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Australia's Rich History Collection (page 7)

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: Welcome To Sydney

Welcome To Sydney
21st August 1956: A ship docks in Sydney Harbour bringing hundreds of Italian immigrants to start new lives in Australia. A crowd of friends and relatives

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sydney Quays

Sydney Quays
circa 1900: A view of Sydney Quayside, now Circular Quay, New South Wales in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Irrigation Channel

Irrigation Channel
16th June 1937: Main channel of the irrigation system from the Hume Dam on the River Murray, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bushmans Carnival

Bushmans Carnival
26th January 1937: A rider jumps clear of his bucking mount as another looks on from his horse, during the rodeo at the Bushmans Carnival at Warwick, Queensland, Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Ayers Rock

Ayers Rock
circa 1950: Trees at Ayers Rock, Uluru National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. (Photo by Richard Harrington/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Oz Beatles Crowd

Oz Beatles Crowd
19th June 1964: Huge crowds surrounding The Beatles on tour down-under in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Hut Fernshaw

Hut Fernshaw
circa 1890: A man relaxing at Hut Fernshaw in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Travelling Cars

Travelling Cars
4th February 1948: A record shipment of 500 British cars of various makes, at Victoria Dock, London, waiting to be loaded into the SS Port Jackson, bound for Sydney and Melbourne. (Photo by J. A)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Adelaide Street

Adelaide Street
circa 1910: King William Street in Adelaide, South Australia. (Photo by Spencer Arnold/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: To War

To War
December 1914: Australians soldiers embarking at Melbourne to fight in WW I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Leaving Melbourne

Leaving Melbourne
1917: Crowds line the dockside in Melbourne, as a troop ship prepares to depart. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: The Lancers

The Lancers
circa 1900: The New South Wales Lancers under inspection from a military commander. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Thiele/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Dandy Troops

Dandy Troops
1905: Troops from New South Wales, Australia. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Thiele/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Tasmanian View

Tasmanian View
circa 1950: A view of the sea over the rooftops of Burnie, Tasmania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Immigrants At Xmas

Immigrants At Xmas
December 1870: A group of immigrants in Australia at Christmas time, when many thought of home. Original Artwork: Engraving Home Sweet Home

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Under Construction

Under Construction
circa 1930: The Matson liner Malolo going up Sydney Harbour, past the partially constructed Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bridge Building

Bridge Building
circa 1930: Sydney harbour bridge under construction. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Harbour Bridge

Harbour Bridge
January 1936: Sydney Harbour bridge, completed in 1932, carries a railway, road, a bicycle track and a footpath. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Zealandic Wait

Zealandic Wait
14th October 1913: Emigrants en route to Australia, waiting to board the state emigrant ship the Zealandic in Liverpool. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australian Monument

Australian Monument
17th February 1954: A monument in Canberra, Australia, commemorating the bravery of American soldiers in the Pacific during World war II. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne Street

Melbourne Street
circa 1875: Traffic on Collin Street, Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne City

Melbourne City
circa 1900: A view of Melbourne, Victoria, looking west. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sydney Street Scene

Sydney Street Scene
circa 1885: A view of Sydney, New South Wales in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sydney NSW

Sydney NSW
circa 1900: The Circular Quay in Sydney, New South Wales. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Ballarat

Ballarat
circa 1930: The town hall of the city of Ballarat in Victoria, South-Eastern Australia. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sydney Surfers

Sydney Surfers
22nd June 1930: A group of surfers on a beach in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bush Fire

Bush Fire
circa 1965: A bush fire in Victoria, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Carpentaria

Carpentaria
circa 1930: View from the air of the large, winding Nohman River of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne City

Melbourne City
circa 1925: A view of the busy traffic on Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Cricket Fans

Cricket Fans
9th March 1956: Spectators watching a cricket match at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo by Dennis Rowe/BIPs/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Combine Harvesting

Combine Harvesting
circa 1945: A combine harvester at work on a farm in Australia. (Photo by Spencer Arnold/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Sailing Down Under

Sailing Down Under
13th May 1931: Yachting in Sydney harbour.The Sydney Harbour Bridge is being constructed in the background. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bluebird

Bluebird
16th May 1963: Donald Campbells racing car Bluebird in which he eventually won the land speed record. The car is silhouetted against the sun on the salt flats of Lake Eyre in Australia

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Emigrants Farewell

Emigrants Farewell
20th August 1912: Emigrants wave their last goodbyes as the emigrant ship Monrovian leaves Tilbury in Essex, bound for Australia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Balloon Launch

Balloon Launch
circa 1905: The launching of a hot air balloon from outside the exhibitions buildings in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Adelaide Street

Adelaide Street
circa 1910: An Adelaide street seen from the town hall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bush Camp

Bush Camp
20th April 1850: Australians rest around their campfire in the Australian bush. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australian Farmhouse

Australian Farmhouse
circa 1850: Interior of an Australian shepherds hut by Samuel Prout. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Bushwhackers

Bushwhackers
1878: A card party in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne City

Melbourne City
circa 1850: A view of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Aboriginal Camp in Lake Way

Aboriginal Camp in Lake Way
circa 1900: An Aboriginal camp in Lake Way, Westerrn Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Gladesville Bridge

Gladesville Bridge
8th June 1962: The largest span concrete-arch bridge (1000ft concrete-arch span) being built over the Parramatta River at Gladesville in Sydney with British help. It was completed in 1964

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Australian Natives

Australian Natives
circa 1864: An engraving by J Meagle of aboriginals dancing in front of a young audience. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Swag Men

Swag Men
circa 1900: Australian sundowners sitting under a tree, one pouring from a billy-can. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Inauguration Ceremony

Inauguration Ceremony
1st January 1901: The birth of the Australian Commonwealth in the Centennial Park, Sydney. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: H Bomb

H Bomb
15th May 1957: A mushroom cloud rises over the Pacific Ocean following the detonation of Britains first H-bomb near Christmas Island (Kiribati). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Nuclear Testing

Nuclear Testing
Operation Hurricane, Britains first atomic weapons detonation, takes place off Trimouille Island, in the Monte Bello Islands, 3rd October 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAustralia's Rich History Collection: Gold Miners At Ballarat

Gold Miners At Ballarat
Gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1855. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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