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Council yard, McMahons Point, Sydney, 1915 — illustration, from McMahons Point, circa 1915
illustration·1915·McMahons Point

Council yard, McMahons Point, Sydney, 1915

Item 03: Pyrmont Bridge Darling HarbourSydney Ure Smith
Cricket match at North Sydney Oval — photograph, from North Sydney Oval, circa 1930
photograph·1930·North Sydney

Cricket match at North Sydney Oval

Cricket [North Sydney OvalSam Hood
Crowd at the Bryden & Peters motor body works fire, Phillip Street — photograph, from Phillip Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Waterloo

Crowd at the Bryden & Peters motor body works fire, Phillip Street

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
Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion — photograph, from Bondi Beach, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion — photograph, from Bondi Pavilion, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Bondi Beach

Crowds at Bondi Beach below the Pavilion

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds at the Prouds corner, King Street, Sydney — photograph, from King Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Crowds at the Prouds corner, King Street, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds crossing Pitt Street outside Shirley Shoe Co., Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Crowds crossing Pitt Street outside Shirley Shoe Co., Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds in a Sydney street, peace celebrations, August 1945 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Crowds in a Sydney street, peace celebrations, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Crowds on a Sydney ocean beach — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Crowds on a Sydney ocean beach

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds on Bondi Beach below the promenade, c.1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Crowds on Bondi Beach below the promenade, c.1950

SydneyState Library NSW
Crowds on Coogee Beach, 1922 — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1922
photograph·1922·Coogee

Crowds on Coogee Beach, 1922

Coogee Beach, 1922 / panoramic photograph no. 12 by R. P. MooreMoore, R. P. (Robert P.)
Curved public bar of the Vauxhall Inn, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Curved public bar of the Vauxhall Inn, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Darling Harbour from Balmain, 1879 — illustration, from Darling Harbour, circa 1879
illustration·1882·Sydney CBD

Darling Harbour from Balmain, 1879

Sketches in New South Wales and Victoria, 1855-1882 / by J.B. HendersonHenderson, J. B. (John Black), 1827-1918
Darling Point waterfront with St Mark's spire — photograph, from Darling Point, circa 1915
photograph·1915·Darling Point

Darling Point waterfront with St Mark's spire

Six charming views of Darling PointState Library NSW
Dental Hospital tower on Chalmers Street, trams passing below — photograph, from Sydney Dental Hospital, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Surry Hills

Dental Hospital tower on Chalmers Street, trams passing below

SydneyState Library NSW
Department of Lands Building, Bridge Street, Sydney, 1951 — photograph, from Loftus Street, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Department of Lands Building, Bridge Street, Sydney, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW
Don Bradman walking out to bat, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Don Bradman walking out to bat, Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground

Second test, SydneyHood, Sam
Dove and Olive Branch public house, Church Hill, Sydney, 1845 — illustration, from St Philip's Anglican Church, circa 1845
illustration·1850·Wynyard

Dove and Olive Branch public house, Church Hill, Sydney, 1845

The holes and corners of Sydney as they are and as they were by G. RobertsRoberts, George, ca. 1800-1865
Dufor factory and surrounding streets from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Dufor factory and surrounding streets from the air

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Duke of Gloucester saluting from a barouche, Government House, Sydney — photograph, from Government House, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Duke of Gloucester saluting from a barouche, Government House, Sydney

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneySam Hood
East view of Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1820 — illustration, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1820
illustration·1820s·Woolloomooloo

East view of Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1820

Collection of views predominantly of Sydney, Liverpool, and the Sunda Straits, and portraits, ca 1807, 1829-1847, 1887] / owned by A.W.F. FullerLycett, Joseph, ca. 1775-1828; Rodius, Charles, 1802-1860; Nicholas, William, ca. 1807-1854; Hamilton, George, 1812-1883; Thwaites, Walter William, c.1814-1888; Docker, Charlotte Maria H.; Bridgford, P.; Whiting, Evelyn; Evans, George William, 1780-1852
Elevated view across a township to low hills, motor cars parked along the road — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1930
photograph·1930·Sydney CBD

Elevated view across a township to low hills, motor cars parked along the road

Suburb of SydneyHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Elizabeth Street and the railway cutting looking north past Mark Foys, Sydney — photograph, from Elizabeth Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Surry Hills

Elizabeth Street and the railway cutting looking north past Mark Foys, Sydney

SydneyState Library NSW
Employees at Vicars Woollen Mills, Marrickville, 1936 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Marrickville

Employees at Vicars Woollen Mills, Marrickville, 1936

Vicars Woollen mills at Marrickville, 24 July 1936State Library NSW
Erskineville Public School children in the grounds, 1943 — photograph, from Erskineville Public School, circa 1943
photograph·1943·Erskineville

Erskineville Public School children in the grounds, 1943

Erskineville school children, 20 October 1943 / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Examining books at a Marrickville book collection — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Examining books at a Marrickville book collection

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Excavation alongside the railway corridor, Erskineville, 1938 — photograph, from Bridge Street Cycleway, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Excavation alongside the railway corridor, Erskineville, 1938

Work on railway Erskineville], 12 May 1938State Library NSW
Face to face with a caged canary, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Face to face with a caged canary, Marrickville

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Factory complex among terraced streets, Marrickville — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Factory complex among terraced streets, Marrickville

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Factory complex among terraced streets, seen from the air — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Marrickville

Factory complex among terraced streets, seen from the air

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Factory complex at Mandible and Bowden Streets, Alexandria, from the air — photograph, from Mandible Street, circa 1937
photograph·1937·Alexandria

Factory complex at Mandible and Bowden Streets, Alexandria, from the air

Item 27: Milton Kent aerial views of Alexandria, Artarmon, Marrickville, Sydney, ca. 1937Milton Kent
Factory precinct and market gardens from the air, Mascot district — photograph, from Mascot, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Mascot

Factory precinct and market gardens from the air, Mascot district

Item 10: Milton Kent aerial views of Marrickville and Mascot, 194-Milton Kent
Family at the picket fence of an Erskineville cottage, 1938 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Family at the picket fence of an Erskineville cottage, 1938

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from North Sydney, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Family with a wicker pram at night, North Sydney, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Farm Cove from across the water, with shipping at anchor — photograph, from Farm Cove, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Farm Cove

Farm Cove from across the water, with shipping at anchor

Farm Cove, Sydney HarbourState Library NSW
Fire brigade at Bryden & Peters Motor Body Builders, Phillip Street, Redfern — photograph, from Phillip Street, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Waterloo

Fire brigade at Bryden & Peters Motor Body Builders, 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
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
Fort Macquarie from Pinchgut, Sydney Harbour — illustration, from Potts Point, circa 1850
illustration·1850·Potts Point

Fort Macquarie from Pinchgut, Sydney Harbour

Fort Macquarie from Pinchgut / watercolour by Frederick GarlingGarling, Frederick, 1806-1873
Fort Macquarie seen across the water, Sydney — illustration, from Bennelong Point / Dubbagullee, circa 1827
illustration·1827·Sydney CBD

Fort Macquarie seen across the water, Sydney

Fort Macquarie, Sydney] ; [View of Sydney Harbour] / [attributed to Lady Eliza DarlingDarling, Eliza, Lady, 1798-1867
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