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Parramatta River from the air, September 1949 — photograph, circa 1949

photograph·1949

Parramatta River from the air, September 1949

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW

Parramatta River peninsulas from the air — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1949

photograph·1949

Parramatta River peninsulas from the air

Parramatta River Western suburbs and Parramatta [AerialsState Library NSW

Parramatta Road at Camperdown, 1946 — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Camperdown

Parramatta Road at Camperdown, 1946

Parramatta RoadSam Hood

Parramatta Road at Camperdown, tram tracks and empty roadway — photograph, from Parramatta Road, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Camperdown

Parramatta Road at Camperdown, tram tracks and empty roadway

Parramatta RoadSam Hood

Parramatta Town Hall decorated for the 1938 Sesquicentenary — photograph, from Parramatta Town Hall, circa 1938

photograph·1938·Parramatta

Parramatta Town Hall decorated for the 1938 Sesquicentenary

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood

Parramatta Town Hall dressed for the 150th anniversary, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta Town Hall, circa 1938

photograph·1938·Parramatta

Parramatta Town Hall dressed for the 150th anniversary, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood

Peace celebration march through central Sydney, August 1945 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1945

photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Peace celebration march through central Sydney, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood

Peace celebrations in a Sydney street, August 1945 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1945

photograph·1945·Sydney CBD

Peace celebrations in a Sydney street, August 1945

Peace celebrations, SydneySam Hood

Pencil sketch of a stone gatehouse with covered wagon, European scene — illustration, circa 1843

illustration·1843

Pencil sketch of a stone gatehouse with covered wagon, European scene

Album of sketches of Macarthur family properties and European scenesBowen, G; Macarthur, Agnes, d.1849; Macarthur, Anna (Annie), 1816-1852; Macarthur, Charles, 1820-1871; Runciman, Charles, active 1825-1867; Templer, James Lethbridge

Penfolds Wines saloon on a Marrickville corner — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1939

photograph·1939·Marrickville

Penfolds Wines saloon on a Marrickville corner

Penfold's Wines display in shop windows of a Marrickville wine saloonHood, Sam, 1872-1953

People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, c.1950 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1950

photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

People relaxing on a Sydney park lawn beside a bronze statue, c.1950

SydneyState Library NSW

Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950 — photograph, from George Street, circa 1950

photograph·1950·Sydney CBD

Photographic supplies kiosk, Royal Arcade, Sydney, 1950

Sydney arcades, April 1950Pix magazine

Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street crowds outside Shirley Shoe Co

SydneyState Library NSW

Pitt Street dressed with flags for the Duke of Gloucester's visit, 1934 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1934

photograph·1934·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street dressed with flags for the Duke of Gloucester's visit, 1934

The Duke of Gloucester in SydneySam Hood

Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1951

photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Pitt Street looking north toward the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW

Pitt Street shopping crowds past McCathie's and Selfridges, Sydney — photograph, from Pitt Street, 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, circa 1870

photograph·1870·Wynyard

Post Office at Wynyard Square, Sydney

Views of Old SydneyBayliss, Charles, 1850-1897; Freeman Brothers; John Rae (original drawings)

Post Office communications float, Sesquicentenary parade, Parramatta — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938

photograph·1938·Parramatta

Post Office communications float, Sesquicentenary parade, Parramatta

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood

Pottery works and surrounding industrial district, aerial view — photograph, circa 1950

photograph·1950

Pottery works and surrounding industrial district, aerial view

Item 02: Milton Kent aerial views of Botany, Enfield, Marrickville, Turrella, ca. 1950Milton Kent

Pottie's shopfront and condemned timber buildings, Castlereagh Street, Sydney — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1880

photograph·1880·Sydney CBD

Pottie's shopfront and condemned timber buildings, Castlereagh Street, Sydney

Castlereagh Street, SydneyC.H. Woolcott

Produce vendor at the Sydney markets — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1911

photograph·1911·Sydney CBD

Produce vendor at the Sydney markets

Sydney marketsHazlewood, Rex, 1886-1968

Proposed Sydney expressways, ringroads and railway extension, 1952 — map, circa 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 Surry Hills, circa 1867

map·1867·Surry Hills

Proposed Sydney Town Hall site and old burial ground, 1867

Site for Sydney Town HallState Library NSW

Proposed Sydney Town Hall site on the old burial ground, 1867 — map, from George Street, circa 1867

map·1867·Sydney CBD

Proposed Sydney Town Hall site on the old burial ground, 1867

Site for Sydney Town HallState Library NSW

Public bar interior, Vauxhall Inn, Granville — photograph, from Vauxhall Inn, circa 1939

photograph·1939·Granville

Public bar interior, Vauxhall Inn, Granville

Vauxhall Inn, ParramattaSam Hood

Pyrmont Bridge and Darling Harbour wharves, December 1939 — photograph, from Pyrmont Bridge, circa 1939

photograph·1939·Sydney CBD

Pyrmont Bridge and Darling Harbour wharves, December 1939

Pyrmont Bridge, December 1939State Library NSW

Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay — photograph, from Rose Bay, circa 1950

photograph·1950·Rose Bay

Qantas Empire Airways flying boat base, Rose Bay

SydneyState Library NSW

Randwick Racecourse with grandstands and crowds, 1863 — photograph, from Randwick Racecourse, circa 1863

photograph·1863·Randwick

Randwick Racecourse with grandstands and crowds, 1863

Randwick Racecourse, SydneyState Library NSW

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944

photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944

photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944

photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944

photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953

Record crowd at the cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944 — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1944

photograph·1944·Marrickville

Record crowd at the cricket, Marrickville Oval, 1944

Record crowd at cricket at Marrickville OvalHood, Sam, 1872-1953

Recruit at an artillery sight, Marrickville army depot — photograph, from Marrickville, circa 1948

photograph·1948·Marrickville

Recruit at an artillery sight, Marrickville army depot

1st day - Army recruits - Marrickville / photographed by N. HerfortHerfort, Norman, 1905-1969

Reserve, pier and beach at Coogee — photograph, from Coogee Beach, circa 1928

photograph·1928·Coogee

Reserve, pier and beach at Coogee

Samuel Wood - postcard photonegatives of Coogee, ca. 1928-1932Wood, Samuel, 1876-1957

Residents in the garden of an Erskineville flat block, 1940 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1940

photograph·1940·Erskineville

Residents in the garden of an Erskineville flat block, 1940

Erskineville Flat, 4 April 1940State Library NSW

Richard Hughes can works, Queens Road, Five Dock, from the air — photograph, from Queens Road, circa 1930

photograph·1930·Five Dock

Richard Hughes can works, Queens Road, Five Dock, from the air

Item 08: Milton Kent aerial views of Five Dock, Marrickville, Rhodes, Sydenham, 193-Milton Kent

Richmond Brewing Company float, Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938

photograph·1938·Parramatta

Richmond Brewing Company float, Parramatta sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood

Riverstone Meat Co. float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938 — photograph, from Parramatta, circa 1938

photograph·1938·Parramatta

Riverstone Meat Co. float, Parramatta Sesquicentenary procession, 1938

Parramatta celebrationsSam Hood

Robinson's Map No. 4 of the City of Sydney, 1948 — map, from Surry Hills, circa 1948

map·1948·Surry Hills

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.

Rock platform on the New South Wales coast, 1859 — illustration, circa 1859

illustration·1859

Rock platform on the New South Wales coast, 1859

John Arthur Guy : album of drawings, ca. 1859-1862Guy, John Arthur, c. 1833-1866

Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951 — photograph, from Mid City Centre, circa 1951

photograph·1951·Sydney CBD

Rooftop view across the Sydney city centre to the Harbour Bridge, 1951

Sydney streets, August 1951State Library NSW

Row of single-storey brick cottages, Erskineville, 1938 — photograph, from Erskineville, circa 1938

photograph·1938·Erskineville

Row of single-storey brick cottages, Erskineville, 1938

Erskineville slums for series on new flats, 20 December 1938 / photographed by Ray OlsonOlson, Ray, 1912-1952

Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street — photograph, from Royal Botanic Garden, circa 1949

photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Royal Botanic Garden gates and equestrian statue, looking toward Macquarie Street

SydneyState Library NSW

Royal Standard Hotel and the wharves of Darling Harbour — photograph, from Sydney, circa 1870

photograph·1870

Royal Standard Hotel and the wharves of Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour, Sydneyphotographer unknown

Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during a golf championship, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, 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, circa 1946

photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Royal Sydney Golf Club clubhouse during the 1946 championship

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood

Rushcutters Bay and Policeman's Cottage, looking toward Darling Point — photograph, from Rushcutters Bay, circa 1875

photograph·1875·Rushcutters Bay

Rushcutters Bay and Policeman's Cottage, looking toward Darling Point

Rushcutter's Bay, SydneyJ. R. Clarke