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Victoria Road at the “top of Drummoyne” in circa 1950 and in 2025.

[circa 1950-Australian Railway Historical Society>2025-Phil Harvey]

04.02.2025 08:44 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Blast from the STAN past - Looking south west at the corner of Elizabeth and Campbell Streets, Sydney. From Rickard's Building in 1914 to the City Circle Railway viaduct in 2018.

[1916-State Library of NSW>2018-Phil Harvey]

30.01.2025 03:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1975 ~ 2024

A look into the city from near the former Fort Street School across the Bradfield Highway. The clutch of remnant buildings visible are on Essex and Cumberland Streets and down to Harrington Street.

[1975-Alan Dunstan c/- City of Sydney Archives>2024-K.Sundgren]

30.01.2025 03:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From the archive
1964 ~ 2023
Opening day for the Gladesville Bridge viewed from Victoria Rd footbridge, Huntleys Point. Earlier photo shows traffic on approaches & exits from the bridge and the beginnings of the Tarban Creek Bridge construction

[1964-Slides Worth Seeing - Instagram>2023-K.Sundgren]

30.01.2025 03:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1924 ~ 2024 (100 years)

Central Station.

Rail bridges under construction to link Central with the underground network seen here from the Elizabeth Street side.

[1924-A.E.Foster c/- SLNSW>2024-K.Sundgren]

30.01.2025 03:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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SYDNEY
1966 - 2024

A city constantly under construction.
Both views from a Manly Ferry.
With thanks to Stephen Fleay.

[1966-Alexis J Favenchi/Stephen Fleay>2024-Stephen Thomas]

23.12.2024 06:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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GEORGE ST & MARKET ST

1954 - 2024

[1954-Ian Collis, Retro Sydney>2024-Stephen Thomas]

23.12.2024 06:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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MUSEUM STATION
One Hundred Years Ago
23 May 1924 - 23 May 2024

(1924-State Archives of NSW>2024-Stephen Thomas]

23.12.2024 06:47 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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WYNYARD
1927 - 2024

Construction progress of Wynyard Station at 15 Dec 1927, view north along York Street.

[1927-State Archives of NSW>2024-Stephen Thomas]

23.12.2024 06:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1958 ~ 2024

Chippendale.

A tram signal box at the junction of City Road and Broadway and now not.

[1958-City of Sydney Archives>2024-K.Sundgren]

23.12.2024 06:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1979 ~ 2024

From 'Good Things" to 'Goods Line".

Former rail bridge now pedestrian thoroughfare over Ultimo Road looking toward Harris Street, Ultimo.

[1979-City of Sydney Archive>2024-K.Sundgren]

23.12.2024 06:28 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1961(?) ~ 2024

Top photo shows removal of the tram tracks along Eddy Ave next to Central Station.
Trams are back here, now being placed next to the Central Station building, rather than on the middle of the road.

[VisitSydneyAus>A Jedrych]

23.12.2024 06:26 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1924 ~ 2024

Millers Point.

[1924-Alice Haigh c/-
State Library of NSW>2024-K.Sundgren]

12.12.2024 06:37 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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105 Argyle St, Camden

c1935>2024

First pub on site was Commercial Hotel built 1873. Current Tudor style establishment replaced it in 1935. Trading names have included Camden Tavern, Molly Maguires Irish Pub, and now Camden Hotel.

[c1935-Roy Dowle c/- The Oaks Historical Society>2024-A.Pages]

12.12.2024 06:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1967 ~ 2024

A view from Kirribilli across a barren Milsons Point foreshore and toward a low rise Sydney city joined by a coat hanger.

[1967-Tribune c/- State Library of NSW>2024-K.Sundgren]

12.12.2024 06:19 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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1936 ~ 2022

Goulburn Hotel, now Scruffy Murphy's Pub; 43-49 Goulburn St corner George St, Haymarket.

[1936-Australian National University>2024-A Jedrych]

12.12.2024 06:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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CENTRAL STATION (Sydney Terminal)
1940s - 2024

This area was the Ticket Booking Office for Regional and Interstate trains, in the 1940s.

Now the Eternity Restaurant. A great place to relax before boarding a train.

[1940s-NSW STATE Archives>2024-Stephen Thomas]

12.12.2024 05:48 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Church St Parramatta, looking south over Lennox Bridge.
1970s>2024

[1970s-Old Sydney Album Facebook>2024-A. Ortado]

12.12.2024 05:46 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Corner of Cunningham and Goulburn Streets, Sydney in 1969 and in 2024.

[1969-Sydney City Council>2024-Phil Harvey]

12.12.2024 05:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1925 ~ 2024

North Sydney.

Steam train arriving from Waverton through the tunnel and alongside the open cut stone face. Area now covered over with buildings & viewing platforms while passengers still go to and fro underneath at North Sydney Station.

[1925-State Library of NSW>2024-K.Sundgren]

12.12.2024 05:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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CIRCULAR QUAY
Rainy Day

1934 - 2024

[1934-Sydney Morning Herald>2024-Stephen Thomas]

12.12.2024 05:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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NO 1 FIRE STATION
Castlereagh Street

1902 - 2024

[1902-Museum of Fire, Penrith>2024-Stephen Thomas]

12.12.2024 05:31 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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1967 - 2024

[1967-State Library of NSW>2024>2024-K.Sundgren]

12.12.2024 05:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Martin Place 1938 & 2024.

I believe the then photo was taken on 11th November. (Armistice Day).

[1938-State Library of NSW>2024-Bruce Mac]

12.12.2024 05:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Market St & George St

2006 - 2024

Monorail & light rail pass by the Queen Victoria Building.

[2006-John Ward c/- City of Sydney Archives>2024-A.Pages]

12.12.2024 05:11 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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c1930s ~ 2024

389 George Street, City.

Building bearing signage from Penfolds Wines to R.M.Williams. Together they may have created the wobbly boot 😛

[c1930s-S.Hood c/-
State Library of NSW>2024-K.Sundgren]

09.12.2024 06:22 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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1977 ~ 2024

Intersection of Church and Argyle Streets, Parramatta.

[1977-City of Parramatta>2024-A. Ortado]

09.12.2024 06:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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c1920s ~ 2024

Looking down Pitt St from Railway Sq with the Marcus Clark Building & Daking House on the left & the new Central Station clock tower on the right. Pedestrians, cars, buses & a horse and cart trundling down the center of the picture.

[c1920s-State Library of NSW>2024-K.Sundgren]

09.12.2024 06:16 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Argyle St, Camden

Early 1900s - 2024

From bare to blossoming.

[early 1900s-Camden Library>2024-A.Pages]

09.12.2024 06:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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1966 ~ 2024

Nino Culotta after arriving in Sydney finds himself across the road from the Strand Hotel on William Street.

[1966 - imcdb.org > 2024 - K.Sundgren]

06.12.2024 07:02 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1