1 Pitt and Hunter002 - Victorian era public domain image
A street scene showing the Sydney Morning Herald building built in 1856 and demolished to make way for Wales Building in the 1920s. It was on the corner of Pitt, Hunter, and O'Connell Streets, in the Sydney cen... More
Finlay wedding bridal party (7 August 1878)
The wedding party for the marriage of Nora Augusta Maud, daughter of Sir Hercules and Lady Nea Robinson, to A.K. Finlay, Sydney, August, 1878.
George William Lord (1818-1880), Sydney, NSW, Australia
Studio photograph of G.W.Lord Public domain photograph, 19th-century male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Maurice Guillaux Air Mail 1914-07-18
Maurice Guillaux and his Bleriot XI monoplane after the first mail and cargo flight Melbourne-Sydney. 1914-07-18 (Mitchell REF1/Q629.1300994/2)
Opening of new Supreme Court building, Sydney
Robed judges entering St James' Church
Queen's Square, Sydney c1930, Sydney, Australia
Aerial view of junction of Macquarie & King Streets, Sydney
Rev. Philip Micklem by Sam Hood
Studio copy portrait of Rev. Philip Micklem (1876–1965), Rector of St. James' Church, Sydney 1917-1937
SLNSW 10280 Rear view of march past at a surf carnival Manly
Rear view of march past at a surf carnival, Manly
SLNSW 10284 Brighton leading North Steyne in the the march past at a s...
Brighton leading North Steyne in the the march past at a surf carnival, Manly
SLNSW 10287 Bondi team in march past
Bondi team in march past
SLNSW 10462 Murray the escapologist in a straightjacket
Murray, the escapologist, in a straight-jacket
SLNSW 10464 Murray the esapologist breaking loose from his bonds
Murray, the esapologist, breaking loose from his bonds
SLNSW 10467 Murray the Escapologist with the woman who paid his 3 poun...
Murray the Escapologist with the woman who paid his 3 pounds fine for obstructing traffic outside the Tivoli
SLNSW 10479 Murray the Escapologist is hauled up by his feet in a stra...
Murray, the Escapologist, is hauled up by his feet in a straight-jacket in Shakespeare Place, Sydney, 16 Feb. 1928
SLNSW 11511 Central Methodist Mission sewing guild
Central Methodist Mission sewing guild
SLNSW 12799 Edwards Dunlop machine Woodward
Edwards Dunlop machine (Woodward) Public domain photograph of electronic equipment, processor, control panel, technology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
SLNSW 22828 Rodney disaster, Sydney, Australia
Rodney disaster Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St James & St Mary's churches, Sydney, Australia
Wide angle photograph of St James' and St Mary's Churches, Sydney
St James church, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: Public Domain Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum /collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection : [1]... More
St James' Church, Sydney organ (1931)
Mr Field playing the organ in St James' Church Sydney, 2 September 1931
St James' during alterations 1894, Sydney, NSW, Australia
St James' Church, Sydney photograph showing renovations to the spire in 1894
St James' Grammar School (Hall), Sydney, NSW, Australia
No 171 Phillip Street, Sydney; St James Hall, designed by Burcham Clamp, dedicated 1903, demolished 1961
Train station Strathfield station old - Public domain photograph.
Strathfield station sometime between 1886 and 1927. Public domain photograph of train station platform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Domain, Sydney (1870s), Sydney, Australia
The Domain or Peoples Park Sydney, New South Wales
The Quay..Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia
Trams at Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia Public domain photograph of tram car in Sydney, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The State Savings Bank building 1
The State Savings Bank building
US cruiser LOUISVILLE in Sydney Harbour 13 February 1938
US cruiser LOUISVILLE in Sydney Harbour 13 February 1938
Vice-regal nuptials 7 August 1878
Illustration of the wedding of Nora Robinson and A.K. Finlay on 7 August 1878 in St James' Church, Sydney
Voting at Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
View showing men and women voters and polling booths, June 1910.
Wedding at St James' (Hood), Sydney, NSW, Australia
Photograph of wedding in St James' Church, Sydney, taken by Sam Hood from gallery
William Street Sydney from air, Sydney, Australia
William Street branching out to Kings Cross, Victoria Street, etc., Sydney.
A section of the depot, "War Chest" Sock Appeal, Sydney, May 1917 - ph...
Total received 125,636 pairs of socks! Format: Photograph Notes: Find more detailed information about this photograph: 879070 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Aborigines day of mourning, Sydney, 26 January 1938 (2868759783)
Format: Photomechanical half-tone print Notes: For the first time, Australian Aborigines protested their treatment. "WE APPEAL to the Australian Nation of to-day ... for FULL CITIZEN STATUS and EQUALITY WITHIN... More
Alison Lee, stage name Helene Lineva and star of the Original Ballet R...
For Biographical information, see: dancelines.com.au/research/alison-lee/ Format: Negative Find more detailed information about this photograph: 421048 Search for more great images in the State Library's col... More
Anafesto Rossi, baritone, as Rigoletto, 1911 - photographer May Moore,...
Nellie Melba joined with J. C. Williamsons to bring a first class opera company to Australia in 1911. Anafesto Rossi, here photographed in Sydney by the photographer May Moore, sang opposite Melba herself and J... More
Antal Dorati conducts an orchestral rehearsal for Colonel de Basil's "...
Note: Antal Dorati had barely begun his great career as a musical director when he came to Australia with the De Basil Ballet Russe company. For his official website, go to: www.dorati.com/ and for a brief biog... More
Backstage, Mark Foys fashion parade, Sydney, ca. 1947 - negative for P...
Backstage, Mark Foys fashion parade, Sydney - negative for PIX magazine
Ballet dancers Garth Welch and Marilyn Jones in the terminal, Mascot, ...
Principals of the new Australian Ballet, Garth Welch and Marilyn Jones married. Son Damien became a principal with Australian Ballet and his brother Stanton moved into choreography and is currently the head of ... More
Bent St. Sydney (1859) (Hand coloured view from Phillip Street looking...
Call Number: PXB 698 Format: Stereographic print Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the State Libr... More
Cat sitting on a radio, Sydney, 1930s - Sam Hood (3282801241)
Black and white photograph of a cat sitting on a radio, 1930s, Sydney, Australia. Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 153570 Search for more great images in the State Libra... More
Child performers, c. 1920s-30s - by Sam Hood (3273864622)
Format: Photograph Notes: View more fascinating photographs of theatres and theatre people in Sydney at Discover Collections - On stage: theatre in Sydney /discover_collections/society_art/photog... Find mor... More
Child performers, Sydney, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood (3273864662)
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Children in Street from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 - photographed by Arthur...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 442936 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New... More
Chorus rehearses, c. 1920s-30s - by Sam Hood (3273858884)
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Christmas tree in studio, 24-12-1937 - by Sam Hood (3081802736)
Format: Photonegative Notes: Taken at 2UW radio station, Sydney. Find more detailed information about this photograph: 22252 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the col... More
Circular Quay, Sydney from Fred Hardie - Photographs of Sydney, Newcas...
Format: Albumen photoprint Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 152951 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
City of Sydney, N.S.W. from Fred Hardie - Photographs of Sydney, Newca...
Format: Albumen photoprint Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 152951 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Cleaning the Wharves from Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Qua...
When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his ap... More
Colonel de Basil's "Original Ballet Russe" (Russian Ballet) season, Th...
Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 395095 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Colonel de Basil's "Original Ballet Russe" (Russian Ballet) season, Th...
Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 395095 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Commuters for the office off the South Steyne, Sydney, 1940 - Pix maga...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 845476 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New ... More
Construction, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1920's - Sam Hood (3487504...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: 153421 Information about photographic collections of the State Library of New South Wales: From the collection of the State Library... More
Corner Bridge and George Sts, Sydney, c. 1915, by Sam Hood (4107903156...
Format: Photograph Find out more about this photographic collection: 153399 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales:
Corner of Cumberland and Little Essex-streets from Views taken during ...
When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his ap... More
Crowd crossing the Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 19 Marc...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: 61780 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Eighteen footers sail past the 'Sea Dragon', c. 1934, by Sam Hood (650...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: 9309 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Exchange Corner, Sydney from Fred Hardie - Photographs of Sydney, Newc...
Format: Albumen photoprint Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 152951 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Exeter Place, off Wexford-street from Views taken during Cleansing Ope...
When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his ap... More
Finale to The Good Old Days, Tivoli Theatre, 1956-1957 - photographer ...
Digital photograph donated by John Lyle, June 2010 Format: Digital Photograph (not accessioned into Library) Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the Sta... More
Fireworks display, Sydney- Royal visit, 1954 (7265911446)
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: 227073# From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
General Ho and Tsing (with unidentified Chinese male, 1887 - photograp...
Format: Glass photonegative Notes: Chinese Commissioners, General Wong Yung Ho and Consul-General U Tsing on an official visit to Sydney in 1887, with unidentified Chinese male in western suit (centre). This w... More
Glaciarium garage, Little Regent Street, off George Street, Sydney, ca...
Format: Glass negative Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 53284 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of ... More
Gladys Moncrieff rehearses, c. 1930s-40s - by Sam Hood (3273848636)
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Gladys Moncrieff, singer, records with orchestra conducted by Gilbert ...
Gladys Moncrieff was the most successful star of musical comedy and operetta in Australia. She also made a name for herself on the West End but chose to live mostly in Australia. Format: Photograph Notes: Fin... More
Group of people from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 - photographed by Arthur K....
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 442936 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New... More
Highland Gathering, New Year's Day, Sydney Showground, 1 January 1937 ...
Format: Negative Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From th... More
HM Troopship Queen Mary in Sydney, World War II - photographer unknown...
The Library welcomes Queen Mary II to Sydney, and wishes the Library staff and rare material accompanying the March 2013 cruise to New Zealand, a Bon Voyage! Format: Photograph Find more detailed information ... More
Lucky customers, 25 December 1934 - by Sam Hood (3081709434)
Format: Photoprint Notes: Taken in Paddington, Sydney. Reproduced in The Labor Daily, 26 December 1934. Find more detailed information about this photograph: 52320 Search for more great images in the State... More
Mary ("Molly") Fraser and son John having lunch in a cafe, Sydney, ca....
Format: Photograph Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 910200 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Libra... More
Maud Grantham as Marguerite in "Faust", Sydney, 1901 - photographer T....
Format: Photograph Notes: Find more detailed information about this photograph: 456631 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Men's and women's fashion, Sydney Cup, Randwick, 1937, March 1937 - Sa...
Format: Film photonegative Notes: Find out more about horse racing in New South Wales and Australia at Discover Collections - A Day at the Races: /discover_collections/society_art/races/... From the collecti... More
Miss Annie Burbury, Sydney, ca. 1895 - photographer Freeman and Co. (7...
Format: Glass negative Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 404578 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales : /
Miss Ethel Cunningham, Sydney - Freeman Studio (3273085731)
Format: Photograph Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 430464 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Libra... More
Mr J Prentice and Miss J Howat doing acrobatics, Bondi Beach, Jan 1935...
Format: Glass photonegative Notes: Taken by Ted Hood who was employed by his father at that time, for use in the news pages of the Labor Daily for which Sam Hood contracted a news coverage. View more incredi... More
No. 50 Wexford-street (rear), Chinese bedroom from Views taken during ...
When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his ap... More
No. 7 West-street, off Oxford-street (rear) from Views taken during Cl...
When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his ap... More
No. 841 George-street (kitchen) from Views taken during Cleansing Oper...
When bubonic plague struck Sydney in 1900, George McCredie was appointed by the Government to take charge of all quarantine activities in the Sydney area, beginning work on March 23, 1900. At the time of his ap... More
North Head Entrance of Port Jackson (1859) (Group of two women and thr...
Call Number: PXB 698 Format: Stereographic print Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the State Libr... More
Oxford St, Sydney from Fred Hardie - Photographs of Sydney, Newcastle,...
Format: Albumen photoprint Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 152951 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Party group onstage c. 1920s-30s - by Sam Hood (3273054887)
Format: Photograph Notes: View more fascinating photographs of theatres and theatre people in Sydney at Discover Collections - On stage: theatre in Sydney /discover_collections/society_art/photog... Find mor... More
Patriotic concert, WW II - by Sam Hood (3273858964)
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Pearce family, Blenheim House, Randwick, Sydney, N.S.W., ca. 1885 - ph...
Format: Photograph Simeon Pearce and family in front of Blenheim, Blenheim Street, Randwick, Sydney. This view can no longer be seen because house is built side-on to street, so only side of house can be viewe... More
Roses in Gullick family garden, Killara, NSW, c.1909 (15392670866)
Call Number: Slides 45/ 7 Format: autochrome glass plate Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the St... More
Sewing for a production, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood (3273848716)
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Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for co...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 130044 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 - photographed by Arthur K. Sy...
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 442936 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of New... More
Streetscenes, from Frederick Danvers Power - photonegatives, 1898 - 19...
Streetscenes including pedestrians on King Street, George Street, Pitt Street, plus horsedrawn vehicles and activities on York and Castlereagh Streets, including the delivery of ice, bottle and gas cylinders. ... More
Sydney Cove no.2 from Fort Macquarie (1859) (Looking south-west across...
Call Number: PXB 698 Format: Stereographic print Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the State Libr... More
Sydney Cove No.3 Dawes Battery from Fort Macquarie (1859) (Looking wes...
Call Number: PXB 698 Format: Stereographic print Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the State Libr... More
Sydney from a balloon, 27 March 1904 (3649148563)
Vaniman struggled to find a suitable elevated viewpoint to record the city and began experimenting with a balloon imported from America in October 1903. He had to wait until a clear day without factory smoke an... More
Sydney from the Domain (1859) (Corner Macquarie Street and Bent Street...
Call Number: PXB 698 Format: stereographic print Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... Search for more great images in the State Libr... More
Sydney from the North Shore, 1903 (3649148449)
Taken from the tower of B. O. Holtermann's house (now Shore School), this view looks down Blues Point Road to the Harbour with Lavender Bay on the left. Along the foreshore, where Luna Park now stands, is the r... More
Sydney Grammar School's eight-oar-crew, Putney, Sydney, ca. 1932 - pho...
Format: Glass negative Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 9801 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales
Sydney Harbour Bridge pin, c. 1930s - by Sam Hood (3273873584)
Format: Photograph Notes: View more fascinating photographs of theatres and theatre people in Sydney at Discover Collections - On stage: theatre in Sydney /discover_collections/society_art/photog... Find mor... More
Sydney markets, by Rex Hazlewood, c. 1911-1916 (9909658836)
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 53463 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of Ne... More
Sydney markets, by Rex Hazlewood, c. 1911-1916 (9909694124)
Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 53463 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: From the collection of the State Library of Ne... More
The Governor-General and First Commonwealth Ministry, 1901 (2869676784...
Format: Silver gelatin photoprint Notes: Lord Hopetoun, the Commonwealth of Australia’s first Governor-General and the first Federal Ministry, Government House, Sydney, 1901 From the collections of the Mitche... More
The Young Australia League marching across Sydney Harbour Bridge, Febr...
Format: Glass photonegative Notes: The Young Australia League Band marching across Sydney Harbour Bridge, in February 1931, the first to officially march over the Bridge From the collections of the Mitchell L... More
Troopships depart Sydney (4175140515)
This photo is from a collection depicting the wartime departure of the 6th Division for the Middle East, 9-10 January 1940. Format: Photograph Find out more about this photographic collection: 153835 Search... More