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Sydney in the 1940s

1,802 photos

1,802 historic photos of Sydney from the 1940s, by year, then those the library dates to a span of years. They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

Sometime around the 1940s 60 photos

The library dates these to a span of years that takes in this decade. Each shows its span.

Darcy Dugan Fahy scrapbook slnsw, 1937–491937–49Portrait of Bee Miles, 1940–461940–46Sydney ferry KIRAWA in Mosman Bay 1940s1940sWilliam-Henry-Beveridge-1st-Baron-Beveridge (3x4 crop), 1940s1940sSydney ferry BALGOWLAH en route to Manly, 1940s1940sElizabeth St. from Eddy Ave. 1940s colour1940sEnfield tram depot late 1940's, 1940s1940sTram tempe bus depot, 1940s1940sLipstick production at Colgate-Palmolive, 1940s1940sEldridges Buildings, 1940s1940sHotel, 1940s1940sMathews bakery goods for Mr Bayley or Bailey, 1940s1940sMetro Goldwyn Mayer MGM conference Hotel Australia, 1940s1940sMLC, 1940s1940sMLC, 1940s1940sPublic bar, 1940s1940sRandwick trainers and horses, 1940s1940sRaw rubber, 1940s1940sRaw rubber, 1940s1940sStags head Mrs James Bathurst Street, 1940s1940sThe new Port Augusta Town Hall Mayor Richie, 1940s1940sWally Sullys still film titles for Australian films, 1940s1940sWoman opening a tin of Sterling Victory Red one hour enamel For Sterling Paints, 1940s1940s1940s Aerial view of St Aloysius College and immediate vicinity1940sClass 1A percussion band, c. 1940s, by Sam Hood1940sClark Gable and Tilly Shelton-Smith, Sydney journalist, c.1940s, by Ted Hood1940s"Let's face it for Australia", c. 1940s - by Sam Hood1940sKings, Clovelly, c. 1940s, by Sam Hood1940sMuseum Station, Sydney, 1940s1940sWilliam-Henry-Beveridge-1st-Baron-Beveridge, 1940s1940sSydney ferry KARRABEE 1940s1940sHMAS KURAMIA, 1940s1940sSydney Ferry BALGOWLAH 1940s1940sSydney Ferry BALGOWLAH late 1940s1940sSydney Ferry BALGOWLAH at Manly in naval grey 1940s1940sBENNELONG POINT Sydney Harbour 1940s1940sSydney ferry BALGOWLAH at Manly Wharf 1940s, 1941–481941–48Elizabeth St. from Eddy Ave. 1940s1940sTram stop at Alexandria post office 1940s1940sThe Fellowship of danger shared table setting in Grace Bros, 1945–461945–46Coronet Restaurant, 1944–461944–46Coronet Restaurant, 1944–461944–46Sydney Ferries CURL CURL SOUTH STEYNE BALGOWLAH at Kurraba Point, 1940–501940–50Sydney ferry KAMIRI laid up 1940s or 1950s, 1940–501940–50Sydney ferry KOONDOOLOO as converted to army repair craft S181, 1942–501942–50Gift from the Irish Linen Spinning and Weaving Company through Red Cross to the Army military ambulance, 1945–471945–47Morning passengers leave the Manly ferry with wharves and Harbour Bridge in the background, Circular Quay, ca. 1946-1949 by Australian Geographical Society, 1946–491946–49Men's formal dinner, Hotel Australia, Sydney, between 1945-1950 - photographer Sam Hood, 1945–501945–50Dr Molano Compuzano Consul General for Colombia, 1947–491947–49ACT (Association of Canadian Travellers) parade, 1950 (Association of Canadian Travellers parade float featuring 1948 Miss Calgary Stampede Gloria Klaver and Ladies-in-Waiting Margaret Forsgren and Shirley Kemp, 1948–501948–50Ede Cohen (usually on cash register); or Martin Edie from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Dick Gooding, journalist; or Leonard Teale (?) from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Margaret Meagher, nurse at Sydney Hospital from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51‘Johnno’ Robert Johnson; unknown from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Martin Haberman from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Dick Gooding (on right of door) from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Piers Bourke; John Barry from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Jim Southwell (collecting plates); Zdenek Weiss, Czech student (on right) from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51Piers Bourke (at rear, to right of corner); ‘Johnno’ Robert Johnson, student (to left of corner); Robert, Frenchman (with hand to chin), Michael Hourihan, in safari suit (near doorway) from Lincoln, 1948–511948–51John Barry, proprietor (standing at rear) from Lincoln Coffee Lounge and Cafe, Rowe Street, Sydney - photographed by Brian Bird c. 1948-1951, 1948–511948–51
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