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Mount Hudson, past Rose Brook, Hunter Valley, NSW. Photo by Doug Brown.

A gallery of motorcycle photos

Rummaging among collections and albums of old photographs and negatives I very often find images of motorcycles. And from talking to old-timers I gather that motorbikes were seen for many years as a relatively inexpensive means of transport. When coupled with a sidecar they were cheaper than a small car - both to buy and to run. That's not to say they didn't have an aura of glamour about them. Here's a selection of some vintage motorcycle photos, gathered from a variety of sources. It's got pedals, but it's also got a motor. Does that make…

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Dog in a toy car. Photo by Syd Smith

A gallery of dogs and other characters

Scrabbling around collections of amateur and family photos, several common themes naturally emerge. In previous posts I've covered fishing and beachgoing. This time it's pets - mostly dogs. People do love their pets, and they do love to photograph them. Here is just a handful of pet photos from our collection. Funny how dogs in photos so often look like the people they are pictured with. Thanks to Pete Smith for these classic motoring dog shots from his grandfather's collection. The photographer is watching the kids. The girl is watching the camera. The baby is watching…

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