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Large crowd during a Farmer's store Christmas pageant in Sydney
A large crowd, mainly women and children, gather on a city street in Sydney, during a Christmas pageant held by the Farmer's retail store in the 1950s.
Sydney Opera House under construction, sketch
Sketch in pencil and black felt pens of the worksite at the Sydney Opera House construction site in Sydney. Showing the sails of the building and cranes onsite. Listed as No.793 'Sydney Opera House under construction #5b' in Mervyn's catalogue of works.
Sydney Opera House under construction
Drawing in pencil and black felt pens of the worksite at the Sydney Opera House construction site in Sydney. Showing the sails of the building, cranes and other material onsite, with the city in the background. Listed as No.989 'Sydney Opera House under construction #5b' in Mervyn's catalogue of works.
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size film positive and resulting photographic print of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction. View looking down onto the worksite, with the sails of the building constructed and material and cranes onsite. Listed as No.451A 'Sydney Opera House under construction #5a' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. Signed lower left on original: 'Mervyn Smith 22-29 Jan 1969'. The original of this work is in the Art Gallery of South Australia (MS cat. 1257).
Sydney Opera House under construction
Full size photographic prints, one reversed, of a drawing of Sydney Opera House under construction, April 13-15, 1967. View looking down over the worksite, with material, work huts and cranes onsite. Listed as No.451E 'Sydney Opera House under construction #4a1' in Mervyn's catalogue of works. Signed lower left on original: 'Mervyn Smith 13-15 April 1967'.
Sydney harbour
Crowds boarding small craft from a jetty in Sydney harbour.
Chimney stack at a Sydney factory
Premises of a factory in Sydney featuring its 170 feet tall chimney stack.
Shoppers queuing in Sydney during a meat strike
A police officer controlling a queue of shoppers during a meat strike in Sydney, New South Wales.
Vehicles displayed in Sydney, N.S.W
Men looking at vehicles including tram cars and a 1913 Caldwell Vale motorised tractor displayed in Sydney, N.S.W. during 'Manufacturers Day'. According to a researcher, this was probably in preparation for a parade in front of the Customs House and looking towards East Circular Quay. The building at the right is probably the Goldsborough Mort warehouse, which is the site of today's AMP building.
Two women playing in an Inter-University hockey match
Close view of two women playing hockey at the women's Inter-University hockey match between Sydney and Melbourne (wearing the dark skirt) Universities on Thursday 21 August 1919 on the old Sydney University main oval. The old training college buildings can be seen in the background.
Soldiers marching in Sydney
World War I soldiers returning from the Front marching through crowds of spectators on a wet day in Sydney; they are led by a military band and two Scottish pipers.
Sydney harbour
Crowds boarding small craft from a jetty in Sydney harbour.
Passengers waiting for a ferry, Sydney
Passengers waiting for a ferry at Sydney harbour, taken at Milsons Point, possibly during the Sydney ferries strike. Many small launches and private craft, and the Port Craft filled the gap. The strike lasted about 5 days [information supplied by a researcher].
Shipping at Sydney
Shipping at Woolloomooloo Bay, looking south west, about 1860.
Panorama of Circular Quay, Sydney
Circular Quay, Sydney in 1871 with the ships 'Ellen Stewart', in distance 'Sabroan', 'Hallowe'en' (left panel); 'Dunbar Castle' (centre panel); and 'Dunbar Castle' (continued), 'Abergeldie', 'Border Chief', and 'Duke of Sutherland' (right panel). [Border Chief = iron 3 mast ship, 1055 gross, 1011 net. ON60708/60748?, 212.0 x 35.0 x 20.3. Built 1870 (7) Readhead, Softley and Co. South Shields, Owner Henry Adamson, reg. Aberdeen c. 1881 to owners in Germany. In the 1870's made at least two voyages to New Zealand from England]
Panorama of shipping at Circular Quay, Sydney
Shipping at Circular Quay, Sydney in 1879 with the stern of 'Samuel Plimsoll' (left panel); and 'Cambrian Princess', 'Cimba' and 'Hawkesbury' (right panel).
The S.S. 'Geelong' in Sydney Harbour
View of the S.S. 'Geelong' in Sydney Harbour in 1875.
Photographs of Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction
Album of 23 black and white photographs of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in course of construction. Captions are those as written beside each image in the album. In 1988 during the Australian Bicentennial Historical Records Search the album was identified in the collection of John C. Tolley as being that of Dorothy Ella Stow, nee Tolley, his aunt, who lived in Sydney. The photographs show an exceptional artistic ability as well as being an excellent record of stages in the erection of the bridge. To see individual images do a NUMBER search on PRG 1377/62.
Circular Quay, Sydney
Circular Quay, Sydney, 1865.
Coasters at Sydney
View of Coasters at Dawes Point, looking east.
Sydney Harbour from Neutral Bay on the North Shore
View of Sydney Harbour from Neutral Bay on the North Shore, looking south.
Shipping at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
Shipping at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney in the late 1890's.
Circular Quay, Sydney
Circular Quay, Sydney, 1870.
Sydney Harbour from Elizabeth Bay
View of Sydney Harbour from Elizabeth Bay in the 1880's.
Circular Quay, Sydney
Circular Quay, Sydney from For Macquarie in 1887.
Sydney Harbour from Elizabeth Bay
View of Sydney Harbour from Elizabeth Bay in the 1890's.
Father Christmas at Farmer's retail store in Sydney
Father Christmas arrives in Farmer's retail store in Sydney in the 1950s. He is standing on a small stage with two girls dressed as fairies, while a lady next to him speaks into a microphone. A very large crowd, mainly women and children, surround the stage.
Father Christmas at Farmer's retail store in Sydney
Father Christmas arrives in Farmer's retail store in Sydney in the 1950s. A large crowd surrounds him as he makes his way while carrying a sack of toys.
Sydney Opera House from Kirribillee
Sketch in pencil of Sydney Opera House and Sydney Cove. Showing the sails of the buildingand the city, with ships in the Harbour. Listed as No.939 'Sydney Opera House from Kirribillee #2a' in Mervyn's catalogue of works.
Sydney Opera House from Regents Hotel
Sketch in pencil of a view from from Regents Hotel of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay and Sydney Opera House, with a ship in the Harbour. Listed as No.1117 'Sydney Opera House from Kirribillee #2a' in Mervyn's catalogue of works.