36 photos
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Penguins on the beach and the remains of the wreck of "The Gratitude", Nuggets Beach, Macquarie Island, 1911
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- 24 comments
- 199 favorites
- 74,202 views
- Date taken: 1911-12
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, penguin, shipwreck, beach, australasian, antarctic, expedition, gratitude, macquarie, island, 1911, 1910s, silvergelatin, historic, macquarieisland, frankhurley, pinguini, thenuggets, penguins, beaches, shipwrecks, penguinrookeries, hatch’sketch, josephhatch, nuggetsbeach, antarctica, commons:event=commonground2009
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Faith in Australia on the beach at Murawai [Muriwai] ready for take-off with First Official Airmail from N.Z. to Australia, 17 Feb 1934
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- 5 comments
- 21 favorites
- 50,954 views
- Date taken: 1934-02-17 11:59:35
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, murawai, airmail, 17021934, 1934, aeroplane, airplane, plane, beach, post, newzealand, nz, bw, charles, historic, antiquecar, commons:collection=mail, 1930s, avro, avro10, avroe, avrox, vhuxx, faithinaustralia
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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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- 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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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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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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Start of the first Depot Journey; "The Grottoes"
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- 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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W.E. Hart in his Boxkite biplane, 1911 / photographed by J. L. Turner
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- 4 comments
- 56 favorites
- 30,501 views
- Date taken: 1911
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, boxkitebiplane, biplane, smoke, bw, 1911, aviation, flight, silvergelatin, boxkite, hart, first, historic, poweredflight, pilot, australia, turner, wehart
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Sgt. Bennett, mechanic ; Keith Smith ; Ross Smith ; Sgt. Shiers, mechanic (left to right), on Sydney Town Hall steps after first UK-Australia flight, 14 Feb 1920
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- 1 comment
- 24 favorites
- 30,025 views
- Date taken: 2008-11-28 10:58:37
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, keithmacphersonsmith, rossmacphersonsmith, jimbennet, wallyshiers, pioneer, aviators, uniforms, sepia, tone, australia, 1920, keith, smith, mechanic, historic, flight, aeronautics, aviator, rossmsmith, rmsmith, rosssmith, keithmsmith, kmsmith, keithsmith, whwallyshiers, whshiers, shiers, jamesmbennett, jmjimbennett, jmbennett, jimbennett, bennett
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Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm, on landing after the first trans-Pacific flight, Mascot, 10 June 1928
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- 7 comments
- 51 favorites
- 29,349 views
- Date taken: 1928-06-10 14:55:27
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, southerncross, charleskingsfordsmith, charlesulm, mascot, pacificflight, kingsfordsmith, transpacific, flight, historic, australia, silvergelatin, 1928, pilots, aviation, aviators, aviator, fokker, fokkerfvii3m, fokkertrimotor, trimotor, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1303837, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, smith, ulm, coles
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Bert Hinkler with his wife & mother, 1927-1931
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- 4 comments
- 28 favorites
- 28,831 views
- Date taken: 1928
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, glassnegative, berthinkler, hinklerfamily, fashion, australia, soloflight, vintage, historic, hinkler
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William Hart, Ascot Racecourse, 15 June 1912
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- 9 comments
- 88 favorites
- 28,800 views
- Date taken: 1912-06-12 19:14:57
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, pics4school, botany, newsouthwales, sydney, biplane, aviation, jjhammond, boxkitebiplane, flight, sepia, pilot, samhood, hood, aeronautics, boxkite, ascot, 1911, poweredaircraft, first, historic, steampunk
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First Kangaroo rugby league team, England, 1908-09
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- 6 comments
- 24 favorites
- 28,707 views
- Date taken: 1908
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, rugby, team, kangaroos, historic, 1900s, sports, australia, first, rugbyleague, uniform
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Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss Vale, 1937
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- 7 comments
- 54 favorites
- 27,452 views
- Date taken: 1937-07-07 17:48:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, silvercitycomet, dp101, dieseltrain, train, sydney, mossvale, 1937, nitratephotonegataive, nswrailways, railroad, first, historic, streamliner
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Testing telephone meter, 1938
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- 1 comment
- 12 favorites
- 22,519 views
- Date taken: 2012-09-03 15:26:59
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, sirharrybudge, telephone, 1938, telephonemeter, jennings, scottishhouse, sevier, newsouthwales, test, first, historic
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Iron screw steamer the Helen Nicoll after collision with SS Kielawarra, 1886
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- 10 comments
- 129 favorites
- 21,304 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-04-12
- Tags: shipwrecks, ships, passengervessels, sydney, newsouthwales, nsw, vintage, old, historic, vessels, helennicoll, collisions
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Arrival of first aerial mail in Brisbane on De Havilland DH 61 Giant Moth, April 23rd 1929, P. H. Moody, Pilot
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- 3 comments
- 23 favorites
- 20,808 views
- Date taken: 1929-04-23 15:49:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, dh61, giantmoth, dehavilland, airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, flight, biplane, 1929, phmoody, pilot, antiquetruck, airmail, brisbane, historic, bw
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Motor and double-deck cars, Market Street, 1879
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- 1 comment
- 16 favorites
- 19,972 views
- Date taken: 1879
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, doubledeck, 1879, first, historic, albumen, marketstreet, passenger, motorcars, tram, steampunk, steam, baldwin, garden, palace, tramway
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Macquarie Lighthouse, Vaucluse N.S.W. : old and new side-by-side, 1884
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- 3 comments
- 24 favorites
- 19,804 views
- Date taken: 1884
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, lighthouse, barnett, greenway, francisgreenway, sepia, lighthouses, newsouthwales, sydney, albumen, first, historic, macquarietower, architecture, vaucluse, barnet, 1884
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Registering up a battery of Australian "Heavies"
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- 1 comment
- 24 favorites
- 18,236 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, soldiers, battle, heavies, australians, silvergelatin, hurley, war, ww1, worldwar1, arlillary, battery, battlefield, historic, artillery, wwi, aircraft, aeroplane, thegreatwar, greatwar, worldwarone, worldwari, firstworldwar, soldier, cannon, artillerymen, artilleryman
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Luna Park lighted windmill, November 1948, by Brian Bird
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- 1 comment
- 57 favorites
- 14,625 views
- Date taken: 1948-11
- Date uploaded: 2021-03-02
- Tags: fairground, lunapark, nighttime, brianbird, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, sydney, vintage, old, historic, 1948
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Table Bay, Cape Town South Africa, c. 1861,
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- 1 comment
- 41 favorites
- 13,149 views
- Date taken: 1861
- Date uploaded: 2021-03-01
- Tags: tablebay, southafrica, royalnavy, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, sailingships, arthur, onslow, 1860s, albumen, vintage, historic
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Ballarat Fire Brigade Station, Victoria, Australia, c. 1873
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- 2 comments
- 54 favorites
- 12,354 views
- Date taken: 1873
- Date uploaded: 2021-10-10
- Tags: firebrigades, stations, fire, fighters, vintage, early, historic, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, architecture, victoria, australia
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The Boyd brothers on a truck, Northern New South Wales, 1942
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- 2 comments
- 65 favorites
- 10,575 views
- Date taken: 1942
- Date uploaded: 2022-07-13
- Tags: fishing, newsouthwales, fishermen, trucks, vintage, historic, 1940s
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George Street South, between Park & Bathurst Streets, SydneyWalter Chaffer, 1870 - 1880
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- 0 comments
- 37 favorites
- 10,177 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-02-06
- Tags: wlsheard, jjmoore, booksellers, sydney, historic, vintage, streetscapes, georgestreet, companies, businesses
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The grounds of Dennarque, Mt. Wilson, New South Wales, by Monte Luke, 1920-1925
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- 0 comments
- 42 favorites
- 10,107 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-04-18
- Tags: merewether, charlesmoore, sydney, gardens, historic, houses, dennarque, bluemountains
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Gilbey's hut, Vaucluse near Parsley Bay, Sydney, 1884-1889
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- 1 comment
- 45 favorites
- 9,583 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-09-15
- Tags: gilbeyshut, sydney, albumenprints, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, vaucluse, historic, early, 1880s
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Carthona and Lindesay, Darling Point, from Clark Island, ca. 1844
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- 3 comments
- 23 favorites
- 9,386 views
- Date taken: 1844
- Date uploaded: 2019-07-11
- Tags: sydneyharbour, historic, houses, homes, carthona, darling, harbour
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Interior of entrance foyer, Minerva Theatre, Sydney, 1939
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- 2 comments
- 28 favorites
- 9,135 views
- Date uploaded: 2023-01-23
- Tags: theatres, sydney, historic, old, vintage, minerva, deco, 1930s, design, architecture
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Kings Theatre at Marrickville, Sydney, 1937
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- 0 comments
- 49 favorites
- 9,120 views
- Date taken: 1937-07-30 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-03-05
- Tags: theatres, sydney, cinemas, vintage, old, historic, marrickville, sam, hood
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Demolition of Glebe Island abattoirs, Sydney, 1926
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- 1 comment
- 27 favorites
- 8,622 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-02-13
- Tags: demolition, abattoirs, sydney, glebeisland, buildings, historic, architecture
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Harnett's Falls, Mosman Bay, Samuel Thomas Gill
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- 0 comments
- 8 favorites
- 8,361 views
- Date taken: 1874
- Date uploaded: 2019-04-17
- Tags: s, t, gill, samuel, thomas, landscapes, watercolours, sydney, historic, watercolors
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Old Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne, taken from Government House tower
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- 0 comments
- 26 favorites
- 7,883 views
- Date taken: 1873
- Date uploaded: 2022-10-23
- Tags: melbourne, observatories, early, cityplanning, charlesbayliss, holtermann, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, observatory, historic, old
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Malvern Star Bicycle Competition, Stanmore Theatre (taken for Acme Theatres), 1946
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- 0 comments
- 24 favorites
- 7,621 views
- Date taken: 1946-04-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-03-03
- Tags: bicycles, vintage, cycling, transport, children, competitions, stanmore, sydney, historic
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RMA Warrumbungle, Douglas DC-3, Bourke, 1949
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- 0 comments
- 41 favorites
- 5,661 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-06-07
- Tags: arircraft, historic, early, vintage, 1940s, australia, bourke, newsouthwales, vhaoh, douglasc47skytrain, cn12790, 12790, 4292934, c47a20dk, usaaf, butlerairtransport, rmawarrumbungle, airlines, airliners, b308, winnerairways, aviation, aircraft, airplane, douglas, douglasaircraftcompany, dac, douglasc47, douglasskytrain, douglasdc3, dc3, c47, douglasc47askytrain, douglasc47a, c47askytrain, c47a, prattandwhitney, prattwhitney, pw, prattwhitneyr1830twinwasp, prattwhitneyr1830, r1830, prattwhitneytwinwasp, twinwasp, r183092
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