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Swimming and beaches

336 photos1874–1998

336 historic photos for Swimming and beaches, taken between 1874 and 1998, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (143). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1870s 1 1880s 2 1890s 4 1900s 26 1910s 55 1920s 25 1930s 143 1940s 18 1950s 29 1960s 16 1970s 14 1980s 1 1990s 2

1930s60 photos

Bondi pavilion circa 1930, c. 1930c. 1930Bondi Beach 19301930Railway engineer taking measurements of surfaces of track, 1930–321930–32Laying of the surface of the roadway of bridge, 19311931Laying the surface of Harbour Bridge, 19311931Balmoral Rotunda 19321932Carnival at Bondi Beach 1932-03-191932Young male surfers The Pier Club Mob tease Alf Bait Gould about his backless swimsuit a gift from his girlfriend Bondi Beach, 19321932A baby girl on the sand Bondi Beach, c. 1932c. 1932Woman in beach hat, c. 1932c. 1932Young male surfers ("The Pier Club Mob") tease Alf "Bait" Gould about his backless swimsuit (a gift from his girlfriend), Bondi Beach, 10 October 1932, by Sam Hood1932Small girl with toy koala on the sand, Bondi Beach, c.1932 - by Sam Hood, c. 1932c. 1932Capitol Theatre chorus line high kick Tamarama Beach, 19331933Two Capitol Theatre chorus girls in swimsuits one combing the others hair after a swim, 19331933Bronte Beach, Sydney, 1930s1930sA beach walk, 1930s1930sA male swimmer named Crawford, 1930s1930sA sales promotion car done up as a packet of peppermint Lifesavers Sydney, 19341934Beach scene, 1930s1930sBeach scene, 1930s1930sBeach scene, 1930s1930sBeach studies, 1930s1930sChildren at Bondi Beach, 1930s1930sChristening of North Cronulla surf boat MJ Farrell II, 1930s1930sCrowds of children learning to swim, 1930s1930sCurl Curl surf, 1930s1930sDuke of Gloucester driving from Manly Cove to the Beach, 19341934Duke of Gloucester accompanied by the Mayor and followed by Sir Philip Game arrives at Manly for a surf carnival, 19341934Edna Davey NSW longdistance swimmer, 1930s1930sFamily surfers, 1930s1930sFour contestants on starting board One looks like Bonnie Mealing Ted Hood, 1930s1930sGirl running along the beach, c. 1934c. 1934Huge crowd of surfers on Coogee Beach at night, 1930s1930sJapanese swimmers, 1930s1930sNew surf club and changing sheds North Steyne Manly, 19341934Portrait of swimmer, 1930s1930sSurf boat race, c. 1934c. 1934Swimmers splash their way to finish, 1930s1930sThree male swimmers I think 3rd from left is Noel Ryan Ted Hood, 1930s1930sTwo teachers in swimming costumes with Bethlehem College Ashfield schoolgirls in uniform, 1930s1930sUnidentified society people Christmas holidaying at Palm Beach NSW, 1930s1930sWoman in swimsuit, 1930s1930sWoman modelling Jantzen swim suit, 1930s1930sWoman swimmer, 1930s1930sFive male swimmers - Noel Ryan on left, Domain Baths, Sydney, (ca. 1934) - photographer Sam Hood, c. 1934c. 1934Unidentified small girl leaping onto the beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sGeneral view of the Baths (Domain Baths, Woolloomooloo, c.1930s, by Sam Hood1930sSwimming carnival, Roseville Baths, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sKings, Bondi Beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sDavid Cant, aged 3, Nielsen Park, Sydney, n.d. - Sam Hood, 1930s1930sA sales promotion car done up as a packet of peppermint "Lifesavers", Sydney, 27 October 1934 - Sam Hood1934Beach scene, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sBeach studies, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930s'Rough Weather at Bronte' - RAHS-Osborne Collection c. 1930s1930s'Surf at Bronte' - RAHS-Osborne Collection c. 1930s1930sKings, Bondi Beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sBeach studies, 1930s - by Sam Hood1930sAcrobats, Sydney, 1930s Sam Hood1930sHarbord Beach, c. 1935c. 1935A dive off the highboard Colleges swimming at Drummoyne, 19351935
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