Old Sydney
Billy Hughes funeral, 1952Billy Hughes funeral1952

182 historic photos for Funerals and memorials, taken between 1900 and 1988, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 7 decades, with the most from the 1930s (102). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1900s2 photos

Montefiore Memorial Fountain, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Begrafenisstoet voor de Duitse consul-generaal, de heer Peter F. Hermannkamp, te Sydney op 7 november 1900., RP-F-F01103-AT, 1900–101900–10

1910s4 photos

Soldiers Memorial Parramatta Park, 1900–271900–27Soldiers Memorial Parramatta, 1900–271900–27ANZAC Day 1916 dinner for returned soldiers, Town Hall, Sydney1916Celebrating in Martin Place, Sydney, 19181918

1920s13 photos

Clergy and VIPs lead the cortege of State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson South Head Cemetery, 19231923Draped coffin on an Army guncarriage at State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson, 19231923Fivehorsedrawn guncarriage leads State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson from St Andrews Cathedral along George Street, 19231923Soldiers guardofhonour at State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson at St Andrews, 19231923State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson procession turning into George Street, 19231923HMAS Anzac, Port Jackson, Sydney, c. 1925c. 19251919 model Renault hearse at Wood Coffills funeral parlour, 1920–301920–30Anzac Day march in Bridge Street, c. 1927c. 1927Gladys Moncrieff rides a poppy-laden float, donated by Holeproof Hosiery Company, 11 Nov 1927-1930 - by Sam Hood, 1927–301927–30Poppy seller pins the flower on cricketer Don Bradman's lapel outside the State Theatre, Sydney, Remembrance Day, early 1930s - photograph by Sam Hood, 1927–301927–30"Anzac" car (with Harkness & Hillier staff at Five Dock?), 19281928Unveiling of the Cenotaph in Martin Place, 1929, c. 1929c. 1929Canterbury Memorial Hospital, 19291929

1930s41 photos

1919 model Renault hearse the funeral parlour of Wood Coffill Ltd., Sydney, Australia, ca. 1930, c. 1930c. 1930Shakespeare Memorial Sydney, c. 1930c. 1930ANZAC Day parade 19301930Anzac Day in the Domain, Sydney, 25 April ca. 1930 Sam Hood, c. 1930c. 1930Anzac Day in the Domain, Sydney, 25 April 1930 Sam Hood1930Wreaths on the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, Anzac Day, 25 April 1930 photographer Sam Hood1930A Junior Red Cross girl lays a wreath on the Cenotaph, 25 Apr 1930, by Sam Hood1930RAN contingent Anzac Day March Martin Place, c. 1930c. 1930Anzac Day, 19301930Colonel Sommerville leads WWI veterans past the Cenotaph, 19301930Hearse arriving at Waverley cemetery, c. 1930c. 1930Lowering the coffin into the grave, c. 1930c. 1930Stacking the floral tributes on the top of the hearse, c. 1930c. 1930National Rifle Association meeting at Anzac Rifle Range (then Liverpool), ca. 1930 - photographer Sam Hood, c. 1930c. 1930Gallipoli Legion of Anzac dinner at Sydney Town Hall, 19301930(Sir Tom Henley's?) funeral procession in Lyons Road Drummoyne, 19301930(Sir Thomas Henley's?) funeral procession in Lyons Road Drummoyne, 19301930Anzac Day March, King Street, Sydney, 25 April ca. 1931 Sam Hood, c. 1931c. 1931On Anzac Day, women lay wreaths on the wharf at Woolloomooloo, Sydney, from where the WW I troops departed, ca. 1931 Sam Hood, c. 1931c. 1931Dawn service, Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, Anzac Day, 25 April ca. 1931 Sam Hood, c. 1931c. 1931Flag bearers lower their Standards at Cenotaph, c. 1931, by Ted Hoodc. 1931KingsfordSmiths Lockheed Altair Anzac changed that day to Lady Southern Cross being offloaded from the Mariposa at Woolloomooloo Bay, 1933–341933–34Work on Anzac Memorial, 19341934Anzac Day ceremony at Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, 25 April 1930s Sam hood1930sThe ANZAC War Memorial, Sydney, 1934 or 1937 photograph by Sam Hood1934Anzac Day ceremony at Cenotaph Martin Place, 1930s1930sBugler of the Australian Tank Corps blows Last Post, 1930s1930sCatholic funeral service at St Mary Immaculate Church Charing Cross, 1930s1930sCatholic schoolchildren at Cerretti memorial Manly, 19341934Civilians laying wreaths on Cenotaph, 1930s1930sCleaning out the Pool of Remembrance at the War Memorial Hyde Park for the unveiling by the Duke of Gloucester on 24 November 19341934CMF Colonel laying wreath on Cenotaph stray dog, 1930s1930sDouble funeral for Leslie Hinks killed Yerranderie flying to his son Harolds funeral and Harold Hinks at St Giles Church Greenwich, 19341934Funeral at St Andrews Cathedral, 1930s1930sFuneral cars at Motor Funerals Parlour in George Street, 1930s1930sFuneral procession, c. 1934c. 1934Funeral T Dixon Motor Funeral Director, 1930s1930sGloucester with RSL Chief at the unveiling of the War Memorial, 19341934Government members and VIP mourners at Sir Edgeworth Davids funeral, 19341934Hearse funeral cars, c. 1934c. 1934HMAS Anzac passing Mrs Macquaries Chair, 1930s1930s

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