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Camera Obscuras in Australia and New Zealand
AUSTRALIA
| Adelaide, South Australia |
c1931- 1970s |
At "Windy Point"
("Observation Point").Called "Panorama Scope". |
| Australia |
1990s |
Built by government. 3-element
optics with fl of 27ft. Never erected - in store. Cost $150, 000. |
| Bondi Beach, New South Wales |
1889/1893 |
In the grounds of Aquarium.
Actually on the adjoining Tamarama Beach. |
| Dromana, Victoria |
till 1988 |
At Arthur's Seat, on the
Mornington Peninsula. In the "Garden of the Moon" Restaurant.
By P.Hosking |
| Manly, New South Wales |
1857 |
Still there in 1888. Built
by H.G.Gilbert. Adjacent to "Dalley's Castle". Camera Street
still exists. |
| Manly, New South Wales |
1888-c1906 |
"Cole's Royal Camera
Obscura". Used a double meniscus lens. In three storey building, tea
room below. |
| Sydney, New South Wales |
1836 |
In Hyde Park at the top of
Bathurst Street. Probably displaced by the Sydney Town Hall. |
| Toowoomba |
c1966 - 1998 |
By W.M.Lowe. At "Picnic
Point". 6" doublet, f13. The whole building rotated to pan. Now completely
gone. |
NEW ZEALAND
| Napier, North Island |
mid 1970s |
In an aquarium. 3 separate
optical heads. Lenses 8" f33. Concrete floor is the screen. Optics rotate
once every 25 minutes. |
| New Zealand |
1997 |
Possibly to be erected at New
Brighton, Christchurch. By Mal Kernot ( of Wairakei ) and Brian Romeril. |
Palmeston North,
North Island |
1996 |
Uses simple, old, meniscus
lens. Moved from Palmeston North Museum to the Science Museum. |
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