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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

1920s15 photos

Australian premiere of The Patriot, starring Emil Jannings, at the opening of the State Theatre, Sydney, Friday 7 June 1929 - photographer unknown, 19281928Arrival of Fuller-Gonsalez Opera Company with hands raised in fascist salute, Sydney, March 1928 - Sam Hood1928The Colored Idea Band of Sonny Clay arrives in Sydney, 1928 - Sam Hood1928The Coloured Idea Band of Sonny Clay arrives in Sydney, 1928 - Sam Hood1928Hood 06330r, 19281928Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 4 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928Visit of inspection - Sydney Harbour Bridge construction, c. 1928c. 1928Dee Why arrival 19281928State Theatre Opening Night, 19291929Boy Scouts March along College Street, c. 1929c. 1929NSW Governor Sir Philip Game laying foundation stone, c. 1929c. 1929St Kilda Surf Life Saving Team in a rare visit to a Sydney carnival Manly, 19291929State Theatre Ballet and Orchestra King Neptune set, 19291929St Kilda Surf Life Saving Team in a rare visit to a Sydney carnival Manly (cropped), 19291929Bondi Marine Drive 19291929

1930s45 photos

Sydney car ferries at KIRRIBILLI 1930 before the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge1930RAN contingent Anzac Day March Martin Place, c. 1930c. 1930Jack Beasley MHR speaking at a political rally, c. 1930c. 1930Looking east down Grosvenor Street, at night, with no. 4 Bridge street and the Union Line Building lit up, n.d. by Sam Hood, 19301930Santa arrives in a chariot driven by a "sheik", n.d. - by Sam Hood, 19301930Commonwealth clerks counting votes at a federal election, West Sydney Electoral Office, 19301930(Sir Tom Henley's?) funeral procession in Lyons Road Drummoyne, 19301930(Sir Thomas Henley's?) funeral procession in Lyons Road Drummoyne, 19301930Amy Johnson verandah Mascot 1930 on145 v.01 0391930Anzac Day March, King Street, Sydney, 25 April ca. 1931 Sam Hood, c. 1931c. 1931Marching into Queens Square, c. 1931c. 1931Visitors watch girl operating filament winding machine, c. 1931c. 1931The Young Australia League marching across Sydney Harbour Bridge, February 1931 - photographed by Sam Hood1931Wr Opening Habrour Bridge de Groot 19.03.1932 011932Photographic portrait of Roland Kitson, vice-chairman of Dorman Long, in Sydney for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, taken by Monte Luke, published in The Home (2 May 1932)1932Photographic compilation group portrait of the Ministry of New South Wales under Premier Jack Lang, published in the Sydney Harbour Bridge opening programme, 19 March 19321932Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, 19321932Sydney Harbour Bridge opening 1932 slnsw1932Mayor of North Sydney Ald. Primrose cutting Ribbon, 19321932Official opening - Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19321932Sydney Harbour Bridge - opening, c. 1932c. 1932To cut the ribbon at the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, c. 1932c. 1932Crowds crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge after the official opening ceremony, 19321932Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrations, c. 1932c. 1932Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrations, c. 1932c. 1932Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrations, c. 1932c. 1932Water Pageant looking West - Sydney Harbour Brdige opening, 19321932Public on Bridge and Water Pageant - Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, c. 1932c. 1932Public leaving after Procession, North Sydney. (Sydney Harbour Bridge Photographic Albums), c. 1932c. 1932A medieval king and queen and attendants, c. 1932c. 1932Huge crowd waiting for the opening, 19321932Jack Lang speaking at opening ceremony Sydney Harbour Bridge, 19321932Prime Minister Joe Lyons and J J C Bradfield, 19321932Prime Minister Joe Lyons talks with engineer Lawrence Ennis, 19321932Roland Kitson, vice-chairman of Dorman Long and director of the Bank of England, and his wife Sheila Kitson, on the official dais for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge (19 March 1932)1932Dutch liner "Nieuw Zeeland" passing the moored HMAS "Canberra", Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, 19 March 1932 - Sam Hood1932World's First Auto-Gyro Plane (helicopter 1909-12) in the Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 19 March 1932, By Hall and Co1932Stage coach and double-decker bus in procession, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 1932 - photographer Hall and Co1932Motor cars driving across the Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 19 March 1932, Hall and Co1932People walking across The Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 19 March 1932, Hall and Co1932Crowd crossing the Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 19 March 1932, Hall and Co1932Artillery fire the salute at the opening of the Harbour Bridge, 19 March 1932, by Sam Hood1932Harbour Bridge with first electric train before official opening, Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations, 1932 - photographed by Hall and Co1932Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge; the first cars at the toll bar, 19321932Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, 19-3-1932 - E.B. Studios1932
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