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Boat building yard, Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, 1874
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 10 comments
- 33 favorites
- 15,392 views
- Date taken: 1880
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-09
- Tags: sydney, shipbuilding, woolloomooloo, old, vintage, albumen, print, harbour, boat, careening, llewellyn, llewelyn, sheehy, mort, steamer
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Grand organ, Town Hall, Sydney, between 1928-1932 / Samuel Wood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 8 favorites
- 15,276 views
- Date taken: 2008
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-04
- Tags: sydneytownhall, hillsons, mechanicalpipeorgan, organ, pipeorgan, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Sun Tiy Sang, gardener, Burgess Street, Kogarah, truck with Sam Wright body, ca. 1925
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 46 favorites
- 15,231 views
- Date uploaded: 2020-12-02
- Tags: chinese, china, suntiysang, australian, business, truck, vintage, early, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, samwright, vehicles
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Man on stilts for promotion of the film "Street Scene", King Vidor, Sydney, ca. 1931, Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 21 favorites
- 15,222 views
- Date taken: 1931
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-02
- Tags: cinema, movie, promotions, 1929, classic, vintage, sydney, australia, state, library, new, south, wales, sam, hood, photographer, professional, streetscene, kingvidor
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Sydney fashion, street photography, 10 October 1945, photographed by Norman Herfort
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 79 favorites
- 15,173 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-07-11
- Tags: fashion, sydney, 1940s, herfort, pix, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Demonstration of gratitude from the WSL [Womanhood Suffrage League] of NSW to Sir W Lyne & Sir John See, Sept 15th 1902 ... / Kerry & Co
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 4 favorites
- 15,125 views
- Date taken: 2006-03-17 11:54:22
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-10
- Tags: womanhoodsuffrageleague, unionjack, suffrage, caption, 1902, sydney, stage, womensday, kerryco, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Street fashion, Sydney woman, 10 October 1945, by Norman Herfort
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 74 favorites
- 15,048 views
- Date taken: 1945-10-10 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-08-29
- Tags: streetfashion, 1940s, sydney, fashion, female, clothing, normanherfort
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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays for fans on arrival at Mascot, Sydney, 27 October, 1954
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 7 comments
- 103 favorites
- 15,030 views
- Date taken: 1954-10-27 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-04-30
- Tags: jazz, musicians, mascot, sydney, 1950s, 1954, satchmo, trumpeters, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, louisarmstrong, australian
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Sydney Oddities, 15 December 1942
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 123 favorites
- 14,966 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-04-26
- Tags: surrealism, oddities, strange, sydney
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Miss Louisa Macdonald, Principal of the Women's College, c. 1890s / by Madame Praeger
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 14,918 views
- Date taken: 2005
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-10
- Tags: womensday, woman, college, principal, education, australia, sydney, suffrage, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, portrait
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Fort Street schoolboys being shown rabbit fur felt hat-making, 1927 / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 12 favorites
- 14,908 views
- Date taken: 1927
- Date uploaded: 2009-05-19
- Tags: akubrahat, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Cummings and Wilson movie projector, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 35 favorites
- 14,895 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-03
- Tags: cinema, movie, classic, vintage, sydney, australia, state, library, new, south, wales, sam, hood, photographer, projector, equipment, cummingsandwilson
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Probably Arch Tuckett's Midget speedcar with Henderson motorcycle engine, Sydney, 1934
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 80 favorites
- 14,849 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-12-14
- Tags: australian, motor, vintage, early, sydney, newsouthwales, nsw, 1934, racing, car, speedcar, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Reader, Reading Room, Mitchell Building, photograph by Ivan Ives, 29.10.1943, Pix Magazine Collection
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 62 favorites
- 14,847 views
- Date taken: 2013-02-15 12:13:31
- Date uploaded: 2019-03-04
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, mitchell, liobrary, ww2, world, war, two, 1942, librarians, copying, architecture, sydney, woman, reading, stairs
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Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, southern side, 1932, Milton Kent
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 18 favorites
- 14,810 views
- Date taken: 1932-03
- Date uploaded: 2018-09-19
- Tags: sydney, harbour, bridge, construction, opening, milton, kent, photogrpahs
- Visibility: public
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Clown, Warren's Circus, Liverpool, 10 February 1949, photograph by Y. Ellis
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 55 favorites
- 14,780 views
- Date taken: 1949-02-10 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-01-05
- Tags: circus, australia, liverpool, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, clowns, performers, 1949
- Visibility: public
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Kings Cross Traffic, c. 1950, Pix Magazine
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 9 comments
- 57 favorites
- 14,771 views
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-09
- Tags: kingscross, transport, sydney, 1950, cars, williamstreet, roadways, trams, october, 1936, schweppes
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The Capitol Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1930, Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 37 favorites
- 14,737 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2020-07-07
- Tags: dresscircle, stalls, proscenium, wurlitzerorgan, capitoltheatre, sydney, 1930s
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King's Cross Theatre (night time), Darlinghurst Road, Sydney, c. 1939
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 54 favorites
- 14,704 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2021-09-19
- Tags: cinemas, theatres, movies, sydney, kingscross, early, demolished
- Visibility: public
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Yachts on Port Jackson, Sydney, 2 January 1941
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 50 favorites
- 14,641 views
- Date taken: 1941-01-02 17:54:36
- Date uploaded: 2021-01-02
- Tags: sailing, yachts, port, jackson, harbour, sydney, boats, vintage, old, sunny, state, library, new, south, wales, 1940s, 1941
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Luna Park lighted windmill, November 1948, by Brian Bird
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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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Metal shoe cover worn by speedway cyclist, 9 February 1946, photo by Ray Olson
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 21 favorites
- 14,623 views
- Date taken: 1946-02-09 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-18
- Tags: sydney, speedway, vintage, classic, bikes, dirt, ray, olsen, pix, state, library, new, south, wales, people, photoadd, cliffparkinson, rayolson
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Item 0312: Tribune negatives including International Woman's Day, Sydney, New South Wales, March 1978
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 14 favorites
- 14,619 views
- Date taken: 1978-03-11 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2018-03-01
- Tags: lesbians, gay, sydney
- Visibility: public
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Braeside' and 'Burnside' under construction, Kidman & Mayoh, shipbuilders, Kissing Point Park, Ryde, Sydney, c. 1920, Arthur Ernest Foster
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 12 comments
- 45 favorites
- 14,583 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-01-29
- Tags: ships, wooden, sailing, steam, sydney, portjackson, construction, shipping, commercial, burnside, braeside, kidmanmayoh, ryde, kissingpoint
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Wet weather Sydney, Pix Magazine
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 49 favorites
- 14,567 views
- Date taken: 1939-03-06 12:13:18
- Date uploaded: 2020-02-13
- Tags: wet, weather, sydney, umbrellas, rain, city, traffic, pedestrians, 1930s, 1939, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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"Ingenues" on stage, 1928-1929 / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 16 favorites
- 14,553 views
- Date taken: 1925
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-12
- Tags: sydney, australia, theatre, samhood, ingenues, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, orquesta, músicos, teatro
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Two fashion models in front of a hand drawn backdrop, ca. 1948
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 68 favorites
- 14,433 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-03-30
- Tags: fashion, sydney, models, fashionshoots, 1940s
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Tattoo designs, Fred Harris Tattoo Studio, Sydney, 17 December 1937
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 20 favorites
- 14,418 views
- Date taken: 1937-12-17 14:38:41
- Date uploaded: 2019-04-02
- Tags: tattoo, 1937, artists, sydney, full, body
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Queen Elizabeth arrives at the Cenotaph, Sydney, during the Royal Visit, 1954 / photographer Jack Hickson
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 5 comments
- 33 favorites
- 14,393 views
- Date taken: 1954
- Date uploaded: 2012-05-30
- Tags: daimler, royaltourofaustralia1954, queenelizabethii, princephilipdukeofedinburgh, opentourer, sydney, jackhickson
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Villawood, Liverpool, Sydney, 1967, Milton Kent, State Library of New South Wales
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- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 13 favorites
- 14,342 views
- Date taken: 1967
- Date uploaded: 2018-09-21
- Tags: milton, kent, photography, aerial, sydney, early, glass, plate, negatives
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Tram smash, Taronga Zoo Park line, 8 September 1939, Pix Magazine
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 29 favorites
- 14,339 views
- Date taken: 1939-09-08 12:31:06
- Date uploaded: 2020-02-07
- Tags: tram, cars, trams, accidents, chatswood, tarongapark, zoo, crashes, sydney, 1939
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Expressions at Luna Park, Sydney, c. 1940
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 81 favorites
- 14,325 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-06-29
- Tags: lunapark, fairground, rides, sydney
- Visibility: public
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Lionel van Praag (far left), manager of the Sydney Speedway talking with cyclists, Speedway series, 9 February 1946
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 50 favorites
- 14,309 views
- Date taken: 1946-02-09 12:44:07
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-13
- Tags: speedway, motorcycleracers, motorcycling, australia, sydney, newsouthwales, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, leathers, lionelvanpraag
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Jessie Street, ca. 1910 / L. W. Appleby
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 10 favorites
- 14,244 views
- Date taken: 1910
- Date uploaded: 2009-03-11
- Tags: womensday, lwappleby, jessiestreet, woman, portrait, oval, australia, sydney, feminist, activist, suffrage, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Two fashion models in front of an open top car, Sydney c. 1948
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 11 comments
- 78 favorites
- 14,241 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-03-20
- Tags: fashion, vintage, cars, sydney, film, negative, bw, blackandwhite, photography
- Visibility: public
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The Governor-General and First Commonwealth Ministry, 1901
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 13 favorites
- 14,214 views
- Date taken: 1901
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1901, governorgeneral, silvergelatin, lordhopetoun, sydney, men, government
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Victory Theatre, Sydney, 1930's / Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 46 favorites
- 14,151 views
- Date taken: 2009-04-22 16:34:04
- Date uploaded: 2009-04-22
- Tags: dresscircle, cinema, silverscreen, samhood, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, newsouthwales, nsw, australia, victorytheatre, sydney
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Flower arrangement by Adrian Feint, November 1947, photographed by Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 26 favorites
- 14,151 views
- Date taken: 1947-11
- Date uploaded: 2020-04-01
- Tags: flowers, uresmith, arrangements, adrianfeint, maxdupain, 1947, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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AWA building and traffic light, York Street, Sydney, ca. 1938, by Max Dupain, State Library of New South Wales
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 46 favorites
- 14,129 views
- Date taken: 1938
- Date uploaded: 2020-04-22
- Tags: maxdupain, modernism, australian, photographers, photography, sydney, 1938, awa, building, wireless, association, trafficlight, signal
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The Sydney Town Hall illuminated for the Radio & Electrical Exhibition, ca. 1930 / photographer Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 17 favorites
- 14,123 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2012-05-25
- Tags: sydneytownhall, radioandelectricalexhibition, sydney
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State Newsreel Theatrette, Sydney, 1 July 1946 /Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 19 favorites
- 14,116 views
- Date taken: 1946-07-01 08:56:31
- Date uploaded: 2009-08-04
- Tags: theft, crownjewels, theatrette, newsouthwales, nsw, australia, statenewsreeltheatrette, statetheatre, sydney
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"Knitting for our soldiers" - Kambala School, Sydney, NSW, between 1914-1918 / photographer unknown
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 36 favorites
- 14,115 views
- Date taken: 1917
- Date uploaded: 2010-06-01
- Tags: knitting, wareffort, kambalaschool, worldwari, kambala, girls, class, outside, sitting, lawn, work, sydney, nsw, 1910s, 1914, 1918, school, vintage, craft
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Party group onstage c. 1920s-30s / by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 7 favorites
- 14,110 views
- Date taken: 1933
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-12
- Tags: sydney, australia, theatre, samhood, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Indian motorcycle, taken for Liberty Motors, Sydney, 14 July 1937
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 66 favorites
- 14,085 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-08-27
- Tags: indian, motorcycle, vintage, early, sidecar, sydney, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
- Visibility: public
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Wild Flowers in Basket, ca. 1900
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 11 favorites
- 14,059 views
- Date uploaded: 2014-10-02
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw, basket, spring, sydney, wildflowers
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Pam Clemson modelling AWA headset, Sydney, ca. 1950
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 134 favorites
- 13,972 views
- Date taken: 1951
- Date uploaded: 2023-04-11
- Tags: pat, clemson, headphones, vintage, radio, sydney, australia
- Visibility: public
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Women working on an aircraft fuselage, 1943
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 83 favorites
- 13,943 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-01-30
- Tags: women, industry, newsouthwales, sydney, aircraft, worldwartwo, ww2, workers, homefront
- Visibility: public
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Henry James O'Farrell after his assassination attempt on the Duke of Edinburgh in Sydney, ca.1868
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 14 favorites
- 13,904 views
- Date taken: 1868
- Date uploaded: 2020-04-13
- Tags: henry, james, ofarrell, duke, edinburgh, state, library, new, south, wales, sydney, assassination, attempts, australia, british, royalty
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People at Circular Quay Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Arthur K. Syer
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 10 favorites
- 13,740 views
- Date taken: 1887
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-30
- Tags: wheelchair, sydney, 1880s
- Visibility: public