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The State Library of New South Wales' major subject strengths are Australian history, culture and literature, including Aboriginal studies, Antarctic exploration, family history and genealogy, business and management, social sciences, applied science, biography, health and law. The State Library is home to one of Australia’s most significant historical and heritage collections. As well as nearly 11 kilometres of manuscripts – from nine 1788 First Fleet journals through to the archives of contemporary organisations and writers – the Library holds more than one million photographs. From the earliest surviving photograph taken in Australia – in January 1845 – through to digital photographs taken last month, the Library’s unrivalled photographic collections document with powerful clarity the way Australians have lived their lives over two centuries. You can find out more about the State Library's photographic collections on our website: www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections

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Working on the Centenary Racer, 1934, Ryde, Sydney uploaded 11 hours ago
Beach fashions, Sydney 1921 uploaded 4 days ago
Model with display of costume jewelry, 1947 uploaded 6 days ago
Perdriau rubber factory, Sydney, 1938 uploaded 8 March
La Perouse tram departing from the city, Sydney, 1949 uploaded 6 March
Mrs. Rankin, Mrs. Garvan as Fra Angelico's painted angels, Sydney, 1918 uploaded 3 March
Snapper Island SLNSW_FL9467634 uploaded 1 March
olden Distributors rally car at finish line, Redex round Australia rally, July 1954 uploaded 26 February
New Year revels & concert at Ingleburn Military Camp, Sydney, 1941 uploaded 24 February
Mail being delivered to Kiandra, NSW, 1941 uploaded 22 February
Mrs. Leslie Walford (heavily made up with baby doll), re-enacting, Fra Filippo Lippi's 'Madonna Adoring the Divine Child, Sydney, 1918 uploaded 19 February
Rosie Spars or Ursula Simpson, Sydney, 1918 uploaded 19 February
Gambling with cigarettes, Stalag 383 prisoner-of-war camp, Donald Skelton, 1941-43 uploaded 15 February
Australia’s oldest contortionist David Mitchell, 1942 uploaded 11 February
Rangitīaria Dennan in her home, Rotorua, Aotearoa-New Zealand, January 1947 uploaded 11 February

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beachcomber australia said:
From the other side of the street, and a little bit earlier (they were putting up the tramway catenaries) -
State Library of New South Wales said:
Here is this stereograph as a GIF thank you @NYPL_labs stereo.nypl.org/view/87684
Highranger said:
Before Martin was a place, or a road even?
beachcomber australia said:
Highranger Martin Place was there, but not all the way to Macquarie Street. See this 1895 interactive map - www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview/?pi=nla.map-rm3443-sd&rgn=...

I am not sure what those two pointy-roofed buildings are - they may be temporary structures, which would help narrow the date further. I don't remember seeing them in other contemporary photos. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02/] or pellethepoet might know ...
Highranger said:
I heard in an interview yesterday that the GPO was the reason for the demolition of those buildings to make way for a new road, later to become Martin Place

A dray, a Ford and a Morris Oxford Roadster, both 1932 models, in summer rain, Railway Square, Sydney, Jan 1935 / by Sam Hood

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EnDie1 said:
Beautiful sweet memories
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Adolfo Tavizon said:
I love this one
Ricardo said:
very good
nicolas guyard said:
so incredible to see sydney at this time when you have been in this same place around year 2000....l
Avalancha1 said:
Es muy hermoso ver como se recuerda las ciudades antiguas