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Rush hour - Kings Cross, 1938
Sydney nostalgia: portfolios 2,3 & 4, 1930s-1970s photographed by Max Dupain
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

A black and white photograph from 1938. Heavy traffic of cars, trams and a bus make the turn from William St into Darlinghurst Road and again into Bayswater Road, Kings Cross, Sydney. Edwardian multilevel buildings surround the roads

February 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM

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A #Sydney light rail tram with "Lucky 8 Snakes" design passes in front of the QVB in Sydney, Australia on 2025-0-29
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A colourful tram passes in front of a neoclassical building with various people milling about in the foreground

February 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM

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Pedestrians and a tram on the #SydneyHarbourBridge
ca. 1935, E.W. Searle
National Library of Australia

A view along the walkway of the Sydney Harbour Bridge through the archway of a pylon. Two men are silhouetted, above them are deco style lamps. Separating the walkway from the tramway is rivetted metal lattice fencing. A tram travelling away from the camera has passed the nearer of the men. The archway of the bridge rises above the scene and disappears into the distance

January 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM

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A tram going past the National Mutual Building on George St, #Sydney
Various Sydney, 1960s / photographed by Max Dupain
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

In a black and white photograph, an O-class, Toastrack, Sydney tram, with trolley pole position indicating travel from left to right, is passing two grand stone buildings. In the foreground, pedestrians move away from the camera

January 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM

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#Heptapleurum actinophyllum happily flowering as a #StreetPlanting
#Araliaceae
#sydney #gardening #FlowerReport #flowers #BloomScrolling #UrbanGarden #UrbanPlanting 🌱 Bondi Beach

Nine long racemes of small red flowers protrude from a profusion of palmately compound medium green leaves. The background is overexposed, white

January 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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The last tram from La Perouse and last to enter Randwick shops, 25 February 1961
Roy Field
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

In a 1960s colour photo, a green and cream tram is in central position with its trolley pole positioned indicating travel away from the camera. There is a similar coloured bus on the left with mature date palms behind it. Two more trams are visible in the distance. There is a considerable throng of people and one darkly uniformed man who seems to be waving ineffectually

January 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM

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L1 light rail. Why sharks? Maybe the kids will ask their parents and get a safety around rail discussion?
#NSWTransport #Sydney #LightRail

At Exhibition light rail stop, the camera on the outbound platform looking across to the Central bound platform. Two sets of tracks are visible and between them are three signs. From the left, the first toe are identical and say 'Don't get bitten ... / Please use the pedestrian crossing provided / Do not cross the tracks / ...with a $400 fine. There is a image of a man and a shark. The third sign in large text : For your own safety use the crossing only. It has a long green arrow pointing the direction

January 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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L2 Light Rail at Circular Quay, Randwick bound
#NSWTransport #Sydney #LightRail

January 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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Opening day Parramatta light rail www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8cP...

Parramatta Light Rail - First Day, First Service - L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line

YouTube video by Transport Vlog

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January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM

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Seville Tram 2009-04-27

A white tram with red to yellow coloured trim stops at a raised platform. There are a set of rails between the camera and the tram. The pantograph and the catenary are visible

January 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM

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Straßenbahn Berlin
BVG
2020-06-26

January 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM

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Istanbul tram headed towards Tünel along İstiklal Caddesi.
2010-06-21

An old wooden tram, No. 3 Taksim - Tünel on the head destination board and painted red below white on top, is making its way down a street, İstiklal Caddesi amidst crowds of people walking. The tram driver is visible through the tram's front window

January 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM

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K. Davis - Tramwoman at work [and other tram shots]
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
c 1933-1942

A behatted, uniformed woman with fare bag and ticket case, leans out of the door of a partially visible tram car. As the guard, she has a vigilant look

January 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM

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Tram on the corner of Pitt and Market Streets, c 1933-1942
K. Davis - Tramwoman at work [and other tram shots]
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales