Old Sydney

1920s60 photos

Sydney ferry LADY DENMAN 1920s1920sSydney ferry KIRRULE passing through the then new first SPIT BRIDGE 24 October 19241924Sydney ferry KOOKOOBURRA on Parramatta River 1920s1920sSydney ferry KOOKOOBURRA rounding FORT MACQUARIE at BENNELONG POINT with a Manly ferry behind probably 1920s1920sSydney ferry KURRABA at CLIFTON GARDENS circa 1920s1920sSydney ferries WOOLLAHRA KARRABEE KURRABA and liner NALDERA at Bennelong Point 1920s1920sSydney ferry BURRA BRA passing Farm Cove on way to Manly 1920s1920sSydney paddle wheel vehicular ferry BARANGAROO at Blues Point 3 October 19241924Sydney paddle steamer vehicular ferry BARANGAROO at Milsons Point circa 1920s1920sSydney ferry KAI KAI at the sailing races circa 1920s1920sSydney ferries KANGAROO KANANGRA KIRAWA and KOREE at Milsons Point base, 1920s1920sSydney ferries LADY RAWSON and LADY CARRINGTON following the rowing races 1920s1920sHMS REPULSE with Sydney ferry LADY CARRINGTON 19241924HMAS Anzac, Port Jackson, Sydney, c. 1925c. 1925Sydney ferry KILLARA, 19251925Sydney ferry KUTTABUL and Battleship USS CALIFORNIA, 19251925Crowds cheer from flag bedecked Dawes Point Two ferries and a North Sydney vehicular ferry pass by, 192519251925 Jeffrey Street Vehicular Ferry Docks and Road in Approach1925Kirawa & Kanangra passing in Mosman Bay c.1938mosman, 1920–301920–30Sydney ferry BURRA-BRA at Kurraba Point, 1920–301920–30Sydney ferry VAUCLUSE, 1920–301920–30Sydney vehicular ferry KOONDOOLOO at Jeffrey Street Wharf Kirribilli circa 1925, c. 1925c. 1925Sydney Ferries KANANGRA and WOOLLAHRA at Sydney Cove, 19261926Sydney ferry KALANG undergoing builders trials, 19261926Russian actor Mr Maurice Moscovitch with his wife and son Mr Nat Madison on the deck of a ship, New South Wales, ca. 1926, c. 1926c. 1926Sydney ferry KAMIRI 19271927Sydney ferry KIRAWA leaving Old Cremorne Wharf in Mosman Bay, 1920–351920–35White Bay, NSW - Grain silos dust discharge (Weekly Times (Melbourne) Sat 16 July 1927 , Page 42)1927White Bay, NSW - Grain silos distributing room ( Weekly Times (Melbourne) Sat 16 July 1927 , Page 42)1927White Bay, NSW - Grain travelling on conveyor belts to elevators (Weekly Times (Melbourne) Sat 16 July 1927, Page 42)1927White Bay, NSW - Grain silos, top of bins showing stored wheat (Weekly Times (Melbourne) Sat 16 July 1927, Page 42)1927White Bay, NSW - Unloading wheat from a rail wagon (Weekly Times (Melbourne) Sat 16 July 1927, Page 42)1927White Bay, NSW - Loading wheat onto a ship (Weekly Times (Melbourne) Sat 16 July 1927, Page 42)1927Naval Cadets band in the parade for the opening of Federal Parliament House, 19271927The royal Yacht HMS Renown at anchor, 19271927Ferries and boat during the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Sydney-Ferry-Koompartoo, 1922–321922–32Sydney Harbour Ferry GREYCLIFFE - remains lifted from harbour after collision with SS TAHITI, 19271927Sydney ferry GREYCLIFFE remmants being lifted at Whiting Beach Mosman after collision with SS TAHITI 19271927Sydney ferry GREYCLIFFE remains on Whiting Beach following collision with SS TAHITI Nov 19271927Sydney ferry WOOLLAHRA (1913 to 1941), 1913–411913–41Sydney ferry KAI KAI and LADY class ferry in Sydney Cove, c. 1928c. 1928Sydney ferry KUTTABUL Gwenferry Collection, 1922–351922–35Crowds on the wharf with farewell streamers for the departure of the PO Moldavia, 19281928Four unidentified JCW actresses and an actor arrive by ship, 1926–311926–31Gonsalez Opera Company and their luggage on the deck of their liner arriving in Sydney, 19281928HMAS Australia II arrives in Sydney and is open to the public berthed at Circular Quay, 19281928HMAS Australia II arrives in Sydney and is open to the public berthed at Wharf 2 Circular Quay, 19281928JCW theatricals arrive in the rain by ship, 1926–311926–31Sir Benjamin Fuller with the Gonsalez Opera Company arriving by ship for the Fullers Circuit, 19281928Two unidentified JCW actresses or singers in fur coats with toy dog and doll on deck of a ship, 1927–301927–30Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 6 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928Hood 06330r, 19281928Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 4 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928"Anzac" car (with Harkness & Hillier staff at Five Dock?), 19281928Bombala and Bellubera 18 Feb 19281928Sydney Ferry BURRA BRA 19281928Sydney Ferry KURAMIA c 1928, c. 1928c. 1928Sydney ferries KURAMIA and KAI KAI, c. 1928c. 1928Sydney ferry CURL CURL on her first official trip from Circular Quay to Manly 30 November 1930, 19281928

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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.