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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
Miller's Point and Darling Harbour from Balmain — illustration, from Millers Point, c. 1870
illustration·1870·Millers Point

Miller's Point and Darling Harbour from Balmain, c. 1870

View of Miller's Point and Darling Harbour, ca. 1870 / artist unknownartist unknown
Miller's Point and Darling Harbour from Peacock Point, Balmain — illustration, from Millers Point, c. 1870
illustration·1870·Millers Point

Miller's Point and Darling Harbour from Peacock Point, Balmain, c. 1870

View of Miller's Point and Darling Harbour, ca. 1870 / artist unknownartist unknown
Millers Point and Goat Island from Flagstaff Hill — photograph, from Millers Point, 1875
photograph·1880·Millers Point

Millers Point and Goat Island from Flagstaff Hill, 1875

Millers Point, Sydney ; Residences at Hunters Hill, Milson Island & Nattai ; Ships, China, Eastern Light, & ParramattaLenehan family
Millers Point rooftops and harbour, with sailing ships off Kent Street — photograph, from Millers Point, c. 1875–85
photograph·1880·Millers Point

Millers Point rooftops and harbour, with sailing ships off Kent Street, c. 1875–85

Millers Point, Sydney
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
Moore Street, later Martin Place, Sydney — photograph, from Martin Place, c. 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Moore Street, later Martin Place, Sydney, c. 1913

View from Castlereagh Street end of Moore Street (later Martin Place), showing the trams and horse-drawn vehicles and hansom cabs. (The Commonwealth Bank had not been built.)Sam Hood
Moored boats at the Mosman Bay footbridge — photograph, from Mosman Bay, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Mosman

Moored boats at the Mosman Bay footbridge, c. 1930s

Part of Mosman Bay and Bolivia BridgeTed Hood
Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, Balmain — photograph, from Mort's Dock, 1887
photograph·1887·Birchgrove

Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, Balmain, 1887

Balmain [Mort's DockNew South Wales. Government Printing Office
Mort's Dock, Balmain, with timber wharf and moored vessels — photograph, from Mort Bay Park, c. 1870s
photograph·1870·Birchgrove

Mort's Dock, Balmain, with timber wharf and moored vessels, c. 1870s

Mort's Dock, Balmain
Mosman Bay and the Bolivia Bridge — photograph, from Mosman Bay, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Mosman

Mosman Bay and the Bolivia Bridge, c. 1930s

Part of Mosman Bay and Bolivia BridgeTed Hood
Mosman Bay Falls, New South Wales — photograph, from Mosman Bay, c. 1880s
photograph·1880·Mosman

Mosman Bay Falls, New South Wales, c. 1880s

Mossmans [i.e. Mosman] Bay Falls, N.S.WFrank Arnold Coxhead
Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville — photograph, from Erskineville, 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Mothers and children leaving the Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Erskineville, 1940

Erskineville kindergarten series, 23 September 1940 / photographed by Ray OlsonRay Olson
Motorcade passing Gowings on George Street, Sydney — photograph, from Gowings Building, c. 1920–45
photograph·1938·Sydney CBD

Motorcade passing Gowings on George Street, Sydney, c. 1920–45

State Library NSWSam Hood
Motoring party with a 1900 Clement-Panhard on a bush track, Sydney region — photograph, from Sydney
photograph·1900

Motoring party with a 1900 Clement-Panhard on a bush track, Sydney region

Glass negatives including images of boating, beaches, motoring and houses in the Sydney regionWilliam Joseph Macpherson
Mounted escort and carriage in the Duke of Gloucester's procession, Sydney — photograph, from Government House, 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, c. 1875–85
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, carved sandstone seat at Mrs Macquarie's Point, c. 1875–85

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, Sydney
Mrs Macquarie's Chair, Sydney, with figures on the path below the seat — illustration, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, c. 1843
illustration·1843·Sydney CBD

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, Sydney, with figures on the path below the seat, c. 1843

Views of Sydney, ca. 1843-1865 / watercolours by G.R. [George RobertsGeorge Roberts
Muller and Freeman shopfronts in a Sydney terrace row — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1900–10
photograph·1900

Muller and Freeman shopfronts in a Sydney terrace row, c. 1900–10

Royal Australian Historical Society : photonegativesRoyal Australian Historical Society
Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea — photograph, from Sydney, after 1888
photograph·1888

Multi-masted schooner under sail at sea, after 1888

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

Multi-storey factory among market gardens and housing, Mascot, 1940s

Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and MascotMilton Kent
National Art Gallery of New South Wales from the Domain — photograph, from Art Gallery of New South Wales, c. 1927
photograph·1927·Sydney CBD

National Art Gallery of New South Wales from the Domain, c. 1927

Hood Collection part II, Box 049, nos. 001-009 : Duke and Duchess of York; Federal Parliament House; National Art Gallery of New South Wales; Botanic Gardens gates; Domain figs and drinking fountainSam Hood
Navy League Cadets on parade, Balmain — photograph, from Balmain, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Balmain

Navy League Cadets on parade, Balmain, c. 1930s

Marching on paradeSam Hood
Neon-lit Tivoli Theatre frontage at night, Hay Street, Sydney — photograph, from Hay Street, 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

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

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
New South Head Road, Rose Bay — photograph, from New South Head Road, 1870–75
photograph·1870·Rose Bay

New South Head Road, Rose Bay, 1870–75

New South Head Road, Rose BayAmerican & Australasian Photographic Company
New South Wales Artillery at Victoria Barracks, Paddington — photograph, from Paddington, 1880–1900
photograph·1890·Paddington

New South Wales Artillery at Victoria Barracks, Paddington, 1880–1900

New South Wales artillery postcard
New South Wales Government Tramways lifting tackle — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1925
photograph·1920

New South Wales Government Tramways lifting tackle, c. 1925

Photographs of trucks and vans, ca. 1920-1980 : Republic, Scammell, Seddon, Thornycroft, Triumph, Volvo, Vulcan, Whippet, and MiscellaneousPeter Anderson (aggregated collection); Douglass contributors: Baglin; Ben Jordan Pty Ltd; Les Brady; Color Prints; Cosway Studios; Trevor Crouch; Norman Cullen; Darge Photographic Co.; Sam Hood; Milton Kent; Millars Photographic Service; Noel Rubie Pty Ltd.; Peter Mendoza Studios; H. Shaw; View Productions; W. A. Webber
Newington estate near the river, sketched August 1844 — illustration, from Silverwater
illustration·1844·Silverwater

Newington estate near the river, sketched August 1844

Views of Parramatta
No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1950
photograph·1950

No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Noble at the microphone, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, c. 1928
photograph·1937·Moore Park

Noble at the microphone, Sydney Cricket Ground, c. 1928

Hood Collection part II : [Sports, CricketSam Hood
North Coast ticket queue at Central Railway Station, Boxing Day 1939 — photograph, from Central Station
photograph·1939·Haymarket

North Coast ticket queue at Central Railway Station, Boxing Day 1939

Christmas rush at Sydney Central Railway Station, 26 December 1939 / photographs by Baden H. MullaneyBaden H. Mullaney
North Shore Gas Works and gasholders, Neutral Bay — photograph, from Neutral Bay, 1935–45
photograph·1940·Neutral Bay

North Shore Gas Works and gasholders, Neutral Bay, 1935–45

Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent
North Sydney Music Shell at night — photograph, from St Leonards Park, 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

North Sydney Music Shell at night, 1948

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

North Sydney, Parish of Willoughby — Higinbotham & Robinson suburban map, c. 1890s

North Sydney : Parish of Willoughby / lithographed & published by Higinbotham and RobinsonHiginbotham & Robinson
Northern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, Milsons Point — photograph, from Sydney Harbour Bridge, after 1923
photograph·1905·Milsons Point

Northern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, Milsons Point, after 1923

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Early workings to Northern approachStar Photo Co.
Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party — photograph, from Zetland, 1936
photograph·1936·Zetland

Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party, 1936

Royal South Sydney HospitalSam Hood
O'Connell Street corner hotel with 'Bath Room' sign beyond, Sydney — photograph, from O'Connell Street, 1870–75
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

O'Connell Street corner hotel with 'Bath Room' sign beyond, Sydney, 1870–75

Construction of the Centennial Hall, Sydney Town HallAmerican & Australasian Photographic Company
Oak Park Pool, Cronulla — photograph, from Oak Park Rock Pool, c. 1920–27
photograph·1900·Cronulla

Oak Park Pool, Cronulla, c. 1920–27

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

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

Sydney Show, opening daySam Hood
Officers greet on a parade platform before the Queen Victoria Building — photograph, from Sydney CBD, 1940
photograph·1940·Sydney CBD

Officers greet on a parade platform before the Queen Victoria Building, 1940

Naval Parade through citySam Hood
Old Government House, Parramatta, from the surrounding grounds — illustration, from Old Government House, 1838
illustration·1838·Parramatta

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

Government House, ParramattaCharles Rodius (formerly attributed; attribution now questioned)
Onlookers at the giraffe enclosure, Taronga Zoo — photograph, from Taronga Zoo, 1937
photograph·1937·Mosman

Onlookers at the giraffe enclosure, Taronga Zoo, 1937

Zoo [Taronga Zoo], 9 April 1937
Opening day crowds at the new Commonwealth Bank head office, Sydney — photograph, from Commonwealth Bank Building, 1916–52
photograph·1916·Sydney CBD

Opening day crowds at the new Commonwealth Bank head office, Sydney, 1916–52

State Library NSWSam Hood
Opening of Dulwich Hill Public School — photograph, from Dulwich Hill Public School, c. 1900–27
photograph·1900·Dulwich Hill

Opening of Dulwich Hill Public School, c. 1900–27

Scenes of Dulwich Hill, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers