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Plans of public buildings

In series NRS-4335 Plans of Public Buildings there are 3,400+ plans and over 430 have been digitised and published to our catalogue, Collection Search. This page displays a sample of the digitised plans and includes gaols; hospitals; lands buildings; pilot stations; post and telegraph offices; school buildings and traways buildings. 
 

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Dacey Garden Suburb

Low-cost housing for working-class people. The original plans for Daceyville reflected an integrated design of family homes, wide boulevard streets and open spaces with trees and gardens. The self-contained suburb would also include its own tram line, school, shops and maternity hospital. Construction work on Daceyville began on 6 June 1912.

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The Colonial Mutual Life (CML) building

The Colonial Mutual Life (CML) building is a heritage listed Sydney landmark on the corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place, and sits opposite the GPO. It was designed by well-known Sydney architect John Kirkpatrick and built in 1892-93 in the Victorian Free Classical style.

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Public Buildings in NSW (Photos)

This series by the Government Architect's office includes but is not limited to: departmental buildings such as the Lands Office Sydney and Government House, court houses, general hospitals, post offices, post and telegraph offices, police stations, police barracks, psychiatric hospitals, mothers and babies welfare centres, State hospitals, convalescent hospitals, university buildings, some interior photos of buildings, and the Government shipbuilding yards at Newcastle.

Martin Place, Sydney, 1936. Digital ID 4346_a020_a020000209

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