Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it contains printed legend at the bottom: Opening out of the west - clearing the land for the new town of Crotty. Photographer identified. Primitive buildings just visible in the background. It is likely the image is older than 1902.
This collection is a sample of images of Queenstown, Zeehan and Macquarie Harbour, sourced from the Colin Dennison image collection. Most of the images were originally created prior to 1956 and have been sourced from private Tasmanian collections. Most of the images have been obtained by scanning photographs either donated to or purchased by Mr Dennison or copied by him with the permission of families, one or more of whose members took the photographs. Some of the images can be identified as copies of original images created by government departments which were discarded and destroyed.
The image appears on a printed playing card (7 of Spades) with legend in text at the bottom. The cards were part of a tourism promotion campaign by the Northern Tasmanian Tourist Association, printed and distributed just after the Great War (World War I).
Image contains text identifying the subject and also 'copyright'. Originally taken from a postcard published in the weeks following the 1912 North Mount Lyell mine disaster. Image shows people in an open rail car travelling up the mountain.
The image appears on a printed playing card (4 of Diamonds) with legend in text at the bottom. Image shows significant industrial buildings in operation.
Image contains text identifying the subject and also 'copyright'. Originally taken from a postcard published in the weeks following the 1912 North Mount Lyell mine disaster. Image shows overhead view of people milling around the mine entrance.
Image contains text identifying the subject and also 'copyright'. Originally taken from a postcard published in the weeks following the 1912 North Mount Lyell mine disaster. Image shows people supporting Linnell as he moves towards the photographer, possibly with the mine entrance at the rear.
Image contains text identifying the subject and also 'copyright'.Originally taken from a postcard published in the weeks following the 1912 North Mount Lyell mine disaster. Image shows people greeting Ryan as he moves towards the photographer, possibly with the mine entrance at the rear.
Image contains text identifying the subject and also 'copyright'. Originally taken from a postcard published in the weeks following the 1912 North Mount Lyell mine disaster. Image shows people milling around outside of unidentified building.
Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it contains printed legend at the bottom: "All that is left of them - a reminiscence of Crotty, May 30, 1903. Eleven members of the North Lyell Mechanical Staff, which numbered a short time previously 150 men.
Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it contains printed legend at the bottom: electric motors driving blowers at Crotty (and of the lower image) Electric power house at Crotty.
Image has a steam engine and many mining carriages standing beside a steep hillside denuded of vegetation. Many men carrying shovels stand around, apparently working on the site. Image possibly connected to Mt Lyell mining operations.
The image shows many men standing within the ruins facing the camera as a hose plays water onto the building. Electronic file is titled 'after fire.tif'
Image possibly taken from original glass plate. Shows two vessals on the river with hills behind and occupied row boat in the foreground. Image appears twice, side by side with narrow shadow down the centre. When compared with image Boats on the Gordon.tif it is possible the view is of the Gordon River.
Image like sourced from a newspaper or publication as quality is grainy and contains legend at the bottom: F.O. Henry's Lynx and Grining's Valkyria, Gordon River, c1930. Compare with Boats on Franklin.tif
Image shows various men, possibly staff, standing on the verhanda. Lower half of the image shows the addresses of the offices in Zeehan and Queenstown. Image likely to have been an advertisement.
Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it contains printed legend at the bottom: Opening out of the west - clearing the land for the new town of Crotty. Photographer identified. Primitive buildings just visible in the background. It is likely the image is older than 1902.
Image centres on the two motor vehicles and adjacent figures, showing the ground and part of the first storey of the Queenstown Hotel. Affixed to first-storey railing is a large banner promoting Newtown v Queenstown football match on Saturday August 6th.
Image is copy of from a series of large format negatives created by the Teaching Aids Centre, Brisbane Street, Hobart, 1951 - 1973 and held at Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: AB713-1-5635
Image is taken from an adjacent hill and has the hotel in the centre of the picture. Image is in colour and shows extensive environmental degradation of the landscape.
Image has a steam engine and many mining carriages standing beside a steep hillside denuded of vegetation. Many men carrying shovels stand around, apparently working on the site. Image possibly connected to Mt Lyell mining operations.
Image shows street scene with partial images of adjacent shops. B Bird Butcher's shop depicted, with man in apron standing in doorway, dog on footpath nearby, plus horse under saddle standing in road. Contains contemporaneous hand written text 'Toranado' (sic) Queenstown Oct 22 1918 - A shop in town. The Photographer's name is also on the image, in the same script 'Nankivell'. Toranado may refer to a storm experienced by the town in October 1918 and described as a tornado.
Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it contains printed legend with hand written amendment at the bottom: Smelter site showing works in course of construction and method of disposing of slag. Mount Jukes in the background. Crotty 1898.
Image is likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it shows title at the bottom: Roe's All Nations Hotel, Zeehan. It also identifies the photographer and states "Sands & McDougall Ltd Collotype". The view is very early as there are tree stumps in the foreground.
Image is an advertisement, either a flyer or from a publication and shows the Hotel in the centre and two street frontages. Bayview Hall shown to the left and pedestrians on the street.
Image shows the Hotel from one side and at a sharp angle with one side of the Hotel rather than the main façade central to the image. House visible on the hill in the background.
Image is likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it shows legend at the bottom identifying the scene and providing technical information about the mine.
Image is likely an advertising card as text is printed on the image providing details of services, address and proprietors name. An additional label giving the date has been added to the image later.
Image is an advertisement with the Hotel in the centre and text above and below providing the name, address, proprietor and telephone number. Image also records that the "Photo taken during stay of Royal Welsh Male Choir at the Hotel."
Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it has a printed legend at the bottom stating that the "Photo taken during stay of Royal Welsh Male Choir at the Hotel." Label added later identifying the subject and date.
Image shows front and part of side of the hotel with large bus parked at the kerb. War Memorial is prominent at the left of the image. Boags Beer sign on hotel
Image possibly taken from original glass plate. Shows traffic in the foreground, the wharf and vessels. Original identifying text in the lower right corner.
Image likely sourced from newspaper or publication as it provides a printed legend at the bottom. Image shows workers standing on the rail line with shovels.
Image likely taken from a newspaper and has a partial printed legend at the bottom: 6 T. Garcie, of Strahan (left) v W . Burge, of Crotty (right). Won by Burge.
Image possibly taken from original glass plate. Shows traffic in the foreground, the wharf and vessels. Original identifying text in the lower right corner.