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Public life: rallies, visits and processions

886 photos1839–1998

886 historic photos for Public life: rallies, visits and processions, taken between 1839 and 1998, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 17 decades, with the most from the 1930s (406). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1830s 1 1840s 1 1850s 3 1860s 10 1870s 14 1880s 10 1890s 9 1900s 38 1910s 35 1920s 74 1930s 406 1940s 139 1950s 98 1960s 23 1970s 17 1980s 5 1990s 3

1940s20 photos

Arrival of Dr Appelman American evangelist, 19471947Arrival of Dr Appelman American evangelist on ANA DC4 VHANC, 19471947Bathurst Street tablet Reads Residence 23 Bathurst St Sydney Land originally granted to Thomas Barker by Crown grant under the hand of the Governor of the Colony Dated Oct 19 1831, 19471947First Service Wesley Chapel and Assembly Hall arrival of Dr Appelman American evangelist, 19471947Laboratory testing Agriculture Department taken for Dr Edwards agricultural writer for Smiths Weekly, 19471947Liberty Theatre premiere Green Dolphin Street, 19471947Odeon opening Kingsford, 19471947Odeon opening Kingsford, 19471947Odeon opening Kingsford, 19471947Odeon opening Kingsford, 19471947Opening Petersham Odeon, 19471947Opening Rockdale Odeon, 19471947Opening Rockdale Odeon, 19471947Prsentation to Mr McHeary by Minister for Agriculture taken for Smiths Weekly, 19471947Welcome to Mr Graham, 19471947Opening Petersham Odeon, 15 February 1947, by Sam Hood1947Opening of Lakes Golf Club bowling green, 19481948Premiere at Vogue Theatre taken for Embassy Films, 19481948Maltese immigrants land in Sydney from the SS Partizanka, 19481948HMAS Sydney arrival 19491949

1950s40 photos

Arrival of the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr G Fisher, 19501950First train from Newcastle after strike ends, 19501950Mr EV Timms arrival, c. 1950c. 1950Mr Heffron Minister for Education inspects site of proposed University at Shortland, 19501950Sunday afternoon music concert at King Edward Park, 19501950ANZAC Day - celebration drinks, marching down Pitt Street, April 1950, from Series 02- Sydney people and streets, 1948-1950, photographed by Brian Bird1950ANZAC Day - celebration drinks, marching down Pitt Street, April 1950, from Series 02- Sydney people & streets, 1948-1950, photographed by Brian Bird1950Nancy Wake 19511951Hill climb at King Edward Park, 19511951Rockdale Council floats in jubilee procession, 19511951Empire Day March Hunter Street Newcastle, 19521952Health Week march, 19521952Health Week march, 19521952Lord Mayor Alderman FJ Purdue with mock chain of office, 19521952Mayoral election, 19521952Mayoral election, 19521952New Lady Mayoress Mrs Purdue, 19521952New Lord Mayor Purdue with his secretary Miss Z Burke and the Town Clerk Mr W Burges, 19521952Opening of Police Boys Club at Wickham, 19521952Senator Spooner Minister for National Development at Carrington, 19521952SS Iron Duke stuck on mudbank, 1952?1952?Alderman Quinlan Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 19531953Cambrai march soldiers marching and wreath laying ceremony, 19531953Floral march basketball teams march along Hunter and King Streets near Civic Park Newcastle, 19531953Mr Juchau farewelled, 19531953Opening of Church of England hall Carrington, 19531953Opening of Merewether Golf Club, 19531953Opening wool exchange King Street Newcastle, 19531953Waratah Railway Station during bus strike, 19531953Coronation celebrations, Rockdale Town Hall, Sydney, 1953 - photographer Australian Photographic Agency1953Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong plays for fans on arrival at Mascot, Sydney, 27 October, 19541954SLNSW - Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, greeted by the Premier of New South Wales Cahill and Mrs Cahill on arrival at David Jones Elizabeth Street Store, Sydney, for the State Dinner (4 February 1954)1954Sydney showboat KALANG promotional picture, 1950s1950sQueen Elizabeth arrives at the Cenotaph, Sydney, during the Royal Visit, 1954 photographer Jack Hickson1954Queen Elizabeth, Cenotaph, Sydney NSW 19541954Royal Visit 1954 - train staff, c. 1954c. 1954Royal Visit 1954 - Central Station, c. 1954c. 1954Civic reception for Governor General Sir William Lady Slim with Mayor Ald F Purdue Mrs Purdue and Town Clerk W Burges Mrs Burges, 19541954Dame Flora MacLeod Chieftain of the MacLeod Clan at Broadmeadow Railway Station during Australian visit Mr G Ingram Chieftain of Newcastle Scots Association Dame Flora Mr A Frew Vice Chieftain and Rev G Reid, 19541954Farewell to Brian Oliver, 19541954
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