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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 13h

Two Chinese men in the street, Sydney, 1885-1890, Arthur K. Syer, vintage albumen print. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 3d

Cyclists escorted by police, 1000-mile cycle, Dural Street, Hornsby, Sydney, 10 October 1945, by Alec Iverson for Pix Magazine. RR Daniel photographer's shop visible in background. @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoa3...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 5d

Vanuatuan recruits for sugar plantations in Australia, Vanuatu, c. 1910, by unknown, gelatin silver print, State Library of New South Wales. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbi...

Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 6d

Born #OTD 7 Oct 1816 - Edward Hammond Hargraves the Australian gold prospector whose expedition in the Macquarie River resulted in the New South Wales gold rush. Portrait by Thomas Tyrwitt Balcombe uploaded to Wikipedia by State Library of NSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 10d

Actor and singer Evie Hayes (1912-1988), best known for her stage success in Australia with English comedian and actor Arthur Askey, Sydney 1950. Photo by Robert Rice. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evie_Ha... & en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 12d

Harry Fell, hairdresser, Melbourne, 28 October 1952, photograph by L. Shea. Uploaded to #FlickrCommons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2rhRU3t

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 13d

Taken #OTD 30 Sept 1940, Chicago Firearms Co. Protector pistol. It could be hidden in the palm of a person’s hand. Handed into Sydney C.I.B. H.Q during an amnesty in 1940. Photo by Frederick Stanley Grimes. Uploaded to #wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 16d

Born 26 Sept 1909 - painter, printmaker, & designer Elaine Haxton Her Sydney contemporaries were Russell Drysdale, Donald Friend. Dobell's portrait of her was a finalist in the 1941 Archibald Prize. Photo uploaded to Wikipedia by State Library of NSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 17d

Taken #OTD 26 September 1938 - Beach acrobats. Alf Stanbrough supports Bonnie Nixon and Hazel with Wal Balmus on top; Jack Goldberg observes, Sydney, by George Caddy, State Library of New South Wales, PXD 1038 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/EdQl...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 18d

It is almost impossible to make cement without emissions, but carbon-capture-and-storage technology is finally being deployed to decarbonise the sector

Could we have cracked one of the world's toughest climate problems?

It is almost impossible to make cement without emissions, but carbon-capture-and-storage technology is finally being deployed to decarbonise the sector

www.newscientist.com

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 19d

Private screening of film 'Cloistered' for nuns at the State Theatre, Sydney, 24 April 1938, by Sam Hood, State Library of NSW, uploaded to Flickr Commons by @StateLibraryNSW flic.kr/p/2reCSzJ

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 20d

#OTD 23 September 1938 Opening night of the "Hollywood Hotel Revue" at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, by Sam Hood. Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre...

Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 21d

The Garden Palace in the Domain Sydney was completely destroyed by fire #OTD 22 September 1882. Among the items destroyed were irreplaceable First Nations artifacts collected from NSW. Images uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_...

Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 23d

Department of Postwar Reconstruction, Town planning with centers free of through traffic and gardens, Sydney, Alec Iverson, 1944, Uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_p...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 25d

Born #OTD 18 Sept 1861 Australian philanthropist Dame Eadith Campbell Walker. Portrait by Harold Cazneaux 1924 uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadith_...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26d

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director and godfather for independent cinema as Sundance founder, dies at 89.

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · 27d

#OTD 16 Sept - Papua New Guinea celebrates 50 years of independence - photo of Michael Somare at Sydney Uni, Sept 1968. Somare was PNG's first Prime Minister. CC 4.0 @StateLibraryNSW courtesy SEARCH Foundation ON 161/item 368 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6a... #PNG50, #50PNGIndependence

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Sep 11

##HistoryWeek2025 (6-14 Sept) Water Stories - Day 7 - Surfers, North Bondi, 20 October 1938, photographed for PIX magazine by Ivan Ive @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nZNWQ...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Sep 10

#HistoryWeek2025 (6-14 Sept) Water Stories - Day 6 The first Japanese whaling fleet to visit Sydney arrived on 19 October 1935 on its way to Antarctica. Photo, 1935 by Norman Herfort. Uploaded to Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaling...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Sep 9

#HistoryWeek2025 (6-14 Sept) Water Stories - Day 5 Climbing a tower to look for sharks, Blackhead Beach, Victoria, Australia, 1938, by Max Dupain @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arGv...

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Sep 8

#HistoryWeek2025 (6-14 Sept) Water Stories - Day 4 Children at the beach, Watson’s Bay (?), Sydney, c. 1935, by Sam Hood, from vintage glass negative, @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arGv...

Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Sep 7

#HistoryWeek2025 (6-14 Sept) Water Stories - Day 3 - the SS Coolebar, washed ashore Bellinger Point, NSW, 16 April 1917. Refloated 12 May 1917. Sydney Underwriters' Association, @StateLibraryNSW collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJd...

Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Sep 6

#HistoryWeek2025 (6-14 Sept) Water Stories - 2 Crustaceans caught dredging in the Antarctic Ocean on Mawson's Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14. Photo by Frank Hurley @StateLibraryNSW ttps://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/digital/Djp62QmVK4zpv

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The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 4

Microsoft open-sources its 6502 version of BASIC from 1976

Developers can now experiment freely with code from 1976

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Geoff Barker @spritebark.bsky.social · Aug 31

Today - 1 September is National Wattle Day in Australia. This photo was taken by Ray Olsen in Sydney in 1938 and uploaded to #Wikipedia by @StateLibraryNSW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_...

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