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The Rocks

99 photos1872–1949

99 historic photos of The Rocks, Sydney, taken between 1872 and 1949. They span 8 decades, with the most from the 1900s (82). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

Ferry Lane and Pottinger Street, The Rocks, 1901Ferry Lane and Pottinger Street, The Rocks1901

From Wikipedia

The Rocks is a suburb, tourist precinct, and historic area of Sydney's city centre. It is on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, and immediately north-west of the Sydney CBD.

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

1870s3 photos

Sailor s Home, 18721872Mariners Church, 1872187256 St Philips School, 18721872

1880s3 photos

Children in Street from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 - photographed by Arthur K. Syer, 1885–901885–90Captain Cook Hotel, c.1888, c. 1888c. 1888Captain Cook Hotel, The Rocks, 1887–891887–89

1890s2 photos

425 Kent Street, The Rocks, c. 1890c. 1890Sailors Home Sydney, 1870–19201870–1920

1900s82 photos

View of The Rocks looking west, c. 1900c. 1900Clyde Street, The Rocks, 19001900Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 19001900Flagstaff Hotel (rear), The Rocks (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), 1900190019 Gloucester Street The Rocks, Sydney, 19001900Cumberland Place, Sydney 1900, c. 1900c. 1900Princes St - the first hotel on The Rocks from The Powerhouse Museum Collection, c. 1900c. 1900Carrington Street, c. 1900c. 1900Street scene, The Rocks, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Princes Street looking south, The Rocks, c. 1900c. 1900Windmill Street, The Rocks, c. 1900c. 1900Gloucester Street looking south from No. 41, The Rocks, c. 1900c. 1900Sitting on the Playfair Stairs, The Rocks, c. 1900c. 1900Frog Hollow, corner Gloucester and Essex Sts, The Rocks, c. 1900c. 1900Hart's Stairs, The Rocks, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Stairs to the Ocean Wave Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Cumberland Place, The Rocks, Sydney, c. 1900c. 1900Gloucester Street, The Rocks, c. 1900c. 1900Looking south on Cambridge Street from Cumberland Place, The Rocks (NSW) (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), 19011901Looking south on Cambridge Street, The Rocks (NSW) (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), 19011901Rear of 93 Cumberland Street, The Rocks (NSW) (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), c. 1901c. 1901Princes Street, The Rocks, 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 19011901Harrington Street looking south from Argyle Street, The Rocks, 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks 19011901Kentish Dining Rooms Windmill Street, 19011901Ragged School, Harrington Street, The Rocks, 19011901Harts stairs, The Rocks, 19011901Gloucester Street, The Rocks, 19011901Little Essex Street, The Rocks, 19011901Kent Street, The Rocks, 19011901The Argyle Cut, The Rocks, 19011901Harrington Lane, The Rocks, 19011901Frog Hollow, The Rocks, 19011901Carahers Lane, The Rocks, 19011901Harrington Street, The Rocks, 19011901Princes Street, The Rocks, 19011901Gloucester Street, The Rocks, 19011901Playfair Stairs, The Rocks, 19011901Playfair Street, The Rocks, 19011901Bettington Street and Moores Road, The Rocks, 19011901Harrington and Globe Streets, The Rocks, 19011901Cambridge Street, The Rocks, 19011901Ferry Lane and Pottinger Street, The Rocks, 19011901Cumberland and Gloucester Streets, The Rocks, 19011901Cumberland Place, The Rocks, 19011901206 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 19011901146-150 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 19011901Gloucester Street looking north from Argyle Cut, 19011901Ship & Mermaid Hotel, The Rocks, 19011901Observer Tavern, The Rocks, 19011901Ocean Wave Hotel, The Rocks, 19011901Whalers Arms Hotel, The Rocks, 19011901The Ocean Wave Hotel, The Rocks, 19011901The Rocks, Sydney, 19011901The Rocks, Sydney, 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks, 19011901Gloucester Street, The Rocks c.1901, c. 1901c. 1901Cambridge Street, The Rocks 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks 19011901Cumberland Street, The Rocks (NSW) (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), 19011901Cumberland Street looking north from Essex Street, The Rocks (NSW) (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), 19011901Cumberland Street (showing No.193 and Belvidere House), The Rocks (NSW), 19011901Corner of Essex and Cumberland Streets, The Rocks (NSW) (Rocks Resumption photographic survey), 19011901Gloucester Street looking north, The Rocks, 19011901Fort Street, The Rocks, 19011901Gloucester Street looking north from Essex Street, The Rocks (NSW), 19011901The northern end of the resumption area, The Rocks (NSW) Rocks Resumption photographic survey, 19011901The Rocks, Sydney, 19011901The Whalers Arms Hotel, corner of Gloucester Street and Cumberland Place, The Rocks (NSW), c. 1901c. 1901View of Sydney (from The Rocks), 19041904Cumberland Street looking south from Little Essex Street, The Rocks (NSW), 1901–081901–08Therocks-historicalphoto-powerhousemuseum, 1900s1900sCambridge Street looking to Argyle Cut, The Rocks, 1901–081901–08Princes Street, Sydney, 1901–091901–09Princes Street, The Rocks 1901, 1901–091901–09Gloucester Street, The Rocks, 1901–091901–09Argyle Street & Millers Road, The Rocks, 1901–091901–09Over the fence, The Rocks, 1901–101901–10178 Cumberland Street, The Rocks 1901, 1901–101901–10

1910s1 photo

Across The Rocks looking west towards Observatory Hill, c. 1912c. 1912

1920s1 photo

Princes Street, 1927, c. 1927c. 1927

1930s6 photos

Some old houses of the Rocks area, 1930–321930–32Upper Fort Street, The Rocks 1932, c. 1932c. 1932Unidentified lane in city of Sydney probably The Rocks with stairs related to Harbour Bridge construction, 1930s1930sStreet view showing the Commissariat Stores building, c. 1939c. 1939The Rocks, Sydney, c. 1939c. 1939The Rocks, Sydney, 19391939

1940s1 photo

Morning passengers leave the Manly ferry with wharves and Harbour Bridge in the background, Circular Quay, ca. 1946-1949 by Australian Geographical Society, 1946–491946–49

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