Our rich and varied Pictures Collection focuses on Australian people, places and events, from European exploration of the South Pacific to contemporary events. You can now view more than 100 500 of these items online. Have a look at the astonishing artworks from the Ducie Collection of First Fleet Art, stunning photographs by Frank Hurley and Wolfgang Sievers or Ellis Rowan’s botanical watercolours.
Explore our digitised Pictures Collection by viewing the selection showcased below, browsing through all digitised Pictures in our Pictures catalogue or reading selected articles and essays. To review our progress read Pictures digitisation - progress so far and Digitisation - overview.
Rodney Dekker Tim paddles a boat in front of flooded club house, Gippsland, Victoria 2007
Bill Bachman River red gums killed by rising salinity near Waikerie, South Australia 1999
Patricia Baillie A young woman gives her dog a drink, Glebe, NSW 2004
Rodney Dekker Cleaning up at Ripplewood Caravan Park, Lindenow, Victoria 2007
June Orford Mrs June Irwin pours recycled water onto her garden, Queensland 2008
Karl Sharp
No desalination plant at Kurnell protest rally, Sydney 2007
June Orford Young couple looking at rainwater tanks, Nunawading 2008
Rodney Dekker Upper Coliban Reservoir at 0.1% full, Kyneton, Victoria 2007
June Orford Mrs Gwen Upson pours water saved from her hot water bottle, Queensland 2008
Charles Alexandre Lesueur Native cats of Australia ca. 1802
Nora Heysen Bohrah the kangaroo 1930
June Orford Victorian Dingo Society at the World Environment Day rally, Melbourne 2004
Bob Peisley More koalas for Lone Pine sanctuary, Brisbane 1987
R.W. Stuart "Jack" breaking in to drive driver [between 1862 and 189-]
Charles J. Page Australian Antarctic Territory, weighing a husky 1993
Harold Cazneaux Holiday at Taronga: the old days 1918
Charles J. Page Last pit pony, Collinsville, Queensland 1986
William Strutt Heads of two lions 1888
Surf Sirens, Manly Beach, New South Wales, 1938–46 This is one of four images by photographer Ray Leighton who documented popular culture, fashion and lifestyle between 1938 and 1946 at the
trendy
Sydney beach of Manly. See Surfing at Manly Beach, New South Wales, 1938–46 for the other photographs.