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Bird's eye view of Sydney showing the proposed city and suburban electric railways 1915 Media
Peapes - for men and their sons, cover of menswear catalogue c1929 Media
Town Hall Station - low level tracks 19 May 1930 Media
Architect's drawing of the Bunnerong Power Station 1926 Media
Museum Station entrance on Elizabeth Street under construction c1926 Media
The Sydney City Railway: the Great Excavator 1923 Media
Gumbery Jah (Harry’s Song) and Cooee (Guwi), sung by Matthew Doyle and Clarence Slockee, recorded by Kevin Hunt at the Conservatorium of Music, Sydney 2010 Media
Australian Xmas Flowers, From La Perouse postcard c1910 Media
The landing place at Parramatta, Port Jackson c1809 Media
Reclamation of Darling Harbour with spoil taken on City Railway excavations 30 October 1922 Media
Plan of Glades Ville, divided into allotments and situate on the Parramatta River c1870s Media
Glade's grant, Parramatta River 1850s Media
Completed escalators at the York Street entrance of Wynyard Station, 17 August 1931 Media
Bank of Australia lottery ticket number 2890, issued to John Sterling, dated 19 October 1848, drawn on 1 January 1849. Endorsed to David John Thomas for £4 on back Media
Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating giving speech at the launch of the United Nations' International Year of the World's Indigenous People, Redfern Park 10 December 1992 Media
City Bank of Sydney design for a one pound note 1893 Media
Butler's stairs leading from Potts Point to Woolloomooloo c1945 Media
Schedule of the lots in the plan of partition of the Bank of Australia : the drawing to commence on Monday, January 1st, 1849 Media
Alderman John Thomas Playfair, known as Thomas Playfair c1880 Media
Gloucester Street, The Rocks c1901 Media
Sitting on the Playfair Stairs c1901 Media
Princess Alice at Wirth's Bros Circus in Sydney 1938 Media
Steps link 'Loo with Potts Point 1951 Media
McElhone Stairs 1951 Media
Detail showing part of Woolloomooloo and Potts Point from map of City of Sydney 1903 Media
Hon McElhone MLA c 1885 Media
Springfield c1900 Media
Students of Lady Murray's school, Springfield College, Sydney, 19 November 1874 Media
Springfield c1900 Media
The New Hospital for Women and Children, 11 Lansdowne Street, Surry Hills c1922 Media
New premises — with room to grow 1924 Media
Christmas party given by Rachel Forster Hospital for the local children 1925 Media
Lady Denison opening new wing at Rachel Forster Hospital 21 August 1926 Media
Site for the Rachel Forster Hospital c1940 Media
'Pioneer's Memorial' garden and ornamental pool created in honour of the women doctors who founded the Rachel Forster Hospital, Redfern c1956 Media
Women selling buttons to raise money for the Rachel Forster Hospital c1962 Media
Rachel Forster Hospital 1944 Media
Rachel Forster Hospital , Pitt Street, Redfern 1942 Media
Second page of the Registry of Flash Men c1841 Media
Demolition of the Rachel Forster Hospital building, Redfern 4 October 2014 Media
Demolition of the Rachel Forster Hospital building, Redfern 4 October 2014 Media
Demolition of the Rachel Forster Hospital building, Redfern 4 October 2014 Media
Demolition of the Rachel Forster Hospital building, Redfern 4 October 2014 Media
Demolition of the Rachel Forster Hospital building, Redfern 4 October 2014 Media
The Argyle Cut, The Rocks c1900 Media
Old Cambridge Street, The Rocks, now demolished c1910 Media
A lane in The Rocks c1915 Media
Iron stanchion on McElhone steps, Woolloomooloo, Sydney which was used as a hiding place for message container by Ivan Fedorovich Skripov, First Secretary, Russian embassy 1962 Media
Developed secret writing on reverse side of letter dated 17th September, 1962 that was given to ASIO agent by Ivan Fedorovich Skripov, First Secretary, Russian embassy Media
Stone stairway between buildings c1925 Media