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Australian Army soldiers marching along Macquarie Street, Sydney
Australian Army soldiers marching along Macquarie Street, Sydney

Australian Army soldiers marching along Macquarie Street, Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date24 April 1915
Object number00024583
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionAustralian soldiers are depicted marching through Macquarie Street amongst crowds of people on the afternoon of 24 April 1915. The Governor General of Australia Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson is seen to the left under the Scottish flag. Sydney Hospital is visible in the background.SignificanceThe Samuel J Hood photographic collection records an extensive range of maritime activity on Sydney Harbour, including sail and steam ships, crew portraits, crews at work, ship interiors, stevedores loading and unloading cargo, port scenes, pleasure boats and harbourside social activities from the 1890s through to the 1950s. They are also highly competent artistic studies and views - Hood was regarded as an important figure in early Australian photojournalism. Hood’s maritime photographs are one of the most significant collections of such work in Australia.