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Dads and grandpas, a Fathers’ Day gallery

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:September 2, 2021
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Vintage Photographs and Photography
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Fathers' Day's approach led to me to hunt through my photo collection for pictures of dads (and granddads) and their kids (and grandkids). I was a bit surprised, at first,…

Dressing up: a goofy costume gallery

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:May 9, 2021
Post category:Vintage Photographs and Photography
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People love dressing up, but not everybody can score a role on stage. Family photo albums are a rich source of images of amateur actors, young and old, pretending for…

A broken water main on the corner of King and Darby Streets, Newcastle, NSW, January 26, 1945.

On a hot Australia Day in 1945

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 10, 2019
Post category:History Newcastle, NSW, Australia Vintage Photographs and Photography
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Believe it or not, this photograph was taken at the corner of King and Darby Streets, Newcastle, on Australia Day, 1945. A lug on a King Street hydrant had snapped…

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