Paddy’s Markets Haymarket has long been an icon of Sydney’s Chinatown. Library photographers Bruce York and Joy Mei En Lai captured Paddy’s and its stallholders in August 2024, during the recent redevelopment.
Alongside historic images from the Library’s collection, these contemporary photos remind us that Paddy’s has a way of enduring.
Displayed across the Circulation Gallery on Level 1 of the Mitchell Building, see how one of Sydney’s oldest markets has been documented in the Library’s photographic collections over more than 85 years.
This free exhibition at the State Library Of New South Wales between the 12th May and 27th July 2025.
Article and photos by Ben Apfelbaum
