Historic Australia

Shows woman on stool hammering a blanket over window, with small child watching; young patients of Prince Henry’s hospital watch ward windows being prepared for blackout

Blackout preparations in Melbourne during World War II

Assortment of ladies’ shoes on display in a shop window, 1930-1940

A large variety of women’s shoes, including court shoes, high heels, two-tones, tartan shoes, patent leather shoes, and shoes with bows, on display in a shop window in the 1930s. The window is strung with streamers and decorated with ruffles of fabric

Window display of Cadbury chocolates. Image contains poster of Alec Guiness, possibly eating chocolate, in film The detective (aka Father Brown). Also present is a sign ‘Reward - enjoy the reward of good eating in a Cadbury chocolate block…a glass and a half of rich full cream chocolate in every 1/2 LB’.

- Emmerton, Arthur William.

Child in ornate dress with bandeaux on head sitting on window seat in front of open window

ca.1915

- Searle, E.W. (Edward William)

Broken window panes in a curved gable, Sydney, ca. 1935

- Henry, Lucien, 1850-1896.

N.S.W. Centennial window

ca.1888

A window display at Harris Scarfe showing a model of an oil drill and other equipment used in drilling for oil in Western Australia, Rundle Street, Adelaide, September, 1954

Window display of musical instruments, sheet music and phonograph at Nicholson and Company music store, Sydney, ca. 1905

- Chinnery, Sarah Johnston, 1887-1970.

Window display about Japan by Qantas, Melbourne, ca. 1955