Old Pictures of Victoria/NSW Discovered

In the Age yesterday they had an interesting article about recently discovered photographs of Victoria and New South Wales that are over 100 years old:

IN THE 1870s, Beaufoy Merlin and Charles Baylis criss-crossed Victoria and NSW with a horse-drawn darkroom, lugging equipment that was ingenious but heavy, and working magic with chemicals such as mercury and magnesium that may ultimately have killed them.

They created an extraordinary record of life in Australia 130 years ago — streets of packed earth wide enough to turn a wagon and human figures, some sharp and some turned ghostly by movement that the slow shutter speeds of their cameras could not handle.

Now an extraordinary collection of nearly 1000 of their photographs has been found under a Sydney house. A selection of the pictures will go on display next week in the National Library of Australia. The photos lack captions and library staff hope members of the public who recognise scenes or businesses can help identify them.  [The Age]

The Age wants people to contact the National Library if they can identify the buildings in the old pictures but on its website the Age only has one picture out of all the old photographs for people to view.  Not exactly the best way to get the public involved in identifying the buildings if you ask me.