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Sydney city centre in the 1930s

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1820s 1 1850s 21 1860s 12 1870s 131 1880s 70 1890s 40 1900s 248 1910s 73 1920s 120 1930s 497 1940s 151 1950s 76 1960s 57 1970s 28 1980s 19 1990s 16
Garden party at Government House, 19351935Gollin Co new offices Transport House Wynyard Square, 19351935In grounds of Conservatorium, c. 1935c. 1935JC Williamson Theatre Royal, 19351935Marching past the Cenotaph, 1935–361935–36Motor smash Pitt Street, 19351935Pitt Street Congregational Church 102nd anniversary, 19351935Queues extending up George Street and around into Wilmott Street, 19351935Rain corner King Pitt Streets, 19351935Somerville House schoolgirls from Brisbane at David Jones, 19351935St Marys Cathedral, c. 1935c. 1935Tram smash in King Street, 19351935Herbert Hawkins standing with Frank Chaffey outside Government House, Sydney, 11 February 19351935Veterans march past the Cenotaph with hats over heart, c. 1935c. 1935Wreaths cover the Cenotaph, c. 1935c. 1935Musical stars Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard's wedding, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 16 September 19351935Palace Theatre, Sydney, lit at night, showing "Dracula" with Nat Madison, between 1927-1931 - photographer Sam Hood, 1920–501920–50Women violinist and pianist, Wentworth Hotel, 1920–501920–50(Looking north along George Street (with tram, T-model Ford and hansom cab) from Union Line Building (incorporating the Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical culture), corner Jamieson Street), n.d. by, c. 1935c. 1935Castlereagh Street. `Sydney growing up' old buildings giving way in Castlereagh St for the new, n.d., by Harold Cazneaux, 19351935Children drink soft drinks at a picnic, 1940's-1953, by Sam Hood, 19351935Unemployed carpenters in Phillip Street wait to hear succesful applicant for one position, 17 June 1935, by Sam Hood1935Telephone exchange, Anthony Hordern and Sons department store, ca. 1933-1938, 1933–381933–38Brisbane schoolgirls at David Jones (Sydney), 22 June 1935, by Sam Hood1935Anthony Hordern and Sons Palace Emporium, Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 19351935Sales floor, Anthony Hordern and Sons, Brickfield Hill, Sydney, c. 1933-1938, 1933–381933–38Gentlemen's Toilet Anteroom, State Theatre, Sydney, c. 1929 - by Sam Hood, 1920–501920–50Wynyard-bound tram on Harbour Bridge (now twin roadways to Cahill Expressway), 1930-1939 - by Ted Hood, 19351935Exterior view of the Mitchell Library, 19351935Election, 13 May 1935 by Sam Hood1935Auditorium of St James Theatre, Sydney undergoing restoration, 1930 - 1939, 19351935Brisbane schoolgirls at David Jones, Sydney, 1935 - Sam Hood1935Dance band drummer at Mark Foy's Empress Ballroom from The Powerhouse Museum, 19351935Sun Toy Fund performance 1936 slnsw1936Wynyard Railway Refreshment Room, 19361936St James & St Mary's churches, 1910–621910–62Beckett Choir St Andrews, 19361936Bruce Small junior bikes in Hyde Park, 19361936Fire destroys the Unitarian Church Oxford Street ie Liverpool Street, 19361936Gilbert Sullivan Dramatic Society, 19361936Hairdressing competition at the Hairdressing Health and Beauty Culture Exhibition at Sydney Town Hall, 19361936John Sands packing exhibition at Town Hall, 19361936Miss Flemming at David Jones, 19361936Miss Flemming at Theatre Royal, 19361936Premiere of Flying Doctor Lyceum Theatre Pitt Street, 19361936Proclamation of King George VI at Parliament House, 19361936Regent Theatre usher, 19361936The Theatre Royal, Australia Hotel, Mutual and Citizens Assurance; Castlereagh Street (from N. Le Roy-Tracy Ltd., right), Sydney, 1936-1937 - photographer Hall and Co1936Liverpool Street, Sydney; Two Mark Foy stores, Christmas 1936, by Hall and Co1936Paul Petrov of the Ballet Russe, backstage at the JC Williamson New Year's Eve party, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 31 December 1936 - Sam Hood19361935 Plymouth sedan, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, February 1937 - Sam Hood, 1935–371935–37Royal South Sydney Hospital, 25-12-1936 - by Sam Hood193611 am 11 Nov 1936, Remembrance Day on the GPO clock, Sydney - photograph by Sam Hood1936Anthony Hordern and Sons- 20th December 19361936The Theatre Royal, Australia Hotel, Mutual & Citizens Assurance; Castlereagh Street (from N. Le Roy-Tracy Ltd., right), Sydney, 1936-1937 - photographer Hall & Co, 1936–371936–37Edgar Bainton, Head of Sydney Conservatorium as Melbourne radio quest judge, 19361936Bushells Bently and Factory, Harrington Street, Sydney, 1936–371936–37Cleaning the clock face of Sydney Town Hall, George Street Sydney, 19371937Sydney ferry DEE WHY, 19371937Helene Kirsova stars in the De Basil Ballet Russe Petrouchka, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 11 January 1937 Sam Hood1937
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