46 photos
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Ice mask, C.T. Madigan, between 1911-1914 / photograph by Frank Hurley
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- 272 comments
- 1,344 favorites
- 207,031 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: person, weis, ice, hood, parka, drawstring, man, nose, snow, stuck, old, blizzard, frankhurely, madigan, glassnegative, 19111914, australia, antartica, australasian, expedition, bw, blackandwhite, cold, icemask, ctmadigan, antarctic, icy, storm, freezing, frostbite, frozen, face, frank, hurley, verycold, bokeh, glass, negative, cecilthomasmadigan, frankhurley, themeteorologist, protectiveclothing, scientists, layers, blackandwhitephotograph, history, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, thespywhocameinfromthecold, freddo, ghiaccio, shackleton, south, pole, ernest, commons:event=commonground2009, أنف, ِثلج, s, black, white, seams, hot, babe, warmth
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Olga Spessiva in Swan Lake costume, 1934 / photographer Sydney Fox Studio, 3rd Floor, 88 King St, Sydney
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- 13 comments
- 346 favorites
- 172,123 views
- Date taken: 2009
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-13
- Tags: olga, spessiva, spessitzeva, ballet, prima, ballerina, etoile, star, mental, health, swan, lake, pointe, point, woman, fulllength, costume, toes, pose, 1934, 1930s, swanlake, thirties, sydney, feathers, autograph, shoes, shoe, tutu, vintage, old, light, dancer, dance, balett, ballerinas, baletky, baletki, baletka, balet, balerina, art, ribbons, spessivtzeva, balletacrossthecommons, olgaspessiva, olgaspessivtzeva, primaballerinas, sydneyfoxstudio, valerielawson
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The Carandini ladies, one of Australia's first opera performing families, ca. 1875 / photographer Charles Hewitt (attributed)
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- 60 comments
- 277 favorites
- 158,281 views
- Date taken: 1875
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-19
- Tags: opera, carandini, theatrical, handcoloredphotographs, women, cabinetphotograph, charleshewitt, dresses, colorful, old, fashion, hair, flowers, photography, colorized, vintage, fabric, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, commons:event=commonground2009, selectivecolor, operaacrossthecommons, damas, damasantiguas, fotoantigua, fotospintadas, vestidos, vestidosantiguos
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A wet Angel Place, Sydney, 1930s / Sam Hood
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- 85 comments
- 852 favorites
- 146,512 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-20
- Tags: noir, samhood, streetscapes, automobiles, angelplace, sydney, buildings, streetlamps, rain, wet, street, city, old, car, crevilles, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, musicshop, recordshop, alley, palings, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, carro, rua, cidade, prédios, comércio, noite, light, perspective, blackandwhite, sepia, plymouth, noche, nochelluviosa, auto, callejón, oscuridad, still, peaceful
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Rachel Cameron and Henry Legerton in the Kirsova Ballet Les Sylphides, Max Dupain Studio, Sydney, between 1941-1944 / photographer Max Dupain
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- 8 comments
- 90 favorites
- 85,072 views
- Date taken: 1941
- Date uploaded: 2011-05-17
- Tags: rachelcameron19242011, henrylegerton, lessylphides, ballet, maxdupain, photographicstudio, tutu, vintage, white, slippers, shoes, shoe, pointe, old, light, leather, dancer, dance, cvicky, balett, ballerina, ballerinas, balletslippers, baletky, baletki, baletka, balet, balerina, art, balletacrossthecommons, valerielawson
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Martin Rubenstein and Kathleen Gorham, dancers in the J.C. Williamson / Borovansky Ballet production of Gay Rosalinda, 1946 / photographer Hal Williams
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- 7 comments
- 163 favorites
- 59,253 views
- Date taken: 1946
- Date uploaded: 2011-12-23
- Tags: martinrubenstein, kathleengorham, jcwilliamsonco, ballet, borovanskyballet, theatreroyal, shoes, shoe, pointe, old, light, ballerina, dancer, dance, balett, ballerinas, baletky, baletki, baletka, balet, balerina, art, satin, ribbons, balletacrossthecommons, halwilliams
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Basilisk & Ginger at Main Base / photograph by Xavier Mertz
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- 32 comments
- 249 favorites
- 49,870 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-22
- Tags: husky, dogs, antarcticexpedition, australasian, cães, gelo, expedições, xaviermertz, pb, pretoebranco, antarctic, sleddogs, 1911, glassnegative, basilisk, ginger, chains, crates, huskies, ice, capedenison, mainbase, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, snow, mountains, old
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Cat in the window, 1930s / Sam Hood
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- 14 comments
- 237 favorites
- 37,280 views
- Date taken: 2009-02-16 13:44:53
- Date uploaded: 2009-02-16
- Tags: tabby, cat, poppies, flower, curtain, window, sill, ginger, samhood, dc:creator=hoodsam18721953, thomasina, leadlight, sepia, windowfram, old, kitty, kitten, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, gato, flores, fotoensepia
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Dr William Bland, ca. 1845 / photographed by George Goodman
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 7 comments
- 18 favorites
- 34,938 views
- Date taken: 2015
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-17
- Tags: daguerreotype, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, old, whitehair, drwilliambland, georgegoodman, goodman, 1845, bland, excon, surgeon, reformer, australia, findery
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On the ship "Mongolia": Dr Nicholas, ca. 1930-1939
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- 5 comments
- 60 favorites
- 26,054 views
- Date taken: 2006-08-01 13:18:06
- Date uploaded: 2014-11-21
- Tags: statelibraryofnsw, tourguides, mann, man, homme, senior, alt, old, bart, beard, moustache, portrait, porträt, australien, foto, vintage
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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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Ronette GS210 microphone, March 1953, by Max Dupain
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 121 favorites
- 21,456 views
- Date taken: 1953-03
- Date uploaded: 2020-07-10
- Tags: music, microphones, vintage, old, ronette, awa, maxdupain, modernism, design, chrome, mic
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Iron screw steamer the Helen Nicoll after collision with SS Kielawarra, 1886
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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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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Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, Sydney, 11 November 1938 / photograph by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 3 comments
- 10 favorites
- 20,481 views
- Date taken: 1938-11-11 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-11-05
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, armisticeday, military, film, november, 11, 1938, sydney, samhood, hood, cenotaph, uniforms, crowd, monument, tomb, lestweforget, war, australia, old, photos
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Bill MacLachlan in his MG TA racing car, Grand Prix, Bathurst, October 1946
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 28 favorites
- 19,574 views
- Date taken: 2019-02-15 19:42:31
- Date uploaded: 2019-10-23
- Tags: motorssports, vintage, racingcars, old, classic, australia, newsouthwales, mg, ta
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Pearl diving Australia, 23 March 1939, PIX Magazine
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- 2 comments
- 87 favorites
- 17,230 views
- Date taken: 1939-03-23 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-02-26
- Tags: pearl, diving, suits, airpump, old, early, 1939
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Boat building yard, Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, 1874
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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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Yachts on Port Jackson, Sydney, 2 January 1941
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- 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
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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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Start of the first 'Thousand Mile Cycle Race', Redfern, 10 October 1945, Alec Iverson
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 0 comments
- 34 favorites
- 14,281 views
- Date taken: 1945-10-10 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-05-22
- Tags: bicycle, cyclist, cycle, racing, vintage, old, 1945, redfern
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Yachts sailing on Port Jackson, Sydney, 2 January 1941
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- 1 comment
- 49 favorites
- 13,135 views
- Date taken: 1941-01-02 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2021-01-02
- Tags: sailing, yachts, portjackson, harbour, sydney, boats, vintage, old, sunny, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1940s, 1941
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John F. Hoile's engineering workshop in the Japanese workship 'Myoko Maru' , near Lae, New Guinea, 1951
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- 1 comment
- 59 favorites
- 12,928 views
- Date taken: 1951
- Date uploaded: 2022-08-19
- Tags: hoile, worldwartwo, worldwarii, japanese, shipping, shipwrecks, papuanewguinea, old, vintage, colonial, record:id=94rxmvw1
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Circular Quay, from Belmore Hotel, 10 July 1914, John Job Crew Bradfield
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 4 comments
- 39 favorites
- 12,713 views
- Date taken: 1914-07-10 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2020-03-25
- Tags: circular, quay, historic, sydney, old, 1914, belmore, hotel, architecture, buildings, trams
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Gibson-Battle automotive electrical specialists building, Sydney, c. 1940
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 43 favorites
- 12,524 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-03-09
- Tags: industry, sydney, architecture, old, heritage, buildings, gibsonbattle, engineering, companies, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, samhood
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Street scape, Kings Cross, c. 1950, Pix magazine,
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 40 favorites
- 12,349 views
- Date uploaded: 2020-11-10
- Tags: kingscross, sydney, pixmagazine, negatives, statelibraryofnewsouthwalesvinatage, old
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1919 model Renault hearse the funeral parlour of Wood Coffill Ltd., Sydney, Australia, ca. 1930
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 40 favorites
- 11,641 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2021-03-23
- Tags: hearse, renault, cars, automobiles, vintage, old, sydney, australia, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1919
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Norco fire, 379 Sussex Street, Sydney, July 1928 by Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 1 comment
- 33 favorites
- 11,637 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-02-24
- Tags: norco, fires, buildingfires, sydney, architecture, old, sydneystate, library, new, south, wales
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Newcastle County Council electricity supply truck with ladder and body by Oldin, ca. 1940
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 1 comment
- 63 favorites
- 11,629 views
- Date uploaded: 2022-04-19
- Tags: oldin, newcastlecountycouncil, trucks, automobiles, infrastructure, electricity, vintage, old, sydney, australia, state, library, new, south, wales, 1919
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Dunlop Perdriau's Triumph delivery van
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 55 favorites
- 11,224 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-10-14
- Tags: delivery, vans, vintage, early, old, commercial, vehicles, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Gentleman being assisted into horse-drawn cab, Sydney, c. 1900, Frederick Danvers Power
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 37 favorites
- 11,185 views
- Date uploaded: 2021-04-06
- Tags: sydney, cabs, horsedrawn, transport, wealth, vintage, old, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Collins & Wylie with General Aircraft Monospar ST-11 (VH-USN), 1935
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 57 favorites
- 11,122 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2022-06-24
- Tags: monospar, generalaircraftltd, aviators, pioneer, aircraft, vintage, old, australia, samhood, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, vhusn, cnst1137, st1137, easternairtransport, kingsfordsmithairserviceltd, kingsfordsmithairservice, airflightltd, airflight, aviation, airplane, gal, generalaircraftmonospar, galmonospar, generalaircraftmonosparst11, galmonosparst11, monosparst11, st11, pobjoyairmotors, pobjoy, pobjoyniagara, dancollins, collins, dwylie, wylie, aviator
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1929-30 Buick coupe outside Government House, Sydney, Australia, November 1938, Sam Hood
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 41 favorites
- 10,746 views
- Date taken: 1930
- Date uploaded: 2021-04-01
- Tags: vintage, old, cars, automobiles, buick, coupe, 1929, 1930, sydney, australia, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Building a small wooden-framed station wagon body, 17 December 1947
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 4 comments
- 58 favorites
- 10,311 views
- Date taken: 1947-12-17 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2022-07-26
- Tags: cars, automobiles, construction, manufacture, australia, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, stationwagonsvintage, old, woody
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Cars on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1937
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 6 comments
- 105 favorites
- 10,135 views
- Date taken: 1937
- Date uploaded: 2024-03-24
- Tags: sydneyharbourbridge, cars, autos, vintage, old, sydney, australia, 1940s
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Two fashionably dressed women, Sydney, Australia, 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 3 comments
- 40 favorites
- 10,091 views
- Date taken: 2018-02-22 16:15:42
- Date uploaded: 2023-04-26
- Tags: fashion, 1950s, fifties, vintage, old, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, shopping, sydney, davidjones, djs, princecharming, nylons
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Firemen and fire engine at brigade headquarters, Sydney, 17 March, 1941
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 28 favorites
- 9,199 views
- Date taken: 1941-03-17 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2022-01-11
- Tags: firemen, firebrigades, fireengines, newsouthwales, statelibrary, vintage, old, sydney
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Interior of entrance foyer, Minerva Theatre, Sydney, 1939
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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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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Cat and owner, November 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 56 favorites
- 8,373 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-03
- Tags: cats, old, vintage
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Gun Battery, SMS Bismarck, 1879
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 25 favorites
- 8,307 views
- Date taken: 1879
- Date uploaded: 2022-11-20
- Tags: battery, gun, ship, cannonsvintage, sailing, steam, old
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Black cat, Sydney, November 1951
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 0 comments
- 48 favorites
- 8,191 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-03
- Tags: cats, vintage, old, black
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Cats, Sydney, November 1951
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- 0 comments
- 31 favorites
- 7,934 views
- Date uploaded: 2024-04-03
- Tags: cats, old, vintage, photos
- Visibility: public
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Old Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne, taken from Government House tower
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 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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Ice hockey player at Glaciarium, Sydney, 5 June 1952
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 2 comments
- 23 favorites
- 7,765 views
- Date taken: 1952-06-05 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2023-06-14
- Tags: glaciarium, icehockey, rinks, old, vintage
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Blood donation equipment, Sydney, Australia, 1940
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
- License: No known copyright restrictions
- 0 comments
- 30 favorites
- 7,635 views
- Date taken: 1940
- Date uploaded: 2023-06-12
- Tags: blooddonation, medicalequipment, vintage, old, heritage, sydney, rayolsen, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Car Biden and Roberts, agents for the Indian motorcycles, Corner of Pitt and Hay Streets, Sydney, c. 1935
- Uploaded by: State Library of New South Wales
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- 0 comments
- 45 favorites
- 1,418 views
- Date taken: 1935
- Date uploaded: 2025-06-09
- Tags: motocycles, motorbikes, indian, sydney, dealerships, shopfronts, vintage, old, cars, petrol, bowser, shell
- Visibility: public