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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, 1986 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
Cold Chisel, 1978 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
The Church, 1982 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
INXS, 1984 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
Mark Seymour, Hunters and Collectors, Phoenician Club, Sydney '92, 1992 Stuart Spence. Courtesy of the artist. © Stuart Spence
Julie Mostyn, Flaming Hands, The Cronulla Workers' Club, Sydney, c. 1981 Stuart Spence. Courtesy of the artist. © Stuart Spence
The Cockroaches, 1985 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
Skyhooks, Sydney Showground, 1976 Bob King. © Bob King
Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, 1987 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling
The Angels, Sydney Showgrounds, 1985 Tony Mott. Courtesy of the artist. © Tony Mott
The Lighthouse Keepers, ANU Union, Canberra, 1983. Juliet Ward (vocals), Greg Appel (guitar), Steven Williams (drums) 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling
The Naturals, Captain Cook Hotel, Narrabundah, 1980. Maryanne Filshie (vocals), Nick Bonham (bass), David Fricker (drums) 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling
Midnight Oil, 1977 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King
The Angels performing, Canberra Showgrounds, 29 November 1979 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling
Young Docteurs, Kingston Hotel, 6 March 1980 (Paul Hayward guitar and Chris Shakallis), 6.3.80 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling
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1 Jimmy Barnes at The Coogee Bay Hotel, 1984 Grant Matthews. © Grant Matthews. 2 Marc Hunter, Dragon. Sylvania Hotel, Sydney c. 1979, c. 1979 Stuart Spence. Courtesy of the artist. © Stuart Spence. 3 Suze DeMarchi, Baby Animals, St George Leagues Club, 1991 Tony Mott. Courtesy of the artist. © Tony Mott. 4 Ian Moss, Cold Chisel, Sylvania Hotel, Sydney, c. 1980, c. 1980 Stuart Spence. Courtesy of the artist. © Stuart Spence. 5 Jimmy and the Boys, Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979. (Ignatius Jones - vocals), 1979 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling. 6 Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling. 7 Skyhooks, Sydney Harbour, 1975 Bob King. © Bob King. 8 Doc Neeson and drummer Brent Eccles of The Angels performing live onstage 1981, 1981 Wendy McDougall. Courtesy of the artist. © Wendy McDougall. 9 Bon Scott and Angus Young, AC/DC, 1976 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King. 10 Midnight Oil, 1977 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King. 11 Michael Hutchence, INXS, 1984 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King. 12 Michael Hutchence, INXS, 1984 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King.
1 Jimmy Barnes at The Coogee Bay Hotel, 1984 Grant Matthews. © Grant Matthews. 2 Marc Hunter, Dragon. Sylvania Hotel, Sydney c. 1979, c. 1979 Stuart Spence. Courtesy of the artist. © Stuart Spence. 3 Suze DeMarchi, Baby Animals, St George Leagues Club, 1991 Tony Mott. Courtesy of the artist. © Tony Mott. 4 Ian Moss, Cold Chisel, Sylvania Hotel, Sydney, c. 1980, c. 1980 Stuart Spence. Courtesy of the artist. © Stuart Spence. 5 Jimmy and the Boys, Captain Cook Uni Bar, 30 December 1979. (Ignatius Jones - vocals), 1979 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling. 6 Men at Work, The Jam Factory, (Colbee Court) Phillip, ACT, 1981 'pling. Courtesy of the estate of the artist. © Estate of 'pling. 7 Skyhooks, Sydney Harbour, 1975 Bob King. © Bob King. 8 Doc Neeson and drummer Brent Eccles of The Angels performing live onstage 1981, 1981 Wendy McDougall. Courtesy of the artist. © Wendy McDougall. 9 Bon Scott and Angus Young, AC/DC, 1976 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King. 10 Midnight Oil, 1977 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King. 11 Michael Hutchence, INXS, 1984 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King. 12 Michael Hutchence, INXS, 1984 Bob King. Courtesy of the artist. © Bob King.
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