Golden Memories: Stunning Historical Images of Old Sydney, Australia (Part 3)
Sydney NSW Australia 1938 – Sydney Harbour Bridge Balmoral NSW Australia c.1949 – Edwards Beach Sydney NSW Australia 1932 – Sydney Harbour Bridge – Elephants Crossing Neutral Bay NSW Australia 1920s – From Kurraba Point Newtown NSW Australia c.1906 –…
History in the making: Retro Sydney 1950 to 2000 – in pictures
Then-futuristic computer banks, now-classic cars and a Sydney skyline without the Opera House are all part of a new book taken from Nathan Mete’s popular ‘Retro Sydney’ Instagram account A couple take in the view of Sydney Harbour from the…
Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Sydney Fifty Years Ago _s2au11
Sydney is the capital city and most populous city in the state of New South Wales, Australia and Oceania. Sydney enhanced its position as an education capital of the Western Pacific during the postwar period. In 1967, Australia Square Tower…
Timeless Melbourne: Rare and Striking Old Street Photos (Part 1)
Swanston Street in 1959 Intersection of Collins and Swanston Street c1956-65. City of Melbourne Collins Street 19863 View along Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria (between 1946 and 1954?) Views along Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria. (between 1946 and 1953?) Swanston St., Melbourne….
Stunning Black-and-White Photos of Old Sydney (Part 2)
Pitt Street, near Central Railway Pitt Street near Market Street, Sydney New South Wales Lands Department Building, Bridge Street, Sydney (NSW) Site of Bondi Junction Railway Station – from Grafton St looking south towards (1974) Arrival of “Waratahs”, Macquarie St…
Sydney in the Past: Beautifully Preserved Moments from a Bygone Era (Part 1)
Observing the cleanup in Sydney, 1900 Sussex Street, Sydney 1900 Sussex Street, looking south from Margaret Street, Sydney 1900 The rat catchers, 1900 The rat incinerator, 1900 Open trench in Washington Street, where bones, horns, and old piles were unearthed,…
Vintage Snapshots: Daily Traffic Down Under – Australia In The 1950s & 1960s _s2au
I know that CC has a few followers in Australia, and I recently came across a series of slides that I believe they will enjoy seeing. Images captured in the 1950s and 1960s, with daily traffic of the period. These…
Stunning Vintage Photographs of Sydney in the 1900s (Part1)
George Street looking north, Sydney (NSW) 01/01/1960 Traffic in George Street after the replacement of trams by buses, Sydney (01/01/1962) George Street, Sydney in 1900 Bustling Sydney – Trams operating at the intersection of Barrack Street and George Street, Sydney –…
A Glimpse of Circular Quay, Australia in the 1900s (Part 1)
Opening of Circular Quay Station, official train just breaking through tapes (20/01/1956) Trams at Circular Quay Sydney Harbour Trust steam launch ‘Lady Hopetoun’ lies at Commissioners Steps, near the newly-built Sydney Harbour Trust building (1904) Opening of Circular Quay Station,…
Vintage Scenes of Australia’s Past (Part 1)
Views of trams and traffic travelling down Queen Street in Brisbane city Victoria Square Adelaide c1960’s View along Queen Street in Brisbane city at night Premises of Buzacotts (Queensland) Ltd store at 443 Adelaide Street, Brisbane People gathered around a…