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Man in a suit at a 'Which way is Bondi?' orientation table on a Sydney rooftop, circa 1967

A visitor looks down at the painted orientation table, with the city spread out below the parapet, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Visitor in a 1960s suit at a rooftop lookout over Sydney flats, hands on the orientation table rim

Mounted binoculars stand at the parapet behind the man as he studies the table's map, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Hand-painted lookout instructions on a Sydney rooftop orientation table, circa 1967, man's hands on top

The numbered steps tell visitors to find a place on the map, turn the arrow and sight along it, Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Red, white and blue orientation table at a 1960s Sydney lookout, man standing beside it on the rooftop

Lower bands ask 'Whats that island?' and promise 'The orientation table has all the answers', Sydney, circa 1967.

1967 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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