Olga Varona, an Australian aerialist, was a popular performer [...]
Postcard of Melbourne showing Wirth’s Olympia
This Melbourne postcard showing Princes Bridge and St Kilda [...]
Beaumont & Waller’s Botanical & Zoological Gardens at Botany Bay
An article by Mark St Leon, outlining the history [...]
The Mangean Troupe – Postcard
The Mangean Troupe toured Australia in 1912-13 with Bud [...]
Incident At Sawpit Gully, 1861
Here is the story of two Muslim Indians, Mahomet [...]
Ida St Leon (1894-1961)
I recently came across this portrait of Ida [...]
The Martinettis
The Martinettis, Australian acrobatic troupe, about 1938. Courtesy of [...]
May Wirth & Her Troupe
I recently bid successfully for a portfolio of photographs [...]
Cabinet Card Aquisition
I recently bid successfully for a portfolio of [...]
May Wirth – Screen Test
On my recent visit to the USA, I visited [...]