Old Sydney
'A Turn at the Oars' (Troops practising landing), 1914'A Turn at the Oars' (Troops practising landing)1914

379 historic photos for War and the services, taken between 1850 and 1986, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1940s (155). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1860s1 photo

Military Barracks Paddington (Looking south east from the Greens Road wall past the Garrison Hospital to the main Barrack Block), 1850–701850–70

1870s2 photos

26 Victoria Barracks Mens Quarters SH 568, 18721872159 Immigration Barracks SH 541, 18721872

1880s3 photos

Victoria Barracks - 50th Regiment, c. 1880c. 1880Departure of troopships 'Australian' and 'Iberia' for the Soudan, 18851885Cranbrook (private residence 1859-1900, residence of the NSW Governor 1900-1917, now Cranbrook School) - horse on parade, Bellevue Hill (NSW), 1859–19171859–1917

1890s4 photos

Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier, ca. 1890 - photographer Falk, Sydney, c. 1890c. 1890Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson, poet, solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and soldier, ca. 1890 - photographer Falk, Sydney, 1885–19001885–1900Paddy Flynn, chief clerk, Dept. of Public Works, with boy in kitchen of camp (to find site of Spit Bridge) in rock shelter, Middle Harbour, 1893, By A.J. Perier1893Boer War Troops Sydney slnsw, 1899–19001899–1900

1900s13 photos

Troops preparing to depart for the Boer War at a parade passing the Fitzroy Stevedoring Company, Wooloomooloo (NSW), 19001900Bushmens camp - Kensington, c. 1900c. 1900Military parade c.1900, c. 1900c. 1900Victoria Barracks c.1900, c. 1900c. 1900Bushmens Contingent Camp, c. 1900c. 1900Dinnertime at the Bushmens Contingent Camp, c. 1900c. 1900Bushmens Contingent, c. 1900c. 1900Bushmens Contingent, 19001900Troopships leave Sydney for Sudan, c 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Perier family in kitchen of camp in rock shelter, Middle Harbour, c. 1900 by A.J. Perier, 1893, by A.J. Perierc. 1900Perier family in kitchen of camp in rock shelter, Middle Harbour, c. 1900 by A.J. Perierc. 1900Navvies' camp, Waterfall, c. 1900c. 1900A9574020h, 19011901

1910s27 photos

Canadian Cadets arriving in Sydney on the RMS Zealandia from Australian Town and Country Journal 7th August 1912 pg 271912Military Rd Neutral Bay, 1900–271900–27Soldiers Memorial Parramatta Park, 1900–271900–27Military Rd Mosman, 1900–271900–27Military Rd Mosman, 1900–271900–27The Parade Long Bay, 1900–271900–27Soldiers Memorial Parramatta, 1900–271900–27“E” Company at Fort Macquarie October 18th, 19141914Liverpool Camp, 19141914'A Turn at the Oars' (Troops practising landing), 19141914SS Afric Troopship, 1914–171914–17Army Camel Corp training, 19161916War recruitment meeting outside David Jones, George Street, Sydney, between 1914-1918 photographer unknown, 1914–181914–18World War I recruits queue for mess, 1914–181914–18ANZAC Day 1916 dinner for returned soldiers, Town Hall, Sydney1916Private Theo Leslie Seabrook, 2 Lieutenant William Keith Seabrook, Private George Ross Seabrook, 19171917"Knitting for our soldiers" - Kambala School, Sydney, NSW, between 1914-1918 - photographer unknown, 19171917A section of the depot, "War Chest" Sock Appeal, Sydney, May 1917 - photographer G. A. Hills1917Bundling socks, "War Chest" Sock Appeal, Sydney, May 1917 - photographer G. A. Hills1917Tallying and inspecting, "War Chest" Sock Appeal, Sydney, May 1917 - photographer G. A. Hills1917William John Brown, Military Medal, 19181918George Henry Gates, Military Medal, 19181918William John Brown, Military Medal, 19181918Alfred Victor Brown, Military Medal, 19181918Compulsory mask, brought in to combat the flu epidemic after the World War, 1918-1919 - Sam Hood, 1918–191918–19Women nurses on parade, Victory Day celebrations, Sydney 1919 - A-000224271919Welcome Home for returning World War I soldier Fred Tippett, 19191919

1920s10 photos

Soldiers entering The Cambria cinema, Beecroft Road, Epping, Sydney, 19201920Bertha gun011, 19201920Grantham Soldiers Settlement Estate - Grantham Stud Poultry Farm, incubator house, 19211921In the potato plot, 19211921Main street of settlement, 19211921Settlers cottages, 19211921Oban Soldiers Settlement Estate, 19211921Packing eggs - Grantham Soldiers Settlement, 19211921Grantham Soldiers Settlement Estate, 19211921Soldiers Settlement - Grantham, 19211921

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