Sydney · 1830 — 1969

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Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney" — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1842
illustration·1842

Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney"

Georgiana Lowe - album of drawings of New South Wales views, ca. 1842-1850Sherbrooke, Georgiana Lowe, Viscountess, ca. 1813-1884
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
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
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
Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885 — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1875
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885

Woolloomooloo, SydneyState Library NSW
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs

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

York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

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

Views in old SydneyRae, John, 1813-1900