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Ships and the harbour

1,305 photos1828–1999

1820s 1 1840s 1 1850s 4 1860s 6 1870s 23 1880s 28 1890s 39 1900s 130 1910s 118 1920s 144 1930s 278 1940s 127 1950s 122 1960s 57 1970s 135 1980s 79 1990s 13

1900s60 photos

Manly Wharf, Circular Quay, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Imperial Naval Depot, Garden Island, Sydney Harbour, c. 1900c. 1900North Shore Horse Ferry, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900H.M.S. 'Undine', Fort Macquarie, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Sailor Bay, Middle Harbor, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Waterfall, Sailor Bay, Middle Harbour, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Courthouse Rock, Wisemans Ferry, c. 1900c. 1900Chapel Rock, Wisemans Ferry, c. 1900c. 1900Phillip Street, Sydney - Circular Quay, c. 1900c. 1900N.S. (North Shore) Jetty, Circular Quay, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Farm Cove from Kirribilli, c. 1900c. 1900Sutherland Dry Dock, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry ME-MEL ca. 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferries BUNYA BUNYA, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry BRIGHTON aground Clifton Gardens 19001900Sydney Ferry WALLAROO, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry BARANGARRO, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry VICTORIA, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry GANNET, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry PORT JACKSON, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferry BRIGHTON crossing the Sydney Heads, circa 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry KUMMULLA in Mosman Bay circa 19001900Sydney Ferries BRIGHTSIDE and MILLIE at Morts Dock c1900, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney Ferry FAIRLIGHT at Dawes Point circa 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferries BUNYA BUNYA and WARATAH in Lavender Bay circa 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Sydney ferry WARATAH and Royal Yacht OPHIR with Duke and Duchess of York 19011901Sydney ferry SHAMROCK at Fig Tree Lane Cove River, c. 1901c. 1901On deck - Sobraon (ship, 1866), 1892–19111892–1911HMS Royal Arthur in drydock Sydney, c. 1901c. 1901View from the southern side of Sydney Harbour, c. 1901c. 1901Ferry Lane and Pottinger Street, The Rocks, 19011901Ship & Mermaid Hotel, The Rocks, 19011901Unidentified ship in Sydney Harbour, 19011901Sydney Ferry LEICHHARDT, 1886–19161886–1916Sydney ferry KOREE under construction at David Drake yard in Balmain, 19011901Sydney ferry KOREE under construction at David Drake yard Balmain, 19011901Mort's Dock & Engineering Woolwich Dock circa 1902, c. 1902c. 1902Three masted sailing vessel on Sydney Harbour, Norfolk pines in background, 1893–19121893–1912Sydney tug GREYHOUND II, c. 1902c. 1902Sydney Ferry KURRINGAI circa 1902, c. 1902c. 1902Sydney ferry NARRABEEN (I) leaving Circular Quay, c. 1903c. 1903Wharves at Circular Quay, c. 1903c. 1903SS Medic at Millers Point, c. 1903c. 1903View of Sydney Harbour from Dawes Point, c. 1903c. 1903Circular Quay from a ship's mast, 19031903Panorama of Circular Quay from a ship's mast, 1903 - by Melvin Vaniman1903Sydney Ferry LADY RAWSON, 19031903Sydney Ferry LADY RAWSON 19031903Sydney Ferry KUMMULLA in Mosman Bay ca 1903, c. 1903c. 1903Sydney ferry ALEATHEA, c. 1904c. 1904British warships in Sydney 1904 Flickr 2779682485 6bc6062d55 o, c. 1904c. 1904Looking south across Pyrmont Bay, c. 1904c. 1904Panorama of Bennelong Point, Circular Quay and Dawes Point, 1904 - by Melvin Vaniman1904Sydney Ferry BRIGHTON aground Clifton Gardens 1900 2, 1900–081900–08Sydney ferry KANGAROO (II) Mosman Bay, 1891–19171891–1917Sydney Harbour from Dawes Point with ferries, 1900–101900–10German passenger liner GROSSER KURFURST (1899-1937) outbound Sydney Cove, 19051905Sydney tug GREYHOUND 2 later ferry KAILOA, 1902–081902–08Dalgetys wharf, Millers Point (NSW), c. 1905c. 1905Sydney Ferry VAUCLUSE, c. 1905c. 1905
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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.

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