Sydney is the capital city and most populous city in the state of New South Wales, Australia and Oceania.
Sydney enhanced its position as an education capital of the Western Pacific during the postwar period. In 1967, Australia Square Tower was constructed and became a city landmark, surpassed in 1981 by Sydney Tower as the tallest building in the city.
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| Kings Cross, 1970 |
Since the 1970s Sydney has undergone a rapid economic and social transformation. As aviation has replaced shipping, most new migrants to Australia have arrived in Sydney by air rather than in Melbourne by ship. As a result, the city has become one of the most multicultural in the world. In 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened, after a long period of planning and construction.
Take a look back at the ‘Emerald City’ in the late 1960s and 1970 through these fascinating vintage pictures, courtesy of Graham Cosserat:
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| Fitzroy Gardens, King Cross, 1968 |
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| Kings Cross, 1968 |
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| Kings Cross, 1968 |
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| Circular Quay, 1968 |
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| Circular Quay, 1968 |
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| Botanical Gardens, 1968 |
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| Australia Square, 1968 |
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| Alamein Fountain, Kings Cross |
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| English Fair, 1968 |
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| William Street, 1968 |
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| Sandwich Bars at Australia Square, 1968 |
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| Roselands Shopping Centre, 1968 |
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| Roselands Shopping Centre, 1968 |
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| Roselands Shopping Centre, 1968 |
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| Coles Variety Store, Pitt Street, 1968 |
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| English Fair, 1968 |
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| English Fair, 1968 |
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| Sydney, 1969 |
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| Sydney, 1969 |
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| Petersham, 1969 |
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| Circular Quay, 1969 |
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| Sydney Opera House under construction, 1969 |
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| The village centre, Kings Cross, 1970 |
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| Circular Quay, 1970 |
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| Castlereagh Street, 1970 |
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| Castlereagh Street, 1970 |
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| Castlereagh Street, 1970 |
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| Sydney Harbour |