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Category Archives: Australia
Enemy Aliens
During the First and Second World Wars, nationals of countries at war with Australia who were living in Australia were classed as “enemy aliens”. As soon as Italy declared war on Britain and its allies on 10th June 1940, Italian nationals … Continue reading
Flinders St Station – Melbourne Icon
Melbourne’s iconic Flinders St Station is the one thing that has remained consistent in my lifetime of inhabiting this wonderful city and when I found this old black and white image in reasonably good condition, I naturally got the urge to … Continue reading
Look Closely
Looks can be deceptive. Photography can be deceptive. Or should I ask, “is seeing believing?” Look closely what do you see? How many horses are there in this picture? If you said one horse, you’d be wrong. Look again. There … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Photography
Tagged horse and cart, horses, Loredana Crupi, optical illusions, Opus Loredana
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Look Down
Photographers are often reminded to diversify their camera angles by looking upwards to capture imposing perspectives of buildings or majestic canopies of trees. Whilst this is essentially a terrific suggestion especially in Melbourne, where we have many architecturally beautiful and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Black & White, Photography
Tagged iron gates, Lady Gaga, Loredana Crupi, Marvellous Melbourne, Melbourne, Northcote, Opus Loredana, picket fences, shade, shadows, streets
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Sir Henry Parkes ~ Father of Many
Day 355 of Colourisation Project – April 27 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. He is on our $5.00 note. The Times during his lifetime described him as “the most commanding … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Colorization, Colourisation, History, Photography
Tagged Henry Parkes, Loredana Crupi, Opus Loredana, Sir Henry Parkes
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Albert Jacka – Super ANZAC
Day 354 of Colourisation Project – April 26 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. He was described by Australia’s official war historian, Charles E.W. Bean, as ‘Australia’s greatest front-line soldier’. … Continue reading
Unable to Vote But Eligible to Die ~ Lest We Forget
Day 353 of Colourisation Project – April 25 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following contains an image … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Colorization, Colourisation, History, Opus Loredana, Photography, World War 1
Tagged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Aboriginal Veterans South Australia, ANZAC, ANZAC Day, Australia, Bedford Park Sanatorium, Loredana Crupi, Miller Mack, Ngarrindjeri, Opus Loredana, Private Miller Mack, world war 1
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Rupert Brooke ~ The Soldier Poet
Day 351 of Colourisation Project – April 23 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. The Turks didn’t get him…a mosquito did. English poet, Rupert Chawner Brooke, best known for his … Continue reading
Jessie Street ~ Australian Activist Ahead of Her Time
Day 346 of Colourisation Project – April 18 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. She was the only Australian woman delegate at the founding of the United Nations in 1945; … Continue reading
Harry Chauvel – A Born Cavalry Officer
Day 344 of Colourisation Project – April 16 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Divisional armourers had been ordered to sharpen all bayonets. On October 31, 1917, Lieutenant General, Sir … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Colorization, Colourisation, History, Photography, World War 1
Tagged Australia, Australian Imperial Force, Battle of Beersheba, Beersheba, Gallipoli., Harry Chauvel, John Curtin, Light Horse Brigade, Loredana Crupi, Opus Loredana, Sir Harry Chauvel, Sir Henry George Chauvel
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