Old Sydney

1920s60 photos

Lavender Bay Station - under construction, 19241924Lavender Bay Station - under construction, 19241924Plume Mobiloil Lindemans Wines billboards Central Railway Station, 1920s1920sConstruction, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1920's - Sam Hood, 1920s1920sConstruction, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1920s1920sSydney vehicular ferry KOOROONGABBA passing Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction late 1920s1920sRemington accounting machines van of Stott & Hoare & Chartres Ltd, 19251925Hadfields Works - Alexandria, 19251925Government Savings Bank of New South Wales (later the Commonwealth Bank), Martin Place, Sydney, 1926 - 1927, 1926–271926–27Pigs being fed at Scheyville Training Farm, c. 1926c. 1926Milking sheds at Scheyville Training Farm, c. 1926c. 1926Horsedrawn seed drill - Scheyville, c. 1926c. 1926Scheyville Training Farm, c. 1926c. 1926Farm horses, c. 1926c. 1926Scheyville Training Farm, c. 1926c. 1926Working the angle crimping machine, c. 1926c. 1926Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 19261926Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925-1927, 1925–271925–27Construction of eastern skewback for Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19261926Construction of western skewback for Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19261926Cronulla Post Office, 19261926Miss Australia Beryl Mills drives away from the Haymarket Theatre, 19271927Haymarket Theatre commissionaire holds back the crowd as the first Miss Australia Beryl Mills gets into her new Chrysler convertible, 19271927Penfold's Wines window display, Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1915–391915–39Hood 06310r, 19271927Construction of railway tunnel approach to Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Ferries and boat during the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of Span Six of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of Span Two of the southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge main bearing, 19271927Construction of Span One and Two of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of the northern main bearing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of northern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of the northern piers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of the northern piers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927Construction of southern approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19271927First "Miss Australia", Beryl Mills of WA, 1927 - photographed by Sam Hood1927Early construction, Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1925–291925–29Flat top Construction under site for new Scots Church, 19281928Building works Sydney, 19281928Inspecting the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928"City railway (underground) was under construction" - election rally queue, Druitt St, with construction in George St including Town Hall Hotel, 1927-1930, by Sam Hood, 19281928Steel girders for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928Construction of main platform to the southern approach of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928View from Circular Quay during the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928Steel girder for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928Steel framework for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928Construction of railway tunnels for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19281928"Anzac" car (with Harkness & Hillier staff at Five Dock?), 19281928Visit of inspection - Sydney Harbour Bridge construction, c. 1928c. 1928Bondi Pavilion under construction Oct 19281928Nursing staff and children, 1928–311928–31Frank Smith & secretary in his office, Sydney, c1929, c. 1929c. 1929

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642 historic photos for Work and industry, taken between 1802 and 1989, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 15 decades, with the most from the 1930s (240). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.