of instruction in Perspective (Direct Method), First Year, Second Grade, December 1902 and Second Year, Third Grade, December 1903, dated Sydney March 1904

Sydney Technical College Intermediate Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell, at the annual examination, passed in the first year of the three year course in Freehand Drawing in the First Grade, dated Sydney March 1905

Sydney Technical College Full Certificate awarded to John Henry Carnwell for attending the full course of instruction in Geometrical Drawing, First Year, First Grade, December 1903, Second Year, Second Grade, December 1904 and Third Year, First Grade, December 1905, dated Sydney March 1906

Sketchbook of geometric drawings by John Henry Carnwell. Inscription in sketchbook 'My School Drawing Book age about 14 years about 1906, J. H. Carnwell. Mr Bax Headmaster, Chapel Street School.'

Drawing of unidentified house and garden. Inscribed in bottom left corner '26-08-03 J.H. Carnwell'

Correspondence relating to John Henry Carnwell, dated 12 April 1905 - 9 June 1916. Includes letters from the Architects of the Balmain Kindergarten School and the Institute of Architecture.

Section of the Daily Telegraph on 'Florence Taylor, our first woman architect and engineer', August 2, 1945

Architectural drawings and sketches made at Sydney Technical College, 1900-1904 and letters 12 April 1905 - 9 June 1916 / by John Henry Carnwell

Personal papers of Spiros Metaxas and his wife Maria (Antipas) Metaxas, including earlier family records relating to Greece, Russia and China where Maria's father, Gerasimos Antipas, ran businesses.

BOX 1: Family and business papers - Harbin China, 1895-1941 
Account books, ca. 1931-1935 (in Greek) (3 bound);
Expenses (Russian) in manila folder, 1931-1932;
Folder of Antipas Vodka newspaper advertisements and related correspondence;  
Family business, financial and genealogical records and papers, ca. 1931-1941;  
Two folders of legal documents and records, some with wax seals (Russian and Chinese) relating to business affairs of Gerasimos Antipas in Harbin China, 1895-1930;
Two folders of handwritten letters (in Greek) from Maria and Spiro Metaxas in Greece to her father in Harbin, 1927-1930.

BOX 2: Spiro Metaxas papers - Harbin China and Sydney, ca. 1929-1984 
Letters, ca. 1929-1930, and correspondence with Royal Swedish Consulate relating to execution of the will of Evangelo Nicolaou Hatzopoulos by Spiros Metaxas, 1942-1945; 
Bound correspondence from Greek legation Tokyo, 1939-1941, regarding affairs of Greeks in China;
Correspondence regarding debtors, including in Tientsin and New Zealand, 1956-66;
Correspondence in Greek and Russian, possibly related to departure of Metaxas family from China; 
Folder with correspondence relating to naturalisation ceremony at Rockdale Town Hall, 1958-59, vodka factory joint venture and applications for trademarks and patents in Sydney, 1966;  
Specifications for design and construction of residence at 133 Hall St Bondi by John K. Noller Architect for Mrs Ahern; 
Folder of Spiros Metaxas correspondence regarding migration sponsorships;  
Folder of correspondence (greeting cards and airmail postcards) from Spiros Metaxas in Greece to his wife Maria Metaxas in Australia during trip to Greece in 1984; 
Folder of assorted greeting cards and letters.  

BOX 3: Photo albums and portraits 
Antipas family studio portraits and group portraits, including from Rostov-on-Don and Harbin, ca. 1901-1920? (2 folders); 
Album of Orthodox churches in Harbin;  
Album of family and various buildings in Harbin;  
Velvet album of photos, including in countryside in Manchuria;  
Velvet album of assorted photos of friends in Greece [boxed due to mould damage and very fragile]; 

BOX 4: Maria Metaxas papers relating to music 
6 yellow envelopes relating to AMEB Music examination papers and other music related correspondence of Mrs Metaxas, ca. 1970-1976;  
1 yellow envelope from Musical Association of NSW regarding Music teaching course certificate, 1976-77;  
Folder of correspondence of Maria Metaxas mainly relating to her studio’s Students Pianoforte Recital and music examinations, ca. 1972-1973;  
Folder of photographs, programs, invitations and Russian newspaper clippings relating to Piano Concerts given by the students of Maria Metaxas studio at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, including 1965; photographs of former students; and photographs of Greek Dance group;  
Folder regarding visit to Sydney by Greek pianist Gina Bachauer, including excerpts from Daily Telegraph and local Greek newspaper, 1962;
Family photograph album of Metaxas family in Australia. 

BOX 5: Postcards, travel albums and sketchbooks  
Album of European scenes, ca. 1924-1939;
Printing block, undated; 
Postcards in album with views of Japan, 1938, and some churches, undated; loose postcards;
Small box with two framed photographs of Spiros and Maria Metaxas, 1908 and undated; 
Photograph album Maria and Spiros Metaxas European trip, undated [boxed due to mould damage];
Folder with 2 sketchbooks, ca. 1882.  

BOX 6: Family photographs and photographic postcards in China, Greece, Australia, ca. 1929-1980 
Folder of 4 plastic sleeves with loose photos related to practice of Orthodox religion, including churches and priests in Harbin; 
Folder of 5 plastic sleeves with loose photos, possibly of extended family in Harbin;  
Folder of 5 plastic sleeves with Antipas family and related photos in Harbin; 
Folder of 5 plastic sleeves with leisure photos in China and on unidentified holidays;  
Folder of unsorted Sydney photos and greeting cards;
Folder with photos and letters sent by family from Greece; two Greek passports of Maria S. Metaxas and Spiros L. Metaxas, 1952 and small photo album of family in Bondi, Sydney and Blue Mountains.  

BOX 7: Religious and miscellaneous papers
Religious ephemera with images of Christian saints and icons, ca. 1962-1968; 
Framed religious pictures mainly of Christian saints and icons, undated; 
Miscellaneous family tax papers, 1955-1964.

BOX 8: Books and records 
Printed material including book on Russian history, culture and heritage and Greek palaeontology given as gifts; 
Books of liturgical hymns for Greek Orthodox Church and printed music scores, ca. 1954-1985;
Printed Bible presented to Spiros Metaxas at Naturalisation Ceremony at Town Hall Rockdale, 1959; 
Greek and Russian phonograph records, undated. 

BOX 9X: Large size photos, certificates, publications, letter copybooks   
Maria and mother’s travel document showing multiple visas, 1921-24;  
Loose photographic portraits, including of Orthodox monks in Harbin, family death and funeral photographs;  
Commemorative certificate from Harbin, 1927;  
Printed patterns for lace, Greek embroidery and traditional designs; 
Printed Greek publications and periodicals, ca. 1914-1929;  
Music scores by Rachmaninoff with pencil annotations (Preludes 5, 6 & 10 from Opus 23) and a song based on Rachmaninoff melodies; 
Gerasimos Antipas Vodka trademark documents; 
Manuscript book of letters, 1899-1901;  
Bound copybook of letters, ca. 1925-1927.

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