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Projectors, Regent Theatre Sydney, 25 October 1938
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- 13 comments
- 156 favorites
- 24,301 views
- Date taken: 1938-10-25 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-04-11
- Tags: theatres, projector, regenttheatre, sydney, entertainment, cinema, 1938
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Frank (Sonny) Duncan's travelling cafe. His catchcry at Cobar Football games was "Try our home made pies - warm your belly for threepence" - Cobar, NSW, c. 1935, by Mrs Les Condon
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- 9 comments
- 68 favorites
- 24,278 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2011-02-24
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[Five stages of inebriation, ca.1863-1868] / photographer Charles Percy Pickering
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- 3 comments
- 93 favorites
- 24,277 views
- Date taken: 2007-08-07 14:46:39
- Date uploaded: 2013-08-28
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Depression "bread wars", corner store on Riley & Fitzroy Streets, Surry Hills, Sydney, 21 August 1934 / Sam Hood
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- 16 comments
- 83 favorites
- 24,276 views
- Date taken: 1934-08-27 12:35:15
- Date uploaded: 2009-07-10
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, grocers, groceryshop
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Staff inside the Free Public Library (old State Library of New South Wales), c. 1885
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- 10 comments
- 207 favorites
- 24,175 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-11-23
- Tags: libraries, interiors, library, century, c19th, readingrooms, old, sydney, books, early, newsouthwales, vintage
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Mr C.J.Melrose at Mildenhall Aerodrome at the start of the Centenary Air Race, 1934; this is one of the first three photographs digitally transmitted by radio, in the world
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- 0 comments
- 17 favorites
- 24,164 views
- Date taken: 1934-10
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-17
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, dehavilland, dh80a, pussmoth, vhuqo, silvergelatin, 1934, beamwireless, melrose, mildenhll, airrace, aviation, macrobertsontrophyairrace
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Tallying and inspecting, "War Chest" Sock Appeal, Sydney, May 1917 / photographer G. A. Hills
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- 1 comment
- 13 favorites
- 24,147 views
- Date taken: 1917-05
- Date uploaded: 2010-06-01
- Tags: socks, hampers, wareffort, comforts, wool, knitted, volunteer, warworker, hats, collectionfishing, ladies, women, bundling, appeal, may, 1917, gahills, dress, apron, australia, nsw, newsouthwales, sydney, vintage
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Bathroom of Mr T.A. Field, Turramurra, Sydney, 193- / photographer Sam Hood
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- 8 comments
- 79 favorites
- 24,141 views
- Date taken: 2007
- Date uploaded: 2012-11-20
- Tags: marble, mirror, bathtub
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Fitzroy Vale Station, Rockhampton 1904
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- 4 comments
- 15 favorites
- 24,124 views
- Date taken: 2009-06-22 16:30:19
- Date uploaded: 2009-06-22
- Tags: melvin, vaniman, melvinvaniman, photography, panorama, statelibrary, rockhampton, 1904, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Anthony Hordern & Sons Palace Emporium, Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 1935
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- 5 comments
- 15 favorites
- 24,112 views
- Date taken: 2009-06-18 11:54:16
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-02
- Tags: brickfieldhill, sydney
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Condell's Great Western Boot Mart (Clarke Street, Hill End, N.S.W), 1871-1875 / American & Australasian Photographic Company
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- 4 comments
- 37 favorites
- 24,105 views
- Date taken: 1873
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, australia, goldrush, condell, bootmaker, 1871, greatwesternbootmart, boot, hillend
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Audience at a Jazz concert, Town Hall, Sydney, November 1948
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- 15 comments
- 202 favorites
- 24,060 views
- Date taken: 1948-11
- Date uploaded: 2021-12-30
- Tags: jazz, sydney, 1940s, townhall, entertainment, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Birthday party c. 1930s / Sam Hood
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- 3 comments
- 15 favorites
- 24,058 views
- Date taken: 2009-09-14 15:02:02
- Date uploaded: 2009-09-14
- Tags: ladieswholunch, rich, hats, parties, 1930s, functions, fashion, thirteen, 13
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Frank Hurley photographing under the bows of the 'Endurance', 1915
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- 3 comments
- 65 favorites
- 24,056 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-12 14:19:14
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-12
- Tags: antarctica, endurance, frankhurley, ernestshackleton, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, colour, photography, camera
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Eileen Wearne training at Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, 1932
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- 0 comments
- 40 favorites
- 24,005 views
- Date taken: 1932
- Date uploaded: 2016-08-05
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw, olympicgames
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Santa in a jalopy, n.d. / by Sam Hood
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- 0 comments
- 13 favorites
- 23,999 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2008-12-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, samhood, santaclaus, santa, fatherchristmas, automobiles, children, christmasacrossthecommons
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No. 21, Alf Najar next to No. 22, Jack Nind, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
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- 1 comment
- 5 favorites
- 23,978 views
- Date taken: 1946-10
- Date uploaded: 2019-10-14
- Tags: bathurst, racing, australia, newsouthwales, 1946, racingcars, vintage, classicracing, grandprix, mgtbspecial, mgtbmonoposto, alfnajar, jacknind
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A five piece jazz band in their "music shell', probably Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, 192- / photographer Sam Hood
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- 3 comments
- 13 favorites
- 23,954 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2013-08-28
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J. Baptiste, hairdressing/barber's saloon, Hill End gold fields, ca. 1872
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- 10 comments
- 212 favorites
- 23,929 views
- Date taken: 1872
- Date uploaded: 2021-02-18
- Tags: goldrush, goldfields, hillend, newsouthwales, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1870s, haridressing, frenchinaustralia, commercialbuildings, shopfronts, barbers
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Jan Fahey, 1947, composite portrait by Max Dupain
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- 12 comments
- 224 favorites
- 23,918 views
- Date taken: 1947-09
- Date uploaded: 2020-10-09
- Tags: compositephotographs, janfahy, promotional, photographs, 1947, kriesler, maxdupain, australian, photographers, modernism, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, blackandwhitephoto
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Conservatorium of Music, The Botanical Gardens, State Library of New South Wales Sydney from the air, 1920, by Frank Hurley
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- 3 comments
- 14 favorites
- 23,907 views
- Date taken: 1920
- Date uploaded: 2014-04-08
- Tags: conservatoriumofmusic, thedomain, train, tunnels, sydney, circleline, track, excavations, aerial, photography, state, library, new, south, wales
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Massed floats, c. 1930s, by Sam hood
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- 1 comment
- 34 favorites
- 23,848 views
- Date taken: 2011-06-08 13:52:11
- Date uploaded: 2013-03-25
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Sydney Grammar School's eight-oar-crew, Putney, Sydney, ca. 1932 / photographer Sam Hood
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- 3 comments
- 26 favorites
- 23,780 views
- Date taken: 1932
- Date uploaded: 2012-04-20
- Tags: shell, row, firsteight, cox, oar, parramattariver, rowing, water, sydney, nsw, australia, grammerschool, putney, agl, gasworks, mortlake
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Oppy (Hubert Opperman) and woman, possibly Edna Sayers, on tandem bicycle, by Sam Hood
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- 5 comments
- 48 favorites
- 23,743 views
- Date taken: 1936
- Date uploaded: 2011-06-24
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Surrounded by invisible death
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- 0 comments
- 33 favorites
- 23,697 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, soldiers, ww1, worldwar1, silvergelatin, hurley, gasmask, camo, uniforms, australians, gas, artillary, war, thegreatwar, greatwar, worldwarone, worldwari, wwi, firstworldwar, soldier, artillerymen, artilleryman, gasmasks, gaswarfare, artillery, cannon, howitzer
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Margaret Meagher, nurse at Sydney Hospital from Lincoln Coffee Lounge & Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney / photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951
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- 7 comments
- 34 favorites
- 23,672 views
- Date taken: 2011-01-28 16:15:29
- Date uploaded: 2011-01-28
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, woman
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- 0 comments
- 5 favorites
- 23,664 views
- Date taken: 1911
- Date uploaded: 2015-11-17
- Tags: stereograph, antarcticexpedition
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Riders at the Riders at the 'ladies only' race, Yass, March 1936, by Sam Hood
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- 6 comments
- 30 favorites
- 23,645 views
- Date taken: 1936-03
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-24
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, jockey, jockeys, jockeysilks, silks, 1936, yass, horserace, boots, 35mm, samhood, australia, yasspicnicraces, womenjockeys, rowofpeople
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Adelaide Boys' Band arriving at Central Railway, 14 January 1937, by Sam Hood
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- 19 comments
- 94 favorites
- 23,596 views
- Date taken: 1937-01-14 14:30:33
- Date uploaded: 2013-04-05
- Tags: adelaideboysband, samhood, boys, children, uniform, music, musicians, luggage
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Antal Dorati conducts an orchestral rehearsal for Colonel de Basil's "Original Ballet Russe" (Russian Ballet) season, Theatre Royal, Sydney, December 1939 / Sam Hood
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- 2 comments
- 6 favorites
- 23,594 views
- Date taken: 2009-04-21 10:06:07
- Date uploaded: 2009-08-11
- Tags: orchestrapit, theatreroyal, sydney, antaldorati, stage, steinway, piano, safetycurtain, conductor, balletacrossthecommons, musicalinstruments, orchestras, coloneldebasilsballetrusse, originalballetrusse
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View of Pitt Street, looking south from Rowe Street, with tram crossing King Street, Sydney, ca. 1913 / photographer Sam Hood
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- 0 comments
- 21 favorites
- 23,569 views
- Date taken: 1913
- Date uploaded: 2012-09-07
- Tags: sargents, daimlerlimousine, hansomcab
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Two young schoolboys wave their flags, 1934 / Sam Hood
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- 1 comment
- 16 favorites
- 23,560 views
- Date taken: 2009-05-14 15:34:21
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-14
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, samhood
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Nellie Melba as Ophelie in Thomas's "Hamlet", ca. 1889-1890 / photographer Benque, Paris
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- 3 comments
- 50 favorites
- 23,517 views
- Date taken: 1889
- Date uploaded: 2010-05-03
- Tags: nelliemelba, soprano, coloratura, paris, frenchopera, ophelia, ophelie, hamlet, ambrosethomas, madscene, corset, benque, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty505278, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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Children's birthday party at the home of Mrs Lucy Jane Moran, Todman Ave, Kensington, Sydney, 1930's / Sam Hood
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- 2 comments
- 13 favorites
- 23,474 views
- Date taken: 2007-11-22 07:59:55
- Date uploaded: 2009-07-15
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Battle scarred sentinels, 1914-1918 / Frank Hurley
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- 2 comments
- 92 favorites
- 23,467 views
- Date taken: 1917
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-04
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Portrait taken on the beach for newspaper, Sydney area, 193- / Sam Hood
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- 4 comments
- 91 favorites
- 23,412 views
- Date taken: 1938
- Date uploaded: 2013-09-23
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Carmen Dell'Orifice, David Jones' American Fashion Parade, Sydney, 1950 / photographer Geoffrey Lee
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- 5 comments
- 104 favorites
- 23,407 views
- Date taken: 2010
- Date uploaded: 2012-08-15
- Tags: supermodel
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Road on the battlefield, Westhoek
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- 2 comments
- 40 favorites
- 23,355 views
- Date taken: 1918
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, road, mud, wagon, westhoek, soldiers, ww1, australians, hurely, silvergelatin, destruction, war, battlefield, thegreatwar, greatwar, worldwarone, worldwari, wwi, firstworldwar, soldier
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Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier, ca. 1890 / photographer Falk, Sydney
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- 5 comments
- 25 favorites
- 23,340 views
- Date taken: 2010
- Date uploaded: 2014-02-17
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Ship at anchor in Port Jackson, Sydney, c. 1870
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- 1 comment
- 48 favorites
- 23,303 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-03-09
- Tags: garling, watercolour, ships, sailingships, nineteenth, century, 1800s, portjackson, sydney, steamship, royalnavy, paintings
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"Freckles " trained pig at Tivoli, 5 June 1940
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- 0 comments
- 14 favorites
- 23,288 views
- Date taken: 1940-06-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2019-01-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Rural Bank, Martin Place, Sydney, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
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- 12 comments
- 32 favorites
- 23,253 views
- Date taken: 2009-11-16 12:40:28
- Date uploaded: 2009-11-16
- Tags: sydney, australia, bank, architecture, skyscraper, commercial, artdeco
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'Hilton', John Rae's House in Liverpool Street, Sydney c.1880
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- 10 comments
- 142 favorites
- 23,250 views
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-22
- Tags: architecture, sydney, johnrae, early, photographers, amateurs, australian
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Susannah Caroline Lawson, May 1845 / photographed by George Goodman
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- 2 comments
- 40 favorites
- 23,242 views
- Date taken: 1845-05
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, susannahcarolinelawson, lawson, daguerreotype, goodman, 1845, street, girl, vintageclothing
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An Autumn Afterglow
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- 2 comments
- 23 favorites
- 23,230 views
- Date taken: 1920
- Date uploaded: 2015-05-27
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw, sunset, reflections, autumnglow, autumn, islands, palm, trees, centennialpark, ponds, lakes, postcards
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Bradman and Stan McCabe take the field, 18/10/1932 / by Sam Hood
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- 6 comments
- 18 favorites
- 23,223 views
- Date taken: 1932-10-18 12:00:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-11-28
- Tags: cricket, samhood, cricketgrounds, crowds, grandstands, scoreboards, sirdonaldbradman, stanmccabe, cricketers, spectators, sports, uniforms, hats, caps, cricketbat, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty458782, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1467076
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