Leichhardt Jubilee 1921 blocks printed by Hill End Press from Localnotes on Vimeo.
Images of Holtermann’s Buildings, Hill End 1870 -1875 courtesy of Mitchell Library, State Library
Photographs of Jubilee Celebrations along Parramatta Road 1921 by J.G. Park
Photographs of Salvation Army, Leichhardt & Fire Station, Leichhardt 1921 by J.G. Park
Leichhardt Library in collaboration with Hill End Press, present the exhibition ” Leichhardt Jubilee Pressed.”
From the barrels of the library archives, the original blocks from the Publication “Leichhardt : its history and progress, with an account of the incorporation of the Municipality and the Celebration of its Jubilee, 1871-1921 have been dusted and brought to life for their 90th birthday by master print press artist Bill and Genevieve Moseley of Hill End Press.
In a day and age of digital imagery, speedy reproduction and dissemination of online publication it is joy to re-visit the clanking sound of the vintage press, echoing the Industrial revolution.
What lies on these metal printing blocks are multiple amazing stories from an eerie vacant Norton Street too municipal pride, boners and cutters, school children cultivating experimental grasses, sweet sweepers, new schools and churches which stand today, the large smiling assembly of school children of Leichhardt Public School and more. The blocks also offer us an amazing story of the changing technologies – from metal and glass plate reproduction to today’s chip-driven electronic media.
