Public Works photographs: an unsung treasure
The amazing quality and variety of the photographs taken by the Public Works Department is a testament to the photographers - Joseph Bischoff, John Degotadi Junior and Robert Bowden among them.
Primarily taken to record the work of the Department in building, repairing and resuming properties, many of the images also record the humanity of these places. This webinar explores these images in depth.
Photography
Photos from Urban Affairs and Planning
This collection includes both colour and B&W photographs taken between 1945 and 1999, depicting Sydney, its surrounding areas, and regional NSW
![Government Printing Office; NRS 4481, Glass negatives NRS-4481-4-161-[AF00198139] Agricultural College Boys [Department of Agriculture] [no date]](https://images.mhnsw.au/fotoweb/embed/2024/11/b88091c8c68940ef96998726599064bf.jpg)
Raising the Farmer
Explore with us some of the 6,000 unique and beautiful glass negatives taken to illustrate articles in the Agricultural Gazette of NSW – now digitally available on our website, a unique slice of rural life
![PR866 Old govt [Government] surveyor, Devonshire St. [Street] reproduction](https://images.mhnsw.au/fotoweb/embed/2024/10/a643988cda094329ba0040c6cdd8f88c.jpg)
Photo collections
Our collections include thousands of photographs ranging from the late 19th century to the present, highlighting the rich and diverse life in New South Wales
Electricity Commission
These photos record the power generation and transmission assets of the organisation and document the working conditions and social events of its employees