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The Herald's photographic coverage over the years

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<p>Warning: some of the content in this gallery is graphic.</p> The Sydney Morning Herald celebrated 190 years on April 18, 2021. Photography has been part of the Herald newsroom since 1908 when it first published a photo under the headline 'Australia welcomes America's fleet'. To this day we continue to capture the events and the stories for our readers. Photography by the award winning Herald photographers, past and present. <p>Follow us on Twitter @photosSMH Instagram @sydneymorningherald <p>Like our photos? Selected images available from <a href="http://consumer.fairfaxsyndication.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ALID=2ITPN4UZPJU6">www.fairfaxphotos.com</a></p>

Steel troughs of the roadway deck prior to coke concrete being poured into them during construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Steel troughs of the roadway deck prior to coke concrete being poured into them during construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.Credit:SMH Archives

Hostages run from the Lindt Cafe building towards Special Operations Police in Martin Place. A lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held hostage ten customers and eight employees of the café that led to a 16-hour standoff. Hostage Tori Johnson was killed by Monis and hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by a police bullet ricochet in the subsequent raid. Monis was also killed. 16 December 2014.

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Hostages run from the Lindt Cafe building towards Special Operations Police in Martin Place. A lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held hostage ten customers and eight employees of the café that led to a 16-hour standoff. Hostage Tori Johnson was killed by Monis and hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by a police bullet ricochet in the subsequent raid. Monis was also killed. 16 December 2014. Credit:Andrew Meares

The wall of Buckingham's department store collapses during the fire in Oxford Street on Anzac Day 25 April 1968.

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The wall of Buckingham's department store collapses during the fire in Oxford Street on Anzac Day 25 April 1968.Credit:Russell McPhedran

Senator Penny Wong after the result in the same sex marriage survey at Parliament House in Canberra. 15 November 2017.

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Senator Penny Wong after the result in the same sex marriage survey at Parliament House in Canberra. 15 November 2017.Credit:Andrew Meares

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Victory in the Pacific Day celebrations on Elizabeth Street in 1945.

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Victory in the Pacific Day celebrations on Elizabeth Street in 1945.Credit:SMH Archives

Safi Merhi is surrounded by a mob of men in Cronulla. He was punched and also attacked with bottles by the group. 11th December 2005.

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Safi Merhi is surrounded by a mob of men in Cronulla. He was punched and also attacked with bottles by the group. 11th December 2005.Credit:Andrew Meares

Lindy Chamberlain and Michael Chamberlain with a photo of baby Azaria Chamberlain on the steps of Alice Springs Courthouse after the first inquest into her death at Ayers Rock found a dingo took her. February 1981. The improbable claim that a dingo had taken her baby provoked years of speculation, interrogation and, eventually, jail for Lindy Chamberlain. The disappearance of baby Azaria from a camping ground at the base of Uluru in 1980 forced Lindy and her husband, Michael, in front of the cameras for many years.

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Lindy Chamberlain and Michael Chamberlain with a photo of baby Azaria Chamberlain on the steps of Alice Springs Courthouse after the first inquest into her death at Ayers Rock found a dingo took her. February 1981. The improbable claim that a dingo had taken her baby provoked years of speculation, interrogation and, eventually, jail for Lindy Chamberlain. The disappearance of baby Azaria from a camping ground at the base of Uluru in 1980 forced Lindy and her husband, Michael, in front of the cameras for many years.Credit:Russell McPhedran

Schapelle Corby arrives at the Bali courthouse to hear that the prosecution will seek a life sentence for allegedly trafficking more than four kilograms of marajuana into Bali. 21st April 2005

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Schapelle Corby arrives at the Bali courthouse to hear that the prosecution will seek a life sentence for allegedly trafficking more than four kilograms of marajuana into Bali. 21st April 2005Credit:Jason South

Prime Minister John Howard on his one day visit to the Solomon Islands inspecting some guns that were handed in. The intervention force collected more than three thousand weapons during the gun amnesty. 25th August 2003.

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Prime Minister John Howard on his one day visit to the Solomon Islands inspecting some guns that were handed in. The intervention force collected more than three thousand weapons during the gun amnesty. 25th August 2003.Credit:Paul Harris

Police and emergency workers at the scene of the Port Arthur massacre, where lone gunman Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people. May 1996.

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Police and emergency workers at the scene of the Port Arthur massacre, where lone gunman Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people. May 1996.Credit:Dallas Kilponen

Tacloban in the Philippines was devastated by typhoon Haiyan. Typhoon Haiyan, known as typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone that devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. 22nd November 2013.

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Tacloban in the Philippines was devastated by typhoon Haiyan. Typhoon Haiyan, known as typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone that devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. 22nd November 2013. Credit:Brendan Esposito

On day 27 of the Israeli-Hezbollah war, two men run through the rubble after Israeli drones are heard in the area of Dahia in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The shops and apartment buildings in the background were hit by approximately 7 Israeli bombs at 5am in the morning. 7th August 2006.

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On day 27 of the Israeli-Hezbollah war, two men run through the rubble after Israeli drones are heard in the area of Dahia in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The shops and apartment buildings in the background were hit by approximately 7 Israeli bombs at 5am in the morning. 7th August 2006. Credit:Kate Geraghty

A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found, on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. 26th July, 2014.

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A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found, on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. 26th July, 2014. Credit:Kate Geraghty

Palestinian terrorist on the balcony of Block 31 Connolly Strasse where 12 Israeli weightlifters and wrestlers were taken hostage during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

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Palestinian terrorist on the balcony of Block 31 Connolly Strasse where 12 Israeli weightlifters and wrestlers were taken hostage during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Credit:Russell McPhedran

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Prime Minister Bob Hawke celebrates his election win with wife Hazel in the ballroom at the Hyatt on Collins, Melbourne. 12th of July 1987.

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Prime Minister Bob Hawke celebrates his election win with wife Hazel in the ballroom at the Hyatt on Collins, Melbourne. 12th of July 1987. Credit:Rick Stevens

Mr David Stewart sits amongst the wreaths that line Legian St, Kuta, at the entrance to the Southern end of the 12 October Legian St bomb site, after visiting where the Sari Club once stood.

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Mr David Stewart sits amongst the wreaths that line Legian St, Kuta, at the entrance to the Southern end of the 12 October Legian St bomb site, after visiting where the Sari Club once stood.Credit:Kate Geraghty

Children look on as people inspect the damage from Cyclone Tracy which hit Darwin in 1974.

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Children look on as people inspect the damage from Cyclone Tracy which hit Darwin in 1974.Credit:Rick Stevens

Xanana Gusmao pleads with demonstrators who disrupted the speech of Indonesian President Wahid in Dili East Timor as a wailing woman hugs the Independence leader. February 2000.

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Xanana Gusmao pleads with demonstrators who disrupted the speech of Indonesian President Wahid in Dili East Timor as a wailing woman hugs the Independence leader. February 2000.Credit:Andrew Meares

Dying kangaroos are stuck in drying mud in the drainage canal of lake Cawndilla, one of the 4 main lakes of the Menindee Lakes. 10 January 2019

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Dying kangaroos are stuck in drying mud in the drainage canal of lake Cawndilla, one of the 4 main lakes of the Menindee Lakes. 10 January 2019Credit:Nick Moir

East Timor's capital city Dili is ablaze with sporadic fires across the city, lit by gangs as the country struggles with fighting between the military and east versus west supporters. 27 May 2006

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East Timor's capital city Dili is ablaze with sporadic fires across the city, lit by gangs as the country struggles with fighting between the military and east versus west supporters. 27 May 2006Credit:Brendan Esposito