Aerial Photos of Parramatta High School
All except for the first photo were taken on Saturday, October 30th 1999 at around 9:00am (hence the absent traffic).
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Click to enlarge A commercial plan view, (28k) taken in 1991. Here (66k) is the block the school is in, and here (94k) is an even larger view of the local area. Low and close, looking SW, plenty of detail of the school buildings. (22k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Looking south - Pitt Street dominates. (31k) Similar aspect - zoomed in a little. (23k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Pitt Street continues over the hill past the Great Western, and Ollie Webb Reserve comes into view. View is SSE. (28k) Swing around to SE. (33k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge A fair distance out. A key to landmarks is provided with this shot. (26k + 22k) Swing right around - the view is due W. PHS is out of right frame (red arrow) (45k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge May's Hill Cemetery. PHS out of frame at the top (red arrow). (54k) An enlarged version of this shot is available at 800x600 for your PC's wallpaper. (66k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge The Great Western Hwy and Pitt Street dominate this view to the NE. St John's is in the top right hand corner. (39k) A slightly cropped, enlarged version of this shot is available at 800x600 for your PC's wallpaper. (57k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Swing around to NNE. (28k) A little higher, all of our grounds are included, plus the bottom of the golf course, the railway bridge and half of St John's. (33k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Down a bit, and to the right. Most of St John's. The view is due N. (37k) Swing around to WNW. The sad, recent excavation diagonally opposite the school is clear. Its justification is not. (42k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Just a touch more to the west. (36k) Almost due west - the hole in the ground doesn't look any better. (36k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge St John's cemetery. Practically every stone is visible. PHS is out of frame, at the bottom left. (30k) Low and close, the mural wall outside the Art/I.A. block is shown clearly. (19k) Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge Donated to the school by the class of '61, this aerial of PHS and the regions immediately south was taken around 1950.(64k) Coming soon - an aerial of Parramatta Park, taken at the same time as the one at left.
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