Central Station milk bar, 1946, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Central Railway Station, Sydney - exterior of milk bar.Dated: 09/04/1946 .Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000088 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.asp?digitalid=17420_a014_a014000088&B... More
Eucalyptus crebra F. Mueller - Public domain botanical illustration
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Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt
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Calotis lappulacea Bentham in Endlicher
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Hibiscus meraukensis Hochreutiner, Sydney Parkinson
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Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban in Martius
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fauna from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...
This image has been taken from scan 000516 from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Pamaratta [sic], Sydney, and all its dependancies ... with the customs and manners of the nat... More
portrait from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales .....
This image has been taken from scan 000429 from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales ... To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled ... from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor K... More
portrait from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales .....
This image has been taken from scan 000385 from "[An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales ... To which are added, some particulars of New Zealand; compiled ... from the MSS. of Lieutenant-Governor K... More
Tasmania from "Physical description of New South Wales and Van Diemen'...
This image has been taken from scan 000193 from "Physical description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's land". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the ... More
Fashionable lady, ca. 1865 / photographer Henry William Burgin II
Format: Glass negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 447365 ( http://447365 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales : / ( / )
The moon, Great Melbourne Telescope, 4 April 1873
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Construction of Kiama Harbour, ca. 1874 / photographer unknown
Note: The Harbour was finished in 1876 after 17 years of construction..Format: Photograph. .Find more detailed information about this photograph: 916192 ( http://916192 ) ..Search for more great images in the S... More
Misses Alice (The White Rose of Sydney) & Margaret Halloran of Burwood...
Format: Negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: [Uncatalogued, August 2012]..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales : / ( / )
French steamship Dupleix in dry dock, Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island, S...
Format: Photograph. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 909073 ( http://909073 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From ... More
Thorny dragon from "Australia twice traversed ... Being a narrative co...
This image has been taken from scan 000080 from volume 01 of "Australia twice traversed ... Being a narrative compiled from the Journals of five exploring expeditions ... from 1872 to 1876 ... With maps and ill... More
Woman selling fruit from small barrow Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photogr...
Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 442936 ( http://442936 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collect... More
Unidentified mariner and young woman on the deck of a vessel, 1890-193...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Tasmanian Convicts. Collection of Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Offic...
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Bridal Veil, Katoomba Falls. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Print no. "11537." Purchase; Marc Walter; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:141.159). More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz Forms part of: Photochrom Print ... More
Two-masted sloop HINDUSTAN berthed at no. 3 wharf Circular Quay, 1890-...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Tasmanian Convicts. Collection of Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Offic...
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King St, Sydney from Fred Hardie - Photographs of Sydney, Newcastle, N...
Format: Albumen photoprint.....Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 152951 ( http://152951 ) .....From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
Statue of Captain Cook, Hyde Park, from Fred Hardie - Photographs of S...
Format: Albumen photoprint..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 152951 ( http://152951 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
Aborigine man of the Worki (?) tribe, Gilbert River
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Banksia integrifolia Linnaeus f.
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Miles Franklin, author - portrait, [1901] / Rozelle, Auburn St. Goulbu...
Find out more about Miles Franklin from the Australia Dictionary of Biography: adb.anu.edu.au/biography/franklin-stella-maria-sarah-mile... ( http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/franklin-stella-maria-sarah-miles-62... More
Farm Cove, Sydney 1901 - Victorian era public domain image
The departure of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York from Farm Cove, Sydney. .Note in Photo Investigator: Shows the Royal party being rowed away from shore.Dated: 6 June 1901.Digital ID: 4481_a026_000544 ... More
Group portrait possibly on board a White Star Line vessel, c 1910
This group portrait of passengers and stewards was possibly taken on board a White Star Line vessel. One of the stewards has 'smoke room steward' on his lapels...This photo is part of the Australian National Ma... More
English ship's officer with a monkey, 1900-1930
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts an officer from th... More
HNLMS JAVA berthed at West Circular Quay wharf, October 1930
The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) including HNLMS JAVA, HNLMS EVERSTEN and HNLMS DE RUYTER arrived in Sydney on 3 October 1930. The ships berthed in West Circular Quay and The Sydney Morning Heral... More
Five unidentified women next to the ship's wheel on board E R STERLING...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Two signalmen of HMAS Melbourne mend their clothing at sea
ID number: EN0160.Photographer: Unknown.Place made: North Sea, Atlantic Ocean.Date made: 1916.Two signalmen of HMAS Melbourne mend their clothing at sea. 1873 Signalman Ernesto Campagnolo, born in Walhalla, ... More
Scene on Elephant Island, after the releasing of the marooned men by C...
Ernest Shackleton and five companions completed one of history's greatest small-boat journeys when they arrived at South Georgia after an 800-nautical-mile (1,500 km) journey in a lifeboat, 16 May 1916...Format... More
Leon Joseph Abrahams, Australia in World War One
Date of Birth: 17 June 1899.Date of Enlistment: 21 [i.e 20th] June 1918.Trade or Calling: Storekeeper.Born in or near what Town: Mossgiel, NSW.Address prior to Enlistment: Coolah, NSW.Rank, Number, Battalion, D... More
Fredrick [Frederick ?] Phillis, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date of Birth: 5.7.[no year] .Date of Enlistment: 24.6.1918 .Trade or Calling: Miner .Born in or near what Town: Sydney .Address prior to Enlistment: Main Rd Scarborough .Rank, Number, Battalion, Distinctions: ... More
Portrait of Major Wilfred Ashton McCloughry MC
ID Number: E02656 .Maker: Unknown .Place made: Western Front: Western Front (France), Nord Region (France), Clairmarais .Date made: 6 June 1918 . .Portrait of Major Wilfred Ashton McCloughry MC, Office... More
Joseph James Baker - Public domain portrait print
From: Crown Studios' New South Wales officers and men of the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) and the Australian Naval Forces : portrait collection, 1919...Date of Enlistment: 22.7 [no year].Trade or Calling:... More
Banjo Paterson's children Grace and Hugh boxing with Christmas present...
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Australian poet, solicitor, war correspondent and soldier, Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson. The photograph was probably taken by Paterson himself or a family me... More
One of these two soldiers is Private Simpson.
ID Number: HOBJ3243 .Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver .Place made: Korea ..Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions...This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection ( ) ..: cas.awm.go... More
Woman with her new Maxwell car and dog, Shoalhaven, ca. 1920 / photogr...
Format: Glass negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 949426 ( http://949426 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
The Sterling family by a car
This photograph possibly depicts American shipowner, Captain Edward Robert Sterling, with his family. The woman second from the left is possibly his wife, Helen B Sterling...For more information see our blog po... More
Two unidentified women, possibly related to Captain Edward R Sterling,...
This image depicts two women standing next to what appears to be a 1910 Model T Ford. ..For more information see our blog post on the Sterlings: bit.ly/OsqaFc ( http://bit.ly/OsqaFc ) ..This photo is part of th... More
MOUNT STEWART visitors farewell, c 1920
MOUNT STEWART was built in 1891 for the Australian wool trade, with a small number of berths for passengers. It was broken up in 1925...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. ... More
Cat in a dugout - Public domain photogrpaph
ID: C02235.Photographer: Unknown.Place: Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula..Ensconced in an opening in a sandbagged dugout, a cat, probably a regimental mascot, looks up expectantly at... More
Workmen painting a welcome archway, 1925
This image depicts workmen painting a welcome archway at the Man O' War steps near what was at the time, Fort Macquarie, and what is now the Opera House area at Bennelong Point, Sydney. On 23 July 1925, the Uni... More
The launch of HMAS ALBATROSS I at Cockatoo Island Dockyard
This photograph depicts the launch of the Royal Australian Navy's first seaplane carrier HMAS ALBATROSS I on 23 February 1928 at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney...This photo is part of the Australian Nationa... More
Ship's officer with pet dog, posed at ship's wheel, 1907-1928
Between 1900 and the 1950s, Sydney photographer Sam Hood took hundreds of photographs of ships and their crew for souvenirs of their visit or to send home to families. This photograph depicts a crew member of t... More
Duty matelot on JEANNE D'ARC, Sydney, Australia, 1940s
JEANNE D'ARC moored at Circular Quay, Sydney on its 1938 goodwill visit to Australia. At the top of the gangway (brow in naval language) stands a sailor with rifle and ceremonial flag, smiling slightly at being... More
Image of three men and a woman seated on a verandah possibly on board ...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Crew of MOUNT STEWART - Australia in World War Two
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Crew members of the SS STRATHGARRY, posed with the captain's terrier a...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 72-year career spanned the romantic... More
Group of radio producers in a studio, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood
Format: Photograph. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 153570 ( http://153570 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From th... More
Image of a Japanese man in elaborate costume flanked by two men in an ...
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
Chorus girls in swimsuits, New South Wales
From Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre], c. 1920-1950..Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 153809 ( http://153809 ) ..From the collection of ... More
Crew of Chilean training ship GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1931
The GENERAL BAQUEDANO moored at East Circular Quay on 16 July 1931 and the crew spent two weeks in Sydney. The ship had previously visited Sydney in 1903. In 1931, the vessel was considered obsolete as a fighti... More
Portrait of a Chilean naval officer from the GENERAL BAQUEDANO, July 1...
The GENERAL BAQUEDANO moored at East Circular Quay on 16 July 1931 and the crew spent two weeks in Sydney. The ship had previously visited Sydney in 1903. In 1931, the vessel was considered obsolete as a fighti... More
Dutch mail packet New Zeeland ship passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge...
Searle, E. W. (Edward William)..Part of the collection: Official air views of the opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932.; Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription below photo... More
Sydney Harbour Bridge from Dawes Point, 19 March, 1932
Searle, E. W. (Edward William)..Part of the collection: Official air views of the opening celebrations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March, 1932.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet vn3... More
Five small boys and two girls walking along a brick wall, Sydney / ca....
Format: Glass negative..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 43506 ( http://43506 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
Billie Samuels leaving to ride to Melbourne on a Malvern Star bicycle,...
"Miss Billie Samuels started on her attack on the women's record iiom Sydney to Melbourne, held by Miss Valsa Barbour, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. She will ride to a schedule which will bring her to the Me... More
Olga Spessiva, ballerina, Central Station, Sydney, 1934 / photographer...
Spessivtzeva was billed as Spessiva for "phonic simplicity" in Australia, despite being the greatest ballerina of her time. During her tour she showed the first real signs of her later mental illness...Format: ... More
A carnival of great events!! South Australia centenary celebrations
Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement - Picryl description
"The Women" company: arrival in Sydney from Melbourne, January 1939 / ...
Clare Booth Luce's all female play was daring for its day and was cast in Sydney with a Broadway star, Irene Purcell. The cult movie starring Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford was made in the same year...Format: ... More
Australian Army soldiers, possibly on board RMS QUEEN MARY, in West Ci...
This photograph, depicting Australian Army soldiers, possibly on board RMS QUEEN MARY, in West Circular Quay, was taken when the Cunard Line's RMS MAURETANIA and QUEEN MARY had sailed from New York to Sydney in... More
Lipstick production at Colgate-Palmolive, c. 1940s, by unknown photogr...
Colgate-Palmolive, a New York based company, opened a soap factory at East Balmain in 1923. In 1924 Palmolive soap was launched in Australia. By 1925 there were 144 people employed at Balmain by Colgate-Palmoli... More
Beach sports under summer skies
ID number: 002195.Photographer: Damien Parer.Date: July 1940.Place: British Mandate of Palestine: Ascalon..2/1 Battalion taking recreation in beach sports at Eskelon [sic] Beach...Rights Info: No known copyrigh... 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
Australia in the war. Testing the light guns on American tanks at an A...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, cannon, weapon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Chemists at work, Bayer, Darlington, Sydney, 13 June 1945 / Sam Hood
Happy 161st Birthday Julius Richard Petri from the State Library of NSW, 22 May 2013. Chemists making aspirin or the new penicillin?..Format: Negative. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photogra... More
Bearded soldiers of HMAS Hobart
ID number: 112314.Photographer: Unknown.Date: 18 July 1945.Place: At Sea..A group of bearded soldiers aboard HMAS Hobart...Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions...This photograph is from the Australian W... More
Women waving to HMAS AUSTRALIA II or HMAS CANBERRA I, 1945-1953
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic... More
An unidentified soldier of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Reg...
ID number HOBJ3239.Maker: Hobson, Phillip Oliver .Place made: Korea .Date made: c June 1952 ..Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions...This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection... More
Waratah Spring Festival Princess 1958 arrives in an open car for the R...
Format: Photonegative..Find more detailed information about this photograph: ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New Sou... More
Queen Elizabeth "walkabout" on arriving at Sydney Town Hall for a civi...
Format: Negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 126903 ( http://126903 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
Princess Anne riding in Centennial Park during the Royal Tour for the ...
Format: Negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 126871 ( http://126871 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )
A front underside view of a Royal New Zealand Air Force A-4 Skyhawk ai...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '84 Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More
Front underside view of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 airc...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '84 Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More
Boiler technicians service the boiler system of the battleship USS MIS...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bob Lindel Release Status: Released to Publ... More
Crewmen heave a mooring line aboard as the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Ronald W. Bayles Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
An informal portrait of Captain Alan L. Heisig, commanding officer of ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More
Australia Great Barrier Reef - NASA satellite images
The Great Barrier Reef extends for 2,000 kilometers along the northeastern coast of Australia. It is not a single reef, but a vast maze of reefs, passages, and coral cays islands that are part of the reef. NASA... More
A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) dressed in his Joint Se...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CPL Bryant V. ... More
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Soldiers with 1st Brigade, parade through Palmerston to celebrate ANZAC Day, April 25, 2014. ANZAC Day is a national da... More
An Australian Army military police dog handler, assigned
An Australian Army military police dog handler, assigned to 1st Military Police Battalion, Delta Company, prepares to conduct a bite training exercise with a German Shepherd to improve the unit's operational re... More
Valrene Tweedie as an Odalisque in 'Scheherazade', Chicago, Ballet Rus...
Maurice Seymour Studios..Condition: Good.; Part of the collection of photographs of Valrene Tweedie as a ballet dancer and a dance teacher over a period of 48 years.; Title from caption list...Persistent URL.an... More
Aboriginals Camp, Herbert River, Queensland, Australia - circa 1910
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2. Watsons Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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14. St Kilda Road, Melbourne - A black and white photo of a city stree...
Postcard - The Rose Series P.3940 Public domain scan of the vintage Victoria Australia postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
656. Park St. From Town Hall Sydney NSW
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.
Coogee, Sydney 1936 2, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Photo 41 Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bulli Pass Hotel, Thirroul 1919 [RAHS Photograph Collection]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
De Havilland, Bankstown, assembly
Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
De Havilland, Bankstown, assembly line
Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'Romeo and Juliet' - RAHS/Osborne Collection c. 1930s
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.
'Theseus and the Minotaur' RAHS/Osborne Collection
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.
Victoria Australia postcard a - Public domain banknote scan
Book decoration patterns, fonts etc. collection from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey.
Urban living., Bernard Spragg Photo
A suburb is a residential district located on the outskirts of a city. If you live in the suburbs, you probably travel to the city for work...Suburb comes from Latin: sub means "below or near" and urbis means "... More
King Penguin., Bernard Spragg Photo
King penguins are slightly smaller and lighter than their southern relative, the emperor penguin, making them the second largest penguin species. Adults have bright golden-orange spoon-shaped head markings on b... More
William Barnes - WW1 Australian soldier
There are too many men by that name to be able to identify him.