Swimmer

Silver medal won by ...

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Source: NSW Heritage Branch

Annette Kellerman

Known as the 'Australian mermaid', Annette Kellerman originally took up swimming to strengthen her polio ... continue

Stanley Rupert Rowley

ROWLEY, STANLEY RUPERT (1876-1924), athlete, was born on 11 September 1876 at Young, New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Harold Edward Holt

Harold Edward Holt (1908 - 1967), by unknown photographer, 1950s, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Hubert Leonard Murray

MURRAY, HUBERT LEONARD (1886-1963), public servant and colonial administrator, was born on 13 December 1886 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Sarah Durack

Sarah (Fanny) Durack (1889 - 1956), by Exchange Studios, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Frederick Claude Vivian Lane

LANE, FREDERICK CLAUDE VIVIAN (1880-1969), swimmer, was born on 2 February 1880 in Sydney, son ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Solomon Rubensohn

RUBENSOHN, SOLOMON ('SIM') (1904-1979), advertising executive, was born on 31 March 1904 at East London ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Gary Arthur Chapman

Gary Arthur Chapman (1938 - 1978), by Organising Committee for the XVIth Olympiad Melbourne, 1956, courtesy ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Birnie Marshall

MARSHALL, JOHN BIRNIE (1930-1957), swimmer, was born on 29 March 1930 at Bondi, Sydney, elder ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann

Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann (1886 - 1975), by unknown photographer, 1902-12, courtesy of La Trobe Picture ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Andrew Murray Charlton

Andrew Murray (Boy) Charlton (1907 - 1975), by unknown photographer, 1954, courtesy of National Archives of ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Bernard Bede Kieran

KIERAN, BERNARD BEDE (1886-1905), swimmer, was born on 6 October 1886 in Sydney, sixth child ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Clara Dennis

Clara (Clare) Dennis (1916 - 1971), by Sam Hood, courtesy of State Library of New South ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Cecil Patrick Healy

HEALY, CECIL PATRICK (1881-1918), swimmer and commercial traveller, was born on 28 November 1881 at ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Beatrice Maude Kerr

Beatrice Maude Kerr (1887 - 1971), by unknown photographer, 1907, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

2001/75/87 Posters (3), 'Stop ...

Since the late nineteenth century, government and community organisations have produced posters to promote health ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

2001/84/76 Performance costume, titled ...

The Swimmer costume was assembled from a pair of purchased lime green flippers and a ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

Nude

‘I am not a surrealist. I am only a realist.’ André Kertész 1982 1 A ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW

Distortion no 113

‘I am not a surrealist. I am only a realist.’ André Kertész 1982 1 A ... continue

Source: Art Gallery of NSW