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Firefighters at the Bryden & Peters fire, Phillip Street, Redfern — photograph, from Phillip Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Redfern

Firefighters at the Bryden & Peters fire, Phillip Street, Redfern

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
First Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbour — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

First Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbour

Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbour, SydneyState Library NSW
First-day army recruits around jeeps and a motorcycle, Marrickville depot — photograph, from Addison Road, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

First-day army recruits around jeeps and a motorcycle, Marrickville depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969
Footbridge and ornamental water, upper Parramatta River — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1930
photograph·1930

Footbridge and ornamental water, upper Parramatta River

Upper reaches of Parramatta RiverHood, Ted, 1911-2000
Footpath crowds and street stalls, Martin Place, Sydney — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Footpath crowds and street stalls, Martin Place, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Fountain spray at the Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1967
photograph·1967·Sydney CBD

Fountain spray at the Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park

File 25: Walkabout magazine : New South Wales photographs [Sydney restaurants & hotels, parks & fountains, streets & people, City & HarbourMultiple photographers including Leo Duykers, David Beal, David Moore, Mark Strizic, and others
Four scouts in uniform, Sydney, 1930 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Sydney CBD

Four scouts in uniform, Sydney, 1930

Sydney, NSWCarlton Studios
Fowler Potteries from the air, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Fowler Potteries from the air, Marrickville

Item 22: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Marrickville, Neutral Bay, Newcastle, between 1935-1945Milton Kent
Framed-picture stall, City Markets, Hay Street, Sydney — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

Framed-picture stall, City Markets, Hay Street, Sydney

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Garden beds beside an Erskineville flat block, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Garden beds beside an Erskineville flat block, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW
Garden between the Erskineville flats, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Erskineville

Garden between the Erskineville flats, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW
Garden Palace dome above a pond in Sydney's Botanic Gardens — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Garden Palace dome above a pond in Sydney's Botanic Gardens

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Garden Palace from the Botanic Gardens lawns, Sydney, 1880 — photograph, from The Garden Palace, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Garden Palace from the Botanic Gardens lawns, Sydney, 1880

View of Garden Palace looking west-south-west from Lawn 34, Botanic Gardens, SydneyState Library NSW
General Post Office, George Street, Sydney, before the clock tower — photograph, from George Street, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Wynyard

General Post Office, George Street, Sydney, before the clock tower

General Post Office, George Street, Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo, SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897
General Post Office, Sydney, by Charles Bayliss, c.1878 — photograph, from Sydney General Post Office, circa 1878
photograph·1878·Sydney CBD

General Post Office, Sydney, by Charles Bayliss, c.1878

General Post Office, Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo, SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897
General Post Office, Sydney, with the projecting three-faced clock — photograph, from Sydney General Post Office, circa 1878
photograph·1878·Sydney CBD

General Post Office, Sydney, with the projecting three-faced clock

General Post Office, SydneyState Library NSW
General Store and Refreshment Rooms, Avalon Beach — photograph, from Avalon Beach, circa 1924
photograph·1924·Avalon Beach

General Store and Refreshment Rooms, Avalon Beach

AvalonHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
George Street looking north from King Street, Sydney, 1842 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1842
photograph·1870·Wynyard

George Street looking north from King Street, Sydney, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
George Street shopfronts, Sydney, February 1871 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1871
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

George Street shopfronts, Sydney, February 1871

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
George Street, Sydney, with Riley Brothers drapers and C. Gardner's shops — photograph, from George Street, circa 1879
photograph·1879·Haymarket

George Street, Sydney, with Riley Brothers drapers and C. Gardner's shops

George Street, SydneyState Library NSW
German shepherd on an A-frame obstacle at an Erskineville dog show, 1934 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Erskineville

German shepherd on an A-frame obstacle at an Erskineville dog show, 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
German Shepherd on the A-frame at the Erskineville dog show — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Erskineville

German Shepherd on the A-frame at the Erskineville dog show

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
Girl guides' guard of honour at Parramatta celebrations, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Girl guides' guard of honour at Parramatta celebrations, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Rose Bay

Golfers comparing scorecards, Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal Sydney ClubSam Hood
Government House and Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1842 — photograph, from Government House, circa 1842
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Government House and Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Grotto Berg with Griffith Taylor in the foreground, Cape Evans, January 1911 — photograph, circa 1911
photograph·1913

Grotto Berg with Griffith Taylor in the foreground, Cape Evans, January 1911

Photograph album of the Scott expedition to Antarctica, 1910-1913 / annotated by T. Griffith TaylorTaylor, Thomas Griffith, 1880-1963
Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood
Guard of honour inspected during the Duke of Gloucester's 1934 Sydney visit — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Guard of honour inspected during the Duke of Gloucester's 1934 Sydney visit

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneyState Library NSW
Harbour and gardens from Government House, Sydney — photograph, from Government House, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Harbour and gardens from Government House, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Harbour view past a tennis court and brick house — photograph, circa 1950
photograph·1950

Harbour view past a tennis court and brick house

SydneyState Library NSW
Head of Darling Harbour from the heights of Pyrmont — photograph, from Darling Harbour, circa 1865
photograph·1865·Darling Harbour

Head of Darling Harbour from the heights of Pyrmont

Sydney HarbourHall & Co., Kerry & Co, King, Henry (1855-1923), Searle, Edward William (1887-1955)
Head of Darling Harbour with the University of Sydney beyond — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1865
photograph·1865

Head of Darling Harbour with the University of Sydney beyond

Sydney HarbourHall & Co., Kerry & Co, King, Henry (1855-1923), Searle, Edward William (1887-1955)
Heavy surf breaking over a sandstone rock platform, 1940 — photograph, circa 1940
photograph·1940

Heavy surf breaking over a sandstone rock platform, 1940

Rough seas, Bondi, Coogee, October 1940State Library NSW
Horse and three youths at the water's edge, Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse and three youths at the water's edge, Coogee Beach

Horse swimming at Coogee / photographed by LynchLynch, Cec
Horse rolling on the sand at Coogee Beach — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse rolling on the sand at Coogee Beach

Horse in surf - Coogee / photographed by Vic JohnstonJohnston, Victor, 1903-1983
Horse swimming at Coogee Beach, 1948 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1948
photograph·1948·Coogee

Horse swimming at Coogee Beach, 1948

Horse swimming at Coogee / photographed by LynchLynch, Cec
Hume Pipe Co. yard and timber booms along an industrial waterfront, Rozelle — photograph, from Rozelle Bay, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Rozelle

Hume Pipe Co. yard and timber booms along an industrial waterfront, Rozelle

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Hume Steel works and timber ponds at Rozelle Bay, aerial view — photograph, from Rozelle Bay, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Rozelle Bay

Hume Steel works and timber ponds at Rozelle Bay, aerial view

Item 06: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, Rozelle, 193-Milton Kent
Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company warehouse, Darling Harbour, March 1871 — photograph, from Darling Harbour, circa 1871
photograph·1871·Darling Harbour

Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company warehouse, Darling Harbour, March 1871

Sydney, March 1871State Library NSW
Hyde Park Barracks and the Mint seen across the park, Sydney — photograph, from Queens Square, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park Barracks and the Mint seen across the park, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Hyde Park with St Mary's Cathedral beyond, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park with St Mary's Cathedral beyond, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Hyde Park, Sydney, in 1842, with Lyons Terrace on the skyline — illustration, from Hyde Park, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Sydney CBD

Hyde Park, Sydney, in 1842, with Lyons Terrace on the skyline

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Inscribed rock at Mrs Macquarie's Road, Sydney Domain — photograph, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Inscribed rock at Mrs Macquarie's Road, Sydney Domain

Mrs Macquarie's Chair, SydneyAmerican & Australasian Photographic Company
Instrument lawn and dome, Sydney Observatory — photograph, from Observatory Hill Park
photograph·Millers Point

Instrument lawn and dome, Sydney Observatory

Instrument lawn at Sydney ObservatoryState Library NSW
Interior of the Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Sydney — photograph, from Parliament of New South Wales, circa 1871
photograph·1871·Sydney CBD

Interior of the Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Sydney

Parliamentary Library, SydneyNew South Wales. Government Printing Office
King Street looking west towards George Street, 1951 — photograph, from King Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

King Street looking west towards George Street, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Kings Theatre, Marrickville Road, 1937 — photograph, from Marrickville Road, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Marrickville

Kings Theatre, Marrickville Road, 1937

Kings Theatre at Marrickville. Daylight view of front of theatreHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Kings Theatre, Marrickville, illuminated at night — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Marrickville

Kings Theatre, Marrickville, illuminated at night

Kings Theatre at Marrickville. Night shot showing illuminated exteriorHood, Sam, 1872-1953