Sydney · 1830 — 1969

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Macquarie Street terrace row, Sydney, March 1871 — photograph, from Macquarie Street, Sydney, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney

Macquarie Street terrace row, Sydney, March 1871

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949 — photograph, from Martin Place, Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Wynyard

Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Mounted escort and carriage in the Duke of Gloucester's procession, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Government House, Sydney, 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
Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, North Sydney, circa 1948
photograph·1948·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 Royal Arcade, Sydney, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney

No. 1 Kiosk photo service, Royal Arcade, Sydney

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party — photograph, from Royal South Sydney Hospital, Zetland, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Zetland

Nurses on a camel, Royal South Sydney Hospital Christmas party

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

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

Sydney Show, opening dayHood, Sam
Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter' — photograph, from Palace Theatre, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney

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 Palace Theatre, 259–261 Pitt Street, Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

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

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949 — photograph, from Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney

Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, December 1870 — photograph, from Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 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)
Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co — photograph, from Pitt Street, Sydney, 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, Sydney (looking south from north of Martin Place), 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, Sydney, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Wynyard

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, Sydney, 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 Square (Wynyard Park), Sydney, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney

Post Office at Wynyard Square, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Produce vendor at the Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney

Produce vendor at the Sydney markets

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay — photograph, from Rose Bay flying boat base, Rose Bay, Sydney, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney

Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay

SydneyState Library NSW
Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney central business district, looking towards Sydney Harbour Bridge, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney

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

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney

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

SydneyState Library NSW
Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during a golf championship, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, Rose Bay, New South Wales, 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, Rose Bay, NSW, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during the 1946 championship

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood
Sarsaparilla seller at the City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from City Markets, Hay Street, Haymarket, Sydney, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Sarsaparilla seller at the City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Schoolboy rugby players passing the ball, Sydney Grammar, 1954 — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, Sydney, circa 1954
photograph·1954·Sydney CBD

Schoolboy rugby players passing the ball, Sydney Grammar, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954State Library NSW