The Duke and Duchess of York and Cornwall (later King George V and Queen Mary) travelled to Australia on the Royal Yacht 'Ophir' for the opening of the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne in May 1901. The Royal couple then visited Sydney, Hobart (via New Zealand), Adelaide, Albany and Fremantle..... More
In August and September 1908 the American Grand Fleet (which included 16 white-painted battleships) visited Sydney and Melbourne during its 14-month world tour. 'George Rose visited both cities armed with his stereoscopic camera and went on board the USSs "Louisiana" and "Wisconsin" taking photographs. He produced exactly 100 views for..... More
New York, Rizzoli, 1998. More
Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1956. 'Wherever I travelled ... trees excited both my imagination and my desire to show their beauty to others. But they were elusive subjects, and so seldom grew where I could show their full beauty that, after half a lifetime among them, this book of tree..... More
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London, J.H. Dallmeyer Limited, [early 1920s]. J.H. Dallmeyer Limited, 'Manufacturers and Patentees of Photographic, Kinematograph Lenses and Apparatus', was established in 1860. The introduction mentions its high standards 'for the last 60 years' and refers to the 'Mount Everest Expedition' (presumably the first British attempt in 1922). Loosely inserted is..... More
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London, J.H. Dallmeyer Limited, [circa 1937]. J.H. Dallmeyer Limited, 'Manufacturers and Patentees of Photographic, Cinematograph Lenses, Cameras and Scientific Apparatus', was established in 1860. More
Richard Parkinson (1844-1909) is usually considered to have been of German origin, although he was born in the Duchy of Schleswig when it was part of Denmark. Following Germanys establishment of its Pacific Island colonies in the late nineteenth century, Parkinson was officially recognized by the colonial authorities as being..... More
