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Bird's-eye view of the City of Sydney, 1888 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1888
map·1888·Surry Hills

Bird's-eye view of the City of Sydney, 1888

The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] / M.S. HillHill, M. S.
Burning of the Garden Palace, Sydney, 22 September 1882 — illustration, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1882
illustration·1872·Sydney CBD

Burning of the Garden Palace, Sydney, 22 September 1882

Collection of pictures from the Illustrated Sydney newsGibbs, Shallard & Co.
Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, with the Australian Museum beyond — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, with the Australian Museum beyond

Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, SydneyState Library NSW
Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Chief Secretary's Building, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney

Colonial Secretary's Office [Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo, SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897
Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Chief Secretary's Building, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney

Colonial Secretary's Office, SydneyState Library NSW
Coogee Bay from the clifftop, with figures in the foreground — photograph, from Coogee Bay, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Coogee

Coogee Bay from the clifftop, with figures in the foreground

Coogee BayState Library NSW
Garden Palace from the Botanic Gardens lawns, Sydney, 1880 — photograph, from The Garden Palace, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Garden Palace from the Botanic Gardens lawns, Sydney, 1880

View of Garden Palace looking west-south-west from Lawn 34, Botanic Gardens, SydneyState Library NSW
General Post Office, George Street, Sydney, before the clock tower — photograph, from George Street, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Wynyard

General Post Office, George Street, Sydney, before the clock tower

General Post Office, George Street, Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo, SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897
Hardie & Gorman auction plan: George Street frontages between Wynyard and Margaret Streets, 1882 — map, from Wynyard, circa 1882
map·1882·Wynyard

Hardie & Gorman auction plan: George Street frontages between Wynyard and Margaret Streets, 1882

Sydney : valuable properties in the centre of the City for sale by auction, Pitt St. at the ... Wednesday, May 31st. Hardie & Gorman / W.H. Binsted licensed surveyorBinsted, W. H. (William Henry), -1918
Macdonald River, 1881 — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1881
illustration·1891

Macdonald River, 1881

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Macdonald River, New South Wales, 1881 — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1881
illustration·1891

Macdonald River, New South Wales, 1881

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Millers Point rooftops and harbour, with sailing ships off Kent Street — photograph, from Millers Point, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Millers Point

Millers Point rooftops and harbour, with sailing ships off Kent Street

Millers Point, SydneyState Library NSW
Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point — photograph, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, SydneyState Library NSW
Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1888
photograph·1888·Sydney CBD

Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea

Sydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association photographsSydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association
Pottie's shopfront and condemned timber buildings, Castlereagh Street, Sydney — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Pottie's shopfront and condemned timber buildings, Castlereagh Street, Sydney

Castlereagh Street, SydneyC.H. Woolcott
St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, from the field — photograph, from St. Andrew's College Main Building, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Camperdown

St Andrew's College, University of Sydney, from the field

St Andrew's College [SydneyState Library NSW
St Philip's Church and Clarence Street, Sydney, from the Grosvenor Hotel — photograph, from St Philip's Anglican Church, circa 1887
photograph·1887·Wynyard

St Philip's Church and Clarence Street, Sydney, from the Grosvenor Hotel

From Grosvener [i.e. Grosvenor] Hotel [Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo., SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897
Stanmore Public School, with pupils gathered on the front steps — photograph, from Stanmore Public School, circa 1885
photograph·1885·Stanmore

Stanmore Public School, with pupils gathered on the front steps

Public School, Stanmore, Sydney / H. King Photo. SydneyKing, Henry, 1855-1923
Sydney across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, with the Town Hall, St Andrew's Cathedral and Great Synagogue — photograph, from Pyrmont, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Pyrmont

Sydney across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, with the Town Hall, St Andrew's Cathedral and Great Synagogue

Sydney from PyrmontState Library NSW
The City of Sydney, bird's-eye view, 1888 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1888
map·1888·Surry Hills

The City of Sydney, bird's-eye view, 1888

The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] / M.S. HillHill, M. S.
Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1880
photograph·1880·North Sydney

Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden

Residence, North SydneyState Library NSW
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW