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Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill
Lee Kernaghan near Broken Hill, 2005 Ian Jennings. © Ian Jennings
Ian Frazer
Ian Frazer, 2007 Marian Drew. © Commonwealth of Australia
Dr Fiona Wood AM
Dr Fiona Wood AM, 2005 Richard Woldendorp AM. © Richard Woldendorp
Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh, 2001 Russell Shakespeare. © Russell Shakespeare
Sir Gustav Nossal
Sir Gustav Nossal, 1979 (printed 1981) Mark Strizic. © Estate of Mark Strizic
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor, 1999 Bill Leak. © Estate of Bill Leak
Cathy Freeman
Cathy Freeman, 2000 David Caird. © David Caird and News Corp
Arthur Boyd in his studio at Bundanon
Arthur Boyd in his studio at Bundanon, 1993 Adam Knott. © Adam Knott
Ian Kiernan
Ian Kiernan, 1996 (printed 2001) Kate Gollings. © Estate of Kate Gollings
Mandawuy Yunupingu, NT
Mandawuy Yunupingu, NT, 2004 John Elliott. © John Elliott
John Farnham
John Farnham, 1996 Polly Borland. © Polly Borland
Dick Smith, Sydney
Dick Smith, Sydney, 2000 (printed 2004) John Elliott. © John Elliott
Manning Clark
Manning Clark, 1985 Rick Amor. © Rick Amor/Copyright Agency, 2024
Alan Bond
Alan Bond, 1985 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
www.RennieEllis.com.au
Sir John Cornforth
Sir John Cornforth, 1993 (printed 2003) Nick Sinclair. © Nick Sinclair
Patrick White, Castle Hill, Sydney
Patrick White, Castle Hill, Sydney, 1963 (printed 2000) David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Goolagong, 1973 Ern McQuillan OAM. © Michael McQuillan's Classic Photographs
Lord Casey
Lord Casey, c. 1932 Charles Wheeler. © Estate of Charles Wheeler
Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title
Lionel Rose, World Champion Bantam Weight Boxer before departing to the USA to defend his title, 1968 (printed 2008) Mervyn Bishop. © Mervyn Bishop
The Seekers
The Seekers, 1993 Rennie Ellis. © Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
www.RennieEllis.com.au
Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann, 1969 David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser, 1963 David Moore. © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore
http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/
Sir John Eccles
Sir John Eccles, 1959 Pam MacFarlane. © Estate of Pam Macfarlane
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland, n.d. (printed 1992) Lewis Morley. © Lewis Morley Archive LLC
Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Macfarlane Burnet, 1968 Mark Strizic. © Estate of Mark Strizic
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