Gary Foley (b. 1950) is an activist, actor, historian and museum curator. Of Gumbainggir descent, Foley moved to Sydney from northern NSW in the late 1960s to become an apprentice draughtsman. At the age of 17 he was attacked by the police in…
Herbert Vere Evatt (1894–1965) was a Labor politician, judge, historian and statesman. In 1930, aged 36, Evatt became the youngest judge ever appointed to the High Court of Australia. Elected to Federal Parliament in 1940, he held the seat of…
Picture of a rally which Betty Zingara Smith attended. Note sign which says "More Govt £sd for retarded children" - both use of retarded dates the photo and the more contemporary (cynical?) eye might read it as the Government handing out…
Albert Robinson in front of a fence, with others. There is something very "Godfather" about these photos. Candid, familial, group shots of people dressed for another era.