A man is silhouetted against the sky at the top of a ladder high on the building.

The building possibly is on Sackville Street. A telegraph pole appears to be suspended in mid-air, debris is lying at the front of the building, and the cobbled street is full of puddles.

Possibly on Sackville Street. Some of the men are working but others are scrutinising the damage; the remains of what appears to be a burned out tram are in the foreground.

The three photographs have some differences in detail. The restaurant interior has been destroyed although its façade, including decorative ironwork, appears to be largely intact; the soldiers are helping to salvage furniture. Further down the street there is even greater devastation of buildings with debris and wrecked vehicles lying around.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The buildings possibly are on Sackville Street. The foreground contains twisted metal including the remains of a tram and a sign advertising Nestle's.

The two photographs are taken from different angles. They show dust rising from the ruins and one photograph incorporates a group of people watching the process with curiosity. A building contractor's sign has been hung on the adjacent building.

The two photographs have some differences in detail. The man is viewing the gutted interior of very badly damaged buildings, possibly in the vicinity of the GPO, the parapet of which may just be visible. The foreground is a mass of twisted girders, and a long ladder is resting on part of the building.

The two photographs have some differences in detail.

Photograph of the lengthy front façade of a burned out barracks; the walls and chimney stacks are intact but show heat and fire damage; small numbers of civilians, and a dog, are strolling past the building; a group of people are working at one wing of the building and a (policeman?) stands in front of it.

Photograph of a street in a country town with a series of burned out building in the background; smoke is still rising; a group of people appear to be salvaging items and placing them on a horse and cart.