Category Archives: Sport

Buster Crabbe – Serial King

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

Day 276 of Colourisation Project – February 7 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born Clarence Linden ‘Buster’ Crabbe II on this day, February 7, in 1908, he was better … Continue reading →

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Eileen Wearne – Trailblazing Sprinter

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

Day 268 of Colourisation Project – January 30 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. At the start of the 20th century, athletics was no place for a woman. Pierre de … Continue reading →

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Up There Cazaly

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Loredana Isabella

Day 251 of Colourisation Project – January 13 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. “Up There Cazaly,” a catchcry familiar to any Melburnian…and if not, then the song, Up There … Continue reading →

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Wilma Rudolph – The Black Gazelle

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 189 of Colourisation Project – November 12 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Triple Olympic gold medallist, Wilma Glodean Rudolph was never meant to walk let alone create record … Continue reading →

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The Boy from Bowral – Sir Don Bradman

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 77 of Colourisation Project – July 23 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. It was 80 years ago on this day July 23, 1934 that Sir Donald Bradman scored 304 … Continue reading →

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Tour de Maurice Garin

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 73 of Colourisation Project – July 19 As the 2014 Tour de France nears its completion, I am reminded after researching today’s subject for colourisation that cycling and the Tour de France have a very long history of cheats … Continue reading →

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Johnny Weissmuller – Tarzan Triumphs (in the Water)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 63 of Colourisation Project – July 9 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. On this day, July 9 in 1922, Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 … Continue reading →

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Father of Modern Olympics – Mysoginist?

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 47 of Colourisation Project – June 23 RECAP: The challenge is to keep within the lines. No, really, the challenge is to publish daily a photo that has some significance around the day of publication. It could be someone’s birthday … Continue reading →

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The Best Known Englishman of His Time

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Loredana Isabella

Day 23 of Colourisation Project – May 30th Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Today’s subject would not look out of place making a single-origin espresso on High St with … Continue reading →

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