Name/TitleCapturing time : panoramas of old Australia
MakerBarnard, Edwin
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectThis work is based on panoramas made between the 1820s and 1930s, covering all of Australia's capital cities and rural areas. The development of the panorama ("cyclorama") is discussed in an opening chapter.
Contents include :
Capital of the convicts' colony : Sydney 1820
Home for rogues and rebels : Newcastle 1821
Luxuries worthy of a better race : Hobart 1825 & Sydney 1827
The view from the frontier : King George Sound 1832
In the grip of Swan River fever : Fremantle 1832
Pioneers on Port Phillip Bay : Melbourne 1841 [Samuel Jackson]
The plains of Australia Felix : Challicum 1852
A city built on dreams of gold : Melbourne 1863
Light's vision becomes reality : Adelaide 1866
Convict colony to colonial capital : Brisbane 1872
The harbour city on a world stage : Sydney 1880
City on the edge of nowhere : Perth 1880
"Truly, a happy land is this" : Launceston 1890
Desperate days in the deep north : Palmerston (Darwin) 1870-1897
Building the bush capital : Canberra 1911, 1920s & '30s
Panoramas made easy : Sydney, Katoomba and Newnes 1920s & '30s.
Includes illustrations, maps, and bibliography
Publication Date2012
Publication PlaceCanberra, ACT
PublisherNational Library of Australia
Subject and Association KeywordsAustralia
Subject and Association KeywordsCities and towns
Subject and Association KeywordsPanoramic views
Subject and Association KeywordsJackson, Samuel, 1807-1876
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBook
Object numberLIB 040681
Spine Label307.76 BAR
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved