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Trains and trams

583 photos1858–1997

583 historic photos for Trains and trams, taken between 1858 and 1997, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 15 decades, with the most from the 1930s (144). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1850s 1 1860s 2 1870s 13 1880s 37 1890s 17 1900s 75 1910s 50 1920s 68 1930s 144 1940s 54 1950s 66 1960s 34 1970s 15 1980s 5 1990s 2

1930s47 photos

A large group of male swimmers Tramway swimming at Coogee Aquarium, 19351935An official hands a young woman swimmer a token Tramway swimming at Coogee Aquarium, 19351935Car no 1667 new tram loop at the Quay, 19351935Final of Interstate Tramways Tennis at Strathfield Courts, 19351935Heavy rain scenes in the City, 19351935Horse arriving by train, 19351935Interstate Tramways Tennis, 19351935Interstate Tramways Tennis, 19351935Pedestrians in summer rain Railway Square, 19351935Rail and tram procession Mr Lang, c. 1935c. 1935Railway booking office decorated by Melocco Bros, c. 1935c. 1935Three boys watch the repair of the railway line at Glebe Road bridge, 19351935Tram smash in King Street, 19351935Tram Tennis final, 19351935Tramway swimming at Coogee Aquarium, 19351935Female motor cyclist, Railway Square, Sydney, n.d., by Ted Hood, 1913–571913–57(Looking north along George Street (with tram, T-model Ford and hansom cab) from Union Line Building (incorporating the Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical culture), corner Jamieson Street), n.d. by, c. 1935c. 1935Heavy rain scenes in the City (Sydney), 1935 - by Sam Hood1935Wynyard-bound tram on Harbour Bridge (now twin roadways to Cahill Expressway), 1930-1939 - by Ted Hood, 19351935Central Railway Station, Sydney, c. 1936c. 1936Wynyard Railway Refreshment Room, 19361936Alderman Jenkins opens new ambulance station at Penrith, 19361936Kogarah–Sans Souci tram 15505 - 193707031937Kogarah–Sans Souci tram 15527 - 193707031937Adelaide Boys Band arriving at Central Railway, Sydney, 14 January 1937 photographer Sam Hood1937Adelaide Boys' Band arriving at Central Railway, 14 January 1937, by Sam Hood1937Tram and taxi smash in Pitt Street 19371937Adelaide Boys Band arriving at Central Railway, 19371937Engine of diesel train, 19371937Fonsgren at fire station taken for Stadiums Ltd, 19371937PMU revue at station 2SM taken for Western Adv Co, 19371937Smash between tram and lorry, 19371937Tram and taxi smash in Pitt Street, 19371937Silver City Comet PH101 at Central, 19371937K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 1933–421933–42Ballet star Helene Kirsova with puppy and tomato sauce bottle on arrival back in Sydney for a return season, Central Railway Station, May 1937 - Sam Hood1937Silver City Comet- diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss Vale, 19371937Adelaide Boys' Band arriving at Central Railway, 19371937Botany Road Mascot showing Mascot Corner taken for Mascot Council colour, 193819382CH Womens League tour to Coolangatta leaving railway, 19381938Botany Road Mascot showing Mascot Corner taken for Mascot Council, 19381938Eveleigh Railway Yards taken for Century newspaper, 19381938Tramwaymen taken for Century newspaper, 19381938Spectators of the Australian Sesquicentenary parade stand on trams for a better view, George Street, Sydney, 26 January 1938 - photographer Donald Charles Boulton Maclurcan193819th Century Tram float- “Australia's March to Nationhood” Australian 150th Anniversary Celebration, 19381938Captains Flat tram, 19381938Tram smash at Bondi Junction, 19391939

1940s13 photos

K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940K. Davis - Tramwoman at work (and other tram photographs), 1933-1942, 19401940Fort Macquarie depot 1940's1940Arrival of German raider victims at Central Railway Station from Queensland met by Governor General and Lady Gowrie, 19411941Enfield tram depot late 1940's, 1940s1940sTram tempe bus depot, 1940s1940sChullora Railway Canteen - dining room, 19441944
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