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Return of trams to George Street
Step back in time to the days of Sydney's extensive tram network, which was ripped up in the 1950s and early '60s.
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View of George Street from Grosvenor Street, looking northward to the Sydney Harbour Bridge that is under construction, 1931 Credit:STAFF
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The Sydney Light Rail travels down George Street on wednesday during daylight hours for the first time since the 1950s. Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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A woman waits for her tram home in 1958. Credit:David Cumming
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Tram tracks are removed on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 30 June 1958.Credit:George Lipman
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Trams, cars and people on George Street from the corner of Druitt Street, Sydney, ca. 1925.Credit:Fairfax Media
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A couple waiting for their tram in Sydney in March 1955. Credit:Gordon Short
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The Sydney Light Rail travels down George Street during daylight hours for the first time on wednesday. Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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Trams on George Street looking North from the Strand Arcade, Sydney, 1911.Credit:Fairfax Media
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Construction at Circular Quay, Sydney on 26 July 1939. Credit:
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The North Sydney tram, the last tram to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge, is farewelled on 8 August 1958. Credit:
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King Street, Sydney, circa 1930s. Image is from a broken glass plate negative. Credit:Staff
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The Sydney Light Rail travels down George Street Sydney during daylight hours for the first time. Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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Change over from trams to buses on the North Sydney to the city route on 26 June 1958. Credit:George Lipman
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Passengers in Sydney's Martin Place come to grips with the bus timetable during the change-over from trams on 26 September, 1957. Credit:Gordon Short
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Change over from trams to buses on the North Sydney to the city route on 26 June 1958. Commuters come to grips with the bus timetable and route. Credit:George Lipman
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Tow-thirds of the passengers on a crowded Clovelly tram vacated it at the Alison road stop opposite the Randwick saddling paddock, 1950.Credit:Fairfax Media
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The Sydney Light Rail travels down George Street Sydney during daylight hours for the first time. Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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A young lady trips over the legs of fellow passengers in Sydney on 25 January 1950. The image was for a series on "tram manners". Credit:Hurley
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"New Australians" clean trams at Waverley Depot on 20 April 1951. Credit:Cec Lynch
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A new bus shelter is erected in Carrington Street, Wynyard, Sydney on 27 June 1958 during the changeover from trams to buses. Credit:Alec Iverson