Guide to the D. F. W. Darley collection of photographs
PIC/10489
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: December 2025
Collection Summary
- Title
- D. F. W Darley collection of photographs
- Date Range
- approximately 1866-1930
- Collection Number
- PIC/10489
- Extent
- 13 items
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 24 cm or smaller.
- Physical Facet
- photographs : black and white, colour, and sepia
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Pictures)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs including images of various Newcastle port scenes and portraits of men, including Cecil West Darley and members of the first Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board of Australia. Also includes image of the auxiliary steamer "Great Victoria".
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10196343).
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10196343).
Item Descriptions
Portrait of Cecil West Darley, [n.d.] (Item PIC/10489/1) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 18257 #PIC/10489/1
1 item, 24 x 18.5 cm. on mount 35.4 x 28.1 cm., photograph : black and whiteInscribed on verso: 'Presented: Mr D.F.W. Darley, 1970, P21/5/901'.
East Port, Newcastle, New South Wales, ca. 1890 (Item PIC/10489/2) - Piece PIC Box PS 18484 #PIC/10489/2
1 item, 9 x 14cm, postcard : colour, photomechanicalThe Dyke, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1, ca. 1890 (Item PIC/10489/3) - Piece PIC Box PS 18485 #PIC/10489/3
1 item, 9 x 14cm, postcard : colour, photomechanicalThe Dyke, Newcastle, New South Wales, 2, ca. 1890 (Item PIC/10489/4) - Piece PIC Box PS 18486 #PIC/10489/4
1 item, 9 x 14cm, postcard : colour, photomechanicalPortrait of the President, Members and Principal Officers of the first Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, Australia[?], ca. 1900 (Item PIC/10489/5) - Piece PIC Box PS 18487 #PIC/10489/5
1 item, 18.5 x 12.5cm, photograph : black and whiteCreator: Vandyck.
Auxiliary steamer Great Victoria at Circular Quay, Darling Harbor, Sydney, 1866 (Item PIC/10489/6) - Piece PIC Box PS 18488 #PIC/10489/6
1 item, 19.5 x 23cm, photograph : black and whiteInscribed on verso: Sydney Circular Quay in Darling Harbor, 1866 in the early days. Signed: J. Darley.
Auxiliary Steamer "Great Victoria", Richardson & Wrench wool pressing store is a white building on the left. Ferry "Waratah" visible on bow.
Group portrait of unidentified men in suits, Sydney, February 1891 (Item PIC/10489/7) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 18258 #PIC/10489/7
1 item, 15 x 20.5cm, photograph : black and whiteMembers of the International Commission on a unified 1:100,000 standard world map, London[?], 1, ca. 1905-1908 (Item PIC/10489/8) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 18259 #PIC/10489/8
1 item, 23.5 x 29cm, photograph : black and whiteCreator: The Dover Street Studios.
Members of the International Commission on a unified 1:100,000 standard world map, London[?], 2, ca. 1905-1908 (Item PIC/10489/9) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 18260 #PIC/10489/9
1 item, 25.5 x 31cm, photograph : black and whiteCreator: The Dover Street Studios.
U.S. National Irrigation Congress, ca. October 1910 (Item PIC/10489/10) - Piece PIC Drawer PM 18261 #PIC/10489/10
1 item, 25.5 x 35cm, photograph : black and whiteMembers of the International Map of the World Committee, London, ca. 1905 (Item PIC/10489/11) - Piece PIC Box PS 18489 #PIC/10489/11
1 item, 16 x 29cm, photograph : black and whiteCreator: The Dover Street Studios.