Sydney · 1940 — 1949

Sydney in the 1940s

War reached the harbour in the 1940s — defences, blackouts and the 1942 submarine raid — before the decade turned toward peace, returning servicemen and the first stirrings of post-war Sydney.

2UW radio men with a walkie-talkie at Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Rose Bay

2UW radio men with a walkie-talkie at Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal SydneySam Hood

Aerial view over a factory and market gardens, Mascot, 1940s — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Mascot

Aerial view over a factory and market gardens, Mascot, 1940s

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent

Anzac Memorial seen across Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Anzac Memorial seen across Hyde Park, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Applauding at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Applauding at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

Bottle kilns of a Marrickville pottery works from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Marrickville

Bottle kilns of a Marrickville pottery works from the air

Item 22: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent

Citizen Military Forces recruiting hoarding, Marrickville, 1948 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948

photograph·1948·Marrickville

Citizen Military Forces recruiting hoarding, Marrickville, 1948

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969

Civic Theatre, George Street, Parramatta — photograph, from George Street, circa 1942

photograph·1942·Parramatta

Civic Theatre, George Street, Parramatta

Parramatta Civic: exterior by daySam Hood

Civic Theatre, Parramatta — auditorium and proscenium — photograph, from George Street, circa 1942

photograph·1942·Parramatta

Civic Theatre, Parramatta — auditorium and proscenium

Parramatta Civic: view to stageSam Hood

Coogee Beach from the air, 1949 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Coogee

Coogee Beach from the air, 1949

Aerial - CoogeeState Library NSW

Coogee surf boat crew at the oars, night training, 1946 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Coogee

Coogee surf boat crew at the oars, night training, 1946

Coogee surf boat crew training at night Coogee Beach, 9 March 1946Herfort, Norman, 1905-1969

Coogee surf boat crew battling the swell at night, 1946 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Coogee

Coogee surf boat crew battling the swell at night, 1946

Coogee surf boat crew training at night Coogee Beach, 9 March 1946Herfort, Norman, 1905-1969

Coogee surf boat crewman at oar, night training, 1946 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Coogee

Coogee surf boat crewman at oar, night training, 1946

Coogee surf boat crew training at night Coogee Beach, 9 March 1946Herfort, Norman, 1905-1969

Crowds at the Prouds corner, King Street, Sydney — photograph, from King Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Crowds at the Prouds corner, King Street, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Crowds crossing Pitt Street outside Shirley Shoe Co., Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Crowds crossing Pitt Street outside Shirley Shoe Co., Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Crowds in a Sydney street, peace celebrations, August 1945 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1945

photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Crowds in a Sydney street, peace celebrations, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood

Dental Hospital tower on Chalmers Street, trams passing below — photograph, from Sydney Dental Hospital, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Surry Hills

Dental Hospital tower on Chalmers Street, trams passing below

SydneyState Library NSW

Elizabeth Street and the railway cutting looking north past Mark Foys, Sydney — photograph, from Elizabeth Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Surry Hills

Elizabeth Street and the railway cutting looking north past Mark Foys, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Erskineville Public School children in the grounds, 1943 — photograph, from Erskineville Public School, circa 1943

photograph·1943·Erskineville

Erskineville Public School children in the grounds, 1943

Erskineville school children, 20 October 1943 / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972

Family outside a bay-windowed home, North Sydney, 1940 — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1940

photograph·1940·North Sydney

Family outside a bay-windowed home, North Sydney, 1940

Home at North Sydney (taken for Sydney Morning Herald)Hood, Sam, 1872-1953

Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

First-day army recruits around jeeps and a motorcycle, Marrickville depot — photograph, from Addison Road, circa 1948

photograph·1948·Marrickville

First-day army recruits around jeeps and a motorcycle, Marrickville depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969

Footpath crowds and street stalls, Martin Place, Sydney — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Footpath crowds and street stalls, Martin Place, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Fowler Potteries from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Marrickville

Fowler Potteries from the air, Marrickville

Item 22: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent

Garden beds beside an Erskineville flat block, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Erskineville

Garden beds beside an Erskineville flat block, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW

Garden between the Erskineville flats, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Erskineville

Garden between the Erskineville flats, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW

Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood

Heavy surf breaking over a sandstone rock platform, 1940 — photograph, circa 1940

photograph·1940

Heavy surf breaking over a sandstone rock platform, 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW

Horse and three youths at the water's edge, Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948

photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse and three youths at the water's edge, Coogee Beach

Horse swimming at Coogee / photographed by LynchLynch, Cec

Horse rolling on the sand at Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948

photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse rolling on the sand at Coogee Beach

Horse in surf - Coogee / photographed by Vic JohnstonJohnston, Victor, 1903-1983

Horse swimming at Coogee Beach, 1948 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948

photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse swimming at Coogee Beach, 1948

Horse swimming at Coogee / photographed by LynchLynch, Cec

Hyde Park with St Mary's Cathedral beyond, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park with St Mary's Cathedral beyond, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW

Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW

Military parade on opening day of the 1940 Sydney Royal Easter Show, Moore Park — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Moore Park

Military parade on opening day of the 1940 Sydney Royal Easter Show, Moore Park

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood

Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Erskineville

Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville

Erskineville kindergarten series, 23 September 1940 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952

Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Mascot

Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent

Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Hay Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Haymarket

Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine

Night audience on the grass, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience on the grass, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

North Sydney Music Shell at night, November 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

North Sydney Music Shell at night, November 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

Officer addressing the opening of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer addressing the opening of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood

Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening dayHood, Sam

Orchestra and audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948

photograph·1948·North Sydney

Orchestra and audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.

Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter' — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter'

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine

Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine

Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949

SydneyState Library NSW