Amazing Studio Portrait Photos of Australian People in the 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Freeman Brothers Studio lays claim to being the longest running studio in Australia. It was established as […]
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October 20, 1973: The Sydney Opera House Was Officially Opened by Queen Elizabeth II
This post was originally published on this siteAustralian culture reached a remarkable milestone on October 20, 1973: the completion of one of the greatest buildings […]
Thylacine: Rare photos of the last Tasmanian tiger, 1910-1933
This post was originally published on this siteThe thylacine, most commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger because of its striped lower back or the Tasmanian […]
30 Amazing Photos of Migrant Hostels in South Australia From 1948 to 1950
This post was originally published on this siteMigrant hostels provided temporary accommodation for refugees, or displaced persons, arriving in South Australia from Europe after World […]
Studio Portrait Photos of Beautiful Girls of Melbourne in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe GSV holds a collection of over 300 photos donated by Clyde Snape. They appear to have been […]
32 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of South Australia Around 1900
This post was originally published on this siteSouth Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most […]
35 Fabulous Photos Show Fashion Styles of Queensland in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1930s, skirts became longer and waist lines returned up to their normal positions in an attempt […]
Melbourne’s First Cable Tram Service, 1885
This post was originally published on this siteThe Melbourne tram network began in 1884 with the construction of the Fairfield Horse Tramway. However, the purpose […]
50 Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Sydney in the Late 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteSydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. […]
Sydney Harbour Bridge Under Construction Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteConstruction from 28 July 1923 to 19 January 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is an Australian heritage-listed steel […]
32 Amazing Found Photos Show Australian Post Offices in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteA cool set of found photos from NSW State Archives that shows what New South Wales post offices looked […]
Wonderful Life of Australia in the Early 1950s Through a Bushwalker’s Lens
This post was originally published on this siteHere below is a set of beautiful pics from Janette Asche taken by her father that shows wonderful life […]
A Papier-Mache Cow is Being Tied to the Car by a Field Officer in the Women’s Land Army, Melbourne, 1944
This post was originally published on this siteA papier-mache cow, used for milking demonstrations at the Werribee experimental farm, being tied on to the luggage […]
The Forgotten Marriage of Elton John and Renate Blauel in 1984
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1984, a then 36-year-old Elton John got married to German sound engineer Renate Blauel, which seemed to […]
Portraits of Unzie, an Albino Aborigine Man With an Abundance of White Hair From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this site“I never tip my top hat to the ladies,” Unzie said. “If I should, they’d think a bombshell […]
Sydney Teenagers of the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage photographs are from July 6 1946 issue of Australian magazine PIX. Taken by Ray Olson they […]
Vintage Photos Capture Lovely Moments of Australian Children in the Summer
This post was originally published on this siteRabbit trapping, playing with hoop, tyre and wheel, swimming, etc., these beautiful photos from State Library of New South […]
Beds Break Under Her 54 Stone: Private Life of a Fat Lady in Sydney, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteThousands at 1938 Sydney’s Easter Show are visiting the tent in Side-Show Alley which advertises “The Mexican Rose—Fattest […]
The First Sydney Post Office
This post was originally published on this siteAs the population of the colony grew, so did the volume of incoming mail. When ships arrived in […]
Horse Drawn Omnibus in Australia From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1880s Sydney’s main streets were laid with durable hardwood blocks. The city was filled with the […]
Smallpox Breaks Out in Sydney, 1789
This post was originally published on this siteSmallpox has been one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, though it is now eradicated in the wild. Europeans, including […]
Annette Kellerman Demonstrating Her Diving Skills at Glenelg Baths, 1905
This post was originally published on this siteThe card to which the photograph is attached, says the subject is Miss Alice Kelleman demonstrating her diving […]
40 Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Melbourne in the Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteMelbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most […]
Vintage Aussie Cars: An American Man Took These Cool Pics of Classic Cars on Melbourne Streets From 1974 to 1976
This post was originally published on this siteAmerican retired man of U.S Postal Service JOHN LLOYD took these cool pictures that show classic cars on […]
40 Rare Color Photos of Kununurra Town, Australia in the Early Days of Establishment
This post was originally published on this siteEstablished in 1961, Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of […]