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Cleared blocks west of Marlborough Street, Surry Hills — photograph, from Marlborough Street, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Cleared blocks west of Marlborough Street, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearance - Surry Hills, 30 March 1950 / photographs by L. BartholenL. Bartholen
Clerical staff at desk machines in the Anthony Hordern & Sons offices — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1905–38
photograph·1905

Clerical staff at desk machines in the Anthony Hordern & Sons offices, c. 1905–38

Anthony Hordern and Sons, Interiors of department store, offices, and Royal Easter Show displays, approximately 1905-1938Anthony Hordern & Sons
Coaching party at Government House, Sydney — photograph, from Government House, 1872–79
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Coaching party at Government House, Sydney, 1872–79

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Cockatoo Island dockyard from the air, Sydney Harbour — photograph, from Woolwich, 1930s
photograph·1930·Woolwich

Cockatoo Island dockyard from the air, Sydney Harbour, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Cockatoo Island dockyards from the air, Sydney Harbour — photograph, from Woolwich, 1930s
photograph·1930·Woolwich

Cockatoo Island dockyards from the air, Sydney Harbour, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Cocks' Family Hotel at The Gap, South Head — photograph, from The Gap, 1870–75
photograph·1870·Watsons Bay

Cocks' Family Hotel at The Gap, South Head, 1870–75

The Gap, South Head (?)American & Australasian Photographic Company
Cohen's Family Hotel near the Sydney Town Hall — photograph, 1870–75
photograph·1870

Cohen's Family Hotel near the Sydney Town Hall, 1870–75

Construction of the Centennial Hall, Sydney Town HallAmerican & Australasian Photographic Company
Collision between a tram and a lorry, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1937
photograph·1937

Collision between a tram and a lorry, Sydney, 1937

Smash between tram and lorrySam Hood
Colonial Secretary's Office at Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Chief Secretary's Building, c. 1879–80
photograph·1879·Sydney CBD

Colonial Secretary's Office at Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney, c. 1879–80

Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney
Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Chief Secretary's Building, c. 1879–80
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney, c. 1879–80

Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney
Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Chief Secretary's Building, c. 1880s
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Colonial Secretary's Office, corner of Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney, c. 1880s

Colonial Secretary's Office [Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo, SydneyCharles Bayliss
Colonial Treasury, Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney — photograph, from Macquarie Street, c. 1870–90
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Colonial Treasury, Macquarie and Bridge Streets, Sydney, c. 1870–90

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Colour-patches and puggarees stall, Marrickville Army Depot — photograph, from Marrickville, 1948
photograph·1948·Marrickville

Colour-patches and puggarees stall, Marrickville Army Depot, 1948

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortNorman Herfort
Columned porch and iron fence on a Glebe street — photograph, from Glebe, 1940
photograph·1940·Glebe

Columned porch and iron fence on a Glebe street, 1940

Mr Nolan one man council at Glebe, 8 July 1940 / photographed by Ray OlsonRay Olson
Commander Hammer addressing Navy League cadets at Balmain — photograph, from Balmain, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Balmain

Commander Hammer addressing Navy League cadets at Balmain, c. 1930s

Commander Hammer speakingSam Hood
Commemoration Day scramble, University of Sydney — photograph, from Camperdown, c. 1932
photograph·1932·Camperdown

Commemoration Day scramble, University of Sydney, c. 1932

Sydney University Commemoration DaySam Hood
Concrete pipe works beside a canal, Alexandria — photograph, from Alexandria, 1930s
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Concrete pipe works beside a canal, Alexandria, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Coogee Bay from the clifftop, with figures in the foreground — photograph, from Coogee Bay, c. 1880
photograph·1880·Coogee

Coogee Bay from the clifftop, with figures in the foreground, c. 1880

Coogee Bay
Coogee Bay from the sandstone cliffs — photograph, from Coogee Bay, 1874
photograph·1874·Coogee Bay

Coogee Bay from the sandstone cliffs, 1874

Coogee Bay, New South Wales, [1874Mr Whittle
Coogee Beach and baths, crowded shoreline — photograph, from Coogee Beach, c. 1928–32
photograph·1928·Coogee

Coogee Beach and baths, crowded shoreline, c. 1928–32

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of CoogeeSamuel Wood
Coogee Beach and Pier from the reserve, looking south — photograph, from Coogee Beach, c. 1928–32
photograph·1928·Coogee

Coogee Beach and Pier from the reserve, looking south, c. 1928–32

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of CoogeeSamuel Wood
Coogee Beach and Wylie's Baths seen from the north — photograph, from Coogee Beach, 1922
photograph·1922·Coogee

Coogee Beach and Wylie's Baths seen from the north, 1922

Coogee Beach, 1922 / panoramic photograph no. 12 by R. P. MooreR. P. Moore
Coogee Beach from the air — photograph, from Coogee Beach, 1949
photograph·1949·Coogee

Coogee Beach from the air, 1949

Aerial - Coogee
Coogee Pier pavilion from the beach — photograph, from Coogee, after 1928
photograph·1905·Coogee

Coogee Pier pavilion from the beach, after 1928

Coogee PierStar Photo Co.
Coogee surf boat crew at the oars, night training — photograph, from Coogee Beach, 1946
photograph·1946·Coogee

Coogee surf boat crew at the oars, night training, 1946

Coogee surf boat crew training at night Coogee Beach, 9 March 1946Norman Herfort
Coogee surf boat crew battling the swell at night — photograph, from Coogee Beach, 1946
photograph·1946·Coogee

Coogee surf boat crew battling the swell at night, 1946

Coogee surf boat crew training at night Coogee Beach, 9 March 1946Norman Herfort
Coogee surf boat crewman at oar, night training — photograph, from Coogee Beach, 1946
photograph·1946·Coogee

Coogee surf boat crewman at oar, night training, 1946

Coogee surf boat crew training at night Coogee Beach, 9 March 1946Norman Herfort
Cookhouse doorway, Parramatta Gaol — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Cookhouse doorway, Parramatta Gaol, 1950

Parramatta Gaol
Corner office building dated 1893, William Brooks & Company storefront, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1924–27
photograph·1924

Corner office building dated 1893, William Brooks & Company storefront, Sydney, c. 1924–27

State Library NSWArthur Ernest Foster
Costumed hostesses pouring drinks at a Parramatta Sesquicentenary gathering — photograph, from Parramatta, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed hostesses pouring drinks at a Parramatta Sesquicentenary gathering, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta — photograph, from Old Government House, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938 Sesquicentenary — photograph, from Old Government House
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed participants at Old Government House, Parramatta, 1938 Sesquicentenary

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Costumed participants at Parramatta's 1938 sesquicentenary, Old Government House — photograph, from Old Government House
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Costumed participants at Parramatta's 1938 sesquicentenary, Old Government House

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Cottage marked for sale beneath ironmongers' wall signs, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1890–1905
photograph·1890

Cottage marked for sale beneath ironmongers' wall signs, Sydney, c. 1890–1905

Royal Australian Historical Society : photonegativesMurrell & Co.
Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill, from the garden — photograph, from Cranbrook School, c. 1865–1922
photograph·Bellevue Hill

Cranbrook, Bellevue Hill, from the garden, c. 1865–1922

Miscellaneous views including Sydney suburbs, Blue Mountains, churches, cemeteries, residences and animals
Creeper cranes and flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge half-arch — photograph, from Milsons Point, 1930
photograph·1928·Milsons Point

Creeper cranes and flags on the Sydney Harbour Bridge half-arch, 1930

Hood Collection part II, Box 044, nos. 053-068; Box 46, nos. 001-009 : Sydney Harbour Bridge constructionSam Hood
Creeper cranes on a Sydney Harbour Bridge pylon under construction — photograph, from Milsons Point, c. 1930
photograph·1930·Milsons Point

Creeper cranes on a Sydney Harbour Bridge pylon under construction, c. 1930

Hood Collection part II, Box 016, nos. 018-029 : Pitt Street south from King Street; Sydney Harbour Bridge under constructionSam Hood
Cricket match at North Sydney Oval — photograph, from North Sydney Oval, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·North Sydney

Cricket match at North Sydney Oval, c. 1930s

Cricket [North Sydney OvalSam Hood
Cricket match in Hyde Park with Darlinghurst Gaol and Sydney College on the skyline — photograph, from Hyde Park
photograph·1890·Sydney CBD

Cricket match in Hyde Park with Darlinghurst Gaol and Sydney College on the skyline

Panorama of Hyde Park, SydneyJohn Rae
Cricket match in progress before a crowded grandstand, Sydney — photograph, 1932
photograph·1937

Cricket match in progress before a crowded grandstand, Sydney, 1932

Hood Collection part II : [Sports, CricketSam Hood
Cricketer Sammy Drew at the crease, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, c. 1927
photograph·1927

Cricketer Sammy Drew at the crease, Sydney, c. 1927

Hood Collection part II, Box 093, nos. 011-019 : Dr Bradfield in his office; Wedding, St Philip's Church; Consecration of Cenotaph; Sydney Town Hall and underground railway; Aboriginal cricketer Sammy Drew; X-ray procedure; Ancient coinsSam Hood
Cricketers taking the field, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, c. 1925–50
photograph·1937·Moore Park

Cricketers taking the field, Sydney Cricket Ground, c. 1925–50

Hood Collection part II : [Sports, CricketSam Hood
Crowd around a monoplane on Mascot aerodrome — photograph, from Mascot, c. 1927–30
photograph·1927·Mascot

Crowd around a monoplane on Mascot aerodrome, c. 1927–30

Hood Collection part II, Box 022, nos. 001-019 : Airmen, personalities, pilots (including women pilots) and aeroplanes, MascotSam Hood
Crowd at the Bryden & Peters motor body works fire, Phillip Street — photograph, from Phillip Street, 1934
photograph·1934·Waterloo

Crowd at the Bryden & Peters motor body works fire, Phillip Street, 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
Crowd on a Sydney waterfront wharf beside ferry and sailing ships — photograph, from Sydney, 1900–38
photograph·1900

Crowd on a Sydney waterfront wharf beside ferry and sailing ships, 1900–38

Miscellaneous photographs; Boer War; World War I; Sesquicentenary; New Guinea
Crowd outside Bruce Small's bicycle shop, Sydney — photograph, c. 1920–53
photograph·1937

Crowd outside Bruce Small's bicycle shop, Sydney, c. 1920–53

Hood Collection part II, Box 077, nos. 099-146 : Church of England; City streets; Hubert Opperman, bicycle; Irene Purcell and Zane Grey; St Mary's Cathedral; William Street; Fun map of Sydney; Portraits; GroupsSam Hood
Crowded tram for Rushcutters Bay, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1949
photograph·1949

Crowded tram for Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, 1949

Crowded trams - Sydney, 30 June 1949 / photographs by Milton KentMilton Kent
Crowded trams at night, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney, 1949
photograph·1949

Crowded trams at night, Sydney, 1949

Crowded trams - Sydney, 30 June 1949 / photographs by Milton KentMilton Kent