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Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville

Erskineville kindergarten series, 23 September 1940 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Mounted escort and carriage in the Duke of Gloucester's procession, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Government House, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Mounted escort and carriage in the Duke of Gloucester's procession, Sydney, 1934

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneySam Hood
Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point — photograph, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, SydneyState Library NSW
Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1888
photograph·1888·Sydney CBD

Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea

Sydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association photographsSydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association
Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Mascot

Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Hay Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney, 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Newington estate near the river, sketched August 1844 — illustration, from Silverwater, circa 1844
illustration·1844·Silverwater

Newington estate near the river, sketched August 1844

Views of ParramattaState Library NSW
Night audience on the grass, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience on the grass, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
North Sydney Music Shell at night, November 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

North Sydney Music Shell at night, November 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
North Sydney, Parish of Willoughby — Higinbotham & Robinson suburban map — map, from North Sydney, circa 1890
map·1890·North Sydney

North Sydney, Parish of Willoughby — Higinbotham & Robinson suburban map

North Sydney : Parish of Willoughby / lithographed & published by Higinbotham and RobinsonHiginbotham & Robinson
Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party — photograph, from Joynton Avenue, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Zetland

Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party

Royal South Sydney HospitalSam Hood
Oak Park Pool, Cronulla — photograph, from Oak Park Rock Pool, circa 1900
photograph·1900·Cronulla

Oak Park Pool, Cronulla

Scenes of Cronulla Beach, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Officer addressing the opening of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer addressing the opening of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening dayHood, Sam
Old Government House, Parramatta, from the surrounding grounds, November 1838 — illustration, from Old Government House, circa 1838
illustration·1838·Parramatta

Old Government House, Parramatta, from the surrounding grounds, November 1838

Government House, ParramattaCharles Rodius (formerly attributed; attribution now questioned)
Orchestra and audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Orchestra and audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter' — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter'

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Parish of Alexandria: cadastral map from South Head to Botany — map, from Alexandria, circa 1843
map·1843·Alexandria

Parish of Alexandria: cadastral map from South Head to Botany

Parish [of] AlexandriaState Library NSW
Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, December 1870 — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, December 1870

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney, with traffic at the intersection — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney, with traffic at the intersection

SydneyState Library NSW
Parramatta from the river, watercolour by Conrad Martens, 1839 — illustration, from Parramatta, circa 1839
illustration·1839·Parramatta

Parramatta from the river, watercolour by Conrad Martens, 1839

View of Parramatta, by Conrad MartensMartens, Conrad, 1801-1878
Parramatta River and the western suburbs from the air, September 1949 — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949

Parramatta River and the western suburbs from the air, September 1949

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW
Parramatta River peninsulas from the air — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949

Parramatta River peninsulas from the air

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW
Parramatta Road at Camperdown, 1946 — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Camperdown

Parramatta Road at Camperdown, 1946

Parramatta RoadSam Hood
Parramatta Road at Camperdown, tram tracks and empty roadway — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Camperdown

Parramatta Road at Camperdown, tram tracks and empty roadway

Parramatta RoadSam Hood
Parramatta Town Hall decorated for the 1938 Sesquicentenary — photograph, from Parramatta Town Hall, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Parramatta Town Hall decorated for the 1938 Sesquicentenary

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Parramatta Town Hall dressed for the 150th anniversary, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta Town Hall, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Parramatta Town Hall dressed for the 150th anniversary, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Peace celebration march through central Sydney, August 1945 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Peace celebration march through central Sydney, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Peace celebrations in a Sydney street, August 1945 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Peace celebrations in a Sydney street, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Penfolds Wines saloon on a Marrickville corner — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Marrickville

Penfolds Wines saloon on a Marrickville corner

Penfold's Wines display in shop windows of a Marrickville wine saloonHood, Sam, 1872-1953
People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, c.1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, c.1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co

SydneyState Library NSW
Pitt Street dressed with flags for the Duke of Gloucester's visit, 1934 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street dressed with flags for the Duke of Gloucester's visit, 1934

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneySam Hood
Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Post Office at Wynyard Square, Sydney — photograph, from Wynyard, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Wynyard

Post Office at Wynyard Square, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Post Office communications float, Sesquicentenary parade, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Post Office communications float, Sesquicentenary parade, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Pottie's shopfront and condemned timber buildings, Castlereagh Street, Sydney — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Pottie's shopfront and condemned timber buildings, Castlereagh Street, Sydney

Castlereagh Street, SydneyC.H. Woolcott
Produce vendor at the Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Produce vendor at the Sydney markets

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Proposed Sydney Town Hall site and old burial ground, 1867 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1867
map·1867·Surry Hills

Proposed Sydney Town Hall site and old burial ground, 1867

Site for Sydney Town HallState Library NSW
Proposed Sydney Town Hall site on the old burial ground, 1867 — map, from George Street, circa 1867
map·1867·Sydney CBD

Proposed Sydney Town Hall site on the old burial ground, 1867

Site for Sydney Town HallState Library NSW
Public bar interior, Vauxhall Inn, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Public bar interior, Vauxhall Inn, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Pyrmont Bridge and Darling Harbour wharves, December 1939 — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Sydney CBD

Pyrmont Bridge and Darling Harbour wharves, December 1939

Pyrmont Bridge, December 1939State Library NSW