Stations of the X

11/06/2026

10/06/2026

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butler stairs

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #966
on the hunt for their runaway goat, fatty finn and the gang ascend butler stairs from the mean streets of woolloomooloo to posh point, 1927. from 'the kid stakes'

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butler stairs

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #2677
the arabian coffee lounge's holly coutts (aka holly faram) climbs east up the butler steps from woolloomooloo to potts point one afternoon in 1950. slnsw.

10/06/2026

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butler stairs

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #561
sue ford's classic snap of kids ascending butler stairs, 1961

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butler stairs

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #74
Looking northwest down Butler stairs across Woolloomooloo to St Mary's Cathedral and the city, 1930's.

10/06/2026

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butler stairs

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #2432
contemplating the hump up butler stairs to victoria street, circa late 40s. slnsw.

10/06/2026

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #4676
a wander around the X in 2004 with patricia baillie #5
looking west at the long slog of the butler stairs between victoria street top and mcelhone street bottom, mick fowler memorial plaque top right. cityofsyd x

10/06/2026

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #4675
a wander around the X in 2004 with patricia baillie #4
looking south across hughes street at the pre-makeover Wayside Chapel, still doing great work 24/7/365 after almost 50 years. cityofsyd x

10/06/2026

KINGS CROSS PHOTO SERIES #4674
a wander around the X in 2004 with patricia baillie #3
fine-tuning the paving upgrade on the western footpath of darlinghurst road, newsagency still a magazine nirvana, fruit cart moved to station entrance (pic left) because springfield mall was a construction war zone. cityofsyd x