Colour photograph shows site of repair work to Tasman Bridge, damaged by the crash of the ore carrier Lake Illawarra in January 1975; missing pylons being replaced
Black-and-white photograph of Gentle Annie Falls, a man-made water channel constructed as part of the Hobart waterworks to supply fresh water to residents of Hobart, operating between the 1860s to 1940s.
Black-and-white vertical/portrait photograph of four men posing for the camera while standing or squatting above or beside a waterfall on Mount Wellington, believed to be Silver Falls
Black-and-white photograph of rustic hut built amid fern trees on walking track at Mount Wellington, two figures walking across timber bridge amid fern fronds
Black-and-white photograph shows path to near base of waterfall in foothills of Mount Wellington, two men standing near a barrel beside a metal mesh and barbed wire fence and a padlocked gate barring access to the stream
Black-and-white photograph shows waves lapping shoreline of Derwent River in foreground, with Government House on the hill, surrounded by mature trees, tall picket fence runs parallel with river, two wires strung between poles, visible through trees
Black-and-white photograph shows gravel road leading to western approach to Government House, Hobart, featuring clocktower with Union Jack hoisted and bas relief sculpture above doorway.
Black-and-white photograph shows Hobart General Post Office viewed from Franklin Park. Words “G.P.O., HOBART, FROM FRANKLIN PARK” and “V6” are typewritten in black on white reverse panel at bottom of photograph
Black-and-white photograph shows Hobart Railway Station, viewed from gardens of the University of Tasmania, including the Tasmanian Government Railways workshops
Black-and-white photograph shows men, women and children stripping hop cones into hessian-covered troughs, carrying baskets and sacks of harvested hops on the extensive hop grounds. The plant was cultivated widely at Glenorchy, Margate, Kingston and the Upper Derwent Valley area.
Black-and-white photograph shows snow on Mount Wellington viewed from the verge of the Huon Road, South Hobart, with post-and-rail fence alongside roadway.
Black-and-white photograph depicts Miller’s Corner on the intersection of Liverpool Street and Murray streets, Hobart, looking towards waterfront down Murray Street. A.P. Miller, dispensing chemist, died 1904
Black-and-white photograph taken from elevated point on Queen’s Domain, looking north up Derwent River towards Cornelian Bay and New Town Bay; Risdon Park Racecourse (1880s-1926) at New Town in foreground, early burial plots in headland of Cornelian Bay Cemetery at right of picture.
Black-and-white photograph shows ruins of the church at Port Arthur, damaged by fire in 1884,with charred timber framework in the roof, remnant shingles on the roof and climbing plants covering the sandstone of the church walls. Handwritten words “Church at Port Arthur” in lower left corner of image.
Black-and-white photograph shows elevated view of ruined church at Port Arthur, including charred timber roof framework; with view of waterfront and other buildings on Port Arthur site; cut hay is drying in paddock at front of church.
Black-and-white photograph taken looking north along Gun Carriage Drive towards Government House, Hobart, with post-and-rail fences on Derwent River side; a horse harnessed to a four-wheel carriage, is on the left of the road; a small jetty extends from the shoreline and a boat is visible through the trees, anchored just off shore.
Black-and-white photograph shows stone buildings along Salamanca Place, timber stacked on New Wharf and masts of ships docked at the wharf; signs on buildings for “A.E. Lord Wool Merchant” and “W.D. Peacock and Co.”, historic home Lenna and eastern conservatory visible on hilltop behind towards Battery Point; maritime signal station with the Time Ball that was dropped automatically at 1pm, after a relayed telegraph signal from the Melbourne Observatory.
Black-and-white photograph shows Sandy Bay Road, with tram tracks on riverside of road, electric wires for Hobart Electric Tramway, carriage wheelmarks in the unpaved road surface, electricity transmission wires strung from poles mounted with porcelain insulators
Black-and-white photograph taken from foothills of Mount Wellington shows settlement of Hobart and upper end of Liverpool Street, now called Liverpool Crescent
Black-and-white photograph shows three men sitting on a fence railing outside the entry to Watermen’s Wharf, with horse-drawn carriages pulled up near the Franklin Pier and Brooke Street Pier
Black-and-white photograph of Royal Botanical Gardens, showing a decorative undercover seat constructed around the stump and butt of a tree. Government House visible in background
Black-and-white photograph depicts police officer standing in middle of Liverpool Street, Hobart, with YMCA and J.W. Toplis Pharmaceutical Chemist listed as tenants of the corner building.
Black-and-white photograph shows Sandy Bay Road in foreground, the grand home St Helena on what is known as Dunkleys Point, and Battery Point on the opposite shore of the bay
The collection features photographs taken by Hobart photographic studio Beattie’s Studio, also known as J.W. Beattie, for the Electrolytic Zinc Co. at the company’s Risdon smelter between 1920 and 1940. The collection depicts construction of new facilities at the factory complex. The first sod was turned on the zinc smeltering plant at Risdon on the western shore of the Derwent River on 16 November 1916, and a test smelter called the 250 lb plant was opened in 1917 to produce 250 lb of zinc a day using the recently developed Roast-Leach-Electrowin (RLE) process of extracting zinc through electrolysis. Electrolytic Zinc’s office occupied the former Derwent Inn. The larger 10-ton plant opened in January 1918 and the 100-ton plant opened in November, 1921. This collection of photographs depicts the phases of construction of the 100-Ton Plant, further expansion of the smelter and decomissioning of some of the older equipment at the zinc works. Beattie’s Studio was a photographic studio founded by Scotsman John Watt Beattie (1859-1930), who began exhibiting photographs soon after his arrival in Tasmania in 1878.
Black-and-white photograph shows the newly constructed cell room inside the 100-Ton plant at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon, with Johns and Waygood stencilled on the overhead gantry
Black-and-white photograph shows stacks of sawn timber and workmen with horses and carts removing earth at an excavation on site E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Black-and-white photograph depicts man working on the concrete pouring tower for construction of the power house 4th unit at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Black-and-white photograph of construction of cell room extension at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon. Men climbing on beams of roof, a large sign reading “SAFETY” is mounted at ground level.
Black-and-white photograph of construction of cell room extension at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon. Large sign reading “SAFETY” is mounted at ground level.
Black-and-white photograph depicts workman kneeling at base of partially constructed concrete-framed building and man straddling the roof beams on site of E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Black-and-white photograph shows small corrugated iron cottage or shed on a hillside below larger, open-fronted building under construction at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Black-and-white photograph shows workmen digging earth and rubble to be loaded into a horse-drawn cart at excavation site for new Derwent Prime furnace being built at E.Z Co. Zinc Works 1930
Black-and-white photograph shows horse and cart positioned in pit while men excavate the site of the Derwent Prime furnace by hand at the E.Z. Co Zinc Works 1930
Black-and-white photograph shows workmen sitting down and horse eating from nosebag in front of timber framework for concrete pour for construction of power station building at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon 1921
Black-and-white photograph shows framework and construction of roasting division building at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon, above railway line, with stockpile of logs and timber above railway cutting; Mount Faulkner in background
Black-and-white photograph shows construction and extension of factory building at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon, with bricks stacked inside building partially clad in corrugated iron 1921
Black-and-white photograph shows stacks of bricks and sawn timber near corrugated iron-clad building with solid stone foundation, situated above the railway line at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Black-and-white photograph shows elevated view of the construction of the roasting and leaching divisions of the 100-Ton Plant, below the cell room, at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works, looking west towards Mount Faulkner
Black-and-white photograph shows construction of a retaining wall below the level of the train line for a new building as part of the roasting and leaching divisions of the 100-Ton Plant, at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works
Black-and-white photograph shows view looking east of the framework of the newly constructed leaching division buildings below the level of the train line at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works 1921
Black-and-white photograph shows an elevated view of the cell room building, the roasting division and other buildings under construction, looking west, with Mount Faulkner in the background 1921
Black-and-white photograph shows view dowhill to River Derwent looking across construction site of E.Z. Co. Zinc Works construction site of 100-Ton Plant
Black-and-white photograph shows piles of sawn timber, scaffolding and workers constructing the framework of a new building on an elevated site at the E.Z. Co. Zinc Works 1924
Black-and-white photograph shows piles of bricks, timber trusses and timber framework of new building under construction at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon 1924
Black-and-white photograph shows partially completed tanks atop heavy concrete foundations in a building under construction, at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon 1924
Black-and-white photograph shows two workers atop a partially assembled crane on riverside wharf at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon, with words “Babcock and Wilcox”, “London and Renfrew” on the nameplate.
Black-and-white photograph depicts stone foundations and timber bearers inside a pit excavated into a hillside at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works in front of substantial corrugated iron-clad sheds also under construction
Black-and-white photograph shows piles of bricks and sawn timber amid excavation work and construction of new buildings at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon
Black-and-white photograph shows exterior of newly constructed cell room at E.Z. Co. Zinc Works at Risdon viewed from the south, looking downhill to the Derwent River.
Interview with Colin Dennison dated 25th August 2018. Interview conducted by Ben Ross (www.oralhistorycompany.com) concerning Colin’s lifetime of collecting photographs, postcards, stamps and other historical resources. Colin donated the collection to the University of Tasmania Library Special & Rare Collections.