Photographs I've gleaned from flea markets, junk shops and sometimes ebay. The cheaper the better. Anything with a story that can be extracted from hand written notes, location research, local histories, census records......anything. A small band of fellow enthusiasts worldwide have helped me with many of these. Of course there are always mysteries that defy research, but there's even a story inside these. All images can be viewed at super-size on Flickr.
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Thursday, 27 October 2011

Boat race on the Swan River. Perth, Australia, 1923.

Boat race on the Swan River, Western Australia. 1923. Boat race on the Swan River, Western Australia. 1923. (enlarged detail) Kings Park - South Perth & Swan River
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Australian

merchant officer, Sydney.

The Sepia Saturday theme this week is based around Sydney and Australia. I found these two fellows in flea markets in England. A merchant officer (above) photographed in Sydney. Below, a dapper chap from a studio which gives its address only as 'North Queensland'. It has been pointed out to me that this covers an area larger than the whole of England, indicating that this was probably a travelling photographer.

Mathewson & Co., North Queensland, Australia.
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