Sydney · 1830 — 1969

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W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
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
Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Pyrmont Bridge

Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond

SydneyState Library NSW
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
Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship — photograph, from Darling Harbour, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Darling Harbour

Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship

SydneyState Library NSW
Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Marrickville

Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938

Cats. Marrickville, 14 March 1938State Library NSW
Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, SydneyState Library NSW
Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, SydneySam Hood
Women's hockey match at the University of Sydney, 1929 — photograph, from The University of Sydney, circa 1929
photograph·1929·Camperdown

Women's hockey match at the University of Sydney, 1929

Schoolgirl hockey, Sydney UniversityHood, Sam, 1872-1953
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