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Category Archives: Australian Politics
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
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
Chris Watson – Australia’s Youngest Prime Minister
Day 337 of Colourisation Project – April 9 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Having grown up in New Zealand, he started work on the railways at the age of … Continue reading
Mary Lee – Australia’s Unsung Suffragist
Day 283 of Colourisation Project – February 14 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Australia was one of the leading countries in the world when it came to giving women the right … Continue reading
James Scullin – A Man of the People
Day 266 of Colourisation Project – January 28 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Timing is everything in politics. Australia’s ninth Prime Minister, James Scullin was unlucky in his timing. … Continue reading
Dorothy Dix Talks
Day 195 of Colourisation Project – November 18 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Under a sweeping overhaul of question time as promised by Victoria’s State Labor Party, Dorothy Dixer’s … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Australian Politics, Colorization, Colourisation, History, Photography, USA, Women, Women writers
Tagged Dorothy Dix, Dorothy Dix Her Book (1926), Dorothy Dix Talks, Hearts A La Mode (1915), How to Win and Hold a Husband (1939), Loredana Crupi, My Trip Around the World (1924), New Orleans Picayune, New York Journal
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Robert Menzies – Power in Numbers
Day 162 of Colourisation Project – October 16 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Liberal Party of Australia. On this day, October 16, 1944 … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Australian Politics, Colorization, Colourisation, History, Photography
Tagged Australia, Liberal Party, Loredana Crupi, Robert Menzies
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Vera Deakin – Red Cross Pioneer
Day 94 of Colourisation Project – August 9 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. On this day, August 9, 1978 Vera Deakin passed away. Deakin was the third and youngest daughter … Continue reading
Alfred Deakin – The Affable Prime Minister
Day 88 of Colourisation Project – August 3 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born this day August 3 in 1856, Alfred Deakin was Australia’s second Prime Minister, a position he … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Australian Politics, Colorization, Colourisation, Photography
Tagged Affable Alfred, Alfred Deakin, Loredana Crupi
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