Sydney · 1870 — 1879

Sydney in the 1870s

The 1870s caught Sydney mid-transformation — a colonial port of sandstone terraces, tall ships and gaslit streets, recorded by the first commercial photographers to work the harbour city.

Album leaf from "Views of Old Sydney": Garden Palace, Middle Head guns and a harbour landing — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Album leaf from "Views of Old Sydney": Garden Palace, Middle Head guns and a harbour landing

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Allan Cunningham monument, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Allan Cunningham monument, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Botanic Gardens [SydneyState Library NSW

Carriageway and gate in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Carriageway and gate in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Coaching party at Government House, Sydney, in the 1870s — photograph, from Government House, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Coaching party at Government House, Sydney, in the 1870s

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Colonial Secretary's Office at Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Chief Secretary's Building, circa 1879

photograph·1879·Sydney CBD

Colonial Secretary's Office at Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney

Colonial Secretary's Office, SydneyState Library NSW

Colonial Treasury, Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Macquarie Street, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Colonial Treasury, Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Coogee Bay from the sandstone cliffs, 1874 — photograph, from Coogee Bay, circa 1874

photograph·1874·Coogee Bay

Coogee Bay from the sandstone cliffs, 1874

Item 03: Coogee Bay, New South Wales, [1874Mr Whittle

Farm Cove from across the water, with shipping at anchor — photograph, from Farm Cove, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Farm Cove

Farm Cove from across the water, with shipping at anchor

Farm Cove, Sydney HarbourState Library NSW

Garden Palace dome above a pond in Sydney's Botanic Gardens — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Garden Palace dome above a pond in Sydney's Botanic Gardens

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

General Post Office, Sydney, by Charles Bayliss, c.1878 — photograph, from Sydney General Post Office, circa 1878

photograph·1878·Sydney CBD

General Post Office, Sydney, by Charles Bayliss, c.1878

General Post Office, Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo, SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897

General Post Office, Sydney, with the projecting three-faced clock — photograph, from Sydney General Post Office, circa 1878

photograph·1878·Sydney CBD

General Post Office, Sydney, with the projecting three-faced clock

General Post Office, SydneyState Library NSW

George Street shopfronts, Sydney, February 1871 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1871

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

George Street shopfronts, Sydney, February 1871

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

George Street, Sydney, with Riley Brothers drapers and C. Gardner's shops — photograph, from George Street, circa 1879

photograph·1879·Haymarket

George Street, Sydney, with Riley Brothers drapers and C. Gardner's shops

George Street, SydneyState Library NSW

Harbour and gardens from Government House, Sydney — photograph, from Government House, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Harbour and gardens from Government House, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company warehouse, Darling Harbour, March 1871 — photograph, from Darling Harbour, circa 1871

photograph·1871·Darling Harbour

Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company warehouse, Darling Harbour, March 1871

Sydney, March 1871State Library NSW

Hyde Park Barracks and the Mint seen across the park, Sydney — photograph, from Queens Square, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park Barracks and the Mint seen across the park, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Inscribed rock at Mrs Macquarie's Road, Sydney Domain — photograph, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Inscribed rock at Mrs Macquarie's Road, Sydney Domain

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, SydneyAmerican & Australasian Photographic Company

Interior of the Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Sydney — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1871

photograph·1871·Sydney CBD

Interior of the Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Sydney

Parliamentary Library, SydneyNew South Wales. Government Printing Office

Macquarie Street terrace row, Sydney, March 1871 — photograph, from Macquarie Street, circa 1871

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Macquarie Street terrace row, Sydney, March 1871

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Middle Harbour through gum trees, Sydney, 1878 — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1878

photograph·1878

Middle Harbour through gum trees, Sydney, 1878

Middle Harbour, SydneyState Library NSW

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, December 1870 — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, December 1870

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Post Office at Wynyard Square, Sydney — photograph, from Wynyard, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Wynyard

Post Office at Wynyard Square, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Royal Standard Hotel and the wharves of Darling Harbour — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1870

photograph·1870

Royal Standard Hotel and the wharves of Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour, Sydneyphotographer unknown

Rushcutters Bay and Policeman's Cottage, looking toward Darling Point — photograph, from Rushcutters Bay, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Rushcutters Bay

Rushcutters Bay and Policeman's Cottage, looking toward Darling Point

Rushcutter's Bay, SydneyJ. R. Clarke

Sailing ships moored along a Sydney harbour foreshore — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sailing ships moored along a Sydney harbour foreshore

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Springwood Hotel, with paling fence and dirt road — photograph, from Springwood, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Springwood

Springwood Hotel, with paling fence and dirt road

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, shortly after completion — photograph, from St. Andrew's College Main Building, circa 1876

photograph·1876·Camperdown

St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, shortly after completion

St Andrew's College, SydneyState Library NSW

St Philip's Church, Church Hill, Sydney — photograph, from St Philip's Anglican Church, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Wynyard

St Philip's Church, Church Hill, Sydney

St. Philip's Church, SydneyJ.R. Clarke

St Stephen's Church and Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown — photograph, from Camperdown Cemetery, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Newtown

St Stephen's Church and Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown

St. Stephen's Church, NewtownJ.R. Clarke

Sydney Cove from George Street, with Mort & Co. wool warehouses and shipping — photograph, from Sydney Cove, circa 1876

photograph·1876·Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove from George Street, with Mort & Co. wool warehouses and shipping

Sydney CoveState Library NSW

Sydney Cove with shipping and a careened vessel, after John Skinner Prout — illustration, from Sydney Cove, circa 1870

illustration·1870·Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove with shipping and a careened vessel, after John Skinner Prout

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, 1870 — photograph, from College Street, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, 1870

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, SydneyState Library NSW

Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships, 1870s–1890s — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships, 1870s–1890s

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873 — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1873

photograph·1873·Sydney CBD

Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873

Panorama of Sydney taken from Sydney Town HallRobinson, Francis W.

Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c.1875 — photograph, from Pyrmont, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Pyrmont

Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c.1875

City of Sydney [from PyrmontJ. R. Clarke

Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete

Sydney Town Hall under constructionState Library NSW

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower

Town Hall [SydneyState Library NSW

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall

Town Hall [SydneyState Library NSW

Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower

Sydney Town HallState Library NSW

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge — photograph, from The Domain, circa 1877

photograph·1877·Sydney CBD

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge

The Domain, SydneyState Library NSW

University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874 — photograph, from University of Sydney Footbridge Theatre, circa 1874

photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW

University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874 — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1874

photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885 — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1875

photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW