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Departments of Works and Local Government Entity
Departure of Miss Catherine Hayes from Sydney 18 October 1854 Media
Departure of the whaler Britannia from Sydney Cove 1798 Media
Depositing sludge from strainers on Botany Sewage Farm 1892 Media
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Traffic (Mr Bruxner) turning the key to set the new automatic traffic lights at the intersection of Kent and Market Streets in action 13 October 1933 Media
Derby Day Entity
Derby Day at Randwick 1937 Media
Derby Day, Randwick 1937 Media
Derby Day, Randwick Racecourse 1937 Media
Derricourt, Robin Contributor
Description of the execution of Thomas Barrett in Arthur Bowes Smyth's journal, 27 February 1788 Media
Description of the trial and execution of Thomas Barrett in Arthur Bowes Smyth's journal, February 1788 Media
Descriptive notes and views: Milsons Point to Hornsby : embracing Turramurra, the home of the beautiful in art and nature Entity
Design for title page of Venomous and Non-Venomous Reptiles of Australia by James S Bray 1897 Media
Desmond-Kennedy, Arthur Contributor
Despas, Antonio Entity
Destitute Children Act 1866 Entity
Destitute Children's Asylum Randwick 1866 Media
Destruction of the City Bank building at 106 Pitt St after the great fire, 2 October 1890 Media
Detail from 'Atlas of the Suburbs of Sydney - Canterbury 1886-1888' showing location of the Punch Bowl Media
Detail from 'Sydney in All Its Glory', a view of Sydney Cove from Dawes Point, c1817 Media
Detail from 'The town of Sydney in New South Wales' showing Māori chiefs, c1821 Media
Detail from 'View near the Weatherboard Inn. Bathurst Road' 23 May 1838 Media
Detail from Meehan's Plan of Sydney showing developments around Sydney Cove 1807 Media
Detail from plan of O'Connell Town 1843 Media
Detail from plan of Petersham (originally called Sydenham) showing railway station c1855 Media
Detail from view of the west side of Sydney Cove, showing the rear of the Orphanage building and Underwood's house along the mouth of the Tank Stream 1809 Media
Detail of 'Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 1788' showing the first Government House under construction on the extreme left Media
Detail of 'Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 1788' showing the Lieutenant Governor's house under construction with scaffolding (centre) Media
Detail of 'Sydney from the western side of the Cove' showing Aboriginal people and Europeans c1803 Media
Detail of 'View in Broken Bay New South Wales. March 1788' Media
Detail of 1814 plan of Parramatta showing the land set aside for the Gaol and the Factory by the Parramatta River Media
Detail of a plan of Necropolis at Haslem's Creek shewing the appropriations for the various religious denominations 1868 Media
Detail of architectural drawing of Wynyard Park underground convenience 1911 Media
Detail of artist from stained glass at Fairwater, Double Bay c1882 Media
Detail of birdseye view of Sydney, showing the Bridge Street tram yard 1888 Media
Detail of chart showing Sow and Pigs Reef and lightship 1881 Media
Detail of chart showing the location of the Governor's Bathing House in Farm Cove 1832 Media
Detail of Doves Plan of Sydney showing Market Row 1880 Media
Detail of ground plan to convert southern wall of Hyde Park Barracks into temporary Coroners Court and other offices June 1887 Media
Detail of map of Sydney showing buildings running between George and Pitt Streets, between King and Market Streets 1880 Media
Detail of map of the settlement at Sydney Cove Port Jackson April 1788 Media
Detail of map showing different denominational burial grounds in the Devonshire Street Cemetery 1845 Media
Detail of map showing land holdings of Daniel Judd, O Riley and Ann Prosser on the Macdonald River 1831 Media