On March 1, 1975: Australian Television Stations Officially Moved to Color _s2
In February 1972 the Australian Government announced that all Australian TV stations would convert to color in March 1975. The transition to color TV was expected to cost the ABC around $46 million and the commercial channels $70 million. Some…
Summer Under Southern Skies – 28+Amazing Photos of Australians Playing at the Beaches in the 1930s _s2
Australians are busy in Summer! Everyone wants to be outside, whether working or playing. Harvesting wheat, cherries for a warm Christmas with Santas sweltering in red suits, life savers on the sandy beaches, fighting the bushfires and helping those flooded…
Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Sydney Fifty Years Ago _s2
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…
34+ Old Photos of Cars in Australia _s2
Whether good or bad, Australia has always been an automotive nation, and now has more cars than people. Elephants and a pony at Bridge toll bar, 3 April 1932 / photographed by Sam Hood First “Miss Australia”, Beryl Mills of…
Lovely Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Australian Children in the 1930s _s2
These are lovely vintage photos capturing everyday life of Australian children in New South Wales during the 1930s. Lovely Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Australian Children in the 1930s Lovely Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Australian Children in…
42+ Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Melbourne in the Early 1980s _s2
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania. The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the hinterlands…
Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Sydney During the 1900 Bubonic Plague _s2
Australia suffered greatly from the effects of bubonic plague in the first two decades of the 20th century. The Australian colonial government had been wary of plague arriving in Sydney via shipping trade routes since the 1894 outbreak in Hong…
30+ Vintage Photos of Melbourne in the 1970s _s2
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…
33+ Vintage Photos of Melbourne in the 1970s _s2
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…
The construction of Sydney Opera House through historical photographs, 1959-1973 _s2
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…