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Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection (#8)

A selection of historical Australian images, maps and illustratoins from the 1800s to more contemporary 1990s

368 Canvas Prints

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Emigrants Farewell

Emigrants Farewell
20th August 1912: Emigrants wave their last goodbyes as the emigrant ship Monrovian leaves Tilbury in Essex, bound for Australia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Balloon Launch

Balloon Launch
circa 1905: The launching of a hot air balloon from outside the exhibitions buildings in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Adelaide Street

Adelaide Street
circa 1910: An Adelaide street seen from the town hall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Bush Camp

Bush Camp
20th April 1850: Australians rest around their campfire in the Australian bush. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Australian Farmhouse

Australian Farmhouse
circa 1850: Interior of an Australian shepherds hut by Samuel Prout. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Bushwhackers

Bushwhackers
1878: A card party in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Melbourne City

Melbourne City
circa 1850: A view of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Aboriginal Camp in Lake Way

Aboriginal Camp in Lake Way
circa 1900: An Aboriginal camp in Lake Way, Westerrn Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Gladesville Bridge

Gladesville Bridge
8th June 1962: The largest span concrete-arch bridge (1000ft concrete-arch span) being built over the Parramatta River at Gladesville in Sydney with British help. It was completed in 1964

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Australian Natives

Australian Natives
circa 1864: An engraving by J Meagle of aboriginals dancing in front of a young audience. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Swag Men

Swag Men
circa 1900: Australian sundowners sitting under a tree, one pouring from a billy-can. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Inauguration Ceremony

Inauguration Ceremony
1st January 1901: The birth of the Australian Commonwealth in the Centennial Park, Sydney. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: H Bomb

H Bomb
15th May 1957: A mushroom cloud rises over the Pacific Ocean following the detonation of Britains first H-bomb near Christmas Island (Kiribati). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Nuclear Testing

Nuclear Testing
Operation Hurricane, Britains first atomic weapons detonation, takes place off Trimouille Island, in the Monte Bello Islands, 3rd October 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Gold Miners At Ballarat

Gold Miners At Ballarat
Gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1855. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: 19th Century Wagga Wagga

19th Century Wagga Wagga
A hut in Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, 19th century. Butcher Arthur Orton, also known as Thomas Castrolate, subject of the famous Tichborne Claimant trial is said to have lived here

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Australia Bound

Australia Bound
Emigrants plot their progress on board a ship bound for Australia, 1849. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Arch Construction

Arch Construction
A passenger steamer passes under Sydney Harbour Bridge during the construction of its arch, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: High Above Sydney

High Above Sydney
A view from the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Hawkesbury River Bridge

Hawkesbury River Bridge
Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge over the Hawkesbury River on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Australia, circa 1935. Opened in 1889 the bridge was replaced with a new structure in 1946

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Ships At Sandridge

Ships At Sandridge
Ships in dock at the Melbourne And Hobsons Bay Railway Companys pier at Sandridge, near Melbourne, Australia, 1862. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: George the cat keeps a watchful eye on Sydney through a pair of binoculars

George the cat keeps a watchful eye on Sydney through a pair of binoculars
George, a white cat who lives at the top of one of the pylon supports of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, keeps a watchful eye on the city through a pair of binoculars, January 1957

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: View From The Bridge

View From The Bridge
A British passenger liner passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia, circa 1935. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Perth

Perth
A view of the city of Perth on the coast of Western Australia, circa 1935. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Watts River Rapids

Watts River Rapids
The Watts River Rapids near Melbourne, Australia, circa 1900. (Photo by J.W. Lindt/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Barrier Reef

Barrier Reef
A view of islands in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia, circa 1935. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Circular Quay

Circular Quay
Shipping at Sydney Quayside, now Circular Quay, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1872. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Brisbane Street

Brisbane Street
A view of Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: 1770 Relived

1770 Relived
4th May 1970: A reenactment in Kurnell, in southern Sydney, of Captain Cooks first landing at the spot two hundred years earlier, in 1770. The royal family are present at the event

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Australian Quayside

Australian Quayside
Ships in dock at a railway pier at Sandridge, near Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1857. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Royal Exhibition Building

Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building in the Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1900. Designed by architect Joseph Reed, it was completed in 1880 for the Melbourne International Exhibition

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Queensland Bush

Queensland Bush
Kangaroos in the bush, Queensland, Australia, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Early Settlement

Early Settlement
A view looking north to Sydney Cove and Port Jackson, the chief British settlement in New South Wales, Australia, circa 1792. Painting by Thomas Watling (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Melbourne Post Office

Melbourne Post Office
The Melbourne General Post Office on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1880. Designed by A.E.Johnson in the Renaissance Revival style

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Queens Wharf

Queens Wharf
Cargo being unloaded at Queens Wharf, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1857. Engraving by J.Tingle from a drawing by S.T. Gill, pub 1857 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: King William Street

King William Street
A view down King William Street, Adelaide, Australia, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Scots Church Melbourne

Scots Church Melbourne
The Presbyterian Scots Church, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1880. Designed by Joseph Reed, the church was built between 1871 and 1874

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Ships On Sydney Cove circa 1850

Ships On Sydney Cove circa 1850
A view looking west over Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1850. (Photo by Rischgitz/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Melbourne Town Hall

Melbourne Town Hall on the corner of Swanston and Collins Streets, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1880. The building was designed by architect Joseph Reed in the Second Empire style

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: White Gum Tree

White Gum Tree
A white gum tree in Australia, circa 1950. (Photo by Noel Habgood/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Old Adelaide

Old Adelaide
A view down the river Torrens towards the city of Adelaide, Australia, circa 1850. Engraving by Carr and J.C. Armytage (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Commonwealth Jubilee

Commonwealth Jubilee
Jubilee fireworks in Sydney Harbour, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australian Federation, 30th January 1951. The fireworks were launched by Royal Australian Navy warships and Fort Denison

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Australian Township

Australian Township
The township of Keilor, Victoria, Australia, circa 1857. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Olinda Falls

Olinda Falls
The middle cascade at the Olinda Falls near Melbourne, Australia, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Penrith Market Square

Penrith Market Square
The Market Square and Clock Tower in the town of Penrith in the Lake District, Cumbria, circa 1890. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Great Southern Telescope

Great Southern Telescope
The Great Southern Telescope in Melbourne, Australia, circa 1868. A lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart after a photograph by Howard Grubb. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Federation Of Australia

Federation Of Australia
A procession to mark the opening of the Federal Parliament makes its way down Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia, May 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Australia's Rich History Canvas Print Collection: Gallipoli Landing at Anzac Cove (Gaba Tepe)

Gallipoli Landing at Anzac Cove (Gaba Tepe)
Allied troops at Anzac Cove (Gaba Tepe), Gallipoli Peninsula, during the Gallipoli campaign, 1915. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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