1949
145 photos tagged 1949, from 19 members of Flickr Commons.
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- 1940s
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- Cloyne and District Historical Society
- SDASM Archives
- State Library of New South Wales
- NASA on The Commons
- State Library of Queensland
- Nationaal Archief
- Stockholm Transport Museum
- U.S. National Archives
- Florida Memory
- Smithsonian Institution
- National Library of Medicine
- National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Photos
A selection of photos tagged 1949:
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Recent uploads
The last upload was 9 September.
Kaladar Public School - 1949 from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded 9 September
Home magazine shoot with Vauxhall car, 1949 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded 14 June
Late Night, Sydney, 1949 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded 9 June
Motorbikes, Bass Hill, Sydney, 1949 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded 21 May
The Gibson and Watson General Store - 1949 from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded 19 May
NACA High Speed Flight Station "Computer" Room from NASA on The Commons uploaded March 2026
La Perouse tram departing from the city, Sydney, 1949 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded March 2026
Girl Guides Visit Camp Mazinaw from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded March 2026
Manometer Board Setup in Supersonic Wind Tunnel from NASA on The Commons uploaded February 2026
Anglican Church, Harlowe c1950 from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded January 2026
Lennox & Addington County Tree Planting Ceremony from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded November 2025
A.E. Northey Store - Northbrook c1949 from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded November 2025
NACA Muroc Employees with a Snowman from NASA on The Commons uploaded November 2025
Northbrook School - 1949 from Cloyne and District Historical Society uploaded October 2025
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View of sunset from Palm Island
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Vesna Verencevic said:
It's hot and cramped on the light plane, but the flight is smooth, and as we begin to descend we peer out the window, to marvel at the view and take pictures with our phones. It's worth it. The view of Palm Island from the air is stunning. Clear blue water and green hills of tropical rainforest. The island is off the north Queensland coast, just a 20-minute flight from Townsville. Indigenous people first began living on Palm Island in 1918, when it was set up as a mission. For years, Aborigines were sent there from across Australia. They came from different tribes and places, spoke different languages, and had different customs. Now, nearly 100 years after it was first established, more than four thousand people live on the Island. Palm Islanders are known as the 'Bwgcolman People', meaning 'many tribes, one people. It's an acknowledgment that Palm Islanders share a history with over forty different clans. Source: www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2014-03-14/life-on-palm/5318920
Vampire jet after record flight Brisbane to Sydney, Australia, 1949
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Francesco Dini said:
Outstanding image 🌟
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covid convict said:
I gather the pilot was F/Lt C.D. Murphy, DFC...he was evidently known as Des...
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212200987 - the Brisbane Telegraph, 18th July, 1949...report on Murphy's first record breaking flight from Sydney to Brisbane on 18th July, 1949...per the Bris Tele, the time was 70 minutes...
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27583304 - SMH, 21st July, 1949...report on Murphy's second record breaking flight...this time on the return leg from Brisbane to Sydney on 20th July, 1949...per the SMH, the time was 62 minutes... -
covid convict said:
I haven't managed to discover who made the first non-stop flight between Sydney and Brisbane (either direction)...in 1921 Bert Hinkler flew his Avro non-stop from Sydney to Bundaberg in 8hrs 40mins...
In December 1926 Edgar Percival with passenger George Cutts flew non-stop from Sydney to Brisbane in a DH.9 in 4hrs 35mins...
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16340080 - SMH, 14th December, 1926...brief report on Percival's flight