4,927 photos
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Heavy rain scenes in the City [Sydney], 1935 / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 118 favorites
- 34,054 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-20
- Tags: samhood, streetscapes, sydney, rain, trams, trolleys, umbrellas, railwaysquare, hats, men, women, umbrella, stroll, wet, slick, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, trolley, tram, toastracktram
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New Fortuna Glacier, 1915 / photographed by Frank Hurley
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- 11 comments
- 132 favorites
- 34,029 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-16 15:34:41
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-16
- Tags: frankhurley, antarctica, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, glaciers, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty486588, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, jamesfrancishurley
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Lake Library, 30 June 1955, Hood collection
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 27 favorites
- 33,987 views
- Date taken: 2006-06-21 09:54:47
- Date uploaded: 2011-06-29
- Tags: man, woman, standing, library, catalog, drawer, smiles, 1955, 1950s, fifties, lakemacquarie, libraries, librariesacrossthecommons, librarians
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Claude Rains, English actor, as Bohun K.C., 1912 / photographer Burlington Studios, Melbourne
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 11 comments
- 73 favorites
- 33,957 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2010-05-26
- Tags: clauderains, english, american, stageactor, filmstar, barrister, lawyer, kingscounsel, spats, suit, cravat
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A sales promotion car done up as a packet of peppermint "Lifesavers", Sydney, 27 October 1934 / Sam Hood
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 23 comments
- 140 favorites
- 33,936 views
- Date taken: 2009-07-30 19:03:20
- Date uploaded: 2009-07-31
- Tags: lifesavers, convertible, ad, advertisement, lollies, tramways, roadworks, roadworkers, runningboard, artdeco, design, commercialart, peppermint, car, carro
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[Skiing and snowfields, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
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- 5 comments
- 56 favorites
- 33,805 views
- Date taken: 1936
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-20
- Tags: dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, ski, nordicski, crosscountryski, herringbone, snow, winter
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Spectators on the lawn of Government House view the arrival of the first Royal Australian Navy, Sydney, Oct 1913
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 12 favorites
- 33,746 views
- Date taken: 1913-10
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, australiannavy, ships, sydneyaustralia, steamship, yacht, comet, germannavy, 1913, fashion, glassnegative, historic, first, governmenthouse
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William A. Sac's Chinese Boarding House, Gulgong, 1871-1875 / American & Australasian Photographic Company
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 67 favorites
- 33,724 views
- Date taken: 1873
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, boardinghouse, man, photo:format=glassnegative, chinese, sac, 1871, gulgong
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Guilia Majeroni, actor, 1884 / Tuttle & Co., San Francisco Portrait Parlors, 84 Elizabeth Street Melbourne
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- 7 comments
- 42 favorites
- 33,722 views
- Date taken: 2011
- Date uploaded: 2010-04-12
- Tags: guiliamajeroni, actress, actor, vintage, lady, woman, dress, costume, pose, 1884, 1880s, tuttleco, elizabethstreet, melbourne, australia, victoria, portrait, chair, elaborate
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Ballerina Anna Pavlova arrives, Central Station, Sydney, April 1926 / by Sam Hood
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- 6 comments
- 40 favorites
- 33,715 views
- Date taken: 1926-04
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-12
- Tags: johntait, michaelpianowsky, annapavlova, 1926, sydney, australia, theatre, samhood, centralrailwaystation, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty721070, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, fotoantigua
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Fort Macquarie ca.1870 from Sydney Streets and Buildings, 1861-ca.1900 / chiefly by Kerry & Co.
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 34 favorites
- 33,631 views
- Date taken: 1870
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, fortmacquarie, fort, defenses, brick, stone, water, canoe, man, 1870, sydney, australia, bennelongpoint, tower, powdermagazine, kerryco, building, architecture, francisgreenway
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Sailor of HMAS "Australia" fondles woman's string of pearls, c. 1929 / by Sam Hood
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- 8 comments
- 11 favorites
- 33,594 views
- Date taken: 2009-02-12 17:40:54
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-12
- Tags: fur, sailor, hmasaustralia, woman, couple, commons:collection=valentines, pearls, hat, tedhood, cruiser, deck, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, square, rig, pork, pie, cap, tally, royalaustraliannavy, ran, marinero, pareja, fotoantigua, perlas, collardeperlas, piel
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Highland Gathering, New Year's Day, Sydney Showground, 1 January 1937, photographer Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 94 favorites
- 33,542 views
- Date taken: 1937-01-01 09:37:34
- Date uploaded: 2013-12-30
- Tags: highlanddress, kilt, showground, sydney, 1january1937, hogm, hogmanay, scots, scottishaustralians
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Face of the Neumeyer Glacier, 1915 / by Frank Hurley
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 85 favorites
- 33,501 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-16 15:39:05
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-16
- Tags: antarctica, frankhurley, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, glaciers, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty486588, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, jamesfrancishurley, ice, polar
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Gatehouse at Botanical Gardens, c. 1879, by Tronier Artist Photographer
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 49 favorites
- 33,414 views
- Date taken: 2014-04-08 14:21:52
- Date uploaded: 2014-04-08
- Tags: victorialodge, botanical, botanic, gardens
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"Dirigible" over Tamarama, 1908, Hall & Co.
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- 12 comments
- 208 favorites
- 33,407 views
- Date taken: 2006-10-26 15:22:42
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, airship, dirigible, wonderlandcity
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Group of Australian soldiers and nurse
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- 3 comments
- 7 favorites
- 33,371 views
- Date taken: 1917
- Date uploaded: 2014-04-22
- Tags: (untagged)
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Crew checking fuselage; First England-Australia flight, Keith and Ross Smith, 1919 - Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia / photographer unknown
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- 6 comments
- 112 favorites
- 33,344 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2014-02-19
- Tags: aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane, vickers, vickersvimy, vimy, aviator, aviators, rossmacphersonsmith, rossmsmith, rmsmith, rosssmith, smith, keithmacphersonsmith, keithmsmith, kmsmith, keithsmith, whwallyshiers, whshiers, wallyshiers, shiers, jamesmbennett, jmjimbennett, jmbennett, jimbennett, bennett, geaou, bomber, godelpallofus
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Girls dancing, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
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- 3 comments
- 113 favorites
- 33,278 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2011-02-07
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Chorus girls, 192- / Sam Hood
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- 1 comment
- 97 favorites
- 33,272 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2011-10-20
- Tags: theatre, dance, costumes, chorusgirls
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Professional Ratcatchers from Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. IV / under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.W. photographed by John Degotardi Jr.
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- 3 comments
- 23 favorites
- 33,263 views
- Date taken: 1900
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-27
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Henry Handel Richardson with her Mother Mary and Sister Lily, ca. 1881-1882 / photographer Stewart & Co., Melbourne
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- 7 comments
- 34 favorites
- 33,253 views
- Date taken: 1880
- Date uploaded: 2010-06-04
- Tags: henryhandelrichardson, mother, daughter, maryrobertson, lilyrobertson, author, stewartco, tom, roberts
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Miss Annette Kellermann, champion lady swimmer and diver, Sears postcard
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- 0 comments
- 31 favorites
- 33,143 views
- Date taken: 2012-02-29 14:06:54
- Date uploaded: 2012-02-29
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, australia, australian, annettekellermann, swimmer, diver, actress, female, woman
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Dr. Frances Dick, first woman to practise medicine in New South Wales, Sydney, ca. 1892 / photograph by J. Hubert Newman
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- 5 comments
- 42 favorites
- 33,042 views
- Date taken: 2010-01-18 12:21:05
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-18
- Tags: doctor, cap, gown, first, nsw, jhnewman, johnhubertnewman, hubertnewman, jhubertnewman, woman, academic, regalia, corset, diploma, medical, degree, medicine, studio, portrait, standing
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RPA Hospital Christmas, December 1944 / by Sam Hood
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- 2 comments
- 18 favorites
- 32,889 views
- Date taken: 1944-12
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1944, children, sick, nurses, christmas, bandage, dressinggown, santaclaus, royalprincealfredhospital, samhood, fatherchristmas, santa, hospitals, austin7, automobiles, nursingsisters, patients, camperdown, christmasacrossthecommons, christmas1944
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Lands Office, Sydney, from Fred Hardie - Photographs of Sydney, Newcastle, New South Wales and Aboriginals for George Washington Wilson & Co., 1892-1893
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- 8 comments
- 172 favorites
- 32,843 views
- Date taken: 1893
- Date uploaded: 2013-06-27
- Tags: (untagged)
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Portrait of the Governor's wife, Rachel, Lady Dudley, in court dress, 1911, autographed and presented to the NSW Bush Nursing Association / photographer unknown, London
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 60 favorites
- 32,621 views
- Date taken: 1911
- Date uploaded: 2011-10-20
- Tags: rachelcountessofdudley18671920, courtdress, tiara, train, veil, pearls, austograph, signature, woman, seated, 1911, 1910s, governorswife
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Dawn Fraser and Ilsa Konrads at the Australian National Swimming Championships and Olympic Trials, North Sydney Olympic Pool, 27 February 1960, where the most world records were set in the one pool at one meet, to that time / Jack Hickson
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- 8 comments
- 13 favorites
- 32,560 views
- Date taken: 1960-02-27 09:20:22
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-24
- Tags: worldrecords, jackhickson, dawnfraser, ilsakonrads, sandramorgan, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, water, pool, speedo, swimmer, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty472833, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty491169, tyr, alumnasdelprofeeric
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Dodgem cars, Luna Park, November 1952 _ photographed by Ivan Ives
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- 3 comments
- 87 favorites
- 32,489 views
- Date uploaded: 2020-10-02
- Tags: dodgemcars, bumpercars, lunerpar, sydney, 1952, northsydney, amusementparks, vintage, early, historic
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Gladys Moncrieff with her Pekingese and Pomeranian dogs on her birthday, 13 April 1937, by Sam Hood
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- 4 comments
- 30 favorites
- 32,389 views
- Date taken: 1937-04-13 14:37:38
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-23
- Tags: singers, pekingesedogs, pomeraniandogs, samhood, ourglad, gladysmoncrieff, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty512412, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
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Couple with seven children in front of their cottage with bark roof, Hill End, 1871-1875 / American & Australasian Photographic Company
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- 9 comments
- 52 favorites
- 32,328 views
- Date taken: 1873
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-21
- Tags: family, children, beard, man, father, mother, woman, cottage, barkroof, australia, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, anawesomeshot, hillend, 1871
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Enid Lyons by the Lodge fireplace, 1934
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- 5 comments
- 19 favorites
- 32,326 views
- Date taken: 1934
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, black, white, woman, bonzai, glassphotonegative, australian, federal, parliament, 1943, first, cabinet, enidlyons, thelodge, banzaï, womensday, australianfederalparliament, membersofparliment
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Boy getting his hair washed, Narrabeen camp, 26 January 1944, by Alec Iverson
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- 8 comments
- 273 favorites
- 32,247 views
- Date taken: 1944-01-26 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-06-07
- Tags: worldwartwo, ww2, homefront, sydney, australia, 1944, australiaday, pix
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Film star Sabu's 21st birthday, Roosevelt Nightclub, Kings Cross, Sydney, 25 January 1945 / photographer Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 32,218 views
- Date taken: 1945-01-25 22:10:11
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-10
- Tags: sabu, bobdyer, 21stbirthday, gi, sergeant, unitedstatesarmy, filmstar, cocacola, rooseveltnightclub, kingscross, birthdaycake, candles, winstonchurchill, monty, generalbernardmontgomery, unionjack
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Walter Burley Griffin, architect & designer of Canberra, 1912 / photographer unknown
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 55 favorites
- 32,182 views
- Date taken: 2010-02-15 18:15:33
- Date uploaded: 2010-02-15
- Tags: american, architect, canberra, capital, designer, pen, drawing, walterburleygriffin, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty479725, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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Staff on the Roof of the Mitchell Building, 29.10.1943, photograph by Ivan Ives
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- 7 comments
- 88 favorites
- 32,146 views
- Date taken: 1943-10-29 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, mitchell, liobrary, ww2, world, war, two, 1942, librarians, image, architecture, sydney
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Rita Trudget [Trudgett ?], wicket keeper, Moore Park, 1930s by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 4 comments
- 109 favorites
- 32,128 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-15
- Tags: sydneyboyshighschool, cricket, woman, wicketkeeper, australia, 1930s, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
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[AMP Building, Botanic Gardens, Harbour Bridge and Circular Quay with liner Canberra], July 1963, by Ern McQuillan
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 15 comments
- 146 favorites
- 32,097 views
- Date taken: 2014-04-08 14:23:05
- Date uploaded: 2014-04-08
- Tags: (untagged)
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Frederick Farrand Trollope, 29th December 1878 / photographer Charles Collins, Grafton, NSW
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 4 comments
- 36 favorites
- 32,004 views
- Date taken: 2011-05-09 13:35:02
- Date uploaded: 2010-07-14
- Tags: frederickfarrandtrollope, christmas1878, sailorsuit, charlescollins, grafton, cute, serious, bowtie, boots
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Madame Elsa Stralia as Australia, ca. 1919 [signed postcard]
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- 7 comments
- 30 favorites
- 32,000 views
- Date taken: 2011
- Date uploaded: 2011-08-11
- Tags: australia, southerncross, headdress, pearls, eveningdress, operasinger, woman, stars, autograph, costume, 1910s, elsastralia, maryfischer, australian
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Santa arrives in a chariot driven by a "sheik", n.d. / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 22 favorites
- 31,784 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, santaclaus, costume, horse, chariot, flag, samhood, fatherchristmas, santa, balloons, chariots, horses, costumes, shieks, christmascelebrations, christmasparties, papainoel, natal, crianças, cavalo, biga, christmasacrossthecommons
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Aboriginal cricketers alongside the Melbourne Cricket Ground Pavilion, c.1867
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- 4 comments
- 39 favorites
- 31,777 views
- Date taken: 1867
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, cricket, sport, melbourne, mcg, aboriginal, australia, team, first, albumen, 1867, historic, kingcole, pavilion, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1462299, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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William Wright
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- 3 comments
- 52 favorites
- 31,723 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2014-06-23
- Tags: foto, hut, mann, man, homme, hat, mode, uniform, porträt, portrait, sepia, vintage, wright, william, sern, 3092, pob, kent, england, poe, sydney, nsw, amelia, florence, williamwright, aif, wwi
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RMS Mauretania, merchant ship, ca.1915
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- 7 comments
- 124 favorites
- 31,604 views
- Date taken: 1915
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-08
- Tags: mauretania, merchant, ships, shipping, camouflage, postcard, troopship, australian, worldwarone, ww1, gallipoli, razzledazzle, dazzlepaint, dazzle, dazzlecamouflage, ship, oceanliner, cunardline, cunard, rmsmauretania1906, rmsmauretania, hmhsmauretania, hospitalship, royalnavy, rn, hmstuberose, tuberose, swanhunterwighamrichardson, swanhunterandwighamrichardson, swanhunter, thegreatwar, greatwar, worldwari, wwi, firstworldwar
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Tooth and Co. Ltd. float at the Australian Sesquicentenary, 1938 / Hall & Co.
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 58 favorites
- 31,601 views
- Date taken: 2009-03-06 11:04:47
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-06
- Tags: toothssheafstout, artdeco, hallco, hallandco, williamjameshall, wjhall, williamhall, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Start of the first Depot Journey; "The Grottoes"
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 45 favorites
- 31,598 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, antarctica, exploration, expedition, sled, explorers, depot, snow, australians, historic, cold, grottoes, postcard, 1910s, andrewdwatson, georgedovers, chastharrissoncharlesturnbull, carchibaldhoadley, mortonhmoyes, frankwild, flags, huts, radiomasts, sledges, shackletoniceshelf, firstaustralasianantarcticexpedition, thegrottoes
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Elephant's tea party, Robur Tea Room, Sydney, 24 March 1939 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 11 comments
- 94 favorites
- 31,553 views
- Date taken: 1939-03-24 21:36:31
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-14
- Tags: elephants, roburtearoom, samhood, waitresses, uniforms, bussellbrosgrocers, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, elefant, indoor
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