Department of Mineral Resources Historic Photographs Collection

Department of Mineral Resources Historic Photographs Collection
Department of Mineral Resources Historic Photographs Collection
	Heritage boundaries
Location	516 High Street, Maitland, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	32°43′40″S151°33′07″E / 32.7277°S 151.5520°E Coordinates: 32°43′40″S151°33′07″E / 32.7277°S 151.5520°E
Built	1860–
New South Wales Heritage Register
	Official name: Historic Photographs Collection, Department of Mineral Resources; Geological Survey collection of historic images; NSW Trade & Investment offices Maitland
Type	state heritage (movable / collection)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	972
Type	Contents (movable)
Category	Government and Administration
	Location of Department of Mineral Resources Historic Photographs Collection in New South Wales

Last updated July 20, 2019

The Department of Mineral Resources Historic Photographs Collection is a heritage-listed photographic collection at 516 High Street, Maitland, City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It was established from 1860. It is also known as the Geological Survey collection of historic images. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) by road north of Sydney and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway about 17 km (11 mi) from its start at Hexham.

The City of Maitland is a local government area in the lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line.

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In December 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

Description

Contains original glass plates, glass lantern slides and copy negatives covering mining and related subjects dating from 1860 to the present. There is in the order of 110,00 photographs in the collection.^[1]

As at 16 March 2001, the photographs were mounted on cards with negatives stored.^[1]

Additions to the photographic collection are made on a regular basis.^[1]

Public viewing of the collection is available through appointment.^[1]

Heritage listing

This unique collection of historic images of rocks and landforms includes rare images relating to early mineral discoveries and contributes to our understanding of the development of the mining industry in NSW.

The collection of around 110,000 historic images, amassed since the late nineteenth century by the NSW Government's "Geological Survey" branch of the former department of Mineral Resources, were required for the production of geological maps of the state.

The Government of New South Wales, also referred to as the New South Wales Government or NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Government of New South Wales, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1856 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, New South Wales has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, New South Wales ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.

The collection is associated with George W. Card, curator of the Geological Mining Museum, who was the first to order it and with the office of the Government Printer, whose photographers took most of the photographs. There is an associated collection of photographs in the Government Printing Office's collection of glass negatives in the State Library of New South Wales.

The collection includes valuable historic images of the landscape from Victoria. Queensland, Tasmania as well as some countries overseas. It is estimated that less than one tenth of the collection has been scanned. There is some meta-data associated with the collection including index cards. The maps which were constructed on the basis of these photos are not part of the collection but are held by the former department of Mineral Resources.

About 6000 images from the collection - largely historic photographs - are held by State Records. The rest of the collection of negatives, glass plate negatives and slides was moved from St Leonards to the offices of NSW Trade & Investment in Maitland in 2004.^[1]

The Department of Mineral Resources Historic Photographs Collection was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Historic Photographs Collection, Department of Mineral Resources". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00972. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Bibliography

(not stated) (1994). Heritage & Conservation Register for Department of Mineral Resources.

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[nswshr-972-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Historic Photographs Collection, Department of Mineral Resources". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Office of Environment and Heritage. H00972. Retrieved 2 June 2018.