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Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942 — photograph, from Newtown, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Newtown

Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942

Salvation Army, NewtownSam Hood
Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942 — photograph, from Newtown, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Newtown

Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942

Salvation Army, NewtownSam Hood
Sawtooth-roofed factory among terraced streets, aerial view — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Sawtooth-roofed factory among terraced streets, aerial view

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Showjumping over log fence, Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Showjumping over log fence, Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Signallers with field radios, Marrickville Army Depot — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Signallers with field radios, Marrickville Army Depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
Signing on at the Marrickville army recruiting desk — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Signing on at the Marrickville army recruiting desk

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
Sorting books at a Marrickville book collection, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Sorting books at a Marrickville book collection, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
St James' Church and Hyde Park from above — photograph, from St James Church, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

St James' Church and Hyde Park from above

SydneyState Library NSW
Staircase scene from a Sydney stage production, 1949 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Staircase scene from a Sydney stage production, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Student at a belt-driven grinding machine, East Sydney Technical College — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Student at a belt-driven grinding machine, East Sydney Technical College

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood
Students at work on an engine, East Sydney Technical College — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Students at work on an engine, East Sydney Technical College

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood
Surf breaking off Ben Buckler, North Bondi, 1940 — photograph, from North Bondi, circa 1940
photograph·1940·North Bondi

Surf breaking off Ben Buckler, North Bondi, 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW
Surf breaking on rocks at Bondi, October 1940 — photograph, from Bondi Beach, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Bondi Beach

Surf breaking on rocks at Bondi, October 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW
Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Lee Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Truck on Parramatta Road at the Richmond Hotel, Camperdown — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Camperdown

Truck on Parramatta Road at the Richmond Hotel, Camperdown

Parramatta Raod, CamperdownSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945 — photograph, from Novotel Sydney City Centre, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Wynyard

Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Violinists rehearsing at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Violinists rehearsing at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Wool classing instruction, East Sydney Technical College, 1949 — photograph, from Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Wool classing instruction, East Sydney Technical College, 1949

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood