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Ice hockey player at Glaciarium, Sydney, 5 June 1952

Ice hockey player at Glaciarium, Sydney, 5 June 1952, R. Donaldson, from vintage negative, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 062/Item 050 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjGjr39/pRNLbaRQegwa4

 

The Sydney Glaciarium was the third indoor ice-skating facility built in Australia and the first in New South Wales. It opened in George Street Ultimo in July in 1907, on the site of a nineteenth century Cyclorama. Located near the railway station it was a popular sporting and entertainment venue for nearly 50 years.

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Uploaded on June 14, 2023
Taken on June 5, 1952