Sydney · 1920 — 1929

Sydney in the 1920s

The twenties brought motorcars, picture palaces and a new tempo to the city — and, from 1924, the slow rise of the Harbour Bridge's steel arch over a skyline that would never look the same.

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Coogee Beach and baths, crowded shoreline, ca. 1928–1932 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1928
photograph·1928·Coogee

Coogee Beach and baths, crowded shoreline, ca. 1928–1932

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of Coogee, ca. 1928-1932Wood, Samuel, 1876-1957
Coogee Beach and Pier from the reserve, looking south — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1928
photograph·1928·Coogee

Coogee Beach and Pier from the reserve, looking south

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of Coogee, ca. 1928-1932Wood, Samuel, 1876-1957
Coogee Pier and beachfront reserve, viewed from above — photograph, from Coogee, circa 1928
photograph·1928·Coogee

Coogee Pier and beachfront reserve, viewed from above

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of Coogee, ca. 1928-1932Wood, Samuel, 1876-1957
Crowds on Coogee Beach, 1922 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1922
photograph·1922·Coogee

Crowds on Coogee Beach, 1922

Coogee Beach, 1922 / panoramic photograph no. 12 by R. P. MooreMoore, R. P. (Robert P.)
Geological Map of the Sydney District, 1925 — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1925
map·1925·Sydney CBD

Geological Map of the Sydney District, 1925

Geological map of the Sydney districtWillan, T. L.
Homeward Bound, off Sydney Heads — Oilette postcard of a steamer — illustration, from Watsons Bay, circa 1920
illustration·1920·Watsons Bay

Homeward Bound, off Sydney Heads — Oilette postcard of a steamer

Unidentified ships in Sydney HarbourErnest G. Best
Indicator Map of Sydney with rotating metal street-finder — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1927
map·1927·Sydney CBD

Indicator Map of Sydney with rotating metal street-finder

Indicator Map of SydneyIndicator Map Co. Ltd.
Reserve, pier and beach at Coogee — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1928
photograph·1928·Coogee

Reserve, pier and beach at Coogee

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of Coogee, ca. 1928-1932Wood, Samuel, 1876-1957
Women's hockey match at the University of Sydney, 1929 — photograph, from The University of Sydney, circa 1929
photograph·1929·Camperdown

Women's hockey match at the University of Sydney, 1929

Schoolgirl hockey, Sydney UniversityHood, Sam, 1872-1953