Retro Australia: a rare glimpse of the nation’s past – in pictures

December 24, 20252 Mins Read

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Surfers Paradise, Queensland, the centre of a stretch of beaches popularly known as ‘the Gold Coast’ 1956.

Pajama party Beachcomber Surfers Paradise, Queensland,1959.

The David Jones fashion show, 1975

The first supermarket in South Australia in Morphettville in 1953 on the first day of trading.

Sydney Harbour

The swing set was not only for children in the 1950s.

It’s holiday vacation time at a roadside motel at Surfers Paradise, Queensland, for a group of friends in the 1950s

Formula One world champion Jack Brabham leads at the start in his Cooper Climax at Bathurst in September 1960.

Trams ticketing officers, 1954.

Surfing and lifesaving on Melbourne beaches; a way of life in 1967.

The morning ferry trip to the office was a good opportunity for Sydneysiders to catch up on the latest news

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