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Sydney Harbour Bridge Under Construction Through Amazing Photos

Construction from 28 July 1923 to 19 January 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is an Australian heritage-listed steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and…

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The Tasman Bridge Disaster Occurred in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1975

The Tasman Bridge was open to traffic in August 1964 in Hobart, the capital city of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. It was a four-lane, high level concrete bridge constructed with a central navigation span for shipping. Prior to 1964,…

34+ Rare Photos of Cockatoo Island, Australia in the Early 20th Century

Cockatoo Island is located at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, in Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and the largest of several islands that were originally heavily timbered sandstone knolls. It was also the site of…

32+ Amazing Found Photos Show Australian Post Offices in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

A cool set of found photos from NSW State Archives that shows what New South Wales post offices looked like from between the 1880s and early 1900s. Adamstown Post Office Adamstown Post Office   Albury Post and Telegraph Office   Annandale Post…

32+ Vintage Photos of Melbourne in the 1970s _s2au211

Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. The city occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into…

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Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Sydney Fifty Years Ago _s2au111

Sydney is the capital city and most populous city in the state of New South Wales, Australia and Oceania.  Sydney enhanced its position as an education capital of the Western Pacific during the postwar period. In 1967, Australia Square Tower…

30+ Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of South Australia Around 1900 _s222

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of…

45+ Fascinating Photos Capture Street Scenes of Sydney in the Late 1960s _s2au

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia’s east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the…

Thirties Queensland: The Decade Consumed by the Great Depression and the Lead Up to WWII _s2au

Queensland is a state situated in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous Australian state. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east,…

30+ Captivating Photos Show Street Life in South Australia Circa 1900 _s2au

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of…