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"Carting the Wool" float in the Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

"Carting the Wool" float in the Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Academic procession at the University of Sydney Quadrangle — photograph, from The University of Sydney, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Camperdown

Academic procession at the University of Sydney Quadrangle

Sydney UniversitySam Hood
Academic procession at the University of Sydney, 1936 — photograph, from The University of Sydney, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Camperdown

Academic procession at the University of Sydney, 1936

Sydney UniversitySam Hood
Aerial over a Marrickville industrial pocket: saw-tooth factories and terrace streets — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Aerial over a Marrickville industrial pocket: saw-tooth factories and terrace streets

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Aerial view over an Alexandria industrial precinct with pipe yards and terraced housing — photograph, from Alexandria, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Aerial view over an Alexandria industrial precinct with pipe yards and terraced housing

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Aerial view over an industrial and residential block, with Norton Bros factory sheds — photograph, circa 1930
photograph·1930

Aerial view over an industrial and residential block, with Norton Bros factory sheds

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Aerial view over an industrial and terraced-housing district, after 1935 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Aerial view over an industrial and terraced-housing district, after 1935

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Aerial view over Marrickville rooftops and factories — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Aerial view over Marrickville rooftops and factories

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Aerial view over the Erskineville–Alexandria industrial belt, 1930s — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Erskineville

Aerial view over the Erskineville–Alexandria industrial belt, 1930s

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Aeroplane Jellies float passing Museum Station, 1938 — photograph, from Liverpool Street Cycleway, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Sydney CBD

Aeroplane Jellies float passing Museum Station, 1938

Sesquicentenary Manufacturers' Parade, Sydney, 1938: photographsState Library NSW
Australian Gas Light Company works at Mortlake, aerial view — photograph, from Mortlake, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Mortlake

Australian Gas Light Company works at Mortlake, aerial view

Item 35: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, Parramatta, ca. 1939Milton Kent
Australian Gas Light Company works on the Mortlake peninsula, from the air — photograph, from Mortlake, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Mortlake

Australian Gas Light Company works on the Mortlake peninsula, from the air

Item 35: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, Parramatta, ca. 1939Milton Kent
Australian Woollen Mills from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Marrickville

Australian Woollen Mills from the air, Marrickville

Item 08: Milton Kent aerial views of Five Dock, Marrickville, Rhodes, Sydenham, 193-Milton Kent
B.A.L.M. Paints factory on Cabarita Point — photograph, from Cabarita, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

B.A.L.M. Paints factory on Cabarita Point

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
B.A.L.M. Paints factory on the Parramatta River at Cabarita — photograph, from Cabarita, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

B.A.L.M. Paints factory on the Parramatta River at Cabarita

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
B.A.L.M. paints works on the Cabarita waterfront, Parramatta River — photograph, from Cabarita, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

B.A.L.M. paints works on the Cabarita waterfront, Parramatta River

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
B.A.L.M. paints works on the Parramatta River at Cabarita — photograph, from Cabarita, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

B.A.L.M. paints works on the Parramatta River at Cabarita

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
B.A.L.M. paints works on the Parramatta River at Cabarita, from the air — photograph, from Cabarita, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

B.A.L.M. paints works on the Parramatta River at Cabarita, from the air

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Baby show entrants on the steps of Marrickville Town Hall — photograph, from Marrickville Town Hall, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Marrickville

Baby show entrants on the steps of Marrickville Town Hall

Group of mothers and babies on steps of Marrickville Town HallHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Baby show gathering on the steps of Marrickville Town Hall — photograph, from Marrickville Town Hall, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Marrickville

Baby show gathering on the steps of Marrickville Town Hall

Group of mothers and babies on steps of Marrickville Town HallHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Bathers on the rocks at Coogee Beach, 1936 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Coogee

Bathers on the rocks at Coogee Beach, 1936

Coogee surfSam Hood
Bathers running from the surf, Coogee Beach, 1936 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Coogee

Bathers running from the surf, Coogee Beach, 1936

Coogee surfSam Hood
Boats moored off Balmoral Beach, Mosman — photograph, from Balmoral Beach, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Mosman

Boats moored off Balmoral Beach, Mosman

Balmoral - Sydney, NSWState Library NSW
Bottle kilns of a Marrickville pottery works from the air, ca. 1939 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Marrickville

Bottle kilns of a Marrickville pottery works from the air, ca. 1939

Item 35: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, Parramatta, ca. 1939Milton Kent
Brick cottage float in the Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Brick cottage float in the Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Cabarita Point paint works and wharf from the air — photograph, from Cabarita Point, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

Cabarita Point paint works and wharf from the air

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Cabin cruiser "Leisurlea" under way on the Parramatta River — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1937
photograph·1937

Cabin cruiser "Leisurlea" under way on the Parramatta River

"Leisurlea", on Parramatta RiverHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Carmelite Convent chapel and Marian statue, Marrickville — photograph, from Wardell Road, circa 1932
photograph·1932·Marrickville

Carmelite Convent chapel and Marian statue, Marrickville

Hood Collection part II, Box 059, nos. 140-144 : Golden wedding (50th anniversary) of Mother Superior, Carmelite Convent, MarrickvilleSam Hood
Carmelite convent chapel interior decorated for a Golden Jubilee, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1933
photograph·1933·Marrickville

Carmelite convent chapel interior decorated for a Golden Jubilee, Marrickville

Hood Collection part II, Box 094, nos. 006-021 : Carmelite convent and appearance of Prioress Mother Marie on her Golden Jubilee, MarrickvilleSam Hood
Carmelite Convent chapel, Marrickville, with crowd gathered for a jubilee — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1932
photograph·1932·Marrickville

Carmelite Convent chapel, Marrickville, with crowd gathered for a jubilee

Hood Collection part II, Box 059, nos. 140-144 : Golden wedding (50th anniversary) of Mother Superior, Carmelite Convent, MarrickvilleSam Hood
Carrying a sideboard into new flats at Erskineville, 1938 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Carrying a sideboard into new flats at Erskineville, 1938

Tenants move into new Erskineville flat, 17 December 1938 / photographed by R. WolfeWolfe, Ray
Cavalcade of the Golden Fleece procession through Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Cavalcade of the Golden Fleece procession through Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Century Storage Battery Co and neighbouring works from the air — photograph, from Alexandria, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Century Storage Battery Co and neighbouring works from the air

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. and Crown Chemical Co. works from the air — photograph, from Beaconsfield, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Beaconsfield

Century Storage Battery Co. and Crown Chemical Co. works from the air

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. and neighbouring factories off Botany Road, Beaconsfield — photograph, from Beaconsfield, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Beaconsfield

Century Storage Battery Co. and neighbouring factories off Botany Road, Beaconsfield

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. works and market gardens from the air — photograph, circa 1930
photograph·1930

Century Storage Battery Co. works and market gardens from the air

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. works from the air, Alexandria district — photograph, from Alexandria, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Century Storage Battery Co. works from the air, Alexandria district

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Century Storage Battery works from the air, Alexandria — photograph, from Alexandria, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Century Storage Battery works from the air, Alexandria

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Chic Salon float in the Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, Church Street — photograph, from Church Street, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Chic Salon float in the Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, Church Street

Parramatta celebrationsState Library NSW
Child at the rope barrier, Erskineville dog show, 1934 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Erskineville

Child at the rope barrier, Erskineville dog show, 1934

Hood Collection part II, Box 029, nos. 033-053 : Dog show, Erskineville; Phillip Street fire; Easts versus Wests football; Mothers and children, ABC studiosSam Hood
Cockatoo Island dockyard from the air, Sydney Harbour — photograph, from Woolwich, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Woolwich

Cockatoo Island dockyard from the air, Sydney Harbour

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Cockatoo Island dockyards from the air, Sydney Harbour — photograph, from Woolwich, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Woolwich

Cockatoo Island dockyards from the air, Sydney Harbour

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Commemoration Day scramble, University of Sydney — photograph, from Eastern Avenue, circa 1932
photograph·1932·Camperdown

Commemoration Day scramble, University of Sydney

Sydney University Commemoration DayHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Concrete pipe works beside a canal, Alexandria — photograph, from Alexandra Canal Shared Path, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Concrete pipe works beside a canal, Alexandria

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Costumed hostesses pouring drinks at a Parramatta Sesquicentenary gathering, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed hostesses pouring drinks at a Parramatta Sesquicentenary gathering, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938 — photograph, from Old Government House, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938 Sesquicentenary — photograph, from Old Government House, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938 Sesquicentenary

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Costumed participants at Parramatta's 1938 sesquicentenary, Old Government House — photograph, from Old Government House, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed participants at Parramatta's 1938 sesquicentenary, Old Government House

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood