A black-and-white photograph of the Rt Hon. Sir William McMahon, Australia's twentieth Prime Minister. It is an official photograph taken when he was treasurer.

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In November 1947 the first ‘displaced persons’ from Europe arrived in Australia.

A letter to Prime Minister Stanley Bruce, expressing concern about certain types of settlers.

This is a black-and-white advertisement for a supposed "miraculous" herbal medicine.

Black-and-white photograph of Adélie penguins at Cape Denison.

This is a black-and-white photograph showing Nancy Wake, decorated heroine of the French Resistance during the Second World War, holding a large tapestry depicting an illustrated map of Australia.

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This is a black-and-white photograph by Max Dupain of the Sydney Opera House at night. It is composed so that the building's white arched roof is highlighted in stark contrast to the dark background.

A black-and-white photo of a woman weaving an Australian coat of arms.

A black-and-white photograph of rugby league players in Sydney in 1963.

This is a black-and-white photograph of a display in the window of a Brisbane telegraph office.

This black-and-white photograph shows five Indigenous children at school.

This is a black-and-white photograph that shows children singing in an eisteddfod in 1971.

Black-and-white photograph of the famous Australian artist Norman Lindsay.

This is a black-and-white photograph taken at Macquarie Island in Antarctica in 1978.

A black-and-white Australian Second World War propaganda poster.

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Troy Bramston is a biographer, historian and journalist. He has been a senior writer with The Australian newspaper since 2011, where he writes news, features and columns on politics, policy and popular culture.