Old Sydney
1929 Grahame Page 1929 Studebaker Commander and 1927 Chevrolet, 1927–291929 Grahame Page 1929 Studebaker Commander and 1927 Chevrolet1927–29

552 historic photos for Motor cars and trucks, taken between 1879 and 1999, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (220). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1870s1 photo

Motor and double-deck cars, Market Street, 18791879

1880s1 photo

Miss Law, Principal of St Catherine's School, Waverley, 1882 - photographer Morris, Dunedin1882

1890s1 photo

Boten aan de kade in de haven van (vermoedelijk) Sydney, RP-F-F01103-S, 1890–19011890–1901

1900s10 photos

Gezicht op gebouwen, bedrijven en schepen in de haven van (vermoedelijk) Sydney, RP-F-F01103-T, 1890–19101890–1910Schepen in de haven van (vermoedelijk) Sydney, RP-F-F01103-U, 1890–19101890–1910Gezicht op de haven en gebouwen van (vermoedelijk) Sydney, RP-F-F01103-AB, 1890–19101890–1910Botany Rd Mascot. Australia early 1900s1900sSydney ferry KAREELA being fitted out at builder Morrison and Sinclair at Balmain 19051905Sydney ferry LADY CARRINGTON being launch at the yard of Morrison & Sinclair, Balmain 19071907Sydney ferry KOOKOOBURRA being readied for launch at Morrison and Sinclair shipbuilders 19071907The bus, c.1908, c. 1908c. 1908Sydney ferry KANIMBLA being launched at Morrison and Sinclair yards in Balmain 19091909Morrison & Sinclair shipyard White Bay Balmain, with KALUDAH being built circa 1909, c. 1909c. 1909

1910s6 photos

Sydney K-class ferry construction under construction Morrison and Sinclair, 19101910Angus Sons Armstrong Whitworth Express Van in front of the Art Gallery, 19131913Ed E. Ford, comedian, at the Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1914 - photographer unknown, c. 1914c. 1914Henry Michal Tyrell, c. 1918c. 1918Richard Ford, 19181918Austin Cobbin, 19181918

1920s20 photos

Australian Six - Municipal Council of Sydney Motor Garage, Darlinghurst, 19221922A view of the GPO showning one hansom cab and four motor cabs on a taxi rank six cars in the foreground left to right Studebaker Standard Swift Alvis Oldsmobile and Chevrolet, c. 1924c. 1924An early Shell refuelling tanker note solid rubber tyres, 1920s1920sAn early Shell refuelling tanker filling the tanker at Shell depot a Thornycroft vehicle, 1920s1920sMinister for Transport sees refuelling of doubledecker bus, 1920s1920sStudio Portrait of Jack Morrison Gregory ca. 1925, c. 1925c. 1925Remington accounting machines van of Stott & Hoare & Chartres Ltd, 19251925Competitor No 33 probably Ted King in a modified Ford T racing car Penrith Speedway 19251925Box 37 No. 428. Sydney Harbour bridge, c. 1926c. 1926Haymarket Theatre commissionaire holds back the crowd as the first Miss Australia Beryl Mills gets into her new Chrysler convertible, 19271927Illustrating a Police Safety Campaign showing a traffic policeman stopping Ted Hood driving his fathers 1927 Studebaker Commander sedan1927Hood 06310r, 19271927Believed to be former Federal Treasurer Ned Theodore beside his 1928 model Hudson sedan Ted Hood 204198819281929 Grahame Page 1929 Studebaker Commander and 1927 Chevrolet, 1927–291927–29The 1928 models Riley and Chrysler sedans at Conservatorium1928British Australian Petroleum BAP petrol tanker smash Plume Motor Spirit, c. 1929c. 1929Twenty four pigs being driven along Day Street Sydney by a truck, c. 1929c. 1929Wurlitzer trucks, State Theatre, ca.1929, by Sam Hood, c. 1929c. 1929Twenty four pigs being driven along Day Street, Sydney, by a truck, ca. 1929 - Sam Hood, c. 1929c. 1929Hood 03805r, 19291929

1930s21 photos

Male rider on AJS motor bike, Sydney, c. 1930c. 1930A motor cruiser in a sea of foam, c. 1930c. 1930Dunlop wagon for testing truck tyres, 1930–311930–31Minties van of H.Bear near the Conservatorium - W.A. Webber, c. 1930c. 1930A 1923 Chevrolet one of three lonely early vehicles to cross the Bridge, 19321932Dunlop Road race Goulburn to Sydney G Murr St George, 19321932Dunlop Road race Goulburn to Sydney JM Maher Vic 7, 19321932Start of the Dunlop Road race Goulburn to Sydney at Goulburn League officials, 19321932Start of the Dunlop Road race Goulburn to Sydney at Goulburn third of rows pro start, 19321932Stage coach and double-decker bus in procession, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 1932 - photographer Hall and Co1932Motor cars driving across the Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 19 March 1932, Hall and Co1932From right supercharged 1924 Alvis of Fred Braitling no4 registration no226276 is the Fronty Ford Special of Charlie Spurgeon and no3 is the Rajo Ford Special of Don Shorten taken for Cinesound Wentworth Autodrome Nov 19331933Promotion float for BDV Everfresh cigarettes on a 1933 New Beauty four cylinder Ford Sedan1933Rajo Ford Special of Don Shorten at speed for Cinesound Wentworth Autodrome Nov 19331933Two of J McFarlands White trucks with new glasslined milk tanks for rail transportation at Dairy Farmers Coop milk depot, 1933–341933–34A dray, a Ford and a Morris Oxford Roadster, both 1932 models, in summer rain, Railway Square, Sydney, Jan 1935 - by Sam Hood, 1932–351932–35Bus outside Kellyville Post Office on corner of Acres & Windsor Roads Kellyville 1930, 1930s1930sSydney tram bus trolleybus - 193401221934Cinesound mobile van 19341934First trip of the Trolley Buses, 193419341934 Dodge six showing radiator covered in grasshoppers1934

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