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Sydney city centre in the 1930s

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551 historic photos of Sydney city centre from the 1930s, 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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Wynyard Station - Shore track platform looking north, c. 1932c. 1932St James' Grammar School (Hall), 1903–611903–61Workmen forming new garden beds, c. 1932c. 1932Workmen laying new turf, c. 1932, by Ted Hoodc. 1932Gardener on Atco ride-on lawn mower, c. 1932, by Ted Hoodc. 1932The "hat-box" Girls, Sydney Town Hall, 19321932Petrol bowsers, 1932-1935 slnsw, 1932–351932–35Pan sculpture (nighttime), Archibald Foundation, c. 1933c. 1933Nancy Bird 1933 on wheel of Metal Moth VH-VOP belonging to Tommy Petherbridge1933Audience or meeting Sydney Town Hall showing the console and pipes of the great organ, 1933–341933–34Pitt Street on rainy day Between the GPO Commonwealth Bank, c. 1933c. 1933Two of J McFarlands White trucks with new glasslined milk tanks for rail transportation at Dairy Farmers Coop milk depot, 1933–341933–34Gowing's Building and State Theatre, Sydney, illuminated, between 1932-1934 - photographer Sam Hood, 19331933Town Hall and Queen Victoria Markets `Kings Jubilee Day' , Sydney, ca. 6 May 1935, by Harold Cazneaux, 19331933Joe Marks, comedian, July 1933 - photographer unknown1933A dray, a Ford and a Morris Oxford Roadster, both 1932 models, in summer rain, Railway Square, Sydney, Jan 1935 - by Sam Hood, 1932–351932–35Pitt Street (Sydney) on rainy day, c.1933 - by Sam Hood, c. 1933c. 1933Gowing's Building and State Theatre, Sydney, illuminated, between 1932-1934 - photographer Sam Hood, 19331933Elizabeth street cnr Hunter, 19331933Rainy Pitt Street, 19331933Tom Iredale identifying Australian land shells at the Australian Museum, Sydney, 5 April 19331933Olga Spessiva in Swan Lake costume, 1934 photographer Sydney Fox Studio, 3rd Floor, 88 King St, Sydney (cropped)1934Titania Palace of Fairies, 19341934Egon Kisch 19341934Hyde Park 19341934Aviatrix Nancy Bird and her new plane (Leopard Moth) the day before she left for Bourke with the managing director and manager of Vita-Lick Ltd - Sydney, NSW, 19341934Sydney trolleybus number 2 - ca. 1930s1930sWork on Anzac Memorial, 19341934The ANZAC War Memorial, Sydney, 1934 or 1937 photograph by Sam Hood1934Interstate baseball captains and an official Sydney Town Hall, 19341934Queen's Square, Sydney c1930, 1930s1930s18 footers jockey for start at Farm Cove, 1930s1930sA female trio pianist violinist and dancer Wentworth Hotel, 1930s1930sArt deco gates to Government House Gloucester Royal Visit 19341934Auditorium and proscenium of Empire Theatre Quay Street Sydney, 1930s1930sBank robbery at No 7 Wynyard Street, c. 1934c. 1934Big march along College Street, 1930s1930sBotanic Gardens scene, 19341934Boy scouts march past St Marys Cathedral, 1930s1930sBuilding public seating grandstand between the Hyde Park Barracks Law Courts and RegistrarGenerals buildings for Gloucesters visit, 19341934Building St Stephens Church in Macquarie Street, 19341934Building stone wall for Hyde Park, 19341934Chorus girls and conductor State Theatre, 1930s1930sCivilians laying wreaths on Cenotaph, 1930s1930sClare Dennis and other athletes on the steps after a civic farewell before leaving for the Empire games Sydney Town Hall 19341934Cleaning out the Pool of Remembrance at the War Memorial Hyde Park for the unveiling by the Duke of Gloucester on 24 November 19341934CMF Colonel laying wreath on Cenotaph stray dog, 1930s1930sCommemoration ceremony at Henry Lawsons statue, 1930s1930sConferring of awards at Government House by Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, 1930s1930sConservatorium of Music, 1930s1930sCrowd in evening dress in foyer of the Theatre Royal, c. 1934c. 1934Crowd listening to the Melbourne Cup broadcast outside Swains Bookstore in Pitt Street Sydney, 19341934Crowds listening to Melbourne Cup broadcast in Pitt Street Sydney, 19341934Crowds opposite Sam Lands Palace of Gems outside Central Police Court listening to Melbourne Cup broadcast Sydney, 19341934Deaf and Dumb Building Elizabeth Street, 1930s1930sDeclaration of the poll Mr Beasley, 19341934Fire in Castlereagh Street, 19341934First Australianborn Governor General Sir Isaac Issacs in large group of VIPs after swearingin ceremony, 19341934From parapet GPO, 1930s1930sFuneral at St Andrews Cathedral, 1930s1930s
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