Sydney · 1830 — 1969

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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
Proposed Sydney expressways, ringroads and railway extension, 1952 — map, from null, circa 1952
map·1952

Proposed Sydney expressways, ringroads and railway extension, 1952

Map of Sydney showing proposed expressways, ringroads and metropolitan railway extensionSydney (N.S.W.). Council
Proposed Sydney Town Hall site and old burial ground, 1867 — map, from Sydney Town Hall site, George Street, Sydney, circa 1867
map·1867·Sydney CBD

Proposed Sydney Town Hall site and old burial ground, 1867

Site for Sydney Town HallState Library NSW
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
Robinson's Map No. 4 of the City of Sydney, 1948 — map, from City of Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1948
map·1948·Sydney CBD

Robinson's Map No. 4 of the City of Sydney, 1948

Map of the city of Sydney : Map no. 4H.E.C. Robinson Pty Ltd.
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
Schoolchildren forming human flags at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1908 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, circa 1908
photograph·1908·Moore Park

Schoolchildren forming human flags at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1908

Visit of American Fleet to Sydney. Public schools display. Sydney Cricket GroundHills, G. A.
Shoppers descending beneath the Joules Knitters sign, Sydney arcade, 1950 — photograph, from null, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney

Shoppers descending beneath the Joules Knitters sign, Sydney arcade, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine
Smith and Hinton's Map of Sydney and Suburbs, 1854 — map, from Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1854
map·1854·Sydney

Smith and Hinton's Map of Sydney and Suburbs, 1854

Map of Sydney and suburbs 1854Smith and Hinton
Spectators and timber grandstands, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Spectators and timber grandstands, Sydney Cricket Ground

Second Test, SydneySam Hood
St Philip's Church and Clarence Street, Sydney, from the Grosvenor Hotel — photograph, from St Philip's Anglican Church, York Street, Sydney, circa 1887
photograph·1887·Wynyard

St Philip's Church and Clarence Street, Sydney, from the Grosvenor Hotel

From Grosvener [i.e. Grosvenor] Hotel [Sydney] / C. Bayliss Photo., SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897
St Philip's Church, Church Hill, Sydney — photograph, from St Philip's Anglican Church, York Street, Sydney, circa 1875
photograph·1875·Wynyard

St Philip's Church, Church Hill, Sydney

St. Philip's Church, SydneyJ.R. Clarke
Stand 57 potted-plant display beside W. Crowe bird and animal dealer, Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney markets, Sydney, circa 1911
photograph·1911·Sydney

Stand 57 potted-plant display beside W. Crowe bird and animal dealer, Sydney markets

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Student at a belt-driven grinding machine, East Sydney Technical College — photograph, from East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Darlinghurst

Student at a belt-driven grinding machine, East Sydney Technical College

Technical College, East SydneySam Hood
Summer crowds in the surf at Bondi Beach — photograph, from Bondi Beach, Sydney, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Six Ways

Summer crowds in the surf at Bondi Beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Summer crowds on Bondi Beach — photograph, from Bondi Beach, NSW, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Summer crowds on Bondi Beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Surrey Hotel and Rose Bay tram, King Street, Sydney — photograph, from King Street, Sydney, circa 1905
photograph·1905·Wynyard

Surrey Hotel and Rose Bay tram, King Street, Sydney

King Street, SydneyStar Photo Co.