Old Sydney

1930s53 photos

Ground floor office Victoria Insurance Co House, 19371937Houghton Byrne Pest Exterminators gas chamber for treating termite and borer infested furniture, 19371937Houghton Byrne pest exterminators gastreatment tank for termite and borer infested furniture, 19371937House at Redfern, 19371937House at Redfern, 19371937House at Wahroonga taken for Telegraph classified ads, 19371937House built by Mr Park builder of Roseville, 19371937House named Abbotsford taken for The Builder, 19371937House with garage underneath built by Mr Park builder of Roseville, 19371937Interior of Edgecliff House flats showing fireplace in entrance hall, 19371937Interior showing bedroom with views of Elizabeth Bay Edgewater flats, 19371937Kitchen in a house built by Mr Park builder of Roseville, 19371937Living room of a house built by Mr Park builder of Roseville, 19371937Mr and Mrs Corbett in the garden of their home at Old South Head Road Bondi, 19371937Mr B Youngs home North Sydney, 19371937Mr Corbetts home at Old South Head Road Bondi, 19371937Mr Rigby 21st birthday Elizabeth Bay House, 19371937Mr Adams brick house Roseville, 19371937Norland Nursing Home Ashfield, 19371937Sunroom of house built by Mr Park builder of Roseville, 19371937The new Mayfair Hotel at Kings Cross Part of the kitchen, 19371937Two storey house built by Mr Park builder of Roseville, 19371937Norland Nursing Home, Ashfield, 15-11-1937, by Sam Hood1937Australian Medical Association House, 19381938Cocktail party at George Edwards home taken for radio station 2UW, 19381938Counter in Challis House, 19381938Facade of Challis House and columns of the GPO Martin Place, 19381938Foyer Challis House, 19381938Mascot Park with caretakers house taken for Mascot Council, 19381938Miners Federation meeting Rawson House, 19381938Mrs Beans home Pymble taken for Mingay Publishing Co, 19381938Mrs Millingens home at Greenwich, 19381938One of the bedrooms showing bathroom and twin beds Wentworth Hotel Brewster Manderson architects, 19381938The courtyard Mrs Millingens home at Greenwich, 19381938The entrance hall Challis House, 19381938Wales House, Southern Cross Illumination, 19381938Carpets and furniture, 19391939Corner of Manly Beach showing the new surfing pavilion in background for Building Publishing Co and Far West Home children leaving the beach, 19391939Erskine House corner York and Erskine Streets taken for Spartan Lacquers Pty Ltd, 19391939House, 19391939House at Bellevue Hill, 19391939Jean Gillespies 21st birthday party Elizabeth Bay House, 19391939Mr Brices home at Darling Point, 19391939Mrs Gillespies party Elizabeth Bay House, 19391939Norland Nursing Home Christmas tree, 19391939Physicians House Macquarie Street, 19391939Prewedding cocktail party for Miss Miller and Mr Grace given by Mrs I Grace at her home Villa Igeia Vaucluse, 19391939Section of a typical kitchen Macleay Regis flats taken for Mr Christmas, 19391939Typical bedroom Macleay Regis flats taken for Mr Christmas, 19391939Typical kitchen Macleay Regis flats taken for Mr Christmas, 19391939Norland Nursing Home Christmas tree, 16-12-1939 - by Sam Hood1939Mrs OE Friend's garden, January 1939, Sam Hood1939Mrs OE Friend's garden, January 1939, Sam Hood1939

1940s7 photos

Continental Sydney, 19401940Vagabond King ballet Audrae Swayn ballet mistress soloist at Mr Hugh Wards home, 19401940Builtin cupboards in the childrens day nursery Burnham Thorpe Gordon home of Mr Woolcott Forbes, 19401940Closeup of facade and entrance Bryant House taken for Mr Axtell 38 Wells St Redfern MX2067, 19401940Eesti Maja Estonian House Sydney 1940, c. 1940c. 1940Facade showing protruding triangular windows Bryant House Pitt Street taken for Mr Axtell 38 Wells St Redfern MX2067, 19401940Guest bathroom with shower alcove Burnham Thorpe Gordon home of Mr Woolcott Forbes, 19401940

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372 historic photos for Homes and gardens, taken between 1840 and 1979, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 14 decades, with the most from the 1930s (139). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.