New exhibition reveals another side of Australian history.
Migrants arriving in Sydney in 1966.
This dramatic photograph captures mixed emotions on the faces of European migrants about to start their new lives in Australia as their ship berthed at Circular Quay.
It was later revealed that some of the people in the picture were actually Sydneysiders returning from holidays, but the photo remains a symbol of immigration in Australian history.
David Moore, Migrants arriving in Sydney, 1966, printed later, gelatin silver photograph / Lisa, Karen, Michael and Matthew Moore via Art Gallery of NSW
Adelaide River in 1887.
This photo of people relaxing on the banks of the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory was taken by Paul Foelsche, a policeman and amateur anthropologist.
Paul Foelsche, Adelaide River 1887, albumen photograph / Art Gallery of NSW
This gorgeous photo of a fashion model in 1939.
Entitled 'Only to taste the warmth, the light, the wind', photographer Olive Cotton took this photo of a beautiful young woman while assisting on a fashion shoot.
Olive Cotton, 'Only to taste the warmth, the light, the wind', c1939, gelatin silver photograph / Art Gallery of New South Wales
The harshness of the Australian landscape in 1937.
Titled 'Spirit of endurance' Harold Cazneaux's photograph of a hollowed out tree is still standing today in Wilpena, South Australia.
Harold Cazneaux, Spirit of endurance, 1937, gelatin silver photograph / Art Gallery of NSW, gift of the Cazneaux family 1975.
