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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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AWA Ball at Trocadero, 19371937Botanic Gardens gates, 19371937Buick sedan taken for Daily Telegraph classified ads, 19371937Car taken for Daily Telegraph classified ads, 19371937Car taken for Telegraph classified ads for Ron McKellar William Street, 19371937Car taken for AnivittiSchey Ltd for Telegraph classified ads, 19371937Car taken for Liberty Motors, 19371937Catholic Assurance Ball at David Jones nine debutantes, 19371937City Mutual Insurance Co Building Sydney, 19371937Coronation service St Andrews Cathedral, 19371937Dairy Farmers Conference Thomas Street, 19371937Dancers on the floor of the ballroom of the Wentworth Hotel at the McRae Knitting Mills Ball, 19371937David Jones models Arrival of Monterey, 19371937Dawn service at Cenotaph, 19371937Demolition at Parliament House, 19371937Excavations Temperance Hotel Hunter Street taken for Stephen Taylor, 19371937Fire in Pitt Street Saturday night, 19371937Governors levee at Government House, 19371937Governors reception at Town Hall, 19371937HC Sleighs dinner at Pettys Hotel, 19371937Hudson sedan or Hupmobile sedan taken for Liberty Motors, 19371937HughesDoyle wedding St Philips Sydney, 19371937Lotte Lehmanns concert at Town Hall taken for JC Williamson, 19371937McRae Knitting Mills Ball Wentworth Hotel, 19371937Oldsmobile taken for Liberty Motors, 19371937Opening of Parliament, 19371937Opening of Parliament, 19371937Opening of Parliament, 19371937Plenary Council at St Marys Cathedral Archbishops Mannix Kelly and Papal Legate Panico and one other cardinal, 19371937Plymouth coupe taken for Daily Telegraph classified ads, 19371937Preliminary architectural drawing of Mutual Life Citizens Building, 19371937Preliminary drawing of Mutual Life Citizens Building Sydney, 19371937Preparations for 150th Anniversary celebrations at Town Hall, 19371937Pupil of St Marys Commercial College with trophies, 19371937Queue at Lyceum Theatre Gracie Fields taken for British Empire Films, 19371937Queue for film Lloyds of London Regent Theatre, 19371937Radio exhibition David Jones, 19371937Regent Theatre table unidentified theatrical ball with beefeater attendant and a model stage setting and tower with crown, 19371937Rehearsal Swing Along at Theatre Royal taken for JC Williamson, 19371937Roadster car taken for Liberty Motors, 19371937Royal Exchange Assurance building Oblique view of Pitt Street frontage, 19371937Russian Ballet Farewell Theatre Royal taken for JC Williamson Ltd, 19371937Singer coupe taken for Liberty Motors, 19371937Stage Ball advertisement Theatre Royal taken for JC Williamson Ltd, 19371937Stars and machine David Jones George Street taken for JC Williamson, 19371937Tank Corps placing wreath on Cenotaph, 19371937Thelma Afford shows costume designs to model Miss DFahey Sesquicentenary preparations at Town Hall, 19371937Tram and taxi smash in Pitt Street, 19371937Welsh and Australian Flags on David Jones Welsh national day, 19371937Women in swimsuits dance at McRae Knitting Mills Ball at Wentworth Hotel, 19371937Wool exhibition David Jones, 19371937Wool exhibition David Jones taken for Country Life, 19371937Silver City Comet PH101 at Central, 19371937Backstage- girls receiving letters (taken for J.C. Williamson), Theatre Royal. Sydney, ca. 1937 - photographer Sam Hood, c. 1937c. 1937Group in evening dress at the box office of the Theatre Royal for "Lights of London" (taken for J.C. Williamson), Sydney, 8 July 1937 - photographer Sam Hood1937Russian Ballet rehearsal at Theatre Royal (taken for J.C. Williamson Ltd), Sydney, 4 June 1937 - photographer Sam Hood1937St Patrick's Day, 13 March 1937, by Sam Hood1937St Patrick's Day, 13 March 1937, by Sam Hood1937A flash-powder photograph of a large party of women in front of bandstand at a 2CH party at the Trocadero, 15 December 193719372CH Old Time Dance at Trocadero, October 19371937
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