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Australia's Rich History Collection (page 3)

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

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Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Gold Mining in Australia

Gold Mining in Australia
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia

Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia
Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Portrait of Nellie Melba, Australian operatic soprano, Opera singer, 1890s, 19th Century

Portrait of Nellie Melba, Australian operatic soprano, Opera singer, 1890s, 19th Century
Vintage illustration Portrait of Nellie Melba, Australian operatic soprano, Opera singer, 1890s, 19th Century. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old chromolithograph map of AUSTRALIA continent

Old chromolithograph map of AUSTRALIA continent
Antique Illustration, Popular Encyclopedia Published 1894. Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of town hall and St. Andrew's Cathedral(Sydney, Australia)-19th century

Antique photograph of town hall and St. Andrew's Cathedral(Sydney, Australia)-19th century
Antique photograph of town hall (right) and (left) St Andrew's Cathedral (Sydney, Australia) in a picture of the 19th century depicting this church that is a magnificent example of Gothic Revival

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of the British Empire: Cricket game, England vs Australia

Antique photograph of the British Empire: Cricket game, England vs Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Map of Melbourne and Port Phillip, Australia, 19th Century

Map of Melbourne and Port Phillip, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Map of Melbourne and Port Phillip, Australia, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australia Antique Victorian Engraved Colored Map, 1899

Australia Antique Victorian Engraved Colored Map, 1899
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Victorian Engraved Colored Map of Australia Antique Victorian Engraved Colored Map, 1899. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique black and white photograph of sport, athletes and leisure activities in the 19th century

Antique black and white photograph of sport, athletes and leisure activities in the 19th century: Cricket team Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Adelaide

Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Adelaide
Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Adelaide

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Kangaroo

Kangaroo - Scanned 1880 Engraving

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of Brisbane, Queensland

Antique photograph of Brisbane, Queensland

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of the British Empire: Cable tramcar in Melbourne

Antique photograph of the British Empire: Cable tramcar in Melbourne

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of British Navy and Army: New South Wales lancers

Antique photograph of British Navy and Army: New South Wales lancers

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of Circular Quay harbour (Sydney, Australia)-19th century

Antique photograph of Circular Quay harbour (Sydney, Australia)-19th century
Antique photograph of the Circular Quay harbour (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) in a late 19th century picture. The waterfront with the pedestrian area and the harbour buildings and docks

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of Melbourne (Australia)-19th century:scene street

Antique photograph of Melbourne (Australia)-19th century:scene street
Antique photograph of crowded street (Collins Street?) of Melbourne city centre (Australia) during the late 19th century, when the city had been founded about fifty years before

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australian Policeman

Australian Policeman in Bush Costume, from the time of Ned Kelly. The Graphic, 1880

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of the British Empire: Wool production in Australia

Antique photograph of the British Empire: Wool production in Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique map of Australia and New Zealand

Antique map of Australia and New Zealand
Vintage map of Australia and New Zealand in 1861

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Sydney

Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Sydney
Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Sydney

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of Gold digging in Australia

Antique photograph of Gold digging in Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Melbourne

Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Melbourne
Antique photograph of World's famous sites: Melbourne

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique photograph of the British Empire: King William Street, Adelaide

Antique photograph of the British Empire: King William Street, Adelaide

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Old chromolithograph map of AUSTRALIA continent

Old chromolithograph map of AUSTRALIA continent
Antique Illustration, Popular Encyclopedia Published 1894. Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century

Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Small mineral workings, Australia, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Ned Kelly in the Gaol Hospital at Melbourne

Ned Kelly in the Gaol Hospital at Melbourne. Edward " Ned" Kelly (June 1854 to 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Scenes in Queensland, Australia, Victorian, 19th Century

Scenes in Queensland, Australia, Victorian, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Scenes in Queensland, Australia, Victorian, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Broughton River, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

Broughton River, Spencer Gulf, South Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Mouth of the Broughton River in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Wood engraving, published in 1897

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne capital of Australia illustration 1887

Melbourne capital of Australia illustration 1887
Steel engraving Melbourne Australia Original edition from my own archives Source : " Nueva Geografia" 1887

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Koala and wombat in Australia illustration 1896

Koala and wombat in Australia illustration 1896
The koala ( Phascolarctus cinereus )is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: University of Sydney, 19th century

University of Sydney, 19th century
Illustration of a University of Sydney, 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: King-William-Street in Adelaide, South Australia, wood engraving, published in 1893

King-William-Street in Adelaide, South Australia, wood engraving, published in 1893
Historical view of the King William Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Named after King William IV in 1837, it is historically considered one of Adelaides high streets

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sydney harbor

Sydney harbor
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Portraits of Australians and Polynesians, 7 people, composite image

Portraits of Australians and Polynesians, 7 people, composite image
Illustration from 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Design for St Saviours Cathedral, Goulburn, Australia, 1870s, Victorian Religious Architecture

Design for St Saviours Cathedral, Goulburn, Australia, 1870s, Victorian Religious Architecture
Vintage illustration of proposed design for St Saviours Cathedral, Goulburn, New South Wales, 1870s, Victorian Architecture, 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Collins Street, Melbourne

Collins Street, Melbourne
Vintage engraving showing Collins Street, Melbourne, AUstralia. 1878

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne, 19th Century

Melbourne, 19th Century
View of Melbourne, Australia in the 19th Century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australia: Port of Sydney in 19th century

Australia: Port of Sydney in 19th century
Illustration of a Australia: Port of Sydney in 19th century

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Banksia latifolia, Western Australia, wood engraving, published in 1868

Banksia latifolia, Western Australia, wood engraving, published in 1868
Banksia sphaerocarpa var. latifolia - variety of Banksia sphaerocarpa. It is native to the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Inner Australian Scrubland, wood engraving, published in 1897

Inner Australian Scrubland, wood engraving, published in 1897
Inner Australian Scrubland. Wood engraving after a photograph, published in 1897

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Tasmanian Tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus illustration 1896

Tasmanian Tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus illustration 1896
The thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ), now extinct, is one of the largest known carnivorous marsupials, evolving about 4 million years ago - commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger because of its

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: View of Sydney Harbour, Australia, in the late 19th century

View of Sydney Harbour, Australia, in the late 19th century
A wide view over Sydney Harbour in Sydney, capital of New South Wales in Australia, during the late 19th century. From " The Cottager and Artisan 1890"

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia, wood engraving, published 1897

King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia, wood engraving, published 1897
Historical view of the King William Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Wood engraving after a photograph by Charles Rudd, Melbourne, published in 1897

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Aboriginal man from Northern Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897

Aboriginal man from Northern Australia, wood engraving, published in 1897
Man of the Aboriginal people from Northern Australia with with spears, hatchet and club. Wood engraving after a photograph, published in 1897

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Street Melbourne Australia engraving 1886

Street Melbourne Australia engraving 1886
Gatelys Universal Educator Educational Cyclopedia - Washington 1886

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sugar glider and Brushtail possum illustration 1896

Sugar glider and Brushtail possum illustration 1896
Sugar glider ( Petaurus sciureus ) The genus Petaurus contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal marsupials

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Emu bird in Australia illustration 1897

Emu bird in Australia illustration 1897
Dromaeus Novae Hollandiae The emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae ) is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Antique illustration of ferry boat in Melbourne

Antique illustration of ferry boat in Melbourne



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