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War and the services

379 photos1850–1986

379 historic photos for War and the services, taken between 1850 and 1986, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1940s (155). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1860s 1 1870s 2 1880s 3 1890s 4 1900s 13 1910s 27 1920s 20 1930s 125 1940s 155 1950s 19 1960s 8 1970s 1 1980s 1

1920s10 photos

Bankstown Soldiers Settlement Estate - married mens camp, 19211921Grantham Soldiers' Settlement Estate - Grantham Stud Poultry Farm, settler's cottage, c. 1921c. 1921Draped coffin on an Army guncarriage at State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson, 19231923Soldiers guardofhonour at State funeral of Governor Sir Walter Davidson at St Andrews, 19231923Trooping of the colours of the Royal Military College, 1920s1920sSoldier's goodbye and Bobbie the cat, ca. 1925-ca. 1945, Sam Hood, c. 1925c. 1925Naval Cadets band in the parade for the opening of Federal Parliament House, 19271927Parade of Light Horse, 19271927Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 6 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 4 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928

1930s50 photos

ANZAC Day parade 19301930Cars carrying the disabled soldiers, 19301930Military parade at Victoria Barracks, 19301930On Anzac Day, women lay wreaths on the wharf at Woolloomooloo, Sydney, from where the WW I troops departed, ca. 1931 Sam Hood, c. 1931c. 1931Mass scene in the Domain 1st Division 1st Division Artillery 6th 7th Infantry Brigade and 2nd MG Battalion, c. 1931c. 1931First Battalion musketry drill at park parade Paddington, c. 1932c. 1932Jack Lang speaking from dais, 19321932Soldier holding up a girl in fancy dress costume as Australia, c. 1932c. 1932Troops earn their title of Digger as they dig trenches, c. 1932c. 1932HR Locke attempting world diving record, Sydney Heads, 19341934The ANZAC War Memorial, Sydney, 1934 or 1937 photograph by Sam Hood1934A cadet aiming a Lewis gun, 1930s1930sA Salvation Army officer lecturing a crowd of schoolboys, 1930s1930sAn Infantry battalion marching into camp, 1930s1930sAustralian Infantrymen at musketry practice, 1930s1930sBuilding public seating grandstand between the Hyde Park Barracks Law Courts and RegistrarGenerals buildings for Gloucesters visit, 19341934Cleaning out the Pool of Remembrance at the War Memorial Hyde Park for the unveiling by the Duke of Gloucester on 24 November 19341934Combined ArmyAir Force manoeuvres at Holsworthy, c. 1934c. 1934Corporal of First Field Cadre instructs cadets in the Lewis gun, 1930s1930sDuke of Gloucester meets wounded WW I soldiers at Prince of Wales Hospital with former Prime Minister Billy Hughes on left, 19341934Football team at Victoria Barracks winners of United Naval Military Colleges and combined Greater Public Schools Football Challenge Shield, 1930s1930sGloucester with RSL Chief at the unveiling of the War Memorial, 19341934Group of Army officers and civilians at a table, 19341934Group of Army officers and women at a table, 19341934Inspecting war veterans at Bathurst, 19341934Matron and official party inspect parade of nurses, 1930s1930sOpening of Anzac War Memorial Sydney by Duke of Gloucester, 19341934Returned soldiers conference, 19341934Royal Australian Artillery on parade, c. 1934c. 1934Ryde District Soldiers Memorial Hospital est 1934, 1930s1930sSaint Patricks Day parade, 1930s1930sScouts and Girl Guides parade, c. 1934c. 1934Scouts attend a Church Parade, 1930s1930sSeaside Camp project at Narrabeen, 1930s1930sTennis players drink a toast as Army bugler plays at AIF tennis day, 1930s1930sUnidentified Australian sailor from group described in Hood register as Associated Press negatives some Union Theatres Capitol military Newspaper News, 1930s1930sUnidentified image from group described in Hood register as Associated Press negatives some Union Theatres Capitol military Newspaper News, 1930s1930sUnveiling of the Hyde Park War Memorial, 19341934War veterans at wreath laying ceremony at Cenotaph, 1930s1930sWorld War I Memorial in Wellington NSW Park, 1930s1930sSaint Patrick's Day parade, 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sSaint Patrick's Day parade, Irish National Foresters, 1930s by Sam Hood1930sAn aide collecting from a donor, Ryde District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (N.S.W.), 1934, by Sam Hood1934HRH the Duke of Gloucester opened the War Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney, November 1938 - photograph by Sam Hood, 19341934Man posing under tree in front of Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, 19341934Navy League cadets marching into the Mayfair Theatre, c. 1935c. 1935Police parade, 1930–401930–40Racehorses paraded in the ring, c. 1935c. 1935'A Military Ceremony' c.1935 (RAHS-Osborne Photograph Collection), c. 1935c. 1935Grace Bros fashion parade at Lady Julius, 19361936
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