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Sydney city centre in the 1920s

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132 historic photos of Sydney city centre from the 1920s, oldest first. They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

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Henry Bull & Co. Building in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1920c. 1920Sydney Town Hall illuminations, 1920 (glass negative)1920May Gibbs, c. 1920c. 1920Wynyard Park, Sydney 1920, c. 1920c. 1920Train derailment, 1920, c. 1920c. 1920Trams on George Street in front of the QVB, c. 1920c. 1920Train derailment near Dungog, c. 1920c. 1920Large wall advertising signs for The Hub Ltd, 1920 - 19291920George Street looking north showing Town Hall and Queen Victoria Building, c. 1920c. 1920Sgt. Bennett, mechanic ; Keith Smith ; Ross Smith ; Sgt. Shiers, mechanic (left to right), on Sydney Town Hall steps after first UK-Australia flight, 14 Feb 1920, c. 1920c. 1920Sydney from the air, 1920 - photographed by Frank Hurley1920Hood 07863r, 19201920Queen Victoria Buildings, looking down George St, n.d. - unknown photographer, 19201920The 100,000th Willys-Overland exported car, outside Overland Sydney Ltd office, 1920 - 19291920Overland car being driven down steps of Sydney Town Hall, 1920 - 19291920Sydney Botanic Garden Entrance, c. 1920c. 1920Education Building Bridge Street Sydney NSW, c. 1920c. 1920Wynyard Park Sydney c 1920, c. 1920c. 1920V1-FL9198202, 19211921Oban Soldiers Settlement Estate, 19211921Construction of underground railway at Hyde Park, 19221922Old Sydney Girls High School Castlereagh St, Sydney, c. 1922c. 1922Sydney Girls High School - Elizabeth St Sydney NSW, c. 1922c. 1922Royal Standard Theatre and McNamara's Bookshop, 19231923Royal Standard Theatre, 19231923Macquarie Place Sydney, 19231923Hyde Park, Sydney, 19231923Hay Street, Sydney 19231923Advertising sign for David Jones advertising tennis clothing, 19231923Draped coffin on an Army guncarriage at State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson, 19231923Fivehorsedrawn guncarriage leads State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson from St Andrews Cathedral along George Street, 19231923Soldiers guardofhonour at State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson at St Andrews, 19231923State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson procession turning into George Street, 19231923Reading Room, first floor, Mitchell Library, Sydney, Dec 1923 - glass negatives presented by the Daily Mail1923Mitchell Library, Sydney, Dec 1923,by the Daily Mail1923The Picture Gallery, Mitchell Library, Sydney, Dec 1923,by the Daily Mail, c. 1923c. 1923Construction of train tunnel for underground railway, 19231923Construction of train tunnel Hyde Park, 19231923Construction of train tunnel Hyde Park, 19231923Girls High School, Elizabeth and Castlereagh Streets, Sydney NSW - classroom, c. 1923c. 1923A view of the GPO showning one hansom cab and four motor cabs on a taxi rank six cars in the foreground left to right Studebaker Standard Swift Alvis Oldsmobile and Chevrolet, c. 1924c. 1924Fountain with statue of Governor Captain Arthur Phillip at entrance to Botanic Gardens, 1920s1920sNew South Wales State Conservatorium Quartet string quartet, c. 1924c. 1924Chocolate wheel, United Charities Fund Street Fair, Pitt Street, Sydney, 1920s, by Sam Hood1920sSafe delivery, Clarence Street, Sydney, 1920s1920sWedding, St James' Church, Sydney, in the 1920s - Sam Hood1920sConstruction, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1920's - Sam Hood, 1920s1920sOpen cut underground railway now completed, Museum Station, Sydney, New South Wales, ca. 1925, 19241924Anthony Hordern & Son's, George Street, Sydney, 1924–251924–25Lyric Theatre, Sydney - interior 1920s1920sLyric Theatre, Sydney - interior view of stage 1920s1920sDulcie Deamer, c. 1920s - by Leighton Studios1920sConstruction, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, 1920s1920sSydney ferry KOOKOOBURRA rounding FORT MACQUARIE at BENNELONG POINT with a Manly ferry behind probably 1920s1920sSydney ferries WOOLLAHRA KARRABEE KURRABA and liner NALDERA at Bennelong Point 1920s1920sSydney ferry BURRA BRA passing Farm Cove on way to Manly 1920s1920sRemington accounting machines van of Stott & Hoare & Chartres Ltd, 19251925York Street, Sydney 1925, c. 1925c. 1925Surveyors at work, 1925, c. 1925c. 1925Sir Dudley de Chair, 1864 - 1958, c. 1925c. 1925
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