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Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Granville — curved brick entrance and colonnade

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939 — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939
photograph·1939·Granville

Vauxhall Inn, Parramatta Road, Granville, 1939

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners — photograph, from The Roxy Theatre, circa 1942
photograph·1942·Parramatta

Vestibule of the Roxy Theatre, Parramatta, with "Wells Fargo" banners

Parramatta Roxy: vestibuleSam Hood
Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945 — photograph, from Novotel Sydney City Centre, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Wynyard

Victory march through central Sydney, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1945
photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Victory parade and crowds for the end of the Second World War, Martin Place, Sydney, 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood
Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Sydney CBD

Visitors on a path in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

Botanical Gardens, SydneyBroadhurst Post Card Publishers
W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket — photograph, from Paddy's Markets, circa 1913
photograph·1913·Haymarket

W. Crowe bird and animal dealer's stall, City Markets, Haymarket

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968
Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Pyrmont Bridge

Watch house on Pyrmont Bridge, with the city skyline beyond

Sydney
Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney" — illustration, from New South Wales, circa 1842
illustration·1842

Waterfall landscape inscribed "50 Miles from Sydney"

Georgiana Lowe - album of drawings of New South Wales views, ca. 1842-1850Sherbrooke, Georgiana Lowe, Viscountess, ca. 1813-1884
Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Marrickville

Weight training in a Marrickville room, 1949

Book collection at Marrickville / photographed by Ivan IveIve, Ivan, 1905-1972
Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1870
photograph·1870·Sydney CBD

Wesleyan Centenary Chapel, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship — photograph, from Darling Harbour, circa 1950
photograph·1950·Darling Harbour

Wharf 28, Darling Harbour, with the Melbourne Steamship Co. shed and a Port Adelaide cargo ship

Sydney
Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1951
photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Wide Sydney city street with surveyors' tripods, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951
Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1934
photograph·1934·Moore Park

Woman tennis player mid-stroke, Sydney, 1934

City of Sydney tennisHood, Sam, 1872-1953
Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Marrickville

Woman walking a cat on a leash, Marrickville, 1938

Cats. Marrickville, 14 March 1938
Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938
photograph·1938·Erskineville

Woman with washing on the line, Erskineville backyard

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952
Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators at the Second Test, Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, Sydney
Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936 — photograph, from Sydney Cricket Ground, circa 1936
photograph·1936·Moore Park

Women spectators in the stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1936

Second test, SydneySam Hood
Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885 — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1875
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and Forbes Street frontage, ca. 1875–1885

Woolloomooloo, Sydney
Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs — photograph, from Woolloomooloo, circa 1880
photograph·1880·Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo rooftops and the Nell Gwynne Hotel below the Potts Point cliffs

Woolloomooloo, Sydney
York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1870·Wynyard

York Street looking south, the Sydney market building, 1842

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)
York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842 — illustration, from York Street, circa 1842
illustration·1842·Sydney CBD

York Street, the George Street Markets and old Corporation offices, 1842

Views in old SydneyRae, John, 1813-1900