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Haymarket

123 photos1878–1980

123 historic photos of Haymarket, Sydney, taken between 1878 and 1980. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1900s (27). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

George Street, Haymarket, Sydney, c 1900, c. 1900George Street, Haymarket, Sydney, c 1900c. 1900

From Wikipedia

Haymarket is an inner city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney.

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Shortened from “Haymarket, New South Wales” by Wikipedia's contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1870s 11890s 31900s 271910s 11920s 241930s 231940s 261950s 91960s 21970s 61980s 1

Haymarket by decade

11870s31890s271900s11910s241920s231930s261940s91950s21960s61970s11980s

Streets and landmarks in Haymarket

  • Trains and trams71 photos here
  • Sam Hood's Sydney47 photos here
  • Theatre, film and radio35 photos here
  • Shops and advertising15 photos here
  • Portraits and groups9 photos here
  • Public life: rallies, visits and processions8 photos here
  • Work and industry8 photos here
  • Schools and children6 photos here
  • Motor cars and trucks5 photos here
  • War and the services5 photos here
  • Churches and charity3 photos here
  • Other sport3 photos here

A sample across the years

A. Hordern and Sons, Palace Show Rooms, George St, Haymarket, c. 1878c. 1878Central Railway Station, Sydney, 18901890Surveying for Central Station, 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Perier family in kitchen of camp in rock shelter, Middle Harbour, c. 1900 by A.J. Perierc. 1900Electric trams, Brickfield Hill, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Perier 34660r, 19011901Laying the foundation stone, Central Station 19031903Railway Square before the Central Railway clock tower was built, c. 1910c. 1910Belmore Park tram tracks, beside Elizabeth Street, Haymarket, 19201920Boxing used to construct approach to Central Station, 19221922Rock embankment approach to Central Station, 19231923Man at window of projection box at Haymarket Theatre, Sydney, 1920 - 1929, 19251925Haymarket Theatre commissionaire holds back the crowd as the first Miss Australia Beryl Mills gets into her new Chrysler convertible, 19271927Capitol Theatre chorus line high kick Tamarama Beach, 19331933Olga Spessiva, ballerina, Central Station, Sydney, 1934 photographer Sam Hood1934Rail Motor No 38 and Trailer No 81 most likely on the inaugural SydneyGosford run at Central Station, 19341934Central Railway Station, Sydney, c. 1936c. 1936Salvation Army watchnight service Belmore Park Brigadier Harris New Years Eve, 19401940Central Station, 19441944Capitol Theatre, 19451945Capitol Theatre, 19451945An Austin parcels tractor transporting luggage at Central Railway Station, Sydney (NSW), c. 1946c. 1946Cathedralchoir melbourne, 19541954Royal Visit 1954 - Central Station, c. 1954c. 1954

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Photos from the State Library of New South Wales, the State Archives, the City of Sydney Archives and others, through Wikimedia Commons. Every photo carries its own credit and licence and links to its Commons page.

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