10 Amazing Pictures from Sydney & Australia in the 1950s and Beyond
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1. Sydney’s ferry services operate on Sydney Harbour and the connecting Parramatta River. The current operations are under contract by Transdev Sydney Ferries.
View of the Sydney Harbour ferry in 1973. Photo by Max Dupain.
2. User @karenmark59 posted a photo on Pinterest asking if people remember doctors making house calls and several users shared their experiences in the comments section.
“I do. And for my Mum, that was wonderful because she didn’t have to get my other two siblings to an office,” one person said.
“Yes, I remember it well. Your Dr knew all your family,” another added.
“How many of you remember when doctors would make house calls?” Photo from Pinterest.
3. Below is a photo of a U.S. sailor with a local girl. Many Australians showed sympathy to American service members on R & R (rest and recreation); they were young and involved in a war in which many were reluctantly participating.
R & R in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia. Photo by Rennie Ellis.
4. Famous photographer Rennie Ellis once wrote for his exhibition that Sydney’s Kings Cross “has a pulse rate and a lifestyle unlike anywhere else in Australia”.
Working Girls, Kings Cross 1970-1971. Photo by Rennie Ellis.
5. Before he became the Golden Globe winner everyone knows today, most Australians knew Paul Hogan worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1970s. In his own words, a rigger’s job was to “put up all the working platforms and make it as safe as possible for the painters” and “to rescue anyone who got into difficulty.”
Paul Hogan on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973. Photo from Pinterest.
6. Below is a photo of traffic in Taylor Square, taken in 1959. Also known as the T Square, the locality is the centre of the city’s nightlife.
Corner of Oxford Street and Bourke Street, 1959. Photo from City of Sydney Archives.
7. Above is an aerial photo of the construction of Warringah Freeway, looking south from Ernest Street with earthworks substantially completed. Also known as the Warringah Expressway, it provides an active connection to access most of the suburbs in Sydney. It is also a significant route to the north, south, east and west of the central business district.
Construction of Warringah Freeway, 1967. Photo from Ben Johnson.
8. An expert evaluation report to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2007 describes the building as “one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity, not only in the 20th century but in the history of humankind”. The Opera House is the country’s number one tourist destination and is a World Heritage-listed masterpiece that belongs to all Australians.
Construction of the famous Sydney Opera House in October 1964. Photo by Max Dupain.
9. The view shows the Sydney Opera House from Beulah St wharf, Kirribilli. Australian photographer Max Dupain devoted most of his career as an architectural photographer.
Evelyn Star ferry in 1971. Photo by Max Dupain.
10. Holden was the first company to assemble bodies for Ford in Australia and, by 1924, was the exclusive supplier in Australia of car bodies for the US-based General Motors. In 1948, Holden manufactured the FX 48-215, the first car “made in Australia, for Australia”.
A General Motors Holden car advertisement in 1948. Photograph: Paul Mayall/Alamy
View of the Sydney Harbour ferry in 1973. Photo by Max Dupain.
2. User @karenmark59 posted a photo on Pinterest asking if people remember doctors making house calls and several users shared their experiences in the comments section.
“I do. And for my Mum, that was wonderful because she didn’t have to get my other two siblings to an office,” one person said.
“Yes, I remember it well. Your Dr knew all your family,” another added.
“How many of you remember when doctors would make house calls?” Photo from Pinterest.
3. Below is a photo of a U.S. sailor with a local girl. Many Australians showed sympathy to American service members on R & R (rest and recreation); they were young and involved in a war in which many were reluctantly participating.
R & R in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia. Photo by Rennie Ellis.
4. Famous photographer Rennie Ellis once wrote for his exhibition that Sydney’s Kings Cross “has a pulse rate and a lifestyle unlike anywhere else in Australia”.
Working Girls, Kings Cross 1970-1971. Photo by Rennie Ellis.
5. Before he became the Golden Globe winner everyone knows today, most Australians knew Paul Hogan worked as a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1970s. In his own words, a rigger’s job was to “put up all the working platforms and make it as safe as possible for the painters” and “to rescue anyone who got into difficulty.”
Paul Hogan on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973. Photo from Pinterest.
6. Below is a photo of traffic in Taylor Square, taken in 1959. Also known as the T Square, the locality is the centre of the city’s nightlife.
Corner of Oxford Street and Bourke Street, 1959. Photo from City of Sydney Archives.
7. Above is an aerial photo of the construction of Warringah Freeway, looking south from Ernest Street with earthworks substantially completed. Also known as the Warringah Expressway, it provides an active connection to access most of the suburbs in Sydney. It is also a significant route to the north, south, east and west of the central business district.
Construction of Warringah Freeway, 1967. Photo from Ben Johnson.
8. An expert evaluation report to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2007 describes the building as “one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity, not only in the 20th century but in the history of humankind”. The Opera House is the country’s number one tourist destination and is a World Heritage-listed masterpiece that belongs to all Australians.
Construction of the famous Sydney Opera House in October 1964. Photo by Max Dupain.
9. The view shows the Sydney Opera House from Beulah St wharf, Kirribilli. Australian photographer Max Dupain devoted most of his career as an architectural photographer.
Evelyn Star ferry in 1971. Photo by Max Dupain.
10. Holden was the first company to assemble bodies for Ford in Australia and, by 1924, was the exclusive supplier in Australia of car bodies for the US-based General Motors. In 1948, Holden manufactured the FX 48-215, the first car “made in Australia, for Australia”.
A General Motors Holden car advertisement in 1948. Photograph: Paul Mayall/Alamy
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