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Australian Collection

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

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: Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Star of the East Gold Mine, Ballarat, 1901. Ballarat on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, was transformed during the Victorian gold rush. From " Federated Australia"

Background imageAustralian Collection: Government Notice - For Lawlor and Black, c1854, (1902)

Government Notice - For Lawlor and Black, c1854, (1902). The Eureka Stockade was a miners revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Escaped Convict. From Great Expectations (Dickens)

The Escaped Convict. From Great Expectations (Dickens), c1830-1870, (1923)

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: 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

Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922

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

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

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: 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

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: 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: Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks

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: 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: 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: Landscape from Sogn with Gaupne church, Undated. Creator: Knud Geelmuyden Bull

Landscape from Sogn with Gaupne church, Undated. Creator: Knud Geelmuyden Bull
Landscape from Sogn with Gaupne church, Undated.

Background imageAustralian Collection: SF Edge, (c1900-c1920?)

SF Edge, (c1900-c1920?). Australian-born Selwyn Francis Edge was one of the pioneers of motor racing in the early years of the 20th century

Background imageAustralian Collection: SF Edge driving a Napier, Brooklands, Surrey, 1907

SF Edge driving a Napier, Brooklands, Surrey, 1907. The Brooklands circuit opened in 1907 so this picture must date from one of the earliest races at the track

Background imageAustralian Collection: 1966 British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent

1966 British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent. Jack Brabham's Brabham car leads

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham. He won three World Championships, twice for Cooper, and the third time at the wheel of a car bearing his own name, Brabham Motor Racing Developments Ltd

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham inspecting the engine of a car

Jack Brabham inspecting the engine of a car. He won three World Championships, twice for Cooper, and the third time at the wheel of a car bearing his own name, Brabham Motor Racing Developments Ltd

Background imageAustralian Collection: SF Edge in a Spyker car, 1922

SF Edge in a Spyker car, 1922. Edge drove this car to set a 24 hour average speed record of 74.5 mph (120 kmh) at Brooklands in 1922

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham, (1960s?)

Jack Brabham, (1960s?)

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham racing a Brabham-Repco BT19, French Grand Prix, Reims, France, 1966

Jack Brabham racing a Brabham-Repco BT19, French Grand Prix, Reims, France, 1966. Brabham came first in this race

Background imageAustralian Collection: AN Davison and Gino Munaron during Formula Intercontinental Race

AN Davison and Gino Munaron during Formula Intercontinental Race, Brands Hatch, August 1961. Davison, driving an Aston Martin Dbr4 250, leads Munaron's Cooper 51-Maserati

Background imageAustralian Collection: Alan Jones racing a Williams-Cosworth FW07B, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent, 1980

Alan Jones racing a Williams-Cosworth FW07B, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent, 1980. He finished first in this race, and became World Champion in this year

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1967

Jack Brabham at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1967. Brabham finished second in this race

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham's Cooper in the pits, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA, 1961

Jack Brabham's Cooper in the pits, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA, 1961. Mechanics attend to Brabham's Cooper-Climax during a pit stop

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham's Cooper in the pits, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA, 1961

Jack Brabham's Cooper in the pits, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA, 1961. Mechanics attend to Brabham's Cooper-Climax during a pit stop

Background imageAustralian Collection: Old cars in a scrapyard, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1973

Old cars in a scrapyard, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1973
Old cars in Flynn's wrecking yard, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1973

Background imageAustralian Collection: Alan Jones racing a Williams-Cosworth FW07B, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 1980

Alan Jones racing a Williams-Cosworth FW07B, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 1980. Jones finished first in this race. His most successful years came after he joined the Williams team in 1978

Background imageAustralian Collection: Jack Brabham leading the race, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent, 1966

Jack Brabham leading the race, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Kent, 1966. Brabham would finish first in a Brabham-Repco BT19

Background imageAustralian Collection: Alan Jones, 1980

Alan Jones, 1980. Australian driver Jones entered Formula 1 in 1975, and won his first Grand Prix in Austria two years later. His most successful years came after he joined the Williams team in 1978

Background imageAustralian Collection: Starting Grid, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1971

Starting Grid, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1971

Background imageAustralian Collection: Lily Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Lily Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Lily Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Surveyed in 1828 by Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser, the gardens were originally planted in 1825 by convicts with food crops to feed the prison colony

Background imageAustralian Collection: Group of Aboriginal People, Lake Tyers, Victoria, Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Group of Aboriginal People, Lake Tyers, Victoria, Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Group of Aboriginal People, Lake Tyers, Victoria, Australia, 1901

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown

The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Botanical Gardens of Sydney, 1901. Opened in 1816, with key elements designed by Charles Moore and Joseph Maiden, built under the supervision of Allan and Richard Cunningham

Background imageAustralian Collection: Christmas Day in Australia - drawn by N. Chevalier, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Christmas Day in Australia - drawn by N. Chevalier, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Day in Australia - drawn by N. Chevalier, 1871. Illustration to a short story by G.S.P. "Oh, stow such stuff!" cried young Tartboy, banging off a champagne bottle

Background imageAustralian Collection: Percy Grainger, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Percy Grainger, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Percy Grainger, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Percy Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born musician who served in World War I as a musician

Background imageAustralian Collection: Percy Grainger and mother, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Percy Grainger and mother, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Percy Grainger and mother, between c1910 and c1920. Shows Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born composer and pianist with his mother

Background imageAustralian Collection: Sylvia Breamer, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Sylvia Breamer, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Sylvia Breamer, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Sylvia Breamer (1897-1943), an Australian-born actress who performed in American silent movies

Background imageAustralian Collection: Hawker in London, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Hawker in London, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Hawker in London, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageAustralian Collection: Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919

Background imageAustralian Collection: Mina Wylie, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Mina Wylie, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mina Wylie, 1916. Shows Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891-1984) an Australian swimmer who participated in the Olympics

Background imageAustralian Collection: Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageAustralian Collection: Rice [and] Doust, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Rice [and] Doust, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Rice [and] Doust, 1913. Shows Australian tennis players Horace M. Rice and Capt. Stanley N. Doust practicing for 1913 Davis Cup competition, West Side Tennis Club, New York City

Background imageAustralian Collection: Grieve, Mrs. Hawker, Harry Hawker, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Grieve, Mrs. Hawker, Harry Hawker, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Grieve, Mrs. Hawker, Harry Hawker, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageAustralian Collection: H.Y. Braddon & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

H.Y. Braddon & wife, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
H.Y. Braddon & wife, 1918. Shows Sir Henry Yule Braddon (1863-1955), an Australian diplomat and businessman who visited the United States in October 1918 for trade talks

Background imageAustralian Collection: Frank Stanton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Frank Stanton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Frank Stanton, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageAustralian Collection: James Morrison, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett

James Morrison, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett
James Morrison, North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands, 1993

Background imageAustralian Collection: Chris Karan and Pete Morgan, 1994. Creator: Brian Foskett

Chris Karan and Pete Morgan, 1994. Creator: Brian Foskett
Chris Karan and Pete Morgan, 1994

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Mishap to the Victorians at Wilmansrust, June 12, 1901, 1902

The Mishap to the Victorians at Wilmansrust, June 12, 1901, 1902. Victorian Mounted Rifles under attack on their camp at Wilmansrust by Boers dressed in captured khaki uniforms and turned up hats

Background imageAustralian Collection: An XI of England v. XXII of Victoria at Melbourne, 1864, (1947). Creator: Unknown

An XI of England v. XXII of Victoria at Melbourne, 1864, (1947). Creator: Unknown
An XI of England v. XXII of Victoria at Melbourne, 1864, (1947)

Background imageAustralian Collection: Albert Frederick Calvert in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1907. Creator: Unknown

Albert Frederick Calvert in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Albert Frederick Calvert in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1907

Background imageAustralian Collection: ANZAC soldiers on the Western Front in northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920)

ANZAC soldiers on the Western Front in northern France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). " Advance, Australia!" Commonwealth troops leaving their base camp for the trenches

Background imageAustralian Collection: ANZAC soldiers marching to the front

ANZAC soldiers marching to the front, France, First World War, c1916, (c1920)

Background imageAustralian Collection: Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Australian troops in Turkey, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Behind the Firing Line at Anzac Cove: " Splinter Villa", one of the Australian dug-outs

Background imageAustralian Collection: Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Alexandra Fountain designed by William Vahland, named in honour of Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1881

Background imageAustralian Collection: Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Miners Near Beechworth, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s. From " Federated Australia"

Background imageAustralian Collection: In the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown

In the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown
In the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, 1901. Public garden in Adelaide city centre, officially opened in 1857. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Wilson Hall, Melbourne University, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Wilson Hall, Melbourne University, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Wilson Hall, Melbourne University, 1901. Public research university founded in 1853 with money donated by Sir Samuel Wilson. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Indigenous People of West Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Indigenous People of West Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Copper Mines, Walhalla, 1901. Walhalla was a small town in Victoria, Australia, founded as a gold-mining community in late 1862 and at its peak home to around 4, 000 residents

Background imageAustralian Collection: Group of Aboriginal Men, Queensland, Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Group of Aboriginal Men, Queensland, Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Group of Aboriginal Men, Queensland, Australia, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Background imageAustralian Collection: Albany, West Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Albany, West Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Albany, West Australia, 1901.Albany, the oldest colonial settlement in Western Australia, founded on 26 December 1826 as a military outpost of New South Wales. From " Federated Australia"

Background imageAustralian Collection: Back Beach, Sorrento, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Back Beach, Sorrento, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Back Beach, Sorrento, Victoria, 1901

Background imageAustralian Collection: Suspension Bridge, North Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Suspension Bridge, North Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Suspension Bridge, North Sydney, 1901. Suspension Bridge known as the Long Gully Bridge, connecting Cammeray and Northbridge a suburb of Sydney over the Murray River, built in 1889

Background imageAustralian Collection: Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gold Diggers at Work near Beechworth, Victoria, 1901. Beechworth in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, saw major growth during the gold rush of the mid-1850s

Background imageAustralian Collection: Granite Quarries, Trawool, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Granite Quarries, Trawool, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Granite Quarries, Trawool, Victoria, 1901. Trawool in central Victoria, on the middle reaches of the Goulburn River, first explored by Hume and Hovell in 1824, was later settled as a sheep station

Background imageAustralian Collection: Gladesville Asylum for the Insane, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Gladesville Asylum for the Insane, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Gladesville Asylum for the Insane, New South Wales, 1901

Background imageAustralian Collection: Trinity Church, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Trinity Church, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Trinity Church, Adelaide, 1901. One of the earliest surviving Anglican churches in South Australia built on land donated by Pascoe St Leger Grenfell. From " Federated Australia"

Background imageAustralian Collection: A Big Wave in the Cataract Gorge, near Launceston, 1901. Creator: Unknown

A Big Wave in the Cataract Gorge, near Launceston, 1901. Creator: Unknown
A Big Wave in the Cataract Gorge, near Launceston, 1901.The earliest known European to Cataract iver gorge on the South Esk River in Launceston, Tasmania, was William Collins

Background imageAustralian Collection: Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, c1880. Creator: Lesage

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, c1880. Creator: Lesage
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, c1880

Background imageAustralian Collection: England wins The Ashes against Australia, Oval Cricket Ground, London, 1926, (1935)

England wins The Ashes against Australia, Oval Cricket Ground, London, 1926, (1935). The enthusiastic crowd swarming across the ground to congratulate the English team

Background imageAustralian Collection: At the Parade of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides

At the Parade of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Adelaide, Australia: The King gives the Scout Handshake, 1927, 1937

Background imageAustralian Collection: Untitled [portrait of a man], c1940. Creator: Julian Augustus Smith

Untitled [portrait of a man], c1940. Creator: Julian Augustus Smith
Untitled [portrait of a man], c1940

Background imageAustralian Collection: Circular Quay, Sydney, c1902. Creator: Petrus van der Velden

Circular Quay, Sydney, c1902. Creator: Petrus van der Velden
Circular Quay, Sydney, c1902

Background imageAustralian Collection: Birds following a plough, 1933. Creator: Ethel Louise Spowers

Birds following a plough, 1933. Creator: Ethel Louise Spowers
Birds following a plough, 1933

Background imageAustralian Collection: Rt. Hon. A. Deakin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rt. Hon. A. Deakin, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rt. Hon. A. Deakin, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Alfred Deakin, an Australian politician

Background imageAustralian Collection: Percy Grainger, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Percy Grainger, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Percy Grainger, between c1910 and c1920. Shows Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961), an Australian-born composer and pianist

Background imageAustralian Collection: Ivy Scott - Century Opera, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Ivy Scott - Century Opera, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ivy Scott - Century Opera, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageAustralian Collection: Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan and others, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan and others, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Andrew Carnegie, William Jennings Bryan and others, 1913. Shows people who were at a meeting of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in May of 1913



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