Sydney · 1830 — 1969

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Sydney Cove from George Street, with Mort & Co. wool warehouses and shipping — photograph, from Sydney Cove, c. 1876
photograph·1876·Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove from George Street, with Mort & Co. wool warehouses and shipping, c. 1876

Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove with shipping and a careened vessel, after John Skinner Prout — illustration, from Sydney Cove, 1848
illustration·1870·Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove with shipping and a careened vessel, after John Skinner Prout, 1848

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Sydney from Dawes's Point — illustration, from Dawes Point, 1812
illustration·1813·Dawes Point

Sydney from Dawes's Point, 1812

Views in New South Wales, 1812-1814 [and] Historical account of the colony of New South WalesRudolph Ackermann; Richard Browne; J. Eyre; Philip Slaeger; James Wallis; Absalom West
Sydney from Dawes's Point, engraved for Absalom West — illustration, from Dawes Point, 1812
illustration·1813·Dawes Point

Sydney from Dawes's Point, engraved for Absalom West, 1812

Views in New South Wales, 1812-1814 [and] Historical account of the colony of New South WalesRudolph Ackermann; Richard Browne; J. Eyre; Philip Slaeger; James Wallis; Absalom West
Sydney Grammar School, College Street — photograph, from College Street, 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, 1870

Sydney Grammar School, College Street, Sydney
Sydney Harbour and Lavender Bay from Holtermann's house — photograph, from Lavender Bay, 1870–75
photograph·1870·Lavender Bay

Sydney Harbour and Lavender Bay from Holtermann's house, 1870–75

The Gap, South Head (?)American & Australasian Photographic Company
Sydney Harbour from Bunker's Hill — illustration, from Bunkers Hill, 1831
illustration·1831·The Rocks

Sydney Harbour from Bunker's Hill, 1831

Sydney, 1831 [View of Sydney Harbour from the grounds of Cumberland Place, Bunker's Hill, west side of Sydney CoveCharles Rodius
Sydney Harbour from Holtermann's house, Lavender Bay — photograph, from Lavender Bay, 1875
photograph·1870·Lavender Bay

Sydney Harbour from Holtermann's house, Lavender Bay, 1875

The Gap, South Head (?)American & Australasian Photographic Company
Sydney Harbour from Mr Blacket's house, Glebe — illustration, from Glebe, 1861
illustration·1861·Glebe

Sydney Harbour from Mr Blacket's house, Glebe, 1861

View from Mr Blacket'sConrad Martens
Sydney Harbour from the North Shore — illustration, from Sydney, c. 1840
illustration·1840

Sydney Harbour from the North Shore, c. 1840

Sydney from the North Shore, ca. 1840 / [oil painting attributed to Conrad MartensConrad Martens
Sydney Harbour from Watsons Bay, with the Garden Palace on the skyline — illustration, from Watsons Bay, c. 1880
illustration·1880·Watsons Bay

Sydney Harbour from Watsons Bay, with the Garden Palace on the skyline, c. 1880

Sydney from Watson's Bay, [a view], ca. 1880 / drawn on stone by S. Sedgfield from a painting by J. C. HoyteS. Sedgfield
Sydney Harbour waterfront from McMahon's Point — photograph, from McMahons Point, c. 1879–89
photograph·1879·McMahons Point

Sydney Harbour waterfront from McMahon's Point, c. 1879–89

Mort family - Photographs of Sydney & N. S. Wales [ca. 1879-1889Charles Bayliss; Kerry & Jones
Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1879
photograph·1870

Sydney harbour with warehouses and sailing ships, c. 1879

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Sydney in 1853: hand-coloured plan of the city and its wards — map, from Sydney
map·1870

Sydney in 1853: hand-coloured plan of the city and its wards

Plan of the city of Sydney 1870
Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, 1873
photograph·1873·Sydney CBD

Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873

Panorama of Sydney taken from Sydney Town HallFrancis W. Robinson
Sydney seen across the harbour, lithograph by Aubert — illustration, from Sydney, c. 1843
illustration·1843

Sydney seen across the harbour, lithograph by Aubert, c. 1843

Sydney (Australie), 1843? / AubertAubert
Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont — photograph, from Pyrmont, c. 1875–78
photograph·1875·Pyrmont

Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c. 1875–78

City of Sydney [from PyrmontJ. R. Clarke
Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete, c. 1875

Sydney Town Hall under construction
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875–83
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall, c. 1875–83

Town Hall [Sydney
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875–83
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, c. 1875–83

Town Hall [Sydney
Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, c. 1875–83
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower, c. 1875–83

Sydney Town Hall
Sydney's first railway terminus at Redfern — photograph, from Central Station, 1871
photograph·1871·Haymarket

Sydney's first railway terminus at Redfern, 1871

Redfern Railway Station and Central Railway Station, Sydney
The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge — photograph, from The Domain, 1877
photograph·1877·Sydney CBD

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge, 1877

The Domain, Sydney
Thompson's Bridge, Cook's River — illustration, from Campsie, 1862
illustration·1870·Campsie

Thompson's Bridge, Cook's River, 1862

Drawings of views of Sydney including Botany Bay, Parramatta, and Point Piper, ca 1862-ca 1870 / Samuel ElyardSamuel Elyard
Tiger Hunt with Elephants and Howdah — illustration, 1821
illustration·1816

Tiger Hunt with Elephants and Howdah, 1821

Augusta Maria Scott : album of watercolour drawingsAugusta Maria Scott
Ultimo House, Surgeon John Harris's estate, from the east — illustration, from Ultimo, 1820
illustration·1820s·Ultimo

Ultimo House, Surgeon John Harris's estate, from the east, 1820

Collection of views predominantly of Sydney, Liverpool, and the Sunda Straits, and portraits, ca 1807, 1829-1847, 1887] / owned by A.W.F. FullerJoseph Lycett; Charles Rodius; William Nicholas; George Hamilton; Walter William Thwaites; Charlotte Maria H. Docker; P. Bridgford; Evelyn Whiting; George William Evans
Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden — photograph, from North Sydney, c. 1880s
photograph·1880·North Sydney

Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden, c. 1880s

Residence, North Sydney
Vaucluse House and its 1851 fête, from New South Head Road — illustration, from Vaucluse House
illustration·1851·Vaucluse

Vaucluse House and its 1851 fête, from New South Head Road

Vaucluse, 1851 / painted by G. E. PeacockG. E. Peacock
Victoria Barracks main block during the 50th Regiment's occupation — photograph, from Paddington, 1870
photograph·1870·Paddington

Victoria Barracks main block during the 50th Regiment's occupation, 1870

Victoria Barracks, Paddington, when occupied by 50th Regiment, Dec 1870Charles Percy Pickering
Victoria Lodge gatehouse and Farm Cove, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, c. 1875–85
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Victoria Lodge gatehouse and Farm Cove, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, c. 1875–85

Outer gate, Botanical Gardens, Sydney
View across Sydney Harbour to the Macquarie Lighthouse — illustration, from Bradleys Head / Booraghee, 1846
illustration·1846·Mosman

View across Sydney Harbour to the Macquarie Lighthouse, 1846

View on the North Shore / Conrad MartensConrad Martens
Waterfall over a rock bluff, Edward Forde album sketch — illustration, c. 1857–62
illustration·1857

Waterfall over a rock bluff, Edward Forde album sketch, c. 1857–62

Edward Forde : album of sketches of New Zealand and New South Wales viewsEdward Forde
Weatherboard cottage on a sandstone ledge above the shore, Sydney — illustration, 1873
illustration·1862

Weatherboard cottage on a sandstone ledge above the shore, Sydney, 1873

Views of SydneySamuel Elyard
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1870–90
photograph·1870

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney, c. 1870–90

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Whaling station relics at Mosman Bay, near Sydney — illustration, from Mosman Bay, c. 1856–64
illustration·1856·Mosman

Whaling station relics at Mosman Bay, near Sydney, c. 1856–64

Mossman's [i.e. Mosman] Bay, near Sydney, [ca. 1856-64] / S.T. GillSamuel Thomas Gill
Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, c. 1875–85
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, c. 1875–85

Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, c. 1875–85
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs, c. 1875–85

Woolloomooloo, Sydney
York Street looking south, the Sydney market building — illustration, from York Street, 1842
illustration·1870·Wynyard

York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices — illustration, from York Street, 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842

Views in old SydneyJohn Rae