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Tasman Map, entrance to Mitchell Library, 2012 / photographed by State...

Because the Melocco Brothers marble re-creation of the 1644 Tasman Map of Australasia faces the entrance doors of the Library and a bird's-eye view can only be taken from the gallery on the opposite side of the... More

Musical Instruments - DCM 0436: Anonymous Notched Flute

See DCM 433. DCM ledger: "Flute was badly broken in the mail." Instrument type: Notched Flute Medium: Bamboo, thin-walled.; 65.4 cm. Key Holes System: 0/3 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Clarence Elk... More

Photo of DCM 0434: Anonymous Panpipes - Public domain dedication

See DCM 433. Instrument type: Panpipes Medium: Bamboo, lashed together with braided grass.; 10.3 cm. (shortest), 22 cm. (longest), 25 cm. (maximum frame) Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: Clarence Elkin, Nort... More

DCM 0437: Anonymous, Maori Kooauau (End-blown Flute)

Tapered on each end, and containing (pasted to it) the following label: "Maori flute from East of North Island New Zealand." A description of this instrument is provided by Joseph Corkill(?) of Wairoa, New Zeal... More

Photo of DCM 0435: Anonymous Panpipes - Public domain dedication

See DCM 433. DCM ledger: "The pipes are so arranged that two pipes, in major or minor thirds, can be sounded at one time." Instrument type: Panpipes Medium: Bamboo, lashed together with braided grass.; 15 cm. ... More

mineral from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Po...

This image has been taken from scan 000010 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

mineral from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Po...

This image has been taken from scan 000198 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

flora from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...

This image has been taken from scan 000548 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

fauna from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...

This image has been taken from scan 000504 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

fauna from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...

This image has been taken from scan 000530 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

people from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Por...

This image has been taken from scan 000070 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

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 "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, P...

This image has been taken from scan 000508 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

fauna from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...

This image has been taken from scan 000514 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

fauna from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...

This image has been taken from scan 000526 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

fauna from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Port...

This image has been taken from scan 000522 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

people from "The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Por...

This image has been taken from scan 000096 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

snake from "[The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Por...

This image has been taken from scan 000493 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 na... More

people from "[The History of New South Wales, including Botany Bay, Po...

This image has been taken from scan 000034 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 na... More

map from "Sydney and Melbourne; with remarks on the present state and ...

This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "Sydney and Melbourne; with remarks on the present state and future prospects of New South Wales, and practical advice to emigrants of various classes, etc. [With... More

Sebastian Gomez Discovered by His Master Murillo, At Work (from the “I...

Walter George Mason (British, Holloway, Middlesex 1820–1866 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

"Railway work shops", Sydney, March 1871, Government Printing Office

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 412718 ( http://412718 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the St... More

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

Knox family bridesmaids, Sydney, March 1882 / photographer Freeman & C...

Format: Cabinet photograph..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 442277 ( http://442277 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales : / ( / )

Group of people from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Arthur K....

Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Arthur K. Sy...

Woman selling fruit from small barrow Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photogr...

Governor Bourke Hotel from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Art...

Arrival of Governor Sir Robert Duff, Circular Quay, Sydney, June 1893 ...

Note the sailing ship called the "Convict Hulk Success", a commercial exhibit, upper right, and the bald-faced building with two towers which is a fire station, upper left..Format: Photograph. .Find more detail... More

Mountain coastline - Sydney Harbor (?) - photo by William Henry Jackso...

Image may show the South Head at the entrance to Port Jackson. Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry... More

Ship silhouetted in "Heads" to Sydney Harbour

Photographic print made by LC from Jackson's vintage glass negative. Gift; Colorado Historical Society; 1949. Forms part of: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. World's Transportation Commission photograph colle... More

[Baker and Rouse shop, Sydney, Australia]

Public domain photograph of pharmacy, convenience store, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baker and Rouse shop, Sydney, Australia

Title from jacket. Shop identified by R. Woodley, 2002 "Made especially for the National Cash Register Company" on jacket. "27" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043097. Gift; State Historical Society of ... More

High angle view down onto the Sydney Olympic Stadium floor as thousand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney Olympic Park State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rick Sforza, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

architecture from "New South Wales: the mother colony of the Australia...

This image has been taken from scan 000400 from "New South Wales: the mother colony of the Australias. Edited by F. Hutchinson". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created ... More

Soldiers at attention in reception to U.S. fleet Sydney, New South Wal...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Queen in Sydney, Australia, waving, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Creator: Unknown.Date: March 1927.Format: Photograph; gelatin silver print.Collection: Daily Herald Archive ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Collection/Photography/DailyHeraldArchive.aspx ) at the Nati... More

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

Cleaning the Wharves from Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Qua...

Eva Mylott, opera singer and paternal grandmother of Mel Gibson, ca. 1...

Eva Mylott, contralto and paternal grandmother of Mel Gibson, was born in 1875 at Tuross Head, N.S.W. Her family owned the whole peninsula at one time. Her father Patrick imported wines and spirits, and had shi... More

A decorated George Street, 1901, Sydney, NSW, Australia

George Street (looking south towards King Street and the Town Hall) decorated for the visit of the Duke of Cornwall, Sydney.Dated: May 1901.Digital ID: 4481_a026_000933 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/... More

A decorated Central Railway Station, 1901

Sydney Railway Station decorated for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York.Dated: ? 31/05/1901.Digital ID: 17420_a014_a0140000253 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.asp?digitali... More

National Art Gallery of New South Wales, ca. 1900-1910 / Star Photo Co...

Note: Before Federation in 1901, each state had almost national status within the Empire, hence the "National Art Gallery of NSW". Note the northern wing has not been built in this photograph..Format: Albumen ... More

Maud Grantham as Marguerite in "Faust", Sydney, 1901 / photographer T....

Format: Photograph. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photograph: 456631 ( http://456631 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From the collection ... More

Farm Cove, Sydney - Victorian era public domain image

Departure of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York from Farm Cove, Sydney.Dated: 6 June 1901.Digital ID: 4481_a026_000285 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp?4481_a026_000285 ... 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

Royal visit decorations, Sydney, NSW, Australia

King Street, Sydney, from Pitt Street intersection decorated for visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, includes tribute to the late Queen Victoria..Dated: May 1901.Digital ID: 4481_a026_000277 ( http:... More

Central Railway Station (Old) [including Exhibition Building], before ...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 413410 ( http://413410 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the St... More

Visit of American Fleet to Sydney : public schools display, Sydney Cri...

Format: Photograph. .Find more detailed information about this photograph: 79101 ( http://79101 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From the collection of the St... More

Hunters Hill, Sydney, NSW, Australia, New South Wales

Houghtons' refreshment rooms at Hunters Hill .Dated: c.31/12/1908 .Digital ID: 18526_a024_000058 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.asp?digitalid=18526_a024_000058&B1=Search ) .Righ... More

Amy Castles, soprano, as Madama Butterfly, between September 1909-Janu...

Puccini's great opera, one of the most popular and still performed regularly, was written in 1904. After a disastrous start, with a too large soprano and a 3 Act score, Puccini re-wrote the opera and it became ... More

View of Grandstand, International Tennis Match: Australia vs America, ...

Call number: PX*D 591.Format: Photoprint.Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... ( http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetai... 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

Aboriginal dancers make their way across the floor of the Olympic Stad...

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

Danish ballerina Adeline Genee, Sydney, 1913 / photograph by May & Min...

Adeline Genee was the most illustrious ballerina to have visited Australia until 1913. After her tour she retired, although she occasionally made charity appearances in England, where she lived until her death ... More

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 ( http://879070 ) . .From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Vimiera (bark, 4m) crew members hauling a line with deck awash in heav...

Public domain photograph of a ship in San Francisco harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tallying and inspecting, "War Chest" Sock Appeal, Sydney, May 1917 / p...

"Knitting for our soldiers" - Kambala School, Sydney, NSW, between 191...

Format: Photograph..Notes: Find more detailed information about this photograph: 389452 ( http://389452 ) . .From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Sydney Smith - The Old Treasury, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Public domain scan of 19th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kiosk at Central Railway Station, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Central Railway Station, Sydney - snack bar.Dated: 1920s.Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000082 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp?17420_a014_a014000082 ) .Rights: www.records.nsw.gov... More

Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, decorated and illuminated for the visit...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 395313 ( http://395313 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Robinson's aeroplane map of Sydney. - Public domain map

Picryl description: Public domain image of a vintage city plan, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sydney Smith - The farm sheds - Publicd domain, Museum of New Zealand

Public domain reproduction of artwork in Museum of NewZealand, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stanley, S.B. Purves - photographs of the quarry at Moruya used for co...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 130044 ( http://130044 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

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

Australian premiere of The Patriot, starring Emil Jannings, at the ope...

A big event in Sydney, 1929 and this wonderul picture palace is still there, but a lost film now. ..Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 421140 ( http://421140 ... More

Saint Patrick's Day parade, c. 1930s by Sam Hood

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 35558 ( http://35558 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the Stat... More

The T & G Building from Hyde Park, Sydney, ca. 1930 / photographer Sam...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 8815# ( http://8815# ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Amy Johnson motorcade in Sydney, 1930 / photographed by Sam Hood

Format: Black & white photoprint..Notes: First female pilot to fly solo from Britain to Australia..From the collections of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales ( ) ..Information about photog... More

Postcard photonegative of Sydney Harbour Bridge, 1 Oct 1930 / Samuel W...

Format: Negative. .Find more detailed information about this photograph: 239943 ( http://239943 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From the collection of the S... More

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

Royal Australian Historical Society Excursion - 1938

NSW Sesquicentenary 1938 - Presbyterian Church Ebenezer - KR Cramp addressing RAHS excursion.

Palace Theatre, Sydney, lit at night, showing "Dracula" with Nat Madis...

Note the Chrysler bonnet/hood ornament in the foregroundl; the model for the huge stainless steel versions on the Chrysler Building, New York..Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photo... More

Grand organ, Town Hall, Sydney, between 1928-1932 / Samuel Wood

Note: Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ by Hill & Sons is the world's largest entirely mechanical pipe organ and it is one of only two full-length 64′ organ stops in the world (the Contra-Trombone in the pedal), the... More

Gowing's Building and State Theatre, Sydney, illuminated, between 1932...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 8809# ( http://8809# ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Sydney Harbour, 19 March 1932, by Hall & Co.

Find more detailed information about this photograph: acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemI... ( http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=41847 ) .Search for more gr... More

Joyce Smith, of Undercliffe, and Jacqueline Farrar, of Marrickville, p...

Format: Glass negative..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 43186 ( http://43186 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the colle... 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

Arnotts' Biscuits Albion van, Sydney, ca. 1935-1940 / photographer Mil...

Known for their beautiful fire engine red livery and the colours of the rosella, an Arnott's van is a fond memory of many Australians. The iconic brand was bought out in 1997 by Campbells. .William Arnott, the ... More

Wattle Day, Sydney, 5/8/1935, Sydney, Australia

Call Number: Home and Away - 12608.Format: Photo Negative.Find more detailed information about this photograph: www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?i... ( http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au... More

Wynyard Railway Refreshment Room, 1936, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Wynyard Railway Refreshment Room - interior of buffet.Dated: by 01/05/1936.Digital ID: 17420_a014_a014000103 ( http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp?17420_a014_a014000103 ) .Rights: w... 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 153778 ( http://153778 )

Coronation decorations; illuminations of Sydney, Anzac War Memorial, H...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 19277 ( http://19277 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Royal Agricultural Show, Sydney, 1937 / photographer Sam Hood

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 36033 ( http://36033 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

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... ( http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=36176... More

Coronation decorations; illuminations of Sydney, Government House, 193...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 19278 ( http://19278 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

Section of Aboriginal meeting in Australian Hall

Section of Aboriginal meeting in Australian Hall, Sydney, organised by the Aborigines' Progressive Association mourners. ..This image is part of the collections of the State Library of NSW and has been used wit... More

Sydney Town Hall Night Illumination, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Image 25000056 - The Sydney Town Hall illuminated as part of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations in 1938. ..This image is part of a collection entitled ‘Australia Day 1938 - Sesquicentenary Celebrations’, which ... More

Civic Theatre queue (taken for Columbia Pictures Ltd) with Aeroplane J...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 23525 ( http://23525 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) ..From the collection of the Stat... More

Decima Norman, Empire Games, Sydney, 1938 / photographer Sam Hood

Format: Photograph. .Notes: Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 153436 ( http://153436 ) ..Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: ( http:// ) . .From t... More

Sesquicentenary Celebrations, Royal Australian Historical Society coll...

Image 25000063 - The 'Australia's March to Nationhood' parade outside the Queen Victoria Building on George Street during the 1938 Sesquicentenary Celebrations in Sydney.

President Patten (right) reads resolution, Sydney, NSW, Australia

President Patten (right) reads resolution, "We, representing the ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA ... on the 150th Anniversary of the whitemen's seizure of our contry, HEREBY MAKE PROTEST against the callous treatment o... More

Archibald Fountain, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

Image 25000057 - The Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park during the Australian Sesquicentenary Celebrations in 1938.

Spectators of the Australian Sesquicentenary parade stand on trams for...

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: 950189 ( http://950189 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

A blackboard displayed outside the hall proclaims, "Day of Mourning"

A large blackboard displayed outside the hall (Australia Hall) proclaims, "Day of Mourning". Leaflets warned that, "Aborigines and persons of Aboriginal blood only are invited to attend". At 5 o'clock in the af... More

Women in Colonial Costume - “Australia's March to Nationhood” Australi...

Image 20173 - Women in Colonial Costume Sydney NSW 1938 - Photo taken for Exhibition Catalogue. Photo of Miss M Coombes and Mrs W B Clarke Ranken Coach...This image is part of a collection entitled ‘Australia ... More

Saint Patrick's Day Pageant, 11/3/1939, by Sam Hood

Format: Photograph..Find more detailed information about this photograph: 24625 ( http://24625 ) ..From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales ( )

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