NRS-9856 | Glass and acetate negatives [Maritime Services Board]

These glass  and acetate negatives record the construction of wharves and adjoining facilities in Sydney Harbour; ferry wharves and passenger amenities; views of Port Jackson; different types of ships and vessels; diagrams of technical systems; shipping movements; navigational aids such as buoys and beacons; rail work, tenements; roadways, housing and buildings in the harbour area including warehouses and boatsheds; road construction; reclamation works; equipment; damaged vessels (including on slipways); harbour-side pools; and demolition sites (including wharves to combat rats and the plague).Some glass negatives are unidentified, including unknown wharves, sites and buildings.The negatives in this series were transferred from the Maritime Services Board to the then Archives Office of New South Wales in 1980 and 1990.The negatives transferred in 1980 have been assigned individual numbers: 3203-3372 and 3745-7273. (SR Glass Negative Boxes 1310-17, 1324-1593 (3,697 negatives)). Many of the negatives transferred in 1990 have a ‘MSBL’ prefix and have been recorded on laser disc and were available in this form at the Mitchell Library and on the State Library website.