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Gallery: The history of Australia

  • November 04, 2011

The Tyrrell Collection of images showcases the history of Australia and the maturing of a nation.

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Frank Senior, sculler. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, professional rowing and sculling were extremely popular spectator sports. Crowds in their tens of thousands lined the courses and large sums were gambled on the results. Senior would have been a celebrity sports star of his day.






These photos and more can be found in the Australian Geographic book, A Nation in the Making .

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