Officers of TSS AWATEA at East Circular Quay
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
Unloading wool bales from SS CANONBAR, 1927-1940
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
American baseballers gathered at a Movietone event on board SS SIERRA
This photograph depicts members of Oregon, USA's Multnomah Amateur Athletic Association, at a Movietone event on board SS SIERRA on 8 August 1929. The photograph was taken at Circular Quay during the welcoming ... More
SS MONTORO in dry dock in Sydney, 1911-1945
Image of lower section of bow and portside of MONTORO, a ship of Burns Philp & Co, whilst in dry dock. It was used as a troop transport in World War II...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime M... More
Ship's officer with pet dog on SS CHINDWARA, 1912-1933
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 young British In... More
Olga Spessiva in Swan Lake costume, 1934 / photographer Sydney Fox Stu...
For the sad life story of Olga Spessivtzeva (billed Spessiva for phonic simplicity or maybe to make the name more the same length as "Pavlova" who had toured six years before on her Australian tour); and the pa... More
Railway Refreshment Room - Wynyard, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Wynyard Railway Refreshment Room - interior of Grill Room showing dining tables.Dated: 11 April 1946.Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000106 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.asp?digital... More
Mobile buffet service - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Central Railway Station, Sydney - mobile buffet service.Dated: 28 July 1948.Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000092 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.asp?digitalid=17420_a014_a014000092&... More
3. Meningie, on the Shore of Lake Albert, South Australia
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Royal Australian Historical Society collection
Unfinished Sydney Harbour Bridge viewed from Milsons Point
Taronga Park Zoo - 1924, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hairpin Bend.[RAHS]
Group of Aborigines with protest sign
Group of Aborigines with protest sign reading "Aborigines claim citizen rights!" ..This image is part of the collections of the State Library of NSW and has been used with permission. The State Library’s Flickr... More
Panorama of St. Leonards - Dr. R. Ward.
The photograph of houses in Miller and Walker Streets, North Sydney by Dr. R. Ward has been praised as his best and is certainly his most renowned photograph of North Shore suburbia. The suburb of St Leonards i... More
BOER WAR SOLDIERS AND HORSES BOARDING SS 'WARRIGAL' - CIRCA 1900
Possibly taken at Circular Quay in Sydney, New South Wales. Public domain photograph of port, ship docks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Harrington's Camera Store, 386 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W. - very ea...
Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Australian Aborigine by H. King, Sydney - 1890s
Australian Aborigines Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait painting, background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aquarium at Taronga Park Zoo - A black and white photo of a group of p...
Photo taken from an old illustrated visitor guide for the zoo..Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was of... More
Women pilots - 1930, Queensland, Australia
Women pilots who escorted the landing of Amy Johnson in Sydney on 4 June 1930, at the end of the first England to Australia flight by a woman. Photo presented to the National Library of Australia by Miss Meg Sk... More
Botanical Gardens, Sydney (4903285295)
Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum /collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic Part Of: Powerhouse Muse... More
SLNSW 51056 Unidentified lane in city of Sydney probably The Rocks wit...
Unidentified lane in city of Sydney [probably The Rocks with stairs related to Harbour Bridge construction]
Australia. Vintage Travel Poster.
Travel by Trans-Australian Railway. Across Australia. Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Two women under parasol. Taken at Oakleigh, Cowra Road, Grenfell. Trai...
Two women under parasol. Taken at Oakleigh, Cowra Road, Grenfell. Trainee nurses up from Sydney, on holidays - Grenfell, NSW Call Number: At Work and Play - 00309 Format: photograph Find more detailed informat... More
Waratah Rovers Bicycle Club (WRBC) on tour. Sydney - Campbelltown - Ap...
Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 394099 ( http://394099 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the St... More
Australian troops at Garden Island Wharf ready for embarkation
Australian soldiers are depicted at Wharf 2, Garden Island ready for embarkation. Wharf 7, Woolloomooloo Bay can be seen opposite the soldiers. This photograph was probably taken in October or November 1916. Th... More
Ships surrounding Sydney Harbour and Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from ...
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
Australians claim that September has brought unseasonably warm weather...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rick Sforza, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More
Overland car jumping a "fallen bridge" in a promotional stunt, 1920 - ...
94/268/1-1/3/13 Photographic print, black and white, Overland car jumping a 'fallen bridge' in a promotional stunt, front view, Sam J. Hood, photographer, stamp verso, Australia, mid 1920s (Front).
Don Harkness at wheel in RAC hill climb, Royal National Park, 1926
94/268/1-1/11 Photographic print, black and white, D.J. Harkness at wheel in RAC hill climb, No '35' on car, Royal National Park, typed caption verso. Milton Kent, photographer, stamp to image, Sydney, New Sou... More
Taronga Park Zoo - 1924, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tiger Pit.[RAHS]
Three Australian soldiers in France - WW1
One of these men is possibly Harold Walter Thomas Haslam #9134 from the 2nd Field Ambulance. This photo taken 30/10/1916 after the Battle of Flers...I found a Stanley Victor Craddock #4998 who was killed in ac... More
Circular Quay, Sydney, N.S.W. - very early 1900s
Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Postcard of newspaper article about the Great White Fleet from America...
This is the newspaper article the postcard was printed from:.trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114757661?searchTerm=g... ( https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114757661?searchTerm=great white fleet ente... More
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BRANT BROS ACETYLENE GAS LAMP, SYDNEY - early 1900s
Australian Advertisements Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Advertising postcard for F. Lassetter and Co. Ltd., Sydney - 1908
Collection of Vintage Australian Postcards Public domain scan of the vintage Australian postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coogee near Sydney, Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Tucks Oilette postcard Public domain photograph of 19th-century portrait, child, children, infant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
At Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, Australia
Photo taken from an old illustrated visitor guide for the zoo..Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was of... More
Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia - circa 1940
"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More
William Charles Wentworth sketch, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sketch c1848 of Australian William Charles Wentworth
Sydney Harbour Bridge - 1938, Sydney, Australia
Image 25000051 - The Sydney Harbour Bridge during the Australian Sesquicentenary Celebrations in 1938, with a steamship in the foreground.
People at Circular Quay Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Arthu...
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
Mr. and Mrs. Peary on deck of "Roosevelt", Sydney
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... 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
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
Orient liner SS Orford passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1...
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
Peters Ice Cream Float: “Australia's March to Nationhood” Australian S...
Image 21806123 - The Peter's Ice Cream Float proclaims "Stepping to Health with Peter's" and formed part of the "Australia's March to Nationhood" parade on January 26th, 1938. This image was taken in Driver Ave... More
Colonel de Basil's "Original Ballet Russe" (Russian Ballet) season, Th...
Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 395095 ( http://395095 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the State Lib... More
Recruten van ML-KNIL (Militaire Luchtvaart Koninklijk
Recruten van ML-KNIL (Militaire Luchtvaart Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger) in training op Camp St. Ives Bradfield Park bij Sydney (New South Wales). De twee Nederlandse instructeurs die tijdelijk als tolke... More
A photograph of a koala bear taken at the National Museum in Canberra,...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More
The last sunset over the Sydney Harbour Bridge before closing ceremoni...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert A. Whitehead, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More
The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS ...
SYDNEY, Australia (Jul. 26, 2017) The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) departs Sydney, Australia. McCampbell is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of opera... More
6. King Edward Park, Glen Innes, NSW
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.
10. Mail Bag Label postcard, Sydney, Australia
The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.
Taronga Park Zoo - 1924, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The eagle cage.[RAHS]
'Rough Weather at Bronte' - 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.
Tram no 1888 Christchurch., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Manufacturer: Clyde Engineering at Granville, NSW, Australia.. Seating: 48. Length: 14.35m Weight: 18 tonnes.. Trucks:Sydney No. 12. Air brake cylinders mounted on bogies.. Fleet: 195 x R class trams and 155 x ... More
Group of men at the Oxford Hotel, Sydney, N.S.W. - circa 1884
James Hunt was the proprietor of the hotel at this time.
Original 'proof' postcard design for Bonnington's Irish Moss - circa 1...
In about 1891, Bonnington & Co introduced their Irish Moss preparation to the Australian market, opening a factory in Harris Street, Sydney. It was advertised as containing nothing injurious and ‘there is not t... More
Pymble Railway Station, Sydney, N.S.W. - early 1900s
Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Our Empire Beyond the Seas postcard
Foundation of Sydney.by Chaplain L. Phillip (An Inspection of the Convict Settlers).I am sure this should read "Captain L. Phillip" not Chaplain.
Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia early 1900s
This is a photo of a very large format photograph (found in the collection of Henry Mobsby) in the early 1900s. The clarity and detail of the original is quite remarkable given its age and my photo of it doesn... More
Sydney Harbour Bridge., Bernard Spragg Photo
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a heritage-listed steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the ... More
Wattle Hill Estate Ashbury, 1915, Location Map, Richardson and Wrench
Wattle Hill Estate Ashbury, 1915, Location Map, Richardson and Wrench, State Library of New South Wales Z/SP/A7/11
Physical Culture Class, 1934 (20071630122), Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical Culture, Sydney. Creator: Sam Hood,1872-1953 Call Number: Home and Away - 4808 Format: Photonegative Digital Order No. hood_04808 Find more detailed information about this p... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2. Watsons Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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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
'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.
DELIVERY TRUCK FOR POCOCK & CO, AERATED WATERS, LYONS ROAD, CAMPERDOWN...
Charles Pocock and John Dennett trading as Pocock and Co - 1899 reference to their company: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221008264?searchTerm=%... ( https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221008264?s... More
The Flower Sellers, Martin Place, Sydney, N.S.W. - 1907
Vintage New South Wales Public domain scan of the vintage New South Wales, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In the grounds of Hopewood House, Darling Point, Sydney - 1930s
After Lebbeus Hordern died, this house opened as a finishing school for girls mid 1933: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230156591?searchTerm=h... ( http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230156591?searchT... More
At the Royal Agricultural Show, Sydney - 1910
Largest thatched roof in Australia on the Bushell's Tea bungalow at the Royal Agricultural Show in Sydney 1910.
Bronte Beach, Sydney - early 1900s
"I originally joined Flickr to dedicate and share on my photostream vintage photographs taken by Henry William Mobsby F.R.G.S., F.R.S.A. (1860-1933) who was my husband's great great uncle... He was an Englishma... More
Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney - A group of people walking down a street
Lower entrance gates, showing visitors arriving from the ferry boat. The Aquarium is also contained in this building..Photo taken from an old illustrated visitor guide for the zoo..Taronga Zoo is the city zoo o... More
Ferries and steam launches in Sydney Harbour, 1900s
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
MERSEY at sea during World War I
The White Star Line three-masted training ship MERSEY had the capacity to train 60 cadets. Between 1908 and 1915 MERSEY made six trips to Australia. ..This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Muse... More
Shipmaster of the SS PURLEY with his Japanese Spaniel, 1906-1919
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 the shipmaster of ... More
Birtles and Stollery posing with the 'Sundowner' upon arrival at Sydne...
On 16 July 1928, Francis Birtles drove his 14 HP Bean racing car (the 'Sundowner') into the city of Sydney, with his travelling companion P E Stollery. Arriving to crowds, journalists and photographers outside ... More
Circular Quay from south eastern corner with view of Sydney Harbour Br...
In the background to the left and partially out of frame is the Manly ferry BARAGOOLA...This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was... More
Three passengers on board SS ORUNGAL, c 1927
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. If reproduced or distributed, this image should be clearly attributed to the collection of the Australian Nation... 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
Sydney Harbour Bridge crowded with onlookers during the water and aeri...
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
American Eagle model A-1 biplane VH-UHV in flight above Sydney Harbour...
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
Film actor Helen Twelvetrees and her 1935 Pontiac, Cinesound Studios, ...
Format: Silver gelatin photograph..Notes: One of the first American women to star in an Australian film..From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales ( ) ..Information about ... More