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Sydney region military survey sheet, 1:253,440, third edition (1952) — map, from Sydney CBD, circa 1952
map·1952·Sydney CBD

Sydney region military survey sheet, 1:253,440, third edition (1952)

Sydney, New South WalesGreat Britain. War Office. General Staff. Australian Section.
Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873 — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1873
photograph·1873·Sydney CBD

Sydney rooftops from the Town Hall clocktower, 1873

Panorama of Sydney taken from Sydney Town HallRobinson, Francis W.
Sydney rooftops with Bank of New South Wales signage, 1951 — photograph, from Surry Hills, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Surry Hills

Sydney rooftops with Bank of New South Wales signage, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Sydney Sailors' Home seen from the harbour wharf — illustration, from The Rocks, circa 1859
illustration·1859·The Rocks

Sydney Sailors' Home seen from the harbour wharf

Sydney Sailors' Home [lithographThomas, Edmund, 1827-1867; Allan & Wigley
Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c.1875 — photograph, from Pyrmont, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Pyrmont

Sydney skyline across Darling Harbour from Pyrmont, c.1875

City of Sydney [from PyrmontJ. R. Clarke
Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall under construction, clock tower complete

Sydney Town Hall under constructionState Library NSW
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower

Town Hall [SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with completed clock tower, before Centennial Hall

Town Hall [SydneyState Library NSW
Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Sydney CBD

Sydney Town Hall with its completed clock tower

Sydney Town HallState Library NSW
T&G Mutual Life building, Elizabeth Street, Sydney — photograph, from Elizabeth Street, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Surry Hills

T&G Mutual Life building, Elizabeth Street, Sydney

Sydney and environsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Tanner Middleton Ltd timber float in the 1938 Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Tanner Middleton Ltd timber float in the 1938 Sesquicentenary procession, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Tennis at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Tennis at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Tennis player in ready position, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Tennis player in ready position, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1934

Sydney Tennis Club men's tennis, Sydney Cricket GroundHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Tennis player mid-stroke on a Sydney court, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Tennis player mid-stroke on a Sydney court, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Terrace grid and factories at Marrickville, from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace grid and factories at Marrickville, from the air

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Terrace grid, factories and a park from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace grid, factories and a park from the air, Marrickville

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Terrace streets and factories from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1935
photograph·1935·Marrickville

Terrace streets and factories from the air, Marrickville

Item 11: Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Test cricket in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Moore Park

Test cricket in progress at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Test cricket at Sydney Cricket GroundHood, Sam, 1872-1953
The City of Sydney, bird's-eye view, 1888 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1888
map·1888·Surry Hills

The City of Sydney, bird's-eye view, 1888

The City of Sydney [a bird's-eye view] / M.S. HillHill, M. S.
The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge — photograph, from The Domain, circa 1877
photograph·1877·Sydney CBD

The Domain, Sydney, with the corner of Victoria Lodge

The Domain, SydneyState Library NSW
Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Tooth & Co brewery float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary parade, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891 — illustration, from New Norfolk, circa 1891
illustration·1891

Top Gardens, New Norfolk, Tasmania, 1891

Album of watercolour sketches [of New South Wales], ca. 1871-1891 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Town of Sydney from the west side of the Cove, after Thomas Watling, 1802 — photograph, from Sydney Cove, circa 1802
photograph·1870·Sydney Cove

Town of Sydney from the west side of the Cove, after Thomas Watling, 1802

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Lee Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Traffic at Railway Square with Central Station clock tower, 1927 — photograph, from Chippendale, circa 1927
photograph·1927·Chippendale

Traffic at Railway Square with Central Station clock tower, 1927

Hood Collection part II, Box 042, nos. 052-072 : Trams, buses and traffic, Railway Square and Broadway; Express trains concourse, Central railway station; Shoppers on the steps, Mark Foy's; Christmas party, children's hospitalSam Hood
Tresillian Nursing Home behind picket fence, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Marrickville

Tresillian Nursing Home behind picket fence, Marrickville

Tresillian Nursing Home - Marrickville, 20 March 1939Sun newspaper (assumed by Library volunteer to be Pix)
Truck on Parramatta Road at the Richmond Hotel, Camperdown — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Camperdown

Truck on Parramatta Road at the Richmond Hotel, Camperdown

Parramatta Raod, CamperdownSam Hood
Two golfers at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1938 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Two golfers at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1938

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Two golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Two golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Two MCC batsmen walking out, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Two MCC batsmen walking out, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground

Second Test, SydneySam Hood
University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874 — photograph, from University of Sydney Footbridge Theatre, circa 1874
photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney main building and Great Hall, after 1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW
University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874 — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1874
photograph·1874·Camperdown

University of Sydney Main Building and Great Hall, c.1874

University of SydneyState Library NSW
Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1880
photograph·1880·North Sydney

Upton Grange, North Sydney, with a horse and two men in the garden

Residence, North SydneyState Library NSW
Urn-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Urn-lined garden path, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Sydney and environsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939 — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945 — photograph, from Novotel Sydney City Centre, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Wynyard

Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Violinists rehearsing at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Violinists rehearsing at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Botanical Gardens, SydneyBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
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