Old Sydney

1880s3 photos

Span number 5 of Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, New South Wales, Australia, atop timber framework on pontoon, being pushed by small boats) - C. Bayliss photo, Sydney LCCN2016651666, 18881888HMS Rapid (1883) AWM, c. 1888c. 1888Bcp 02025r, 18891889

1890s39 photos

Sydney ferry GEM, 1878–19021878–190205 - Hawkesbury Bridge, 18901890Sydney Ferry HALCYON, c. 1890c. 1890Sydney Ferry ROYAL ALFRED, c. 1890c. 1890Sydney ferries at Milsons Point 1890 left to right BENELON (1885-1932), POSSUM (1884-1911) SAPPHIRE (1877-1893) WARRANE (1884-1911)1890Sydney ferry WARATAH (II) circa 1890 after wheelhouses added, c. 1890c. 1890Sydney car ferry BENELON at Milsons Point wharf circa 1890, c. 1890c. 1890Sydney ferry BRIGHTON at Manly, 1883–19001883–1900StateLibQld 1 134038 Altcar (ship), 18911891`Success' fake convict ship at Circular Quay, Sydney, 1891, by unknown photographer1891Sydney tug ferry GOOLWA anonymous artwork, 1864–19191864–1919Launch of ferry LADY MARY at Dunn Bros, Berrys Bay, 1892 (Graeme Andrews Working Harbour Collection, City of Sydney Archives)1892Launch of the Captain Cook 18921892Gentleman paying street merchant, ca. 1880s-1900, 1885–19001885–1900Sydney Ferry FAIRLIGHT approaches Manly Wharf, 1878–19081878–1908Sydney Ferry FAIRLIGHT at Manly Wharf, 1878–19081878–1908SMS Bussard Sydney 1890s Flickr 3229538689 b69ae42426 o1890sHMS Curacoa in drydock in Sydney Flickr 3112019037 7b8b4f556a o, 1890s1890sHMS Lizard Sydney 18941894Avernus (AWM 306823), 1890s1890sSydney Ferry CONQUEROR, 1890s1890sSydney Ferry BALMAIN, 1890s1890sSydney Ferry LEIPOA Perdriau's Balmain ferries ca 1890s1890sSydney Ferry WALLABY at Milsons Point Ferry Base 18941894Sydney ferry NARRABEEN 1890s1890sSydney paddle steamer ferry NARRABEEN 1890s1890sSydney ferry KANGAROO at Circular Quay, 1891–19001891–1900Sharpshooter class torpedo gunboats in drydock Sydney Flickr 2495798031 6c072bea04 o, 1890–19001890–1900Milsons Point, c. 1895c. 1895Sydney Ferry WALLABY and ENA at Circular Quay 18951895Sailors Home Sydney, 1870–19201870–1920Sydney ferry BALMAIN with paddle box damage, 1883–19101883–1910Sydney ferry FAIRLIGHT at Manly Wharf, 1878–19141878–1914Sydney Ferry CAMMERAY, 1884–19081884–1908Sydney ferry PEARL III at Fig Tree Joubert base, 1884–19111884–1911Single masted passenger vessel near shore, 18981898Sydney Ferry LINCOLN, 1886–19101886–1910Sydney ferry FAIRLIGHT in 18981898Circular Quay, c. 1899c. 1899

1900s18 photos

Sydney ferry NAUTILUS II, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferry BENNELON at Bennelong Point, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferries BENELON and BRIGHTON at Bennelong Point, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferry CONQUEROR as a tug, c. 1900c. 1900Jubilee Dock Balmain. looking south towards Pyrmont, c1895-1900 (Graeme Andrews, Working Harbour Collection, City of Sydney Archives)1900Ravenscourt (ship, 1892) and Wallarah (ship, 1900) in Walsh Bay, Sydney1900Smiths Wharf, 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Ship docked at Cockatoo Island, c. 1900c. 1900HMS Royal Arthur docked in Sutherland Dock Cockatoo Island Sydney NSW, c. 1900c. 1900Mosman c.1900, c. 1900c. 1900Wool ships, Circular Quay, Sydney, 19001900Sussex Street at Grafton Wharf, Sydney from The Powerhouse Museum Collection, c. 1900c. 1900Yacht under sail on Sydney Harbour, 19001900Sydney Harbour with ships, 19001900Three rowing boats on river possibly Lane Cove, with a man and woman on bank, 19001900Ferry wharf on Sydney Harbour, c. 1900c. 1900Four men in rowing boat on river possibly Lane Cove, c. 1900c. 1900Shipping wool, Circular Quay, c. 1900c. 1900

Loading more…

More streets, landmarks and events →

1,305 historic photos for Ships and the harbour, taken between 1828 and 1999, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 17 decades, with the most from the 1930s (278). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.