45 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Victoria, Australia in the 1920s and Early ’30s
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of 227,444 km2 (87,817 sq mi) and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). The state is bordered with New South…
Collections: The Coolest Australian Fashion Magazine in the 1980s
From 1983 to 1993 the Fashion Design Council was the most exciting force in Australian style. Founded in Melbourne by illustrator and designer Robert Pearce, artist Kate Durham, and arts law graduate Robert Buckingham, the group described itself as “brazen hussies, glamour…
Before Punks There Were Sharpies: 40 Vintage Photos of Australia’s Most Fashionable Gang From the 1960s and 1970s
The roots of the Sharpie subculture lie in the influx of European immigrants in Australia in the early 1960s. The name ‘Sharpie’ originated from the fashion; it was all about the clothes and looking sharp, and flash. The first wave…
Horse-Drawn Melbourne Fire Engine Converted to Motor Drive, 1914
In July 1914 the oil fired Steamer at MFB Station 38 South Melbourne was motorized with the addition of an Itala car converted to a tractor and designated as Car 23. The conversion was carried out at the MFB Workshops….
Ride From Perth to Sydney in 22 Days, a Record Tandem Ride From 1933
On November 4, 1933, William “Billy” Read and Gordon Jones, members of the Bassendean Midland Cycling Club, left the Perth G.P.O. in Forrest Place Perth, in an attempt to ride to Sydney in under 23 days. The solo record at…
Sydney in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia’s east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) towards…
Bohemian Sydney Through Brian Bird’s Lens
From the late 19th century to the early 1970s, there was a distinctive bohemian subculture in Sydney. Alternative thinkers gathered in private houses, clubs and coffee houses. Some of the best known bohemian hangouts were Kings Cross and the area…
Sydney Teenagers of the 1940s
These vintage photographs are from July 6 1946 issue of Australian magazine PIX. Taken by Ray Olson they are illustrating an article about teenagers entitled “Where Is Youth Heading?” A year after the end of World War Two the magazine was…
Amazing Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Sydney From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
These amazing photographs were taken by Frederick Danvers Power from between 1898-1926. The photos show street scenes of Sydney, Australia including pedestrians on King Street, George Street, Pitt Street, plus horsedrawn vehicles and activities on York and Castlereagh Streets, including…
The construction of Sydney Opera House through historical photographs, 1959-1973
Part of the shells which form the roof of the Sydney Opera House, still under construction after 10 years of work. In April 2003 Jørn Utzon, at the age of 85, was awarded the Pritzker Prize ─architecture’s ‘Nobel’. The citation…