Robert Hunt (1830-1892): Public Buildings, Hotels, and Tourist Attractions

Robert Hunt photographed many of Sydney's well known buildings such as the, Government Post Office, the Free Public Library, and St. Mary's Cathedral after the fire of 1865. As a well respected member of Sydney society Hunt also had access to some of the less photographed areas of Sydney. This allowed him to photograph the naval installations at South Head as well as interiors at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint. Hunt photographic excursions also took him to more remote areas of Sydney. Because of this Hunt's photographs include rare early documents of places like the Newport Hotel, the Great Western Hotel at Katoomba, St. Augustine's Church, the construction of Cave House at Jenolan Caves and Little Manly Baths. Hunt's also took many landscape photographs of the Blue Mountains

The Sydney Mint

The Sydney Mint, from Macquarie St., Sydney c1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106041	From the roof of the Royal Mint Sydney c1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106026
Queens Square (without the statue) , from the Sydney Mint, Macquarie St., Sydney c1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106047	The Sydney Mint, from Macquarie St., Sydney c1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106048
Melting House Chimney The Sydney Mint, August 1884, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106086	Melting House Chimney The Sydney Mint, August 1884, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 81106085
Machinery The Sydney Mint (interior), 7 March 1892, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 890190074	Machinery The Sydney Mint (interior), 21 March 1892, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 890190075
Machinery The Sydney Mint (interior), 21 March 1892, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 890190077	Machinery The Sydney Mint (interior), 21 March 1892, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 890190080
Machinery The Sydney Mint (interior), 14 March 1892, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 890190083	Machinery The Sydney Mint (interior), 14 March 1892, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 890190074

Canon at Bradley's Head, Sydney

Scenic Railway, Katoomba, the Blue Mountains

Scenic Railway (when used for mining), Katoomba, the Blue Mountains 114th November, 1884, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060093

Hotels

Great Western Hotel, Katoomba, Blue Mountains 15th November, 1884, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060089	Great Western Hotel, Katoomba, Blue mountains Click here for view of house in the foreground November 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060114
Clarendon Hotel, Manly, Sydney March, 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060095
Newport Hotel, Pittwater, Sydney c1865?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060288	Newport Hotel, Pittwater, Sydney 10th July 1884, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060071

Little Manly

The Botanical Gardens, Sydney

Agave Inarmarata, Botanical Gardens, Sydney 3 December 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060174	Interior of the Garden Palace, Botanical Gardens, Sydney c1879-1882, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060003
Garden Palace grounds, Botanical Gardens, Sydney 4 March 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060191	John Smith in the Botanical Gardens, Sydney 1859, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060191

Bondi, Sydney

Bondi Beach, Sydney 10th April 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060140

North head, Bondi, Sydney 10th April 1886, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060139

St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney

Saint Mary's Cathedral, Sydney (after the fire) c1865, Robert Hunt Digital positive from a collodion? glass negative, Macleay Museum, 811060427

Gates to Saint Mary's Cathedral, Sydney c1885?, Robert Hunt Digital positive from a collodion? glass negative, Macleay Museum, 81106087

St. Augustine's Church

Saint Augustine's Church 2 April 1887, Robert Hunt Digital positive from a collodion? glass negative, Macleay Museum, 81106228

Saint Augustine's Church (interior) 2 April 1887, Robert Hunt Digital positive from a collodion? glass negative, Macleay Museum, 81106229