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Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay — photograph, from Rose Bay, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Rose Bay

Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay

SydneyState Library NSW
Randwick Racecourse with grandstands and crowds, 1863 — photograph, from Randwick Racecourse, circa 1863
photograph·1863·Randwick

Randwick Racecourse with grandstands and crowds, 1863

Randwick Racecourse, SydneyState Library NSW
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Record crowd at the cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944
photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at the cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Recruit at an artillery sight, Marrickville army depot — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Recruit at an artillery sight, Marrickville army depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
Reserve, pier and beach at Coogee — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1928
photograph·1928·Coogee

Reserve, pier and beach at Coogee

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of Coogee, ca. 1928-1932Wood, Samuel, 1876-1957
Residents in the garden of an Erskineville flat block, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Residents in the garden of an Erskineville flat block, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW
Richard Hughes can works, Queens Road, Five Dock, from the air — photograph, from Queens Road, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Five Dock

Richard Hughes can works, Queens Road, Five Dock, from the air

Item 08: Milton Kent aerial views of Five Dock, Marrickville, Rhodes, Sydenham, 193-Milton Kent
Richmond Brewing Company float, Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Richmond Brewing Company float, Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Riverstone Meat Co. float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Riverstone Meat Co. float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Robinson's Map No. 4 of the City of Sydney, 1948 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1948
map·1948·Surry Hills

Robinson's Map No. 4 of the City of Sydney, 1948

Map of the city of Sydney : Map no. 4H.E.C. Robinson Pty Ltd.
Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Mid City Centre, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Row of single-storey brick cottages, Erskineville, 1938 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Row of single-storey brick cottages, Erskineville, 1938

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street

SydneyState Library NSW
Royal Standard Hotel and the wharves of Darling Harbour — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1870
photograph·1870

Royal Standard Hotel and the wharves of Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour, Sydneyphotographer unknown
Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during a golf championship, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during a golf championship, 1946

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood
Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during the 1946 championship — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during the 1946 championship

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood
Rushcutters Bay and Policeman's Cottage, looking toward Darling Point — photograph, from Rushcutters Bay, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Rushcutters Bay

Rushcutters Bay and Policeman's Cottage, looking toward Darling Point

Rushcutter's Bay, SydneyJ. R. Clarke
Sailing ships moored along a Sydney harbour foreshore — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Sailing ships moored along a Sydney harbour foreshore

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Salvaging a motor chassis at the Phillip Street fire, Redfern, 1934 — photograph, from Phillip Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Waterloo

Salvaging a motor chassis at the Phillip Street fire, Redfern, 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
Salvation Army flag bearers and band outside the Newtown citadel, 1942 — photograph, from Newtown, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Newtown

Salvation Army flag bearers and band outside the Newtown citadel, 1942

Salvation Army, NewtownSam Hood
Salvation Army procession passing the citadel, Newtown — photograph, from Newtown, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Newtown

Salvation Army procession passing the citadel, Newtown

Salvation Army, NewtownSam Hood
Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942 — photograph, from Newtown, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Newtown

Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942

Salvation Army, NewtownSam Hood
Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942 — photograph, from Newtown, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Newtown

Salvation Army street meeting, Newtown, 1942

Salvation Army, NewtownSam Hood
Sarsaparilla seller at the City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Hay Street, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Sarsaparilla seller at the City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Sawtooth-roofed factory among terraced streets, aerial view — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Sawtooth-roofed factory among terraced streets, aerial view

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Schoolboy rugby players passing the ball, Sydney Grammar, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Schoolboy rugby players passing the ball, Sydney Grammar, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW
Schoolchildren forming human flags at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1908 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1908
photograph·1908·Moore Park

Schoolchildren forming human flags at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1908

Visit of American Fleet to Sydney. Public schools display. Sydney Cricket GroundHills, G. A.
Sea stack and seabirds, cliffs near Bondi — illustration, from Bondi, circa 1847
illustration·1847·Bondi

Sea stack and seabirds, cliffs near Bondi

Album of sketches and wash drawings of Sydney, ca. 1838-1857? / drawn by Conrad MartensMartens, Conrad, 1801-1878
Second-hand clothing stalls at the City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Second-hand clothing stalls at the City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Section C, The Rocks: proposed works plan, 1900 — map, from The Rocks, circa 1900
map·1900·The Rocks

Section C, The Rocks: proposed works plan, 1900

City of Sydney : section C, the "Rocks" / F.A. FranklinFranklin, Frederick Augustus
Sesquicentenary ceremony outside St John's Church, Parramatta, 1938 — photograph, from St John’s Church Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Sesquicentenary ceremony outside St John's Church, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Sesquicentenary military parade past The Corner Milliners, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Sesquicentenary military parade past The Corner Milliners, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Sesquicentenary parade float and boy scouts, Parramatta, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Sesquicentenary parade float and boy scouts, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Shoppers descending beneath the Joules Knitters sign, Sydney arcade, 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Shoppers descending beneath the Joules Knitters sign, Sydney arcade, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Shoppers in a Sydney arcade, April 1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Shoppers in a Sydney arcade, April 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Showjumping over log fence, Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Showjumping over log fence, Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Signallers with field radios, Marrickville Army Depot — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Signallers with field radios, Marrickville Army Depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
Signing on at the Marrickville army recruiting desk — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Signing on at the Marrickville army recruiting desk

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
Silver City Comet driver at the cab window on its Moss Vale trial run, 1937 — photograph, from Quay Street, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Haymarket

Silver City Comet driver at the cab window on its Moss Vale trial run, 1937

Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss ValeHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Six villa portions fronting Parramatta Park — Mills, Pile & Gilchrist auction plan — map, from Parramatta Park, circa 1836
map·1836·Parramatta

Six villa portions fronting Parramatta Park — Mills, Pile & Gilchrist auction plan

Parramatta subdivision plansState Library NSW
Sky-signs on Central Station Building: Askey's Scotch Whisky and Vicars' Marrickville — photograph, from Eddy Avenue, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Haymarket

Sky-signs on Central Station Building: Askey's Scotch Whisky and Vicars' Marrickville

Askey's House of Lords Scotch Whisky; Vicars' MarrickvilleHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Sky-signs on the western face of Central Railway Station, Sydney — photograph, from Quay Street, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Haymarket

Sky-signs on the western face of Central Railway Station, Sydney

Strong-Lite Aluminium, Askeys Ltd and Vicars Marrickville TweedHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Smith and Hinton's Map of Sydney and Suburbs, 1854 — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1854
map·1854·Sydney CBD

Smith and Hinton's Map of Sydney and Suburbs, 1854

Map of Sydney and suburbs 1854Smith and Hinton
Sorting books at a Marrickville book collection, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Sorting books at a Marrickville book collection, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972