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22+ Rare Vintage Pictures of Melbourne in the 1800s _s2

Here is Melbourne in the 1800s through rare and amazing vintage photos. Ballarat railway station, ca. 1800s Bourke Street from Parliament House, 1885   Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1888   Corner of Collins and Russell Sts., Melbourne, 1879   Elizabeth Street,…

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Breathtaking Colors: Amazing Kodachrome Slides Capture Street Scenes of Australia in the 1960s _s2

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history – including in Australia. It saw the birth of the civil rights movement, greater moves towards equality for women in the workplace and the beginnings of…

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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…

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40 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…

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Sydney in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos _s2

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…

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36+ 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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…