HISTORICAL SYDNEY

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The Old Burial Ground (now occupied by the Sydney Town Hall) was used between September 1792 and 1820, when it officially closed. Its replacement was the Sandhills Cemetery (Devonshire Street Cemetery), which later became the site of Central Railway Station. By the 1840s there were concerns about overcrowding and over the next twenty years a number of alternative locations were considered. In 1862 the government purchased 200 acres of land 'near Homebush on the Railway Line

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Sydney City

Central Station Historical Pictures

Cemeteries / Burials Guide

A brief overview of the major sources in our collection that relate to cemeteries.

1890 - Circular Quay, Sydney. Check out the original ferry terminals to Manly and Watsons Bay and the horse-drawn carts as they grace the harbour foreshore to what is now the home to one of Sydney's most iconic buildings, The Opera House.

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Sydney City

Sydney New South Wales Terra Australis Australian Photography Bronte Beach

Largest Countries

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History - City of Sydney

1890 - Circular Quay, Sydney. Check out the original ferry terminals to Manly and Watsons Bay and the horse-drawn carts as they grace the harbour foreshore to what is now the home to one of Sydney's most iconic buildings, The Opera House.

Luna Park Sydney Parks In Sydney

Sydney City

Sydney Harbour Bridge Old Pictures Old Photos Aboriginal History Historical Images Sydney Australia

Luna Park, Sydney. 1935

York St,Sydney in the 1930s.Photo from State Library of NSW.A♥W

Old Pictures Old Photos Sydney New South Wales Australian Continent

Sydney City

Largest Countries

Historical Pictures City Streets East Coast

York St,Sydney in the 1930s.Photo from State Library of NSW.A♥W

Modern Pictures Old Pictures Old Photos Historical Images Sydney Harbour Bridge Back In The Day East Coast Worlds Largest Australia

Circular Quay,Sydney in 1930.A♥W

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Sydney City

Revival Clothing Historical Architecture

Street scene from Sydney, ca. 1885-1890 / photographed by Arthur K. Syer

Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=442936 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au