University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection Creator: Robert Trevis Clifford Jones Historical Note: Mr Robert (Bob) Jones, of Bulli, was born in 1909. His family were long time residents of the Bulli district, and were associated with timber getting. He donated the collection to the University in 1994. It comprises photographs, the majority copies of originals, focusing on the Bulli district and the northern suburbs of the Illawarra, as well as several other locations from around New South Wales and overseas. Record Summary: Personal records – Photographic prints [majority are copies of originals] majority black & white, some coloured, negatives, plus two audio cassette tapes Date Range: 1880s-1980s Quantity: 45cm (3 boxes) (1066 items) Access Conditions: Available for reference. Contact Archivist in advance to arrange access. Note: Photographs arranged in folders according to subject. Inventory: Originally compiled 31 May 1995. Last revised April 2014. Page 1 of 27 University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection Series List Folder Items Description / Subject 1. 1-49 Wollongong 2. 1-25 Woonona/ Bellambi/ Russell Vale 3. 1-101 Bulli 4. 1-66 Bulli Pass 5. 1-84 Thirroul 6. 1-14 Austinmer 7. 1-10 Coalcliff 8. 1-28 Coledale 9. 1-17 Stanwell Park 10. 1-9 Lodden Falls 11. 1-62 Sherbrooke/ Cataract Dam 12. 1-27 Illawarra 13. 1-39 Blue Mountains 14. 1-22 National Park 15. 1-85 Sydney 16. 1-37 Sydney 17. 1-22 Aboriginal 18. 1-56 Railways 19. 1-20 World War I- Middle East 20. 1-72 New South Wales 21. 1-12 Victoria 22. 1-15 Northern Territory 23. 1-18 Perth 24. 1-10 South Australia 25. 1-23 London 26. 1-21 California/ Arizona/ Mexico 27. 1-96 Miscellaneous 28. 1-28 Miscellaneous 29. 1-2 Interview recording with Bob Jones 1995 Page 2 of 27 University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection Item List 1. Wollongong [Items 1-23 are b&w, 24-25 are sepia, 26-49 are b&w] 1. Crown St 2. Church Hill 3. Town Hall under construction on south east corner of Crown and Kembla Streets 4. Wollongong Public Hospital (1910s) 5. Wollongong Post Office Crown St 6. Wollongong Post Office (1900s) 7. Town Hall 8. Hotel (1910s) 9. Wollongong Hotel (1910s) 10. Methodist Church, Crown St 11. Girls School, Smith St (1910s) 12. Girls School, Smith St (1910s) 13. Law Courts (1920s) 14. High School, Church St (1900s) 15. Trades Technical School (1920s) 16. Congregational Church, Market St (1910s) 17. Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery 1905 18. Church of England Church, Church St (1910s) 19. Police Station (erected 1888) 20. Wollongong, looking south-west 21. Stewart Park (1910s) 22. Picnic Grounds, Stewart Park (1910s) 23. Drinking Fountain, Stewart Park (1900s) 24. Building Wollongong Harbour, looking north (1860s) 25. Building Wollongong Harbour, looking south 26. Wollongong Harbour (1890s) 27. Wollongong Harbour from Flagstaff Hill (1899) 28. Wollongong Harbour (1910) 29. Lighthouse 30. North Beach Wollongong 31. Tom Thumb Lagoon (1899) 32. Fairy Lake Wollongong (1899) 33. Brighton Beach (1900s) 34. Men's Baths at Wollongong (early 1900s) 35. Fairy Creek 36. Wollongong Railway Station (1890s) 37. Wollongong Railway Station (1900s) 38. Steam Engine at Wollongong Railway Station (1900s) 39. Wollongong Municipal Council's first Tip Truck 40. Coach service between Wollongong and Campbelltown 41. Murphy's Bus (1920) 42. Mt Kembla with Mt Nebo in background 43. Kamera Colliery (1920s) [Kemira?] Page 3 of 27 University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection 44. Kamera Colliery 1920s [Kemira?] 45. From Mt Keira (1920s) 46. Figtree, looking south (1890s) 47. Figtree [reverse of 46] 48. Albert Memorial Hospital in Flinders St 49. Ghost Creek 1900s 2. Woonona/ Bellambi/ Russell Vale [Items 1-25 are b&w] 1. Davisons Shop 1900s [x2 - one enlargement] 2. Davisons Store 1930s 3. Woonona c.1900 [enlargement, poor quality] 4. Molloys at Woonona c.1900 [enlargement of D193/2/11] 5. Woonona c.1920s 6. Main Road, Woonona c.1895 [enlargement of D193/2/19] 7. Campbell St, Woonona looking west 8. Woonona looking north from Gray St 9. Woonona Colliery looking at Bellambi Jetty 10. Fraser's Shop 1912 11. J Molloy, Timber Merchant and Furniture Maker 1900s 12. Russell Vale looking north 1910 13. Main St Woonona 1908 14. From Russell Vale to South Bulli Mine 1920s 15. Road making at Woonona 1930 [x2] 16. Looking north along Highway from Gray St 1910s 17. Main Road 1920s 18. Main St looking south 1900s 19. Main Road 1915 20. Woonona Cricket Team 1896 21. Unknown group of people 22. Bakery, Russell St, Woonona 23. Fire Brigade, Woonona 24. Railway Crossing, Woonona 25. Coal Collier 'Resolute' wrecked Bellambi early 1900s 3. Bulli [All items appear to be copies] 1. Old Bulli looking south 1890 2. Looking south from Chilbys Hill 1919 3. Looking south to Slackey Flat c.1910 4. Township of Bulli 1899 (2) 5. Hungry Hill, looking north over Slacky Flat 1910 6. Old Bulli looking south 1879 [enlargement of D193/3/9] 7. Looking north for Slacky Flat to Point St c.1900 8. Old Bulli town 1900s 9. Bulli town 1879 Page 4 of 27 University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection 10. Old Bulli town 1865 [x2] 11. From Bulli Post Office looking north over Slacky Flat c. 1900 [x2] 12. Old Bulli looking south [this item missing] 13. Old Bulli, Main St 1900s 14. Old Bulli mine 1863 15. Old Bulli mine c.1880 [x2] 16. Old Bulli mine employees 1875 [this item missing] 17. Bulli colliery c.1881 [x2] 18. Bulli coalmine. Waiting at pit top for survivors of explosion 1887 [all copies of painting by Alan Upton x1 b/w, x 2 coloured] 19. Bulli mine top after explosion 1887 [enlargement of D193/3/18] 20. Bulli mine [enlargement of 23] 21. Bulli mine [x2] 22. Mine to north of Bulli Mine called 'Cornbeef mine' c.1900 [x2] 23. Old Bulli Pit c.1900 [x 3] 24. Bulli colliery weigh bridge 1907 25. Station 26. Coal train leaving Bulli Siding 1960 27. Bulli Station looking south c.1900 [x2] 28. Cottage Hospital 29. Hospital 30. Hospital 31. Hospital [x2] 32. Cottage Hospital 1930 33. School 1875 34. Bulli Public School 1879 [x2] 35. Bulli Public School and buildings between it and Hobart St 1892 36. Bulli School 1875 [this item missing] 37. Bulli School (2) 38. Bulli School children 1920 [enlargement of no. 42] 39. Bulli School children 1907 40. Bulli School children 1903 41. Primary Class 1920 42. Infants Class 1920 43. School Children 1928 44. School Teachers 1968 45. Old Hotel 1900 46. Store – Glass and Co. 1930s 47. Old Stone House [1x colour, 1 x enlarged b&w] 48. Old Stone House with Albert and Sylvia Jones 49. Bulli Times Office opposite Bulli Hotel 1900 50. Wooden Shingle Roofed House 1900 51. Jones' with 1926 Clyno Car 1934 52. Unknown family and house 1910 53. Bulli Family Hotel 1900 [x2] 54. House- built for ES & A Bank [sepia] 55. Old Bulli, looking south c.1916 56. Railway looking north at Farrell Rd Page 5 of 27 University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection 57. Bulli Jetty c.1915 [x2] 58. Collier departing from Bulli Jetty 1900 [enlargement, poor quality] 59. Bulli Jetty and coal stacks 1920 60. Bulli Jetty 1920s [x2] 61. Bulli Jetty 1820s 62. Return of fishermen at Bulli Jetty 63. Coal Collier loading at Bulli Jetty 1930s 64. Boat sheds at Sandon Point [x2] 65. Part view of Thirroul from Bulli Lookout 1956 66. Bulli Coke Works 1900 67. Bulli Jetty c.1910 68. Hicks Point Jetty c.1900 69. Bulli Coal Jetty 1930s 70. Fishermen at Bulli Jetty 1910 (2) 71. Gun Emplacement at Sandon Point 1890s (2) 72. Bulli Lookout 1936 73. Bulli Outlook 1920 74. Bulli Lookout 1958 75. Bulli Lookout c.1920s 76. Bulli Pass Lookout 1910s 77. Premier Lookout 1930s 78. Timber cutter running lids for coal mines 1910 79. John Spinks timber cutter 1897 80. Timber cutters getting railway sleeper 1910 81. Bulli Mountain pit sawing 1890 82. Henry Mant's Bulli Coaching Service in the horse days 1900s 83. Bulli Shire Council's Vulcan truck 84. Bulli Horse Sulky outside Bulli Times Office opposite Family Hotel 85. Lord Northcote, Governor-General, addressing school children & parents April 25 1907 [x2] 86. Bulli PS Mother's Club c.1949 [names listed on verso] 87. Picnic Day 1920 88. Picnic Day 1910 89. Picnic Day 1920 90. Group of men [names listed on verso] 91. George Henry Keene 92. South Bulli mine? 93. South Bulli mine? 94. Unknown [enlargement, poor quality] 95. Working on South Bulli Colliery Tram Line 96. Part of South Bulli Jetty 97. Black Diamond Hotel 1870 98. Slackey Flat looking south to Post Office on top of Hill late 1900 99. Timber Getters 100. Bulli Band 1930s 101. Bulli Lookout early 1930s Page 6 of 27 University of Wollongong Archives (WUA) D Collections D193 Robert T.C. Jones Photograph Collection 4. Bulli Pass 1. Bulli Pass Wishing Well 1890s 2. Bulli Pass 1880s 3. Saw Mill at top of Bulli Pass 1919 4. Bulli Pass at the 'High Rocks' 1870s [x2] 5. Bulli Pass 1900s [this item missing] 6. Bulli Pass 'High Rocks' 1870s 7. Top of Green's Pinch 1900s 8. Bullock Team enroute to Sherbrooke [x2] 9.