Adopted People – 35mm Slides

Finding slides with people is always fun. Who are they? Where did they live? Sometimes the photos hold clues to the time and the place, others are a complete mystery. The Favourite Child It’s clear to me that this...

Victoria Hotel Melbourne

Melbourne in Kodachrome

It’s always interesting to come across old photos of your home town. If you recognise the location you study them closely to see what’s changed, cars being the telltale sign of the era they were taken. This selection of...

Dashboard of Volkswagen Beetle

VW Auto Club Melbourne – 1960s

Our passion for certain things in life often begin in rather mundane ways; sometimes we can’t even recall what the trigger was that set us off on a life-long obsession.  My passion for rescuing 35mm Kodachrome slides and giving...

kodachrome slide holder

Mouldy Kodachrome Slides

I recently purchased a batch of 200 Kodachrome slides for less than $30 on eBay which is fairly cheap for Australia. As with any sight-unseen purchase, it was a gamble; at best I could hope for 20 or so...

Seabreeze Motel Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise, QLD

The Motels of Yesteryear

“Motor hotel” = MOTEL I had the misfortune of spending a night in a very tired, past-its-use-by-date motel during my recent trip to Western Australia. My trip began with a very comfortable room at the stunning Rydges Fremantle followed...

Barwon caravan park in Geelong 1966

Vintage Caravans

Ahhh vintage caravans. The humble house on wheels. Designed to give the family of yesteryear a break from the drudgery of daily life by enabling them to move their beds and kitchen to the seaside or some other equally...

view-master projector

View-Master Junior Projector

If you were a child in the 50s, 60s or 70s you’re probably familiar with the View-Master – a stereoscope made from Bakelite or plastic that holds a thin cardboard disc containing images. To view the images you held...