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19+ Lovely Vintage Photos of Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s _AuOlds2

Here is a lovely collection of children from Melbourne taken between the 1940s and 1950s. Lovely Vintage Photos of Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s Lovely Vintage Photos of Cute Kids in Melbourne from the 1940s-50s Lovely Vintage Photos…

Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Sydney During the 1900 Bubonic Plague _AuOlds2

Australia suffered greatly from the effects of bubonic plague in the first two decades of the 20th century. The Australian colonial government had been wary of plague arriving in Sydney via shipping trade routes since the 1894 outbreak in Hong…

40+ Fascinating Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Melbourne in the Early 1980s _AuOlds2

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania. The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the hinterlands…

Vintage Photos of Horse Drawn Omnibus in Australia From Between the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries _AuOlds2

In the 1880s Sydney’s main streets were laid with durable hardwood blocks. The city was filled with the sound of steel-tyred buses and other vehicles rumbling over these blocks, accompanied by the clip clopping of countless horses’ hooves. The horse…

Amazing Photographs Capture Street Scenes of Sydney From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries _AuOlds2

These amazing photographs were taken by Frederick Danvers Power from between 1898-1926. The photos show street scenes of Sydney, Australia including pedestrians on King Street, George Street, Pitt Street, plus horsedrawn vehicles and activities on York and Castlereagh Streets, including…

33+ Vintage Photos of Melbourne in the 1970s _AuOlds2

Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. The city occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into…

32+ Amazing Found Photos Depict Australian Post Offices in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries _ AuOlds2

A cool set of found photos from NSW State Archives that shows what New South Wales post offices looked like from between the 1880s and early 1900s. Adamstown Post Office   Adamstown Post Office   Albury Post and Telegraph Office   Annandale…

Vintage Australian Fashion of the 1930s _AuOlds2

  Vintage Australian Fashion of the 1930s Young women running over a sand dune on an unidentified beach, ca. 1935   Group of mates riding in a Model T Ford, Double Island Point, 1931   Judging of the Sirens of…

Retro Photos of Girls in Mini Skirts Riding Bikes _AuOlds2

Short skirts have existed for a long time before they made it into mainstream fashion, though they were generally not called “mini” until they became a fashion trend in the 1960s. In the early 20th century, the dancer Josephine Baker’s…

Lovely Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Australian Children in the 1930s _AuOlds2

These are lovely vintage photos capturing everyday life of Australian children in New South Wales during the 1930s. Lovely Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Australian Children in the 1930s Lovely Vintage Photos Capture Everyday Life of Australian Children in…