35 photos
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Louise Carbasse ca. 1913 / photographed by Rudolph Buchner
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- 271 comments
- 1,470 favorites
- 166,889 views
- Date taken: 1913
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-17
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, louise, carbasse, 1910s, 1913, sepia, portrait, hat, actress, star, hollywood, silent, louiselovely, australian, chapéu, pb, silvergelatin, moviestar, buchner, vintage, fashion, first, lady, curls, texture, zigzag, womensday, rudolphbuchner, louisecarbasse, commons:event=commonground2009, retrato, mulher, chapeu, cachos, rosto, feminino, atriz
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Women's team, Coffs Harbour Jetty Surf Life Saving Club
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- 9 comments
- 108 favorites
- 70,882 views
- Date taken: 1931
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, bw, women, beach, coffs, harbour, australia, 1931, 1930s, standing, life, guards, rope, team, lifeguard, swimsuit, silvergelatin, hood, first, womensday, samhood, lifesavingclubs, women’ssurflifesaving
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Australia’s first women Olympians, Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, 1912
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- 4 comments
- 56 favorites
- 66,279 views
- Date taken: 1912
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, fanny, durack, mina, wylie, sepia, women, standing, duo, water, pool, olympian, 1910s, arms, crossed, australia, medalists, silvergelatin, swimsuit, stockholm, first, 1912, olympicgames, womensday, fannydurack, minawylie, 100metresfreestyle, olympians, olympicgoldmedalwinners, olympicsilvermedalwinners, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty707075, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, 400im
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May Bradford welding part of the all Australian monoplane for the England-Australia air race, 1934 / photographed by Sam Hood
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- 21 comments
- 208 favorites
- 54,300 views
- Date taken: 1934
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, welding, women, trade, engineering, standing, bw, interior, goggles, may, bradford, pilot, ground, engineer, aviation, flight, flag, first, silvergelatin, australia, hood, 1934, monoplane, womensday, samhood, woman
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Nancy Bird in Gipsy Moth at Kingsford Smith Flying School, 1933 / by unknown photographer
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- 12 comments
- 132 favorites
- 53,878 views
- Date taken: 1939
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: woman, pilot, nancybird, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, australian, goggles, seated, cockpit, fur, glove, smile, silvergelatin, first, outback, airbus, qantas, 1939, a380, womensday, australianwomenpilotsassociation, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty634679, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01, aviation, aircraft, airplane, aviatrix
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Two of the first female men's barbers, Miss Dolly House and her sister, c.1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
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- 2 comments
- 52 favorites
- 38,365 views
- Date taken: 1927
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-17
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, dolly, house, 1927, 1920s, bw, barber, interior, shop, standing, pioneer, first, jackhouse, australian, hood, samhood, glassnegative, womensday, women, haircut
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Perier family in de Dion voiturette, c.1903
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- 19 comments
- 114 favorites
- 37,727 views
- Date taken: 1903
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1945, nsw, history, dedionvoiturettec1903, first, car, imported, perier, silver, gelatin, photoprint, tree, antiquecar, coche, automovil, antiguo, veterancar
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Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge; the first cars at the toll bar, 1932
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- 7 comments
- 77 favorites
- 36,534 views
- Date taken: 1932-03
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, 1932, harbour, bridge, sydneyharbourbridge, toll, opening, modelaford, sydney, first, cars, samhoodnewsservice, australia, sydneyharbor, archbridge, througharchbridge, sydneyharborbridge, sydneyharbour
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Spectators on the lawn of Government House view the arrival of the first Royal Australian Navy, Sydney, Oct 1913
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- 4 comments
- 12 favorites
- 33,746 views
- Date taken: 1913-10
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, australiannavy, ships, sydneyaustralia, steamship, yacht, comet, germannavy, 1913, fashion, glassnegative, historic, first, governmenthouse
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Dr. Frances Dick, first woman to practise medicine in New South Wales, Sydney, ca. 1892 / photograph by J. Hubert Newman
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- 5 comments
- 42 favorites
- 33,042 views
- Date taken: 2010-01-18 12:21:05
- Date uploaded: 2010-01-18
- Tags: doctor, cap, gown, first, nsw, jhnewman, johnhubertnewman, hubertnewman, jhubertnewman, woman, academic, regalia, corset, diploma, medical, degree, medicine, studio, portrait, standing
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Enid Lyons by the Lodge fireplace, 1934
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- 5 comments
- 19 favorites
- 32,326 views
- Date taken: 1934
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-23
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, black, white, woman, bonzai, glassphotonegative, australian, federal, parliament, 1943, first, cabinet, enidlyons, thelodge, banzaï, womensday, australianfederalparliament, membersofparliment
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Aboriginal cricketers alongside the Melbourne Cricket Ground Pavilion, c.1867
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- 4 comments
- 39 favorites
- 31,777 views
- Date taken: 1867
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, cricket, sport, melbourne, mcg, aboriginal, australia, team, first, albumen, 1867, historic, kingcole, pavilion, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1462299, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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First "Miss Australia", Beryl Mills of WA, 1927 / photographed by Sam Hood
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- 2 comments
- 37 favorites
- 31,473 views
- Date taken: 1927-12-14 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-18
- Tags: missaustralia, berylmills, 1927, woman, crowd, statelibraryofnewsouthwales, car, bw, haymarket, theatre, sydney, standing, exterior, silvergelatin, hood, first, australia, womensday, samhood, dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty587349, xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11, foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1462141, xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01
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W.E. Hart in his Boxkite biplane, 1911 / photographed by J. L. Turner
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- 4 comments
- 56 favorites
- 30,501 views
- Date taken: 1911
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, boxkitebiplane, biplane, smoke, bw, 1911, aviation, flight, silvergelatin, boxkite, hart, first, historic, poweredflight, pilot, australia, turner, wehart
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William Hart, Ascot Racecourse, 15 June 1912
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- 9 comments
- 88 favorites
- 28,800 views
- Date taken: 1912-06-12 19:14:57
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, pics4school, botany, newsouthwales, sydney, biplane, aviation, jjhammond, boxkitebiplane, flight, sepia, pilot, samhood, hood, aeronautics, boxkite, ascot, 1911, poweredaircraft, first, historic, steampunk
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First Kangaroo rugby league team, England, 1908-09
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- 6 comments
- 24 favorites
- 28,707 views
- Date taken: 1908
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-19
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, rugby, team, kangaroos, historic, 1900s, sports, australia, first, rugbyleague, uniform
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Silver City Comet: diesel train on trial run from Sydney to Moss Vale, 1937
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- 7 comments
- 54 favorites
- 27,452 views
- Date taken: 1937-07-07 17:48:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, silvercitycomet, dp101, dieseltrain, train, sydney, mossvale, 1937, nitratephotonegataive, nswrailways, railroad, first, historic, streamliner
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Testing telephone meter, 1938
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- 1 comment
- 12 favorites
- 22,519 views
- Date taken: 2012-09-03 15:26:59
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, sirharrybudge, telephone, 1938, telephonemeter, jennings, scottishhouse, sevier, newsouthwales, test, first, historic
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Man with binoculars and sledge dogs, Antarctica, 1899, British Antarctic(Southern Cross) Expedition
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- 0 comments
- 49 favorites
- 21,789 views
- Date taken: 1899
- Date uploaded: 2020-09-28
- Tags: antartcic, antarctica, exploration, first, winter, camp, southerncrossexpedition, colbeck, statelibraryofnewsouthwales
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Motor and double-deck cars, Market Street, 1879
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- 1 comment
- 16 favorites
- 19,972 views
- Date taken: 1879
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, doubledeck, 1879, first, historic, albumen, marketstreet, passenger, motorcars, tram, steampunk, steam, baldwin, garden, palace, tramway
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Macquarie Lighthouse, Vaucluse N.S.W. : old and new side-by-side, 1884
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- 3 comments
- 24 favorites
- 19,804 views
- Date taken: 1884
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, lighthouse, barnett, greenway, francisgreenway, sepia, lighthouses, newsouthwales, sydney, albumen, first, historic, macquarietower, architecture, vaucluse, barnet, 1884
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Captain Ross Smith, First flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 5 favorites
- 18,096 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919
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Westwood magnet grab, unloads scrap from a ship at B.H.P., 10/9/1954
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- 0 comments
- 18 favorites
- 16,664 views
- Date taken: 1954-09-10 14:34:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, magnet, scrap, westwoodmagnet, first, shipyard, nitrate, australia
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Conveyer belt coal loader in Newcastle, 25/7/1952
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- 1 comment
- 20 favorites
- 16,054 views
- Date taken: 1952-07-25 11:19:27
- Date uploaded: 2008-09-22
- Tags: statelibraryofnewsouthwales, conveyer, coalloader, coal, newcastle, australia, nitratephotonegative, 35mm, first, railroad
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Edmund Barton, Q.C., M.L.C., ca. 1889 / unknown photographer
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- 0 comments
- 12 favorites
- 14,482 views
- Date taken: 1889
- Date uploaded: 2011-07-13
- Tags: man, portrait, politics, politician, sideburns, queenscounsel, memberofthelegislativecouncil, primeministerofaustralia, thehonourableedmundbarton, first, edmundbarton, primeminister
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Labourers pulling Vickers Vimy out of a bog, Sourabaya, Java, first flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 14 favorites
- 12,500 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919, godelpallofus, aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane
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Cobbs Creek, Northern Territory, where propeller cracked, [Jim] Bennett, Ross [Smith], Keith [Smith], first flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 24 favorites
- 11,892 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919, godelpallofus
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Labourers position bamboo mats to facilitate take-off without getting bogged, Sourabaya, Java, first flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 10,112 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919
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Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, First flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 1 comment
- 12 favorites
- 9,822 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919, aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane, bomber, godelpallofus
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Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, used in the first flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 14 favorites
- 9,474 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919, godelpallofus, aviation, aircraft, airplane, bomber, biplane
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Keith Smith, First flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 7 favorites
- 9,212 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919
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Stuck in the bracing wires, Vickers Vimy, G-EAOU, first flight by Australians from England to Australia, 1919
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- 0 comments
- 5 favorites
- 9,186 views
- Date taken: 1919
- Date uploaded: 2019-12-09
- Tags: aeronautics, calssic, race, ross, kethsmith, smith, vickersvimy, geaou, australia, england, java, northernterritory, flight, pilots, vintage, astronauts, flying, first, 1919, godelpallofus, aviation, aircraft, airplane, biplane, bomber
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Cave, Ayers Rock, July 1889 / photographer William Henry Tietkens
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- 1 comment
- 17 favorites
- 9,096 views
- Date taken: 1889-07
- Date uploaded: 2010-04-15
- Tags: uluru, ayersrock, first, photograph, landscape, cave
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Maggic Spring, Ayers Rock, July 1889 / photographer William Henry Tietkens
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- 1 comment
- 9 favorites
- 8,344 views
- Date taken: 1889-07
- Date uploaded: 2010-04-15
- Tags: ayersrock, uluru, first, photograph
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Carsten Borchgrevink and The Southern Cross, Antarctica, 1899
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- 1 comment
- 87 favorites
- 7,858 views
- Date taken: 1899
- Date uploaded: 2024-03-07
- Tags: antactica, southerncross, first, explorers, winter, mainland, theodolite, ships
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