Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Sydney, 1965.
City of Sydney Archives
Fifty years ago today, after a prolonged and controversial period of construction, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
Top Dog factory for men’s hats, Surry Hills, 1941.
State Library of New South Wales
A heritage-listed hat factory has burned down in Surry Hills. The suburb was once a hub of fashion manufacturing.
A mug shot of Neville McQuade (aged 18) and Lewis Stanley Keith (aged 19), taken at North Sydney Police Station in June 1942.
Sydney Living Museums
From the “goo goo” boys mocked for their love of theatre to cross-dressing troops and “trouser women”, Australia has a rich queer history.