Old Sydney

1910s28 photos

Congue Beach La Perouse, 1900–271900–27La Perouse beachscene including boats and boatsheds, 1900–271900–27Surfing Manly, 1900–271900–27Lifesaving Manly, 1900–271900–27The Prominade ie Promenade Manly, 1900–271900–27Shell Beach from the cave Manly, 1900–271900–27The Surf Boat to the Rescue Manly, 1900–271900–27The Beach Narrabeen, 1900–271900–27Ocean Beach Narrabeen, 1900–271900–27Ocean and Lake Narrabeen, 1900–271900–27Newport Beach, 1900–271900–27Newport Beach and Reef, 1900–271900–27Observation Point Palm Beach Newport, 1900–271900–27Newport Beach, 1900–271900–27The Beach Watsons Bay, 1900–271900–27Maroubra, 1900–271900–27Maroubra Surf Bathing, 1900–271900–27In the surf Mona Vale, 1900–271900–27Palm Beach, 1900–271900–27Palm Beach, 1900–271900–27Freshwater Beach, 1900–271900–27Surf Carnival, 1900–271900–27Surf Bathing BrightonLeSands, 1900–271900–27Surf Bathing Bronte, 1900–271900–27Mina Wylie (cropped), 19131913Mina Wylie, Coogee, 19131913I1664, 19161916Bondi dressing sheds built 1911, 19171917

1920s25 photos

Bondi Beach, Sydney, 1922 - photographed by R. P. Moore1922Bondi Beach, Sydney, 1922 - photographed by R. P. Moore1922Bondi Beach, Sydney, 1922 - photographed by R. P. Moore1922Annette Kellerman Kicks Off, 19231923Star Amphitheatre, Balmoral circa 1925, c. 1925c. 1925M. H. Robinson, 19251925Felix the Cat toy - Nielsen Park Beach, Sydney, NSW, 1926, street photographer1926Flood control ditch dug from the Lake to the Beach Narrabeen, 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 19271927Reserve and beach, Cronulla, Sydney, ca. 1928 - Samuel Wood, c. 1928c. 1928Bondi 19281928Balmoral Beach 19291929Bondi 19291929EB Studios 16, 19291929Gymnastics on Parsley Bay beach, c. 1929c. 1929Judging the R and R teams at a surf carnival Manly, 19291929St Kilda Surf Life Saving Team in a rare visit to a Sydney carnival Manly, 19291929Surf boat race battling the waves Manly, 19291929Surf life saving R and R team at a carnival Manly, 19291929Coogee Pier, New South Waless, c. 1929c. 1929Family picnickers on the beach, 1929, by Ted Hood1929St Kilda Surf Life Saving Team in a rare visit to a Sydney carnival Manly (cropped), 19291929Surf life saving R and R team at a carnival Manly (cropped), 19291929Bondi Marine Drive 19291929

1930s7 photos

Bridge at Rocky Point, Balmoral circa 1930, c. 1930c. 1930Bondi surf lifesavers, n.d. - by Sam Hood, 19301930'Bondi Beach' RAHS-Osborne Collection, 19301930'Bondi Pool' RAHS-Osborne Collection, 19301930Hood 02972r, 19301930Laying the roadway surface of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19301930Panorama of Cronulla Beach, ca. 1930 - photographed by Milton Kent, c. 1930c. 1930

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336 historic photos for Swimming and beaches, taken between 1874 and 1998, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (143). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.