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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
Browsing the second-hand book tables, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Browsing the second-hand book tables, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Bulli railway station, New South Wales — photograph, from Franklin Avenue, circa 1927
photograph·1927·Franklin Avenue

Bulli railway station, New South Wales

Scenes of Bulli, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
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
Cadastral map of the town of Parramatta, 1904 — map, from Parramatta, circa 1904
map·1904·Parramatta

Cadastral map of the town of Parramatta, 1904

Map of the town of Parramatta : parishes of St. John and Field of Mars, county of Cumberland, land district of Parramatta / compiled by P. Coppola & P.J. Cahill and drawn by P. Coppola ; compiled, drawn and printed at the Department of LandsNew South Wales. Department of Lands.
Cadets around a field gun, Sydney Grammar School, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Cadets around a field gun, Sydney Grammar School, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
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
Chapel and garden, Parramatta Gaol — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, circa 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Chapel and garden, Parramatta Gaol

Parramatta GaolState Library NSW
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
Citizen Military Forces recruiting billboard, Addison Road, Marrickville — photograph, from Addison Road, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Citizen Military Forces recruiting billboard, Addison Road, Marrickville

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
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
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
Collins Street, Melbourne: St Michael's Church and the T&G tower — photograph, from Collins Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Collins Street

Collins Street, Melbourne: St Michael's Church and the T&G tower

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Colour-patches and puggarees stall, Marrickville Army Depot — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Colour-patches and puggarees stall, Marrickville Army Depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
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
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 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 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
Coogee Pier pavilion from the beach — photograph, from Coogee, circa 1905
photograph·1905·Coogee

Coogee Pier pavilion from the beach

Coogee PierStar Photo Co.
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
Cookhouse doorway, Parramatta Gaol — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, circa 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Cookhouse doorway, Parramatta Gaol

Parramatta GaolState Library NSW
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
Council yard, McMahons Point, Sydney, 1915 — illustration, from McMahons Point, circa 1915
illustration·1915·McMahons Point

Council yard, McMahons Point, Sydney, 1915

Item 03: Pyrmont Bridge Darling HarbourSydney Ure Smith
Cricket match at North Sydney Oval — photograph, from North Sydney Oval, circa 1930
photograph·1930·North Sydney

Cricket match at North Sydney Oval

Cricket [North Sydney OvalSam Hood
Crowd at the Bryden & Peters motor body works fire, Phillip Street — photograph, from Phillip Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Waterloo

Crowd at the Bryden & Peters motor body works fire, Phillip Street

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