Sydney · 1940 — 1949

Sydney in the 1940s

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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
Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946 — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

Group portrait at Royal Sydney Golf Club, 1946

Golf championship, Royal SydneySam Hood
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
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
Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter' — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre at night, marquee billing 'Present Laughter'

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Anzac Memorial seen across Hyde Park, Sydney — photograph, from Hyde Park, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Anzac Memorial seen across Hyde Park, Sydney

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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

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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

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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
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
Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Night audience under the trees, North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949 — photograph, from Pitt Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Palace Theatre, Pitt Street, lit at night for Noel Coward's "Present Laughter", 1949

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Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal by night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee, Castlereagh Street

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Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Wall of old theatre playbills, Sydney

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

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

Technical College, East SydneySam 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.
Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949 — photograph, from Sydney CBD, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Park fountain and shaded benches, Sydney, around 1949

SydneyState Library NSW
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

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Audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948 — photograph, from St Leonards Park, circa 1948
photograph·1948·North Sydney

Audience at the North Sydney Music Shell, 1948

North Sydney Music ShellACP Magazines Ltd.
Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949 — photograph, from Lee Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Haymarket

Traffic and railway tracks near Central station, Sydney, 1949

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Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940 — photograph, from Moore Park, circa 1940
photograph·1940·Moore Park

Officer's address, opening day of the Sydney Show, 1940

Sydney Show, opening dayHood, Sam
2UW radio men with a walkie-talkie at Royal Sydney Golf Club — photograph, from Royal Sydney Golf Club, circa 1946
photograph·1946·Rose Bay

2UW radio men with a walkie-talkie at Royal Sydney Golf Club

Golf, Royal SydneySam Hood
Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee — photograph, from Castlereagh Street, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Theatre Royal at night, "Annie Get Your Gun" on the marquee

Theatres of SydneyPix magazine
Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949 — photograph, from Martin Place, circa 1949
photograph·1949·Sydney CBD

Market stalls and pedestrians along Martin Place, 1949

SydneyState Library NSW