37 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Show Street Scenes of Sydney, Australia in the Late 19th Century
Sydney was founded in 1788 when the first fleet arrived in Australia from England. The city grew at a phenomenal rate through the 19th century even though transportation to New South Wales ended in 1840. By 1861 the population of Sydney was 56,000 and it was a flourishing town. By 1881 the population of Sydney had grown to an amazing 221,000. Here, we present a gallery of amazing vintage photographs (via State Library of New South Wales) show everyday life in Sydney in the late 19th century.
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| King and Elizabeth Street corner from Sydney, 1890 |
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| An aviary from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Children in street from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Group of people from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Children in street from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Advertising hoarding from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| A chimney sweep walking across Pyrmont Bridge Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Woman selling fruit from small barrow Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene. Phillip Street, 1885-90 Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Group of people, Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| People at Circular Quay Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Horsedrawn ambulance outside Civil Ambulance & Transport Brigade headquarters, corner of George & Pitt Sts opposite the Benevolent Asylum, now Central Square, c. 1900 |
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| Small band playing in street from Sydney, 1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Group of people from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Group of people from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Children in street from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Farm scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Girl with pet duck on lead from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Advertising hoarding for McLean, Rigg from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Manly Ferry Wharf from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Railway work shops, Sydney, March 1871 |
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| Governor Bourke Hotel from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 |
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| Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, Sydney, ca. 1870-1875 |
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| National Art Gallery of New South Wales, ca. 1900 |
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| Arrival of Governor Sir Robert Duff, Circular Quay, Sydney, June 1893 |
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| Pechey family, Craigend, Darlinghurst, ca. 1882 |
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| The Gap, Sydney, ca. 1880 |
