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'Each man arrayed himself in a new rig from head to foot, and even such luxuries as soaps and perfumery were not despised'
Many performers availed themselves of the services of photographic studios, posing for carte de visite portraits that served as souvenirs and as instruments in the making of renown and notoriety.
The 'Yarra Boot Trunk Tragedy' unfolded a week before Christmas 1898, when some neighbourhood boys noticed a wooden box floating in the river at Richmond.
The London-born son of an American painter, Augustus Earle ended up in Australia by accident in January 1825.
The Rajah Quilt’s narrative promptings are as intriguing as the textile is intricate.
The art of Australia’s colonial women painters affords us an invaluable, alternative perspective on the nascent nation-building project.
By the end of the eighteenth century, crime, criminals and punishment were standard subjects for those engaged in the English print trade.
Bushranger Ben Hall and his cronies held around 40 people hostage in a pub north-west of Goulburn, telling their captives ‘don’t be alarmed; we only came here for a bit of fun’.
The Victorian era has been described as one wherein death was a part of everyday experience. People died at home having been nursed in their final illnesses by family members.
The tragic tale of Tom Wills, the ‘inventor’ of Australian Rules Football.
The salacious and sordid details of Henry Kinder’s death transfixed Sydneysiders with a case combining murder with seduction, mesmerism, blackmail and poisoning.
Joanna Gilmour on Tom Durkin playing with Melbourne's manhood.
Joanna Gilmour describes how artist Sam Leach works on a small scale to grand effect.
The National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is selected from a national field of entries that reflect the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.
Jo Gilmour uncovers endearing authenticity in the art of a twice-transported Tasmanian.
The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.