When a work (of art, music, or literature) enters the public domain, it loses copyright protection, giving wider society the opportunity to use the content. In the case of Australia it is the life of the author +70 years that usually defines the moment when copyright protection expires. Some published work such as photographs and … Continue reading Public Domain Day – list of Australians entering in 2023
Frank Hurley and the Paget Process
Frank Hurley and the Paget Process: Colour Photography from the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions 1911–1917
Early Royal Navy photographs compiled by Lieutenant Arthur Onslow 1858-1863
My talk on early Royal Navy photographs compiled by Lieutenant Arthur Onslow is up on YouTube. Mostly taken between 1858 and 1863 the talk is mainly focussed on the actions of HMS Herald while it was engaged in one of the longest surveying missions ever undertaken by the Admiralty. Among the many rare images are … Continue reading Early Royal Navy photographs compiled by Lieutenant Arthur Onslow 1858-1863
Mawson’s Antarctic Photographers 1911-1914
My 30 min talk about the photographers on Mawson's Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 is now on YouTube. Frank Hurley is probably the best-known photographer from the expedition but this talk introduces works by the other photographers on the expedition and looks at the large negative collections held by the State Library of NSW. Click to … Continue reading Mawson’s Antarctic Photographers 1911-1914
Way Key Sydney Businessman 1824-1892
Way Key (Wei Qiu?) 1824-1982was a Chinese merchant, who lived in Lower George-street, Sydney.
Public Domain Day – list of Australians entering in 2022
When a work (of art, music, or literature) enters the public domain, it loses copyright protection, giving wider society the opportunity to use the content. In the case of Australia it is the life of the author +70 years that usually defines the moment when copyright protection expires. Some published work such as photographs and … Continue reading Public Domain Day – list of Australians entering in 2022
Betty Broadbent the ‘Tattooed Venus’
In this Flickr "One Photo, 16 Questions" blog I talk to Leticia Roncero about the 'tattooed venus' Betty Broadbent and some photos that appeared on the Australian Pix magazine in 1938.
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