Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1918-1964 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Positive black & white prints; glass lantern slides; acetate negatives; whole, half and quarter plate glass negatives.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born in 1887, Edward Francis Nicholson [Frank] Cash graduated from Moore Theological College in 1913 and obtained an M.A. (Honours in Philosophy) from Sydney University in 1922. He was the Rector of Christ Church, North Sydney from 1922 and Registrar of the Australian College of Theology from 1945 to 1961. He and his wife, Violet Elizabeth, donated The John Francis Cash Memorial Chapel to Moore Theological College, completed in 1950. He was a keen amateur photographer and the only one to be permitted onto the construction site of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and took photographs throughout the building process. His photographs also include images of his family: his wife Elizabeth, son John who joined the RAAF and was killed in action in 1941, and three daughters Mary, Miriam and Elizabeth.
Archival history
Rev. Cash bequeathed his collection to John Brackenreg of Artarmon Galleries, who then donated it to Moore College.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Rev. Dr E.F.N. (Frank) Cash was the rector of Christ Church Lavender Bay and a keen amateur photographer. He was the only amateur photographer to be permitted onto the construction site of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and took photographs throughout the building process. His photographs also include images of his family: his wife Elizabeth, son John who joined the RAAF and was killed in action in 1941, and three daughters Mary, Miriam and Elizabeth. He also took many pictures of trees, native animals and rock formations, particularly around the Glen Innes area and inside Jenolan Caves. There are also a small number of photos of the Fairbridge Farm School for child migrants in Molong, NSW.
A large number of the slides are copies of paintings and illustrations from books, as well as hymn lyrics.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted - handle with care
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Some photographs of the Sydney Harbour Bridge have been digitised and are available on the Ark repository: https://moorecollege.access.preservica.com/index.php?name=SO_a0a8c1e9-3a7e-4a32-9fcd-bcd55ecb6868
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
The photographs of the Sydney Harbour Bridge were inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register in 2023.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Fairbridge Farm School (Subject)
- Cash, John Francis (Subject)