Images Dated 2016 October

Side of the pool. The Water Dwellers, 1967

A black and white image of a group of children sitting on the side of a sea pool on Pittwater, having a swimming lesson

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Australians, Boys, Children, Girls, Groups People, Headlands, Landforms, Pools, Railings, Rock Pools, Seas, Swimmers, Swimming Classes, Swimming Instructors, Swimsuits

Cyclone Tracy destruction. When Will the Birds Return?, 1975

A colour image of the devastation of Darwin in the early days following the strike of Cyclone Tracy, Christmas Day 1974. The road is covered with dirt as the houses on either side have been demolished by the cyclone. The trees in the images have either fallen over or lost their leaves

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Accidents And Disasters, Accidents Disasters, Clouds, Cyclone, Cyclones, Demolished, Destruction, Dirt Road, Emergency Services, Film Crews, Natural Disasters, Storm Damage, Tracy, Weather

Yellow Spotted Monitor Lizard, Kakadu Park. Wildlife Ranger

A colour, close up portrait of a Yellow Spotted Monitor lizard (Varanus Panoptes)in profile in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. This image was taken while filming 'Wildlife Ranger' 1979: Set in the beautiful but isolated Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, 'Wildlife Ranger' traces the lifestyle and duties of a national park ranger, including protection of and research into the diverse range of flora and fauna in the area. The program follows two rangers plying a boat along the waterways in the wet season to check out a remote rookery. This allows viewers a close-up look at this unique environment, both at ground level and through breathtaking aerial photography. The northern monsoonal forests, grasslands and wildlife are shown in all their beauty, colour and diversity. The program also touches on the problems of remoteness from major towns, illustrated with the arrival of the fortnightly mail plane from Darwin

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