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Edmund Webb, his wife and two daughter and their home, Hathrop, Bathurst, ca. 1875 / photographer unknown
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Edmund Webb (1830-1899) was born in England, the son of a farmer. He came to Australia for his health. Starting as a draper's assistant he rose to be a leading businessman of the city of Bathurst and a policitician. He was a member of many civic and charitable organisations and died a wealthy man. He built Hathrop in the 1860's. It later became a hospital...Format: Photograph. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 910330 ( http://910330 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
The State Library of New South Wales' major subject strengths are Australian history, culture and literature, including Aboriginal studies, Antarctic exploration, family history and genealogy, business and management, social sciences, applied science, biography, health and law. The State Library is home to one of Australia’s most significant historical and heritage collections. As well as nearly 11 kilometres of manuscripts – from nine 1788 First Fleet journals through to the archives of contemporary organisations and writers – the Library holds more than one million photographs. From the earliest surviving photograph taken in Australia – in January 1845 – through to digital photographs taken last month, the Library’s unrivalled photographic collections document with powerful clarity the way Australians have lived their lives over two centuries. You can find out more about the State Library's photographic collections on our website: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about/collections/photographs.html More broadly the Library’s collecting reach spans a multitude of platforms: the Library’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the documentary heritage of New South Wales. It holds over 5 million items including books, oil paintings, watercolours, architectural plans, engravings & lithographs, magazines and periodicals, posters, ephemera, sheet music, talking books, maps, CD-ROMs, newspapers, microfilm and microfiche, films and videos, computer software, kits, sound recordings, photographs, coins, postage stamps and other objects.
Views and Postcards from Australia and New Zealand, mostly from 1880-1920
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