Old Sydney

1952 60 photos

Tram accident at Taronga Park Zoo, c. 1952Landing knock-out blow. The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November 1952100th birthday of Mrs Margaret Kiern or Kierns Elizabeth Street Tighes Hill, 195278th birthday party to Mrs Chambers at Cahills taken for Mrs Phillips, 1952Barrington Lights ie Heights, 1952Beach, 1952Beach and baths in hot weather, 1952Big crane to lift tram lines, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Cathedral ordination service conducted by the Bishop of Newcastle Rt Rev F de Witt Batty Candidates Revs A Fowler W Turvey H Grayston Dr J Walker all deacons and Rev E Barker priest, 1952Civic power station, 1952Civic power station, 1952Clive Churchill captain of Rugby League Kangaroos at Marist Brothers Hamilton with principal Br Anselm, 1952Construction of new bridge Carrington, 1952CWA Conference Town Hall and Assembly Hall, 1952Dredge Townsville being built at State dockyard, 1952Dredge trials, 1952Empire Day March Hunter Street Newcastle, 1952First goods train gets through submerged portion, 1952Flood scenes Belmont, 1952?Flood scenes Belmont, 1952?Flood scenes Belmont, 1952?Frank J Sheriff MBE, 1952Garden winners, 1952Garden winners, 1952Grammar Library, 1952Health Week march, 1952Health Week march, 1952Hunter Street betwen Newcomen and Wolfe Streets, 1952Kevan Gosper, 1952Launching new Stockton surf boat Up and Atom, 1952Library Conference, 1952Loading coal Balmain Mine, 1952Lord Mayor Alderman FJ Purdue with mock chain of office, 1952Mayoral election, 1952Mayoral election, 1952Miss Tinson of Oakhampton cleans flooded house, 1952National service trainees passing out parade, 1952New Lady Mayoress Mrs Purdue, 1952New Lord Mayor Purdue with his secretary Miss Z Burke and the Town Clerk Mr W Burges, 1952Northumberland County Council President Cr J Butler of Kearsley Shire Council, 1952OHara family Melbourne Street Louth Park moving belongings, 1952Opening of Police Boys Club at Wickham, 1952Passing out parade, 1952Police Boys Club, 1952Presentation club prize Brown Dureau Ltd, 1952Rear Admiral Henry A Showers left with GH Faulks President of the Maritime Services Board, 1952Rowing boat in Old Rose Street, 1952?Scene in High Street opposite Post Office, 1952Scott Street smash near junction with Wolfe Street, 1952Senator Spooner Minister for National Development at Carrington, 1952Shipping, 1952South Waratah Methodist Church kindergarten hall, 1952Spring gardens Civic Park Christie Place, 1952

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880 historic photos of Sydney from the 1950s, 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.