Part two from the NSW State Library series. Sir William Dixson (1870–1952) was an Australian businessman, collector and benefactor who bequeathed his collection of over 20,000 items of Australiana to the library in 1919 to form the Dixson Library. Dixson offered a collection of pictures to the library on the condition that a suitable gallery was built to accommodate them. The William Dixson gallery opened on October 21 1929 #hiddensydney #library #WilliamDixson #australiana #collector #bequeath #collection #gallery by hiddensydney

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