Robert Hunt (1830-1892): Social Events

The photographs by Robert Hunt which chronicle events in Sydney are less common than other subjects. Even so he was able to capture some interesting activities which occurred around Sydney. These included the procession in support of the eight hour working day and the New South Wales Sudan Regiment c1885. Most of these appear to have been taken in the 1880s and suggests he may have found the speed of the mass produced dry gelatin glass negative (introduced to Australia in the 1880s) enabled him to capture more spontaneous events. While also linked to boating the isolation of Sydney made the arrival of ships in Sydney harbour a public occasion and thus some of Hunt's photographs of ships in Sydney Harbour have been included under this subject heading.

The Sudan Regiment, Sydney

Sudan Regiment parading from Queen Victoria Square down Macquarie Street, Sydney 1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060053 More information on the Sudan Regiment is available on the Australian War Memorial Site

Sudan Regiment? Parade, Sydney 1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060058

Sudan Regiment? Firing Cannon, Sydney 1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060032

Rifle practice

Men standing on logs, possibly Sir Henry Parkes at Falconbridge Blue Mountains, Sydney 1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060039

Rifle Practice, Randwick?, Sydney 1885?, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060033

Ships

The Arrival of the Sunbeam, Sydney Harbour 3rd July 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060204

Two Ships Dressed in Flags, Sydney Harbour c1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060050

Sailors of the HMS Nelson, Sydney Harbour c1885, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060042

A Steamship Aground on Colloroy Beach, Sydney c1865, Robert Hunt Stereoscopic albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060268

The Eight Hour Working Day Procession

March for the Eight Hour Working Day, Macquarie St., Sydney 3rd October 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060219

March for the Eight Hour Working Day, Macquarie St., Sydney 3rd October 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060221

March for the Eight Hour Working Day, Macquarie St., Sydney 3rd October 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060222

March for the Eight Hour Working Day, Macquarie St., Sydney 3rd October 1887, Robert Hunt Albumen print, Macleay Museum, 811060223