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Wonderful Photos of Early Australian Bike Culture

Wonderful Photos of Early Australian Bike Culture

The archive of the State Library of New South Wales has curated these marvellous pictures of ...
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“The Future is Ours” – Sydney Teenagers in 1946

“The Future is Ours” – Sydney Teenagers in 1946

We are the fortunate people of the earth. The future is ours. We are strong in the midst of our unharmed land... ...
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The Tattooed Venus and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Sydney 1937

The Tattooed Venus and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Sydney 1937

Betty Broadbent was said to have had 465 tattoos, including the largest known at that time, a Madonna and Child on her back. She was also decorated with images of pilot Charles Lindbergh, patriotic flags and emblems including the American eagle. ...
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Wonderful Photographs of Sydney Fifty Years Ago

Wonderful Photographs of Sydney Fifty Years Ago

Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive and smart." - Baz Luhrmann ...
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The Life and Death of ‘Our Aeroplane Girl’ – English Aviatrix Amy Johnson

The Life and Death of ‘Our Aeroplane Girl’ – English Aviatrix Amy Johnson

Had I been a man I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was my spirit found outlet in the air. . . . ...
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Colour Photos of Sydney and New South Wales, 1965-1967

Colour Photos of Sydney and New South Wales, 1965-1967

"Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive, smart, and it's very hard to get away from its magnetic pull." Baz Luhrmann ...
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Noël Coward Visits an Adelaide Koala Farm in 1940

Noël Coward Visits an Adelaide Koala Farm in 1940

Nobody in England has the faintest idea what the Australians are like, and when I do get back I am going to make it my business to tell them. They are simple and direct and friendly, and their feeling about England is so deep and touching... this really is being a wonderful experience. ...
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Cardies for Sharpies: The Connie Makes A Comeback

Cardies for Sharpies: The Connie Makes A Comeback

The ‘Connie’ cardigan was an essential element of dress for Sharpies, the tough and stylish Australian music/fashion youth subculture active in Melbourne’s blue collar suburbs ...
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Télévisions à Vendre! Vintage TV Set Advertising Abroad

Télévisions à Vendre! Vintage TV Set Advertising Abroad

Here are a handful of television set advertisements from France, Germany, Spain, Yugoslavia, Australia and ...
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Stevie Nicks And Abba’s Frida Star In This Women’s Self Defense Manual (1983)

Stevie Nicks And Abba’s Frida Star In This Women’s Self Defense Manual (1983)

In 1983 Stevie Nicks starred in Hands Off!: A Unique New System of Self Defence Against ...
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The Queenslander: Some Illustrated Covers

The Queenslander: Some Illustrated Covers

Published between 1866 and 1939, The Queenslander was the weekly summary of the Brisbane Courier ...
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The Brixton Riots and Winifred Atwell – The Amazing Honky Tonk Woman

The Brixton Riots and Winifred Atwell – The Amazing Honky Tonk Woman

At around eight o’clock on the Saturday evening of 14 April 1981, a Molotov cocktail ...
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