Australia’s Rabbit Disaster Started With Just 24 Animals
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1859, English settler Thomas Austin (a wealthy pastoralist) released about 24 European rabbits (a mix of wild […]
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Australian Artist Norman Lindsay Posing With His Wife and Muse Rose Soady, Sydney, ca. 1909
This post was originally published on this siteAround 1909, Australian artist Norman Lindsay is pictured with his wife and muse, Rose Soady, in a photograph […]
The Amazing Story of the Family Journey From Sydney to Paris on a Scooter in 1956
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1956, the Montin family of four made an extraordinary 12,000-mile (over 19,000 km) journey from Sydney to […]
Sydney in the Late 19th Century Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, Sydney underwent a dramatic transformation from a colonial port to a thriving metropolis. […]
The Mysterious Disappearance of Frederick Valentich in 1978
This post was originally published on this siteFrederick Valentich was a 20-year-old Australian pilot who disappeared on October 21, 1978, while flying a Cessna 182L […]
Amazing Kodachrome Slides of Sydney From Above in 1970
This post was originally published on this siteSydney in the early 1970s was a city on the cusp of transformation, both culturally and socially. It […]
The Amazing Story of Running Legend Cliff Young, the 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the World’s Toughest Race in 1983
This post was originally published on this siteEvery year from between 1983 and 1991, Australia held 543.7-mile (875-kilometer) endurance racing from Sydney to Melbourne. It […]
Nurse in the Interior of Coast Hospital Horsedrawn Ambulance in Sydney, ca. 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1900s, the sight of a nurse seated on the back of a horse-drawn ambulance at […]
Horse-Drawn Melbourne Fire Engine Converted to Motor Drive, 1914
This post was originally published on this siteIn July 1914 the oil fired Steamer at MFB Station 38 South Melbourne was motorized with the addition […]
Unique Vehicles Used to Promote Life Savers Lollies From the 1920s and 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1912, an American businessman named Ed Noble learned of a peppermint candy shaped like a life saver. […]
Photos of the Grand Prix at Bathurst, New South Wales in 1946
This post was originally published on this siteIn October 1946, the New South Wales 100-mile Grand Prix motor race was run at Bathurst, attracting a […]
Bohemian Sydney Through Brian Bird’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the late 19th century to the early 1970s, there was a distinctive bohemian subculture in Sydney. Alternative […]
Uni Students Hang an FJ Holden From the Adelaide University Footbridge, as a Prosh Day Prank in 1971
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1971, Adelaide University Engineering students pulled off a prank that saw an FJ Holden suspended from the […]
Beautiful Photos of the Jenolan Caves around 1900
This post was originally published on this siteThe Jenolan Caves are limestone caves located within the Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve in the Central Tablelands region, […]
Amazing Photos of Beaches in New South Wales Around 1900
This post was originally published on this siteNew South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, […]
The Saddest Selfie: A Mirror Self-Portrait Taken by Gunner Thomas Baker in 1917
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s a striking image of a fresh-faced young man taking a picture of himself in front of a […]
On March 1, 1975: Australian Television Stations Officially Moved to Color
This post was originally published on this siteIn February 1972 the Australian Government announced that all Australian TV stations would convert to color in March […]
Car Accident at Westgate Service Station in Annandale, Sydney, January 1940
This post was originally published on this siteJanuary 1, 1940, Westgate Service Station in Annandale, Sydney: 1938 Ford V8 hits parked 1935 Ford Model C […]
In 1966, a Group of Six Teenagers Were Discovered Living on the Tongan Island of Ata, They’d Gone Missing 15 Months Earlier
This post was originally published on this siteIn June 1965, a group of six Tongan teenage boys, aged between 13 and 19, who shipwrecked on […]
30 Elegant Portrait Photos of Australian Women in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteWomen were granted the right to vote in Australia in 1902. The Great War increased independence for some, […]
World Expo 88 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteWorld Expo 88, also known as Expo 88, was a specialized Expo held in Brisbane, the state capital […]
Photos of Swedish High Jumper Gunhild Larking at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne
This post was originally published on this siteSultry beauty Gunhild Larking, 20, Sweden’s entry for the high jump, nervously waiting for her turn to compete […]
Sydney in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteSydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in […]
Amazing Kodachrome Slides Capture Street Scenes of Australia in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history – including in Australia. […]
WWI Australian Soldier Portraits by Alexander Galloway
This post was originally published on this siteThese photos from Coalfields Local History Association Inc. that were taken by Alexander Galloway (1876–1945), who had photographic […]