Perth & Western Australia

Colouring the Past

Historic photographs of Perth and Western Australia brought to life — colourised archives, local histories, and rare records from a bygone era.

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Collections & Archives
Footprints Magazine colourised photos

Footprints Magazine – Colourised Old Photos of Perth & WA

Watch colourised old photographs of Perth and Western Australia on YouTube. Footprints magazine is also available on Trove in PDF format — a remarkable visual record of the region's past.

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Colourised WA Photos Archive

Colourised Old Photos of Perth and Western Australia

A large archive sorted into galleries, bringing old photographs of Perth and Western Australia to life through careful colourisation. A vivid window into the region's heritage.

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Archive of old WA photos

Archive of Old Photos of Perth and Western Australia

A vast archive of original old photographs of Perth and Western Australia to browse at your leisure. Rare and historic imagery documenting the growth of a city and a state.

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Travails of an Untidy Mind

Travails of an Untidy Mind – 50 Years of Travel in Australia and Overseas

Featuring photographs, local history, and travel stories spanning half a century. Download all issues of this personal chronicle of life on the road through Australia and beyond.

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A Town Like Nanga

A Town Like Nanga

Life before the War in the timber industry, service with the 2/28Bn AIF in WW2 — Tobruk, capture at Ruin Ridge, prisoner of war in North Africa and Italy, and escape over the Alps into Switzerland. Written by W R Scott.

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A Social History of the VMCCWA

A Social History of the VMCCWA

50th Anniversary Revised Editions. Life Members — A Recollection: 1975–2025. A comprehensive social history of the Veteran & Vintage Motorcycle Club of Western Australia.

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Ten Years on Two Wheels

Ten Years on Two Wheels – Adventures in Australia 1971–1981

A decade of motorcycle adventures across Australia, recounted with photographs and personal stories from the open road. An evocative record of a freewheeling era.

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Featured Book

Parallel Lives – A Story of the Late Discovery of Adoption

A secret adoption, growing up in Perth in the 1950s. Two brothers — one who discovers the secret of his adoption and goes off the rails, his life ruined; the other who grows up feeling odd and struggling with identity, discovering the truth at age 40 and seeking to uncover his heritage.

A deeply personal account of the trials of adoption in real life and the tragic consequences of separation at birth. Richly drawn from lived experience.

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