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Australian Collection

Background imageAustralian Collection: Guildford Grammar School Chapel, c1947. Creator: Unknown

Guildford Grammar School Chapel, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Guildford Grammar School Chapel, c1947. Usually known as the Chapel of St. Mary and St. George. A Heritage-listed building on Terrace Road, East Guildford

Background imageAustralian Collection: Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery

Background imageAustralian Collection: British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown

British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Steve Donoghue, Joe Childs, Fred Fox, and Brownie Carslake (who was Australian). Donoghue and Childs celebrated their fiftieth birthday in 1934

Background imageAustralian Collection: Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. Artist: Baldwin Spencer

Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. Artist: Baldwin Spencer
Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. For indigenous Australians, the corroboree comes closest to a modern concept of theatre

Background imageAustralian Collection: Glenelg, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Glenelg, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Glenelg, 1901. Glenelg, a suburb of Adelaide on Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, established 1836, the oldest European settlement on mainland South Australia

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Yellow Skirt, 1914. Artist: Derwent Lees

The Yellow Skirt, 1914. Artist: Derwent Lees
The Yellow Skirt, 1914. Painting held at Carrick Hill, Adelaide. From The Studio Volume 126. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1943]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918

Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918. Villers-Bretonneux was the scene of the first tank battle in history, on 24th April 1918

Background imageAustralian Collection: Pear Tree in Blossom, 1913 (1932). Artist: Derwent Lees

Pear Tree in Blossom, 1913 (1932). Artist: Derwent Lees
Pear Tree in Blossom, 1913 (1932). Painting held in the Tate Gallery, London. From The Studio Volume 104. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: Albert Henry Fullwood

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: Albert Henry Fullwood
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Parramatta is today a western suburb of Sydney. The town was originally founded in 1788

Background imageAustralian Collection: View on the Parramatta River, c1900. Creator: Unknown

View on the Parramatta River, c1900. Creator: Unknown
View on the Parramatta River, c1900. From " 50 Picturesque Photographic Views of Sydney and Surroundings". [Swain & Co. Sydney]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. Creator: Unknown

Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Fremantle Harbour from the Air, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. Creator: Unknown

Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. Creator: Unknown
Mosman Bay, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove, c1947. From " Perth - City of Sunshine". [Australia House Bookshop, London, c1947]

Background imageAustralian Collection: High Street, Fremantle, Australia, c1900s

High Street, Fremantle, Australia, c1900s. Published by P. Falk & Co. Ltd

Background imageAustralian Collection: Fremantle, 1886. Artist: Julian Ashton

Fremantle, 1886. Artist: Julian Ashton
Fremantle, 1886. Fremantle, here depicted as a small settlement, is now a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast

Background imageAustralian Collection: British field memorial service, 8 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

British field memorial service, 8 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British field memorial service, 8 Jul 1917. Australian soldiers praying after the unveiling of the memorial to the 1st Australian Division at Pozieres, the Somme, France on July 8

Background imageAustralian Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864

Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the Brisbane Bridge, Queensland, New South Wales, 1864. 'The foundation-stone of the new bridge to connect the north and south portions of the city...was laid

Background imageAustralian Collection: Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. 'It was determined that this gift should be of colonial material and workmanship and, after much deliberation

Background imageAustralian Collection: Model of a Battlefield; On the eve of the attack of June 7, 1917...1917 Creator: Unknown

Model of a Battlefield; On the eve of the attack of June 7, 1917...1917 Creator: Unknown
Model of a Battlefield; On the eve of the attack of June 7, 1917, on the German side of Wytschaete-Messines, Australians of the Plumer army study a huge map in relief, made in cement

Background imageAustralian Collection: Mr. J. T. Smith, Mayor of Melbourne, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Mr. J. T. Smith, Mayor of Melbourne, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mr. J. T. Smith, Mayor of Melbourne, 1858. John Thomas Smith...commenced life as a junior clerk in one of the New South Wales banks...He then, at twenty-one years of age

Background imageAustralian Collection: Metrosideros Trees, Australia; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Metrosideros Trees, Australia; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Metrosideros Trees, Australia; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageAustralian Collection: Old Australian and his 'Gin.'; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Old Australian and his "Gin."; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Old Australian and his "Gin."; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageAustralian Collection: Warrego Creek; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Warrego Creek; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Warrego Creek; Incidents of Bush Life in Queensland, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'A la conference economique des allies; M. Hughes, premier ministre d'Australie, 1916

'A la conference economique des allies; M. Hughes, premier ministre d'Australie, 1916. Creator: Manuel
A la conference economique des allies; M. Hughes, premier ministre d'Australie, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageAustralian Collection: Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Traditional Aboriginal skills. The native, having eyed well the inclination of the tree

Background imageAustralian Collection: Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. The taking of the Emu is a favourite sport of the aborigines: the emu is caught in very large nets, twenty yards long and five feet high

Background imageAustralian Collection: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ? (Black-necked stork), 1776-before 1780. Creator: John Hunter

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ? (Black-necked stork), 1776-before 1780. Creator: John Hunter
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ? (Black-necked stork), 1776-before 1780. From Port Jackson, (present-day Sydney, Australia). Possibly by John Hunter

Background imageAustralian Collection: Macropus sp. (Kangaroo), 1788. Creator: John Hunter

Macropus sp. (Kangaroo), 1788. Creator: John Hunter
Macropus sp. (Kangaroo), 1788. From Port Jackson (present-day Sydney, Australia)

Background imageAustralian Collection: Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu), 1770-1780. Creator: George Raper

Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu), 1770-1780. Creator: George Raper
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu), 1770-1780

Background imageAustralian Collection: Delivering Letters in the Australian Bush, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Delivering Letters in the Australian Bush, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Delivering Letters in the Australian Bush, 1911. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1911]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Baker and Rouse shop, Sydney, Australia, between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Baker and Rouse shop, Sydney, Australia, between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Baker and Rouse shop, Sydney, Australia, between 1895 and 1910

Background imageAustralian Collection: Artist Seated at Easel, n.d. Creator: Nicholas Chevalier

Artist Seated at Easel, n.d. Creator: Nicholas Chevalier
Artist Seated at Easel, n.d

Background imageAustralian Collection: Chambers, Haddan, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Chambers, Haddan, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Chambers, Haddan, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913

Background imageAustralian Collection: Melba, Madame, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Melba, Madame, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Melba, Madame, portrait photograph, 1917 Dec

Background imageAustralian Collection: MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe

MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1

Background imageAustralian Collection: MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe

MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1

Background imageAustralian Collection: MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe

MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
MacKaye, Elsie Herbert, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 May 1

Background imageAustralian Collection: Arrival of the Seven Ships of the Australian Squadron at Port Jackson, New South Wales, 1891

Arrival of the Seven Ships of the Australian Squadron at Port Jackson, New South Wales, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageAustralian Collection: La fin de L 'Emden'; Les blesses de 'Emden' sont embarques a bord du 'Sydney', 1914

La fin de L "Emden"; Les blesses de "Emden" sont embarques a bord du "Sydney", 1914
'La fin de L "Emden"; Les blesses de "Emden" sont embarques a bord du "Sydney", qui fit prisonnier le reste de l'equipage, 1914

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'Un aspect de la cote australienne dans la Nouvelle-Galles du sud; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914

'Un aspect de la cote australienne dans la Nouvelle-Galles du sud; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Un aspect de la cote australienne dans la Nouvelle-Galles du sud; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'Une vue de lac Torrens; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown

'Une vue de lac Torrens; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Une vue de lac Torrens; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'Les Trois Soeurs dans les Montagnes Bleues; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown

'Les Trois Soeurs dans les Montagnes Bleues; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Les Trois Soeurs dans les Montagnes Bleues; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'Une vue des cotes coralliennes de l'Australie; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown

'Une vue des cotes coralliennes de l'Australie; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Une vue des cotes coralliennes de l'Australie; Les Terres Du Pacifique, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'An Unusually Rainy Season in Queensland, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'An Unusually Rainy Season in Queensland, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'An Unusually Rainy Season in Queensland, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageAustralian Collection: 'The Australian Cruiser, 'Mildura', 1891. Creator: Unknown. 'The Australian Cruiser

'The Australian Cruiser, "Mildura", 1891. Creator: Unknown. 'The Australian Cruiser
'The Australian Cruiser, "Mildura", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageAustralian Collection: Marseille en Fete; les Australiens defile devant la Prefecture de Marseille, avec des... 1916

Marseille en Fete; les Australiens defile devant la Prefecture de Marseille, avec des... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Marseille en Fete; les Australiens defile devant la Prefecture de Marseille, avec des petits drapeaux francais au canon de leurs fusils, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Colonial and Indian Exhibition; The Forest Scene, Victorian Court, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The Colonial and Indian Exhibition; The Forest Scene, Victorian Court, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Colonial and Indian Exhibition; The Forest Scene, Victorian Court, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Colonial and Indian Exhibition; The Australian fruit stalls in the Colonial Market, 1886

The Colonial and Indian Exhibition; The Australian fruit stalls in the Colonial Market, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Colonial and Indian Exhibition; The Australian fruit stalls in the Colonial Market, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Australian Cricket team visiting England, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The Australian Cricket team visiting England, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Australian Cricket team visiting England, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"



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