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Mosman Bay, 1900–27

Mosman Bay1900–27

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Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman.

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Mosman by decade

Streets and landmarks in Mosman

A sample across the years

Middle Head defences, 1874 - photographed by Charles Bayliss

Sydney Ferry NELLIE, c. 1880

Balmoral Beach 1890

Spitt junction mosman 1900

Suspension bridge, Mosman, c. 1900

Clifton Gardens, c. 1900

Sydney ferry KAREELA at Musgrave Street Wharf in Mosman Bay circa 1910, c. 1910

Kaludah Ferry, 1911

Sydney ferry KANANGRA or KIRAWA approaching Mosman Bay ferry wharf, 1912–17

Sydney Ferry KIRAWA in Mosman Bay 1915

Erection of the light house off Bradleys Head 2, c. 1916

Sydney Ferry KURRINGAI at Bradleys Head 1923

Taronga Park Zoo - 1924

Taronga Park Zoo - 1924

Sydney ferry probably KANANGRA possibly KIRAWA circa 1932, c. 1932

Taronga Park Zoo attendant with clown monkey, 1934

A man feeding a baby icecream Australian Paper Mills picnic at Clifton Gardens, 1935

Group of men Australian Paper Mills Picnic Clifton Gardens, 1935

Two of the champ Australian Paper Mills Picnic Clifton Gardenss, 1935

The Queen Mary, c. 1940

Mosman Council Chambers, 1940

Sydney ferries KUBU and KANANGRA c 1950

Old Spit Bridge and Sydney Ferry KALANG as showboat pre 1952, c. 1952

Sydney Ferry KAMERUKA approaching Mosman Bay Wharf 1962

189 historic photos of Mosman, Sydney, taken between 1874 and 1990. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1910s (41). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.