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Australia's Rich History Collection (page 5)

A selection of historical Australian images, maps and illustratoins from the 1800s to more contemporary 1990s

353 items

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Historical view of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Historical view of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Historical view of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph by Charles Rudd, Melbourne, published in 1897

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Duck-billed Platypus and short-beaked echidna

Duck-billed Platypus and short-beaked echidna
" Short-beaked echidna and Duck-Billed PlatypusOriginal edition from my own archivesSource: " Meyers Konversationslexikon 1877"

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved illustration of The Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf

Old engraved illustration of The Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, now extinct (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
Antique Illustration. Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored. The Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, now extinct (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old chromolithograph illustration of The Aboriginal Tasmanians man

Old chromolithograph illustration of The Aboriginal Tasmanians man
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australian ethnic groups, headshots

Australian ethnic groups, headshots
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea)

Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean)
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea)

Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean)
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old chromolithograph illustration of Ethnology - Aboriginal Australian

Old chromolithograph illustration of Ethnology - Aboriginal Australian
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea)

Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean)
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Livistona australis, wood engraving, published in 1873

Livistona australis, wood engraving, published in 1873
Livistona (Corypha) australis - a species of palm native to the east coast of Australia in the states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Man from Australia

Man from Australia
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Native woman from Australia, headshot

Native woman from Australia, headshot
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Great Melbourne Telescope, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1870

Great Melbourne Telescope, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1870
Great Melbourne Telescope. It was built by Thomas Grubb in Dublin, Ireland in 1868, and installed at the Melbourne Observatory in Melbourne, Australia in 1869. Wood engraving, published in 1870

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip

Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of Invercargill and Bluff Harbour, New Zealand

Old engraved map of Invercargill and Bluff Harbour, New Zealand
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of the situation of Brisbane, Australia

Old engraved map of the situation of Brisbane, Australia
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip

Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Royal navy manoeuvres in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, 1880s

Royal navy manoeuvres in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, 1880s
Vintage illustration of Royal navy manoeuvres in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. 1888, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Centenary of the settlement of New South Wales, Evening reception

Centenary of the settlement of New South Wales, Evening reception
Vintage illustration of Centenary of the settlement of New South Wales, Evening reception at Government House, Display of electric search lights by the fleet, 1888, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition

Burke and Wills expedition
" Vintage engraving from 1862 showing explorers arriving at the depot camp at Coopers Creek, Australia. In 1860aa61, Robert O Hara Burke

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King suffering from exhaustion

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King suffering from exhaustion
camel, day, exhaustion, explorers, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, problems, robert burke, studio shot, survival, three people, tree, two animals

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King digging up boxes in outback

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King digging up boxes in outback
box, day, digging, explorers, full length, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, robert burke, spade, studio shot, survival, three people, tree

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition in Australia

Burke and Wills expedition in Australia
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Burke and Wills expedition. In 1860 to 61, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition in Australia Golah is abandoned

Burke and Wills expedition in Australia Golah is abandoned
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Burke and Wills expedition. In 1860 to 61, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition in Australia

Burke and Wills expedition in Australia
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Burke and Wills expedition. In 1860 to 61, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition in Australia

Burke and Wills expedition in Australia
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Burke and Wills expedition. In 1860 to 61, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Map of Australia 1860

Map of Australia 1860
Map of Australia still called New Holland in 1860 Original edition from my own archives Source : Tour du monde 1860

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Map of Australia continent 1898

Map of Australia continent 1898 Original edition from my own archives Source : Brockhaus 1898

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Koala in Eucalyptus tree in Australia 1881

Koala in Eucalyptus tree in Australia 1881
Koala - Phascolarctus cinereus Original edition from my own archives Source : Uber Land und Meer 1881

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique map of Melbourne Australia 1896

Antique map of Melbourne Australia 1896
Map of Melbourne Australia 1896 Original edition from my own archives Source : Brockhaus 1896

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne Australia illustration 1860

Melbourne Australia illustration 1860
Steel engraving Melbourne Australia Original edition from my own archives Source : Gartenlaube 1860 Graveur : Richter

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Lifeguard Drill

Lifeguard Drill
circa 1930: Australian lifeguard drill using a safety-line. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Courtstreet in Melbourne, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1872

Courtstreet in Melbourne, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1872
" Courtstreet in Melbourne. Woodcut engraving from my archive, published in 1872."

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: HMQS Gayundah, flat-iron gunboat, Fort Litton Brisbane 19th Century

HMQS Gayundah, flat-iron gunboat, Fort Litton Brisbane 19th Century
Vintage engraving HMQS Gayundah, flat-iron gunboat, Fort Litton Brisbane 19th Century. HMQS Gayundah was a flat-iron gunboat operated by the Queensland Maritime Defence Force

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australasian Federal convention at Sydney, 19th Century

Australasian Federal convention at Sydney, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Members of the Australasian Federal convention at Sydney, 19th Century. The Graphic, 1884

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: John Young, Mayor of Sydney, 19th Century

John Young, Mayor of Sydney, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of John Young, Mayor of Sydney, 19th Century. John Young (1827 - 27 February 1907) was an Australian bowler, builder, politician and alderman

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: James Cooper Stewart, Major of Melbourne, 19th Century

James Cooper Stewart, Major of Melbourne, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of James Cooper Stewart, Major of Melbourne, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: William Henry Bundey, Major of Adelaide, 19th Century

William Henry Bundey, Major of Adelaide, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Sir William Henry Bundey (30 January 1838 to 6 December 1909) was an Australian politician and judge, Attorney-General of South Australia from 27 September 1878 to 10 March 1881

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bushmans Hut, South Australia, 19th Century

Bushmans Hut, South Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Bushmans Hut, South Australia, 19th Century. Scenes from Australian exhibits at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Gold Trophy, Victorian Court, 19th Century

Gold Trophy, Victorian Court, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Scenes from Australian exhibits at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 19th Century. Gold Trophy, Victorian Court, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australian cricket team in England, 1886

Australian cricket team in England, 1886
Vintage engraving of Australian cricket team in England, 1886. Back row (l-r) George Giffen, Fred Spofforth, Major Benjamin Wardill (manager)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Convict Ship

Convict Ship
circa 1870: Convicts on a ship bound for Botany Bay, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique maps of Botany Bay and Endeavour River in Australia

Antique maps of Botany Bay and Endeavour River in Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: 1860 Views of Victorian Melbourne

1860 Views of Victorian Melbourne
Two views of the city of Melbourne, Australia, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bridge Construction

Bridge Construction
The south side of of Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, 7th August 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: 1863: Aboriginal hunters bee-hunters in the Australian bush

1863: Aboriginal hunters bee-hunters in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Death Of Cricket, The Sporting Times mock obituary 1882

Death Of Cricket, The Sporting Times mock obituary 1882
Australia and England first met in Test match cricket in Melbourne in 1877, but the legend of The Ashes, the symbolic trophy the two teams play for, only began in 1882 when at the Oval in London

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Beatles In Adelaide

Beatles In Adelaide
12th June 1964: Fans in Adelaide, Australia waiting to greet The Beatles during their tour of Australia. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)



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