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Loading a parts basket at the AWA factory, Ashfield — photograph, from Ashfield, c. 1940s
photograph·1940s·Ashfield

Loading a parts basket at the AWA factory, Ashfield, c. 1940s

Workers at AWA factory, Ashfield, ca. 1940s / photographed by Max DupainMax Dupain
Logs stacked at Hudson's Timber Yard, Blackwattle Bay — photograph, from Blackwattle Bay Park, c. 1922
photograph·1920·Glebe

Logs stacked at Hudson's Timber Yard, Blackwattle Bay, c. 1922

Sydney shops, offices and stores etc. (Gardiner warehouse, Glebe Island wheat silos, Grace Building, Grenville House, Hudson's Timber yard, Kidman & Mayoh shipbuilders)Arthur Ernest Foster
Looking towards Manly from Bellevue Hill — illustration, from Bellevue Hill, 1909
illustration·1909·Bellevue Hill

Looking towards Manly from Bellevue Hill, 1909

View of Sydney Harbour looking towards Manly from top of Bellevue Hill, 1909 / by Ernest HowesErnest Howes
Lord Mayor's Australian Comforts Fund Committee at Sydney Town Hall — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, 1946
photograph·1946·Sydney CBD

Lord Mayor's Australian Comforts Fund Committee at Sydney Town Hall, 1946

Lord Mayor's Australian Comforts Fund CommitteeSam Hood
Lucas's General Provider store and hall, Pretty Beach, Woy Woy — photograph, from Pretty Beach, c. 1900–27
photograph·1900·Pretty Beach

Lucas's General Provider store and hall, Pretty Beach, Woy Woy, c. 1900–27

Woy Woy area, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Lucas's General Store and Hall, Pretty Beach, Woy Woy — photograph, from Pretty Beach, c. 1900–27
photograph·1900·Pretty Beach

Lucas's General Store and Hall, Pretty Beach, Woy Woy, c. 1900–27

Woy Woy area, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Luna Park and the Harbour Bridge from the air, Milsons Point — photograph, from Luna Park, 1935–50
photograph·1930·Milsons Point

Luna Park and the Harbour Bridge from the air, Milsons Point, 1935–50

Milton Kent aerial views of Flemington, Lavender Bay, Rose Bay, Waterloo, between 1930-1950Milton Kent
Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the air, Milsons Point — photograph, from Luna Park, 1935–50
photograph·1930·Milsons Point

Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the air, Milsons Point, 1935–50

Milton Kent aerial views of Flemington, Lavender Bay, Rose Bay, Waterloo, between 1930-1950Milton Kent
Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Milsons Point — photograph, from Luna Park, 1935–50
photograph·1930·Milsons Point

Luna Park and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Milsons Point, 1935–50

Milton Kent aerial views of Flemington, Lavender Bay, Rose Bay, Waterloo, between 1930-1950Milton Kent
Lunch break on the lawn, Vicars Woollen Mills, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, 1936
photograph·1936·Marrickville

Lunch break on the lawn, Vicars Woollen Mills, Marrickville, 1936

Vicars Woollen mills at Marrickville, 24 July 1936
Lunchtime on a Sydney park lawn — photograph, from Sydney, 1950
photograph·1950

Lunchtime on a Sydney park lawn, 1950

Sydney
Macquarie Street and the Treasury building from the Domain — photograph, from Sydney, 1951
photograph·1951

Macquarie Street and the Treasury building from the Domain, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
Mail Order Room, Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, 1933
photograph·1905·Sydney CBD

Mail Order Room, Anthony Hordern & Sons, Sydney, 1933

Anthony Hordern and Sons, Interiors of department store, offices, and Royal Easter Show displays, approximately 1905-1938Anthony Hordern & Sons
Majestic Theatre interior, Newtown — proscenium, boxes and stage — photograph, from Newtown, c. 1938
photograph·1938·Newtown

Majestic Theatre interior, Newtown — proscenium, boxes and stage, c. 1938

Majestic Theatre, NewtownSam Hood
Man amid a book collection at Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Man amid a book collection at Marrickville, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIvan Ive
Man and woman with a striped surfboard, Maroubra Beach — photograph, from Maroubra Beach, 1944
photograph·1944·Maroubra

Man and woman with a striped surfboard, Maroubra Beach, 1944

Surf boards - Maroubra, 21 March 1944 / photographed by N. HerfortNorman Herfort
Man at the fence of a cast-iron terrace house, Surry Hills — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Man at the fence of a cast-iron terrace house, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance - Surry Hills, 30 March 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Man at work on a window frame, Surry Hills — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Man at work on a window frame, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance - Surry Hills, 30 March 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Man pressing a globe dumbbell overhead among barbells and weights — photograph, from Marrickville, 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Man pressing a globe dumbbell overhead among barbells and weights, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIvan Ive
March past at a Bondi Beach surf carnival — photograph, from Bondi Beach, 1940
photograph·1940·Bondi Beach

March past at a Bondi Beach surf carnival, 1940

Surf carnival at Bondi BeachSam Hood
Marching contingents on parade past "The Corner Milliners", Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Marching contingents on parade past "The Corner Milliners", Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place — photograph, from Martin Place, 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949

Sydney
Market workers among melons and pumpkins, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, c. 1911–16
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Market workers among melons and pumpkins, City Markets, Haymarket, c. 1911–16

Sydney marketsRex Hazlewood
Marrickville mill and terrace streets from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, c. 1937
photograph·1937·Marrickville

Marrickville mill and terrace streets from the air, c. 1937

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria, Artarmon, Marrickville, SydneyMilton Kent
Marrickville terraces and factory workshops from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, c. 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Marrickville terraces and factory workshops from the air, c. 1940

Milton Kent aerial views of Balmain, Five Dock, Marrickville, Newtown, RhodesMilton Kent (photographer)
Martin Place from Castlereagh Street, Sydney — photograph, from Martin Place, 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Martin Place from Castlereagh Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
Martin Place looking west from Phillip Street, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1951
photograph·1951

Martin Place looking west from Phillip Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
Martin Place strung with the flags of the Great War Allies — photograph, from Martin Place, 1934–38
photograph·1932·Sydney CBD

Martin Place strung with the flags of the Great War Allies, 1934–38

Hood Collection part II, Box 074, nos. 194-206 : Hyde Park; Garden Island; Martin Place; Nan Gordon production, Minerva Theatre; Advertisement for film The Indian NationSam Hood
McMahons Point from the air, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge — photograph, from McMahons Point, 1939
photograph·1930·McMahons Point

McMahons Point from the air, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1939

Aerial photographs of Sydney, suburbs and harbour], ca. 1930s / Hall & CoHall & Co.
Meggitt Ltd Linseed Oil Mills from the air, with silos and surrounding terraces — photograph, c. 1939
photograph·1939

Meggitt Ltd Linseed Oil Mills from the air, with silos and surrounding terraces, c. 1939

Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, ParramattaMilton Kent
Meggitt Ltd works and concrete silo from the air, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, c. 1939
photograph·1939·Parramatta

Meggitt Ltd works and concrete silo from the air, Parramatta, c. 1939

Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, ParramattaMilton Kent
Meggitt's Linseed Oil silos above the rooftops of Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, c. 1939
photograph·1939·Parramatta

Meggitt's Linseed Oil silos above the rooftops of Parramatta, c. 1939

Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville, Mortlake, ParramattaMilton Kent
Methodist Church, Railway Parade, Burwood — photograph, from Railway Parade, c. 1900–27
photograph·1900·Burwood

Methodist Church, Railway Parade, Burwood, c. 1900–27

Burwood Rd ; Methodist Church, Burwood ; Greetings from BurwoodBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Methodist parsonage, church, hall and post office, Woodford — photograph, from Woodford, c. 1900–27
photograph·1900·Woodford

Methodist parsonage, church, hall and post office, Woodford, c. 1900–27

Woodford, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Military brass band marching in a Manly street parade — photograph, from Manly, 1930s
photograph·1940·Manly

Military brass band marching in a Manly street parade, 1930s

State Library NSWSam Hood
Military brass bands marching through Manly — photograph, from Manly, 1930s
photograph·1940·Manly

Military brass bands marching through Manly, 1930s

State Library NSWSam Hood
Military column on George Street past the Queen Victoria Building — photograph, from George Street, 1930–50
photograph·1937·Sydney CBD

Military column on George Street past the Queen Victoria Building, 1930–50

State Library NSWSam Hood
Military parade on opening day of the 1940 Sydney Royal Easter Show, Moore Park — photograph, from Moore Park
photograph·1940·Moore Park

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

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Milton Kent aerial of sawtooth-roofed factory sheds, Sydney — photograph, 1930s
photograph·1930

Milton Kent aerial of sawtooth-roofed factory sheds, Sydney, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Five Dock, Marrickville, Rhodes, SydenhamMilton Kent
Milton Kent aerial over a Sydney factory district — photograph, c. 1937
photograph·1937

Milton Kent aerial over a Sydney factory district, c. 1937

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria, Artarmon, Marrickville, SydneyMilton Kent
Milton Kent aerial survey of a Sydney factory complex — photograph, c. 1950
photograph·1950

Milton Kent aerial survey of a Sydney factory complex, c. 1950

Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Enfield, Marrickville, TurrellaMilton Kent
Milton Kent aerial view of a Sydney industrial precinct and terraced streets — photograph, 1930s
photograph·1930

Milton Kent aerial view of a Sydney industrial precinct and terraced streets, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Milton Kent aerial view of a Sydney industrial suburb — photograph, 1930s
photograph·1930

Milton Kent aerial view of a Sydney industrial suburb, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Five Dock, Marrickville, Rhodes, SydenhamMilton Kent
Milton Kent aerial view of factories and railway sidings, Sydney — photograph, c. 1950
photograph·1950

Milton Kent aerial view of factories and railway sidings, Sydney, c. 1950

Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Enfield, Marrickville, TurrellaMilton Kent
Milton Kent aerial view over an inner-Sydney industrial and residential district — photograph, 1930s
photograph·1930

Milton Kent aerial view over an inner-Sydney industrial and residential district, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Milton Kent's aerial view of the Australian Woollen Mills — photograph, 1935–45
photograph·1940

Milton Kent's aerial view of the Australian Woollen Mills, 1935–45

Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent
Ministry of Housing construction site, Redfern–Surry Hills — photograph, from Redfern, 1950
photograph·1950·Redfern

Ministry of Housing construction site, Redfern–Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance Redfern & Surry Hills, 25 April 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Model of the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Anzac Memorial, 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Model of the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, 1934

Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney / photograph by Harold CazneauxHarold Cazneaux