Commonwealth Of Australia Collection (#3)

In the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, 1901. Creator: Unknown
In the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, 1901. Victorian era landscaped gardens initially designed by Clement Hodgkinson. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Blue Mountains, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Blue Mountains, 1901. Eucalyptus forests in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney in New South Wales, inhabited for millennia by the Gundungurra people. From " Federated Australia"

In the Blackall Ranges, 1901. Creator: Unknown
In the Blackall Ranges, 1901. The first European explorer in the Blackall Range was Ludwig Leichhardt, the area was named after Samuel Blackall, second Governor of Queensland

Launceston By Night (Brisbane Street), 1901. Creator: Unknown
Launceston By Night (Brisbane Street), 1901. City in the north Tasmania, settled by Europeans in March 1806 and named after Launceston, Cornwall. From " Federated Australia"

Port Arthur, during the Occupation, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Port Arthur, during the Occupation, 1901. Manson Cove and Settlement Hill with the Penitentiary at Port Arthur, a former penal colony of the British Empire on the Tasman Peninsula

Adelaide Show Grounds, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Adelaide Show Grounds, 1901. The first agricultural show to translate European agriculture to a different climate was held in February 1844

Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Brickfield Hill, Sydney, 1901. Brickfield Hill, a district of inner city Sydney, served the colonys growing need for bricks, today part of the suburb of Surry Hills

In the Dandenong Ranges, 1901. Creator: Unknown
In the Dandenong Ranges, 1901. The Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia, hills and valleys covered in thick temperate rainforest. From " Federated Australia"

Papyrus Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Papyrus Pond, Brisbane Botanical Gardens, 1901. Subtropical botanic gardens surveyed and selected as a public garden in 1828 by Colonial Botanist Charles Fraser

Prospecting a Lease, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Prospecting a Lease, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Salmon Ponds Road, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Salmon Ponds Road, 1901. Road to the Salmon Ponds on the River Derwent, Derwent Valley, at Plenty, Tasmania. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Wimmera is a dryland farming region of the Australian state of Victoria, first surveyed by Thomas Mitchell in the mid 1830s

Meat Works, near Grafton, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Meat Works, near Grafton, New South Wales, 1901. Abattoir at Grafton on the Clarence River. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

At St. Crispins Well, 1901. Creator: Unknown
At St. Crispins Well, 1901. St Crispins Well, built in 1875 to collect water from the Plains Rivulet and divert it to a pipeline servicing Hobart in Tasmania. From " Federated Australia"

Isle of the Dead, Port Arthur, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Isle of the Dead, Port Arthur, 1901. Isle of the Dead, a cemetery for all who died in the prison camps at Port Arthur when it was a British penal colony between 1833 and 1877

Mount Wellington, from the Huon Road, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Mount Wellington, from the Huon Road, 1901. The original Huon Road was a two-lane road skirting Mount Wellington. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Statue of Robert Burns, Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Robert Burns, Ballarat, 1901. Eight statues of Robert Burns were erected in Australia between 1883 and 1935, this was the first. From " Federated Australia"

Fish Ponds, Ercildoune, near Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fish Ponds, Ercildoune, near Ballarat, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Crossing the River, Near Buffalo Falls, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Crossing the River, Near Buffalo Falls, 1901. Buffalo River flows through Mount Buffalo National Park in the Victorian Alps, Australia. From " Federated Australia"

Government House, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Government House, Adelaide, 1901. Government House on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, official residence of the Governor of South Australia. From " Federated Australia"

The Salmon Ponds, New Norfolk, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Salmon Ponds, New Norfolk, 1901. The Salmon Ponds where from 1864, base stock for trout in all streams and lakes in Australia and New Zealand were raised

Low Tide, Shelly Beach, Warrnambool, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Low Tide, Shelly Beach, Warrnambool, 1901. The first documented European discovery of Warrnambool was by Lieutenant James Grant

Giant Ferns at Gembrook, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Giant Ferns at Gembrook, 1901. Gembrook was settled in 1873 for farming and timber. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Lutheran Church, Tanunda, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Lutheran Church, Tanunda, 1901. Langmeil Lutheran Church built 1868. Langmeil was settled by Prussians in 1843. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Custom House, Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Custom House, Sydney, 1901. Located in the Circular Quay, built to designs of Mortimer Lewis as a two-storey Georgian structure in 1845 under administration of Governor Sir George Gipps

At Mount Gambier, 1901. Creator: Unknown
At Mount Gambier, 1901. The Adam Lindsay Gordon Obelisk at Blue Lake, Mount Gambier. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

At New Norcia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
At New Norcia, 1901. In March 1846, a Benedictine mission was led by Rosendo Salvado and Joseph Serra. In March 1847 the foundation stone of the monastery was laid and named New Norcia

Loddon Falls, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loddon Falls, New South Wales, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Old Gums, Mt. Crawford, South Australia, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Old Gums, Mt. Crawford, South Australia, 1901. Eucalyptus trees, native to Australia. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Hobart Exhibition, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Hobart Exhibition, 1901. Temporary exhibition Building constructedwithout foundations for the Hobart International Exhibition held 1894-1895. From " Federated Australia"

Goulburn Weir, Wahring, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Goulburn Weir, Wahring, 1901. Goulburn Weir built c1887-1891 across the Goulburn River was the first major diversion structure built for irrigation development in Australia

Adelaide, from the Post Office Tower, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Adelaide, from the Post Office Tower, 1901. Adelaides General Post Office, a colonial-era building on King William Street and Victoria Square, constructed 1867-1872

Corra Lynn, Near Launceston, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Corra Lynn, Near Launceston, 1901. Corra Lynn gorge on the North Esk River, near Launceston. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Fern Growth, Illawarra, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fern Growth, Illawarra, New South Wales, 1901. Illawarra is a region of the Australian state of New South Wales. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Parkside Lunatic Asylum, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Parkside Lunatic Asylum, Adelaide, 1901. Glenside Hospital, previously known as Parkside Lunatic Asylum was founded in 1846 as a psychiatric hospital in Glenside, South Australia

In Sydney, 1901. Creator: Unknown
In Sydney, 1901. Sydney, founded as a British penal colony in 1788, became one of six colonies to form the federation and Commonwealth of Australia in January 1901

Wheat Field, Canning Downs, Queensland, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Wheat Field, Canning Downs, Queensland, 1901. Canning Downs was the first residence built on Darling Downs, a name given in 1827 by Allan Cunningham

A Bullock Plough Team, 1901. Creator: Unknown
A Bullock Plough Team, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

In the Ovens River, Germantown, 1901. Creator: Unknown
In the Ovens River, Germantown, 1901. Tobacco was a major industry in the Ovens River valley until 2006. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Silver King Mine, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Silver King Mine, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, 1901. Sunny Corner grew following the discovery of silver in the area in 1884. From " Federated Australia"

Torrens Weir, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Torrens Weir, Adelaide, 1901. Construction of a concrete weir was begun in November 1880 and was completed at a cost of £ 7, 000, in 1881

The Melbourne Public Library, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Melbourne Public Library, 1901. Established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library with design by architect Joseph Reed. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Eagle-Hawk Neck, Tasman Peninsula, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Eagle-Hawk Neck, Tasman Peninsula, 1901. Narrow isthmus connecting the Tasman Peninsula with the Forestier Peninsula, used by the British in 1830s with a line of dogs chained to posts to prevent

Hop Picking in Tasmania, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Hop Picking in Tasmania, 1901. Hops in Australia are picked annually in February and March. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Long Tunnel Gold Mine, Walhalla, 1901. Long Tunnel Gold Mine was one of the richest and profitable mines of Walhalla. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Lake Macquarie, from Toronto, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Lake Macquarie, from Toronto, 1901.Named after Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in honour of Edward Hanlan, a Canadian world-champion sculler who visited Australia in 1884

Black Swan Lagoon, near Warwick, Queensland, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Black Swan Lagoon, near Warwick, Queensland, 1901. Condamine River near Condamine Downs the first residence, of Scottish settler Patrick Leslie in July 1840. From " Federated Australia"

A Victoria Private Residence, 1901. Creator: Unknown
A Victoria Private Residence, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

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Step back in time to the year 1901 and explore the Commonwealth of Australia through a series of captivating images. From Glenelg to Albany, from Sydney's Botanical Gardens to Melbourne University's Wilson Hall, these snapshots offer glimpses into the early days of this vast and diverse nation. In Glenelg, an idyllic coastal town, we see a scene frozen in time. The creator may be unknown, but their lens captures the essence of this charming place as it was over a century ago. Meanwhile, at Sydney's Botanical Gardens, another mysterious photographer immortalizes its beauty for future generations to admire. Adelaide's Botanic Gardens beckon us with their lush greenery and tranquil atmosphere. This snapshot transports us back to 1901 when visitors strolled along its paths, taking in the fragrant blooms and enjoying moments of serenity amidst nature's splendor. Moving on to Melbourne University's grand Wilson Hall - an architectural marvel that stands tall even today - we catch a glimpse of students bustling about their academic pursuits. The unknown creator captures both the imposing facade and vibrant student life within its walls. The Lily Pond at Brisbane Botanical Gardens is another gem captured by an anonymous artist. Its serene waters reflect a sense of tranquility that has endured throughout history despite changing times. Venturing further into Victoria, we stumble upon Copper Mines in Walhalla where miners once labored tirelessly underground for precious minerals. The Star of the East Gold Mine in Ballarat tells a similar tale; hardworking individuals seeking fortune beneath Australian soil. Albany reveals itself through an enigmatic photograph taken by an unknown visionary who recognized its significance even then. West Australia holds secrets waiting to be discovered by those willing to venture off the beaten path. Back Beach in Sorrento invites us for a leisurely stroll along its sandy shores as captured by our elusive photographer from 1901. It serves as a reminder that some things, like the beauty of nature, remain timeless.