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Australian Artist Norman Lindsay Posing With His Wife and Muse Rose Soady, Sydney, ca. 1909

January 4, 2026 Vintage Everyday 0

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

November 15, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

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

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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

September 16, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

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

March 31, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

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

February 4, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

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

January 15, 2025 Vintage Everyday 0

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

November 17, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

August 11, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

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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

June 12, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

June 4, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

May 19, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

May 8, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

May 5, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

March 22, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

March 4, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

February 26, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

February 21, 2024 Vintage Everyday 0

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

September 8, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

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

June 27, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

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

March 1, 2023 Vintage Everyday 0

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

December 24, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

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

November 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

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 […]

30 Fascinating Photos of the Blue Mountains Around 1900

October 3, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales, Australia. The […]

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