Hundreds of examples of Rex Hazlewood’s work are in the photographic collections of the State Library. Hazlewood's panoramic photographs include areas as diverse as Bathurst, Gosford, Mudgee and Kiama, but the majority are taken in suburban areas of Sydney. The panoramas provide us with a unique insight into the period of early twentieth century development of Sydney's outer suburbs as they move from bushland to rural farmland and light industrial areas through to the first suburban housing developments. This small selection includes inner western suburbs of Croydon and Burwood, the city suburbs of Rushcutters Bay and Kirribilli, the southern suburbs of Como and Caringbah, and the areas around Hazlewood’s home – Eastwood, Epping and Ryde in Sydney’s north west. More of the Hazlewood panoramas can be viewed on the Library's catalogue.

Portrait of Rex Hazlewood, ca. 1910, Glass photonegative ON 151 / 131

After Como railway station opened in 1885  it became a popular spot for weekend trips. Just below the station are boat hire wharves and access to the pleasure grounds and dining room.

Caringbah was originally called Highfield. When the steam tram (right) between Cronulla and Sutherland began operation in 1911, the name was changed. The trams stopped running in 1932.

Although still semi-rural, estate housing and telephone wires are becoming part of the lanscape of 1920s Ryde.

The Pastoral Finance Association wool store was a landmark on Kirribilli Point for many years before it burnt down in 1921. This photograph shows the shell of the building still standing before it was finally demolished in 1925. Kirribilli House can be seen to the right of the PFA site. The low building with the arched roof on the opposite shore is the Milsons Point ferry arcade. The North Shore railway line terminated here and passengers caught the ferry across the Harbour into the city before the Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932.

Parramatta Road before it was sealed for increasing motor trafiic in the mid 1920s.

A Wesleyan children's home was opened in the Croydon villa, Dalmar, in March 1900. The staff and children moved to bigger premises in Carlingford in 1923. Beds can still be seen in the porches in this photograph, although it isn't clear whether the children are still in residence.

The harbourside suburbs of Sydney were the first to experience high density housing. These Rushuctters Bay flats and terraces are typical early 20th century dwellings in Sydney's inner eastern suburbs.

This view of Eastwood from Coronation Avenue is almost unrecognisable. The landscape today is dense with suburban cottages on quarter acre blocks - a typical Australian suburban view. The panorama looks south towards Parramatta River.