Developing Sydney: 1900 – 1920

City of Sydney

The City Building Surveyor’s Department used photography to document the city’s profound transformation in the first two decades of the 20th century. These photographs inadvertently capture the largely working class neighbourhoods and people being displaced by commercial and government redevelopment.

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Title Developing Sydney: 1900 – 1920
Date Published 15/07/2022
Last Updated 05/10/2022
Publisher/Agency City of Sydney
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Data Portal City of Sydney