Concordia Gold Mines, South Australia c.1873
Posted at May 2, 2022 in AustraliaThis engraving, by J. C. Armytage, depicts the Concordia Gold Mines, one of the early goldfields of South Australia...
A REIMAGINING
A picture paints a thousand words, or so the saying goes, yet many pictures from the past now lay forgotten, gathering dust in old shoeboxes or slowly fading away in the pages of old books. This site seeks to explore the use of digital technologies to enhance and reimagine historical images to encourage viewers to connect and engage with the past in a new way.
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Cockatoo Island, New South Wales c. 1840s
Posted at May 2, 2022 in AustraliaThis engraving, by T. Outhwaite, was made from a mirror image of John Skinner Prout's drawing of Cockatoo Island...
Chinese Garden in Victoria c. 1873
Posted at May 2, 2022 in AustraliaPlace: Victoria, Australia Date: c. 1873 Provenance: “Australia” vol. I, 1873; Edwin Carton Booth F.R.C.I. with drawings by (John) Skinner...
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