Sydney in the 1910s

This was Sydney before the Bridge — ferries stitching the harbour together — and a city marked by the First World War, as troopships gathered and departed from its wharves.

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Framed-picture stall, City Markets, Hay Street, Sydney — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
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Framed-picture stall, City Markets, Hay Street, Sydney

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Market workers among melons and pumpkins, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Market workers among melons and pumpkins, City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Produce vendor at the Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Produce vendor at the Sydney markets

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Sarsaparilla seller at the City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Hay Street, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Sarsaparilla seller at the City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Second-hand clothing stalls at the City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Second-hand clothing stalls at the City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Stand 57 potted-plant display beside W. Crowe bird and animal dealer, Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Stand 57 potted-plant display beside W. Crowe bird and animal dealer, Sydney markets

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Statue-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Statue-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Botanical Gardens, SydneyBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
T&G Mutual Life building, Elizabeth Street, Sydney — photograph, from Elizabeth Street, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Surry Hills

T&G Mutual Life building, Elizabeth Street, Sydney

Sydney and environsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Urn-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Urn-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Sydney and environsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Botanical Gardens, SydneyBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968