Newcastle & The Hunter Captured in Watercolours by H. Grant Lloyd, 1878-1879

12 October 1878 f.175-Newcastle and Nobby by H.G. Lloyd Courtesy Dixson Library SLNSW
12 October 1878 f.175-Newcastle and Nobby by H.G. Lloyd Courtesy Dixson Library SLNSW

The Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales has digitised an album of 126 pencil and watercolour drawings by H. Grant Lloyd containing a number of views of Newcastle and the townships of the Hunter Valley in October 1878 and February-March 1879.

The title of the album is: Volume 2: Sketches of N. S. [New South] Wales, 1857-1888 by H. Grant Lloyd, and can be fully accessed online here: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6D3LQY

The Newcastle and Hunter Valley Watercolours

12 October 1878 f.175 Newcastle and Nobby

12 October 1878 f.175-Newcastle and Nobby by H.G. Lloyd Courtesy Dixson Library SLNSW
12 October 1878 f.175 – Newcastle and Nobby by H.G. Lloyd Courtesy Dixson Library SLNSW

14 October 1878 f.176 Newcastle and Christchurch Cathedral

14 October 1878 f.176-Newcastle and Christchurch Cathedral by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
14 October 1878 f.176-Newcastle and Christchurch Cathedral by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

14 October 1878 f.177 Wreckage near City of Newcastle

14 October 1878 f.177-Wreckage near the City of Newcastle by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
14 October 1878 f.177-Wreckage near the City of Newcastle by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

16 October 1878 f.178 Tamworth on the Peel

16 October 1878 f.178-Tamworth on the Peel by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
16 October 1878 f.178-Tamworth on the Peel by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

17 October 1878 f.179 Murrurrundi Valley of the Page

17 October 1878 f.179-Murrurrundi Valley of the Page by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
17 October 1878 f.179-Murrurrundi Valley of the Page by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

18 October 1878 f.180 Mount Wingen (Burning) past Scone Murrulla in distance

18 October 1878 f.180-Mount Wingen (Burning) past Scone Murrulla in distance by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
18 October 1878 f.180-Mount Wingen (Burning) past Scone Murrulla in distance by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

19 October 1878 f.181 Musclebrook on the Hunter

19 October 1878 f.181-Musclebrook on the Hunter by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
19 October 1878 f.181-Musclebrook on the Hunter by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

21 October 1878 f.182 Singleton on the Hunter

21 October 1878 f.182 -Singleton on the Hunter by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
21 October 1878 f.182 -Singleton on the Hunter by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

22 October 1878 f.183 Maitland on the Hunter

22 October 1878 f.183 -Maitland on the Hunter by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
22 October 1878 f.183 -Maitland on the Hunter by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

21 February 1879 f.206 Raymond Terrace with the Hunter and Williams

21 February 1879 f.206 Raymond Terrace with the Hunter and Williams by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
21 February 1879 f.206 Raymond Terrace with the Hunter and Williams by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

24 February 1879 f.207 Stroud near Port Stephens

24 February 1879 f.207 Stroud near Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
24 February 1879 f.207 Stroud near Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

25 February 1879 f.208 Bullahdelah on the Myall

25 February 1879 f.208 Bullahdelah on the Myall by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
25 February 1879 f.208 Bullahdelah on the Myall by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

26 February 1879 f.209 Bullumbale Myall Lakes

26 February 1879 f.209 Bullumbale Myall Lakes by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
26 February 1879 f.209 Bullumbale Myall Lakes by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

27 February 1879 f.210 At Myall Lakes

27 February 1879 f.210 At Myall Lakes by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
27 February 1879 f.210 At Myall Lakes by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

1 March 1879 f.211 Seal Rocks Lighthouse

1 March 1879 f.211 Seal Rocks Lighthouse by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
1 March 1879 f.211 Seal Rocks Lighthouse by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

5th March 1879 f.212 Remains of Carrington Port Stephens

5th March 1879 f.212 Remains of Carrington Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
5th March 1879 f.212 Remains of Carrington Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

7th March 1879 f.213 At Nelson Bay Port Stephens

7th March 1879 f.213 At Nelson Bay Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
7th March 1879 f.213 At Nelson Bay Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

8th March 1879 f.214 Entrance to Port Stephens

8th March 1879 f.214 Entrance to Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
8th March 1879 f.214 Entrance to Port Stephens by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

8th March 1879 f.215 Port Stephens Heads and Shoal Bay

8th March 1879 f.215 Port Stephens Heads and Shoal Bay by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
8th March 1879 f.215 Port Stephens Heads and Shoal Bay by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

10th March 1879 f.216 Newcastle from Nobby’s

10th March 1879 f.216 Newcastle from Nobby's by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)
10th March 1879 f.216 Newcastle from Nobby’s by H.G. Lloyd (Courtesy of Dixon Library, SLNSW)

The entire album can be can be fully accessed online here: https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6D3LQY

Gionni Di Gravio, OAM
University Archivist & Chair, Hunter Living Histories


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