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Background imageAustralian Collection: Our Colonial Empire - Three Australian Mayors, 1886. Creator: Unknown

Our Colonial Empire - Three Australian Mayors, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Our Colonial Empire - Three Australian Mayors, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageAustralian Collection: Market Square, Melbourne, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Market Square, Melbourne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Market Square, Melbourne, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageAustralian Collection: Uniform of the Melbourne policemen, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Uniform of the Melbourne policemen, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Uniform of the Melbourne policemen, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Princes Bridge, City of Melbourne, Port Phillip, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Princes Bridge, City of Melbourne, Port Phillip, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Princes Bridge, City of Melbourne, Port Phillip, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageAustralian Collection: Sir George Reid, Former Australian Premier - Right, with James Oyster, Commr. of D.C. 1912

Sir George Reid, Former Australian Premier - Right, with James Oyster, Commr. of D.C. 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sir George Reid, Former Australian Premier - Right, with James Oyster, Commr. of [Washington, ] D.C. 1912. [George Houston Reid was variously Premier of New South Wales

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Strike of the Sheep Shearers in Australia; A Striker's idea of Argument, 1891

The Strike of the Sheep Shearers in Australia; A Striker's idea of Argument, 1891
'The Strike of the Sheep Shearers in Australia; A Striker's idea of Argument: Firing the Bush, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageAustralian Collection: Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850

Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. It appears that Mr. Kilburn, the brother of the eminent Photographer, of Regent-street

Background imageAustralian Collection: Aboriginal Australians - young men, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850

Aboriginal Australians - young men, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Aboriginal Australians - young men, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. Portrait of two young men, the one holding his waddy, or club of defence; the other

Background imageAustralian Collection: At Bay - 'Sticking up a Boomer', 1850. Creator: Unknown. At Bay - 'Sticking up a Boomer', 1850

At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850
At Bay - "Sticking up a Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia:..a party of men and dogs have come up with the kangaroo - or, as it is called

Background imageAustralian Collection: Full Cry, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Full Cry, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Full Cry, 1850. Kangaroo-hunting:..the favourite colonial sport of Australia...the full chase, with its adventurous character across a half-cleared country; in which the flying leaps of the kangaroo

Background imageAustralian Collection: Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Lubra, a young Australian Woman, 1850. Portrait of...a young woman, with her hunting spear. They tattoo themselves only to a limited extent...They wear sheep-skins, with the wool next the skin

Background imageAustralian Collection: Bushing It - Camped for the Night, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Bushing It - Camped for the Night, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bushing It - Camped for the Night, 1850. British settlers in Australia....the Settlers Bushing it, and camped for the night, having wearied themselves with the chase of the kangaroo

Background imageAustralian Collection: Driving Horses to the Stock-Yard, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Driving Horses to the Stock-Yard, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Driving Horses to the Stock-Yard, 1850. British settlers in Australia. The horses are hardy, and perform long, nay surprising journeys, during which they are not supplied with any provender

Background imageAustralian Collection: Bickers Island, c. 1655. Creator: Reinier Zeeman

Bickers Island, c. 1655. Creator: Reinier Zeeman
Bickers Island, c. 1655

Background imageAustralian Collection: Killing a 'Boomer', 1850. Creator: Unknown. Killing a 'Boomer', 1850. Creator: Unknown

Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown. Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Killing a "Boomer", 1850. Kangaroo-hunting in Australia: The native name for the Kangaroo is "boomer" hence the boomerang...the kangaroo is seized on by the dogs

Background imageAustralian Collection: Cattle Mustering in Australia, 1850. Creator: Smyth

Cattle Mustering in Australia, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Cattle Mustering in Australia, 1850. Drovers and cattle at a waterhole. The object of a Cattle Muster is, as its name denotes

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: The Northern Party at the South Magnetic Pole, 17 January 1909

The Northern Party at the South Magnetic Pole, 17 January 1909
The Northern Party at the South Magnetic Pole from Left - Dr. Mackay, Professor David, Douglas Mawson, 17 January 1909. Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922)

Background imageAustralian Collection: Australian explorers, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine

Australian explorers, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Australian explorers, 1879. Sir George Grey, Ernest Giles, Stuart, Alexander Forrest, Dr Ludwig Leichardt, Charles Sturt, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills

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: 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. Portrait of Australian traveller and author Calvert (1872-1946) wearing oriental dress and smoking a huqqa

Background imageAustralian Collection: ANZAC soldiers marching to the front, France, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

ANZAC soldiers marching to the front, France, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
ANZAC soldiers marching to the front, France, First World War, c1916, (c1920). From Gallipoli to the French Front: " Anzacs" [Australian

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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. In 1803, Sullivan Bay in Sorrento became the site of Victorias first mainland European settlement

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: 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. Lake Tyers Mission was established in 1863 on the shore of Lake Tyers in Victorias Gippsland region following decades of conflict

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. Gladesville Mental Hospital, a psychiatric hospital established in the suburb of Gladesville, New South Wales in 1838

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. Charles Gavan Duffy (1816-1903), Irish-Australian nationalist, journalist, poet and politician

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, Adelaide, Australia, 1927, 1937. Creator: Unknown

At the Parade of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Adelaide, Australia, 1927, 1937. Creator: Unknown
At the Parade of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Adelaide, Australia: The King gives the Scout Handshake, 1927, 1937. His Royal Highness The Duke of York 1920-1936 became King George VI on 11 December

Background imageAustralian Collection: Medicine man of the Worgaia, central Australia, 1922

Medicine man of the Worgaia, central Australia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Background imageAustralian Collection: 25 Ton gun at Middle Head, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton

25 Ton gun at Middle Head, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton
25 Ton gun at Middle Head, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Background imageAustralian Collection: Australian Aborigine bark painting

Australian Aborigine bark painting

Background imageAustralian Collection: Burke and Wills expedition setting out from Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia, 20 August 1860

Burke and Wills expedition setting out from Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia, 20 August 1860. Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills were commissioned by the Government of Australia to make

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Australian Derby: The Race for the Melbourne Cup; The Lawn, 1888. Creator: Unknown

The Australian Derby: The Race for the Melbourne Cup; The Lawn, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Australian Derby: The Race for the Melbourne Cup; The Lawn, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Australian Derby: The Race for the Melbourne Cup; In the Carriage Paddock--An Exciting Finish

The Australian Derby: The Race for the Melbourne Cup; In the Carriage Paddock--An Exciting Finish Creator: Unknown
The Australian Derby: The Race for the Melbourne Cup; In the Carriage Paddock--An Exciting Finish, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition- Up-country people starting for the exhibition

The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition- Up-country people starting for the exhibition, Creator: Unknown
The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition- Up-country people starting for the exhibition, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageAustralian Collection: The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition-Mounted Infantry escorting the Govenor to the exh

The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition-Mounted Infantry escorting the Govenor to the exh Creator: Unknown
The Melbourne CentennialInternational Exhibition-Mounted Infantry escorting the Govenor to the exhibition, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888



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