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Burning of the Garden Palace, Sydney — illustration, from Royal Botanic Garden, 1882
illustration·1872·Sydney CBD

Burning of the Garden Palace, Sydney, 1882

Collection of pictures from the Illustrated Sydney newsGibbs, Shallard & Co.
Bushwalkers carrying full rucksacks on the Jenolan to Wombeyan Caves track — photograph, c. 1928
photograph·1928

Bushwalkers carrying full rucksacks on the Jenolan to Wombeyan Caves track, c. 1928

Sydney Bush Walkers Club trip from Jenolan to Wombeyan Caves via Kanangara, Yerranderie and Colong CavesPeter Page
Butchers' association float in the Commonwealth Golden Jubilee procession, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney Town Hall, 1951
photograph·1942·Sydney CBD

Butchers' association float in the Commonwealth Golden Jubilee procession, Sydney, 1951

Hood Collection part II, Box 078, nos. 001-069 : Hardy-Watkins wedding; AWA paintings exhibit; Commonwealth Golden Jubilee procession; Clarence Miller wedding; Warwick Peet wedding; Rural valley; Portraits; Dog; Swampy landSam Hood
Cabarita Point paint works and wharf from the air — photograph, from Cabarita Point, after 1935
photograph·1935·Cabarita

Cabarita Point paint works and wharf from the air, after 1935

Milton Kent aerial views of Cabarita, Marrickville, after 1935Milton Kent
Cabin cruiser "Leisurlea" under way on the Parramatta River — photograph, from Sydney, 1937
photograph·1937

Cabin cruiser "Leisurlea" under way on the Parramatta River, 1937

"Leisurlea", on Parramatta RiverSam Hood
Cabinet makers and oyster rooms, Quarantine Area, Sydney — photograph, from The Rocks, 1900
photograph·1900·The Rocks

Cabinet makers and oyster rooms, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900

Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. V / under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.WJohn Degotardi Jr. (photographer); under the supervision of Mr George McCredie
Cadastral map of the town of Parramatta — map, from Parramatta, 1904
map·1904·Parramatta

Cadastral map of the town of Parramatta, 1904

Map of the town of Parramatta : parishes of St. John and Field of Mars, county of Cumberland, land district of Parramatta / compiled by P. Coppola & P.J. Cahill and drawn by P. Coppola ; compiled, drawn and printed at the Department of LandsNew South Wales. Department of Lands.
Cadets around a field gun, Sydney Grammar School — photograph, from Sydney Grammar School, 1954
photograph·1954·Darlinghurst

Cadets around a field gun, Sydney Grammar School, 1954

Sydney Grammar, June 1954
Camels loaded for the march at the Australian Light Horse dump, Deiran — photograph, c. 1918
photograph·1920

Camels loaded for the march at the Australian Light Horse dump, Deiran, c. 1918

State Library NSWColart's Studio (Melbourne, Vic.)
Canterbury House, Ashfield: garden vista — illustration, from Ashfield, c. 1860
illustration·1860·Ashfield

Canterbury House, Ashfield: garden vista, c. 1860

Canterbury House, the seat of Mr Arthur Jeffries [sic]: garden vista, ca 1860 / by Conrad MartensConrad Martens
Canterbury House, Ashfield: the drive — illustration, from Ashfield, c. 1860
illustration·1860·Ashfield

Canterbury House, Ashfield: the drive, c. 1860

Canterbury House, the seat of Mr Arthur Jeffries [sic]: garden vista, ca 1860 / by Conrad MartensConrad Martens
Canterbury-bound bus among traffic at Railway Square — photograph, from Haymarket, c. 1927–29
photograph·1927·Haymarket

Canterbury-bound bus among traffic at Railway Square, c. 1927–29

Hood Collection part II, Box 042, nos. 052-072 : Trams, buses and traffic, Railway Square and Broadway; Express trains concourse, Central railway station; Shoppers on the steps, Mark Foy's; Christmas party, children's hospitalSam Hood
Captain Cook statue before the Australian Museum, Hyde Park — photograph, from Australian Museum, c. 1880s
photograph·1880s·Darlinghurst

Captain Cook statue before the Australian Museum, Hyde Park, c. 1880s

Captain Cook's statue and the Australian Museum, Sydney
Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, with the Australian Museum beyond — photograph, from Captain Cook Statue, c. 1880s
photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, with the Australian Museum beyond, c. 1880s

Captain Cook statue, Hyde Park, Sydney
Carmelite Convent chapel and Marian statue, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, c. 1930–34
photograph·1932·Marrickville

Carmelite Convent chapel and Marian statue, Marrickville, c. 1930–34

Hood Collection part II, Box 059, nos. 140-144 : Golden wedding (50th anniversary) of Mother Superior, Carmelite Convent, MarrickvilleSam Hood
Carmelite convent chapel interior decorated for a Golden Jubilee, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, 1933
photograph·1933·Marrickville

Carmelite convent chapel interior decorated for a Golden Jubilee, Marrickville, 1933

Hood Collection part II, Box 094, nos. 006-021 : Carmelite convent and appearance of Prioress Mother Marie on her Golden Jubilee, MarrickvilleSam Hood
Carmelite Convent chapel, Marrickville, with crowd gathered for a jubilee — photograph, from Marrickville, c. 1930–34
photograph·1932·Marrickville

Carmelite Convent chapel, Marrickville, with crowd gathered for a jubilee, c. 1930–34

Hood Collection part II, Box 059, nos. 140-144 : Golden wedding (50th anniversary) of Mother Superior, Carmelite Convent, MarrickvilleSam Hood
Carriageway and gate in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, c. 1870–90
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Carriageway and gate in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, c. 1870–90

Views of Old SydneyCharles Bayliss; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Carrying a sideboard into new flats at Erskineville — photograph, from Erskineville, 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Carrying a sideboard into new flats at Erskineville, 1938

Tenants move into new Erskineville flat, 17 December 1938 / photographed by R. WolfeRay Wolfe
Cavalcade of the Golden Fleece procession through Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Cavalcade of the Golden Fleece procession through Parramatta, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood
Central Railway Station across Belmore Park — photograph, from Haymarket, 1920s
photograph·1916·Haymarket

Central Railway Station across Belmore Park, 1920s

State Library NSWSam Hood
Central Railway Station and clock tower from Eddy Avenue, Sydney — photograph, from Haymarket, after 1921
photograph·1905·Haymarket

Central Railway Station and clock tower from Eddy Avenue, Sydney, after 1921

Sydney. Central Railway Station, Eddy Avenue Horses & carts, buses, trams etceteraStar Photo Co.
Central Railway Station and clock tower, Sydney — photograph, from Haymarket, 1921–52
photograph·1916·Haymarket

Central Railway Station and clock tower, Sydney, 1921–52

State Library NSWSam Hood
Central Railway Station clock tower and Eddy Avenue, Sydney — photograph, from Haymarket, 1906–10
photograph·1905·Haymarket

Central Railway Station clock tower and Eddy Avenue, Sydney, 1906–10

Sydney. Central Railway Station, Eddy Avenue Horses & carts, buses, trams etceteraStar Photo Co.
Central Railway Station concourse, Sydney — photograph, from Haymarket, c. 1927–29
photograph·1927·Haymarket

Central Railway Station concourse, Sydney, c. 1927–29

Hood Collection part II, Box 042, nos. 052-072 : Trams, buses and traffic, Railway Square and Broadway; Express trains concourse, Central railway station; Shoppers on the steps, Mark Foy's; Christmas party, children's hospitalSam Hood
Central Railway Station concourse, Sydney — photograph, from Haymarket, c. 1927–29
photograph·1927·Haymarket

Central Railway Station concourse, Sydney, c. 1927–29

Hood Collection part II, Box 042, nos. 052-072 : Trams, buses and traffic, Railway Square and Broadway; Express trains concourse, Central railway station; Shoppers on the steps, Mark Foy's; Christmas party, children's hospitalSam Hood
Central Railway Station from above, Sydney — photograph, from Central Station, 1906–20
photograph·1871·Haymarket

Central Railway Station from above, Sydney, 1906–20

Redfern Railway Station and Central Railway Station, Sydney
Central Railway Station from the Marcus Clark Building — photograph, from Central Station, c. 1930s
photograph·1930·Haymarket

Central Railway Station from the Marcus Clark Building, c. 1930s

View of Central Railway Station from Marcus Clark's BuildingSam Hood
Central railway station, Sydney, from the air — photograph, from Haymarket, c. 1920–38
photograph·1920·Haymarket

Central railway station, Sydney, from the air, c. 1920–38

Milton Kent aerial views of SydneyMilton Kent
Central Station clock tower from Railway Square, Sydney — illustration, from Railway Square, 1923
illustration·1923·Haymarket

Central Station clock tower from Railway Square, Sydney, 1923

Central Railway Station at Railway Square, SydneyWilliam Young
Century Fund proposed additions to St John's Church, Glebe — illustration, from Saint John's, 1869–1910
illustration·1869·Glebe

Century Fund proposed additions to St John's Church, Glebe, 1869–1910

Churches – Suburban (Sydney), Gle-Man volume 1Edmund Thomas Blacket, and his sons, Arthur and Cyril Blacket
Century Storage Battery Co and neighbouring works from the air — photograph, from Alexandria, 1930s
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Century Storage Battery Co and neighbouring works from the air, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. and Crown Chemical Co. works from the air — photograph, from Beaconsfield, 1930s
photograph·1930·Beaconsfield

Century Storage Battery Co. and Crown Chemical Co. works from the air, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. and neighbouring factories off Botany Road, Beaconsfield — photograph, from Beaconsfield, 1930s
photograph·1930·Beaconsfield

Century Storage Battery Co. and neighbouring factories off Botany Road, Beaconsfield, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. works and market gardens from the air — photograph, 1930s
photograph·1930

Century Storage Battery Co. works and market gardens from the air, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Century Storage Battery Co. works from the air, Alexandria district — photograph, from Alexandria, 1930s
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Century Storage Battery Co. works from the air, Alexandria district, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Century Storage Battery works from the air, Alexandria — photograph, from Alexandria, 1930s
photograph·1930·Alexandria

Century Storage Battery works from the air, Alexandria, 1930s

Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria/Erskineville, Beaconsfield, Cockatoo Island, Mascot, RozelleMilton Kent
Chapel and garden, Parramatta Gaol — photograph, from Parramatta Gaol, 1950
photograph·1950·North Parramatta

Chapel and garden, Parramatta Gaol, 1950

Parramatta Gaol
Chatswood Public School with pupils at the fence — photograph, from Chatswood Public School, c. 1903–27
photograph·1927·Chatswood

Chatswood Public School with pupils at the fence, c. 1903–27

Scenes of Chatswood, N.S.WBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Chess and cards at Balmain Teachers' College — photograph, from Balmain, 1950
photograph·1950·Balmain

Chess and cards at Balmain Teachers' College, 1950

Balmain Teachers' College
Chic Salon float in the Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, Church Street — photograph, from Church Street, 1938
photograph·1938·Parramatta

Chic Salon float in the Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, Church Street, 1938

Parramatta celebrations
Child at the rope barrier, Erskineville dog show — photograph, from Erskineville, 1934
photograph·1934·Erskineville

Child at the rope barrier, 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
Children beneath the rock-face cottages, The Rocks, Sydney — photograph, from The Rocks, c. 1890–1910
photograph·1900·The Rocks

Children beneath the rock-face cottages, The Rocks, Sydney, c. 1890–1910

Glass negatives of The Rocks, SydneyWilliam Joseph Macpherson
Children in eighteenth-century court dress posed on stage — photograph, from Sydney, 1923–42
photograph·1923

Children in eighteenth-century court dress posed on stage, 1923–42

State Library NSWSam Hood
Children in Ferry Lane, The Rocks — photograph, from Ferry Lane, c. 1890–1910
photograph·1900·Dawes Point

Children in Ferry Lane, The Rocks, c. 1890–1910

Glass negatives of The Rocks, SydneyWilliam Joseph Macpherson
Children on the rubble of a cleared terrace, Surry Hills — photograph, from Surry Hills, 1950
photograph·1950·Surry Hills

Children on the rubble of a cleared terrace, Surry Hills, 1950

Slum clearances Surry Hills, 7 April 1950 / photographed by Harry FreemanHarry Freeman
Children paddling at The Island, Balmoral — photograph, from Balmoral Beach, c. 1900–27
photograph·1927·Mosman

Children paddling at The Island, Balmoral, c. 1900–27

Balmoral, N.S.W. ; The Island, BalmoralBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
Children playing in a Sydney terrace street — photograph, from Sydney, 1948–50
photograph·1948

Children playing in a Sydney terrace street, 1948–50

Sydney people & streets / photographed by Brian BirdBrian Bird