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Australia's Rich History Collection (#5)

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

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Australia's Rich History Collection: Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea)

Old map of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean)
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old chromolithograph illustration of Ethnology - Aboriginal Australian

Old chromolithograph illustration of Ethnology - Aboriginal Australian
Antique Illustration, Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Livistona australis, wood engraving, published in 1873

Livistona australis, wood engraving, published in 1873
Livistona (Corypha) australis - a species of palm native to the east coast of Australia in the states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria

Australia's Rich History Collection: Man from Australia

Man from Australia
Illustration from 19th century

Native woman from Australia, headshot
Illustration from 19th century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip

Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of Invercargill and Bluff Harbour, New Zealand

Old engraved map of Invercargill and Bluff Harbour, New Zealand
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Old engraved map of the situation of Brisbane, Australia

Old engraved map of the situation of Brisbane, Australia
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Old engraved map of Melbourne and Port Phillip
Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored

Australia's Rich History Collection: Royal navy manoeuvres in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, 1880s

Royal navy manoeuvres in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, 1880s
Vintage illustration of Royal navy manoeuvres in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. 1888, 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Centenary of the settlement of New South Wales, Evening reception

Centenary of the settlement of New South Wales, Evening reception
Vintage illustration of Centenary of the settlement of New South Wales, Evening reception at Government House, Display of electric search lights by the fleet, 1888, 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition

Burke and Wills expedition
" Vintage engraving from 1862 showing explorers arriving at the depot camp at Coopers Creek, Australia. In 1860aa61, Robert O Hara Burke

Australia's Rich History Collection: Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King suffering from exhaustion

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King suffering from exhaustion
camel, day, exhaustion, explorers, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, problems, robert burke, studio shot, survival, three people, tree, two animals

Australia's Rich History Collection: Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King digging up boxes in outback

Illustration of Australian explorers Burke, Wills and King digging up boxes in outback
box, day, digging, explorers, full length, heat, history, horizontal, john king, mid adult, mid adult men, outback, outdoors, robert burke, spade, studio shot, survival, three people, tree

Australia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition in Australia

Burke and Wills expedition in Australia
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Burke and Wills expedition. In 1860 to 61, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia

Australia's Rich History Collection: Burke and Wills expedition in Australia Golah is abandoned

Burke and Wills expedition in Australia Golah is abandoned
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Burke and Wills expedition. In 1860 to 61, Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia

Australia's Rich History Collection: Antique map - Queensland Australia

Antique map - Queensland Australia
" Antique map from 1864 of showing Queensland, Australia"

Australia's Rich History Collection: Map of Australia 1860

Map of Australia 1860
Map of Australia still called New Holland in 1860 Original edition from my own archives Source : Tour du monde 1860

Australia's Rich History Collection: Map of Australia continent 1898

Map of Australia continent 1898 Original edition from my own archives Source : Brockhaus 1898

Australia's Rich History Collection: Koala in Eucalyptus tree in Australia 1881

Koala in Eucalyptus tree in Australia 1881
Koala - Phascolarctus cinereus Original edition from my own archives Source : Uber Land und Meer 1881

Australia's Rich History Collection: Antique map of Melbourne Australia 1896

Antique map of Melbourne Australia 1896
Map of Melbourne Australia 1896 Original edition from my own archives Source : Brockhaus 1896

Australia's Rich History Collection: Melbourne Australia illustration 1860

Melbourne Australia illustration 1860
Steel engraving Melbourne Australia Original edition from my own archives Source : Gartenlaube 1860 Graveur : Richter

Australia's Rich History Collection: Lifeguard Drill

Lifeguard Drill
circa 1930: Australian lifeguard drill using a safety-line. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Courtstreet in Melbourne, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1872

Courtstreet in Melbourne, Australia, wood engraving, published in 1872
" Courtstreet in Melbourne. Woodcut engraving from my archive, published in 1872."

Australia's Rich History Collection: HMQS Gayundah, flat-iron gunboat, Fort Litton Brisbane 19th Century

HMQS Gayundah, flat-iron gunboat, Fort Litton Brisbane 19th Century
Vintage engraving HMQS Gayundah, flat-iron gunboat, Fort Litton Brisbane 19th Century. HMQS Gayundah was a flat-iron gunboat operated by the Queensland Maritime Defence Force

Australia's Rich History Collection: Australasian Federal convention at Sydney, 19th Century

Australasian Federal convention at Sydney, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Members of the Australasian Federal convention at Sydney, 19th Century. The Graphic, 1884

Australia's Rich History Collection: John Young, Mayor of Sydney, 19th Century

John Young, Mayor of Sydney, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of John Young, Mayor of Sydney, 19th Century. John Young (1827 - 27 February 1907) was an Australian bowler, builder, politician and alderman

Australia's Rich History Collection: James Cooper Stewart, Major of Melbourne, 19th Century

James Cooper Stewart, Major of Melbourne, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of James Cooper Stewart, Major of Melbourne, 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: William Henry Bundey, Major of Adelaide, 19th Century

William Henry Bundey, Major of Adelaide, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Sir William Henry Bundey (30 January 1838 to 6 December 1909) was an Australian politician and judge, Attorney-General of South Australia from 27 September 1878 to 10 March 1881

Australia's Rich History Collection: Bushmans Hut, South Australia, 19th Century

Bushmans Hut, South Australia, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Bushmans Hut, South Australia, 19th Century. Scenes from Australian exhibits at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Gold Trophy, Victorian Court, 19th Century

Gold Trophy, Victorian Court, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Scenes from Australian exhibits at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 19th Century. Gold Trophy, Victorian Court, 19th Century

Australia's Rich History Collection: Australian cricket team in England, 1886

Australian cricket team in England, 1886
Vintage engraving of Australian cricket team in England, 1886. Back row (l-r) George Giffen, Fred Spofforth, Major Benjamin Wardill (manager)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Mass Emigration, Tender Herald leaving a Liverpool quay

Mass Emigration, Tender Herald leaving a Liverpool quay
The tender Herald leaving a Liverpool quay and transporting passengers to the Zealandic, a state emigration ship bound for Australia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Speedster

Speedster
circa 1963: Sir Donald Campbells car Bluebird which will attempt the worlds land speed record on the salt flats at Lake Eyre, Southern Australia in the spring of 1963

Antique maps of Botany Bay and Endeavour River in Australia

Australia's Rich History Collection: Dock Railway

Dock Railway
circa 1915: A busy harbour scene on the Hobsons Bay Railway Pier at Sandridge, Melbourne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Settlers

Settlers surrounded by Aborigines. This is believed to be the earliest photograph taken in Australia. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Collection: RaF Neptune over Sydney Harbour, March 1965

RaF Neptune over Sydney Harbour, March 1965
Scan from Kodak side taken March 1965. Shows RaF Neptune aircraft flying low over Sydney Harbour, Australia. Taken from another aircraft

Australia's Rich History Collection: Waving Goodbye At The Pier

Waving Goodbye At The Pier
A crowd stand on the pier to see off a ship in the harbour in Melbourne, Australia circa 1916. (Photo by Max Hs/FPG/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Collection: 1863: Aboriginal hunters bee-hunters in the Australian bush

1863: Aboriginal hunters bee-hunters in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Collection: Beatles In Adelaide

Beatles In Adelaide
12th June 1964: Fans in Adelaide, Australia waiting to greet The Beatles during their tour of Australia. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Australia'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)

Australia'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)

Australia'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)

Australia'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

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