Australian vintage

What is it about Australian style that's so easily identified when in another country? Yes, quite often it's the one's wearing a reasonably nice outfit , then chooses to wear a plugger with it because well.....it's the easiest most convenient option. Cringe. And of course theres the odd, dare we say it 'stretched out wife beater singlet' that apparently made a come back in main stream fashion around 2000. Daggy is quite often used to describe a quintessential Aussies style, although there…

One in three glasses of wine drunk in Australia come from a cask.

First established as I.M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer with New York lawyer Edward Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then The Singer Company in 1963. Its first large factory for mass production was built in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1863. -- Wikipedia

LOUIS MACOUILLARD (1913-1987) AUSTRALIA / GO MATSON. 28x19 1/2 inches, 71x50 cm. Condition A-: minor tears through left margin; creases in margins. Paper.

It has appeared on stamps and been featured in an Olympic ceremony, inspired works of fine art and comedic spoofs. This seemingly simple invention, the Hills Rotary Hoist (or simply “Hills Hoist”), is a fixture of the classic Australian Dream: a house on a quarter-acre lot with a big backyard, incomplete without a particular type of rotating clothesline. The

The cover of this publicity item leaves no doubt as to the message being sold - the clue is in the appearance of several kangeroos - cooking. For many years Australian prduce was heavily promoted in the UK - organisations such as the Empire Marketing Board pushed the colonial links that made 'foreign' foodstuffs such as soft fruit, butter and other ingredients effectively 'British'. This little cookery booklet was issued by the Australian High Commission in London in 1939 - sadly the supply…

‘Melbourne’ vintage Australian advertising poster, by James Northfield – reproduced under license by Australian Vintage Posters ‘Mornington’ vintage Australian advertising poster, by James Northfield – reproduced under license by Australian Vintage Posters Ok so this gem stumbled into my inbox last week and I must admit I have shuffled a few things around to get it up in time …

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Австралийские рождественские открытки 19 - первой половины 20 века