A large collection of photographs taken by photographer, Richard Woldendorp, including a wide variety of images of people, buildings, places, industries, sport and entertainment in Western Australia.The photographs were taken between 1958 - 2006. The images can be accessed via the urls provided in the data. Richard Woldendorp was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 1927 and migrated to Perth in 1951. His long association with photography began in 1955 when he purchased a camera for a trip back to The Netherlands. Woldendorp's fascination with photography and skill rapidly grew and in 1961 won first and third prizes in the Craven-A National Photographic competition. As a professional photographer Woldendorp was intrigued by Australia's landscapes with a special passion for aerial photography. In 1991 Woldendorp was made a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, then in 1998 was admitted as a Honorary Life Member to the Australian Commerical and Media Photographers (A.C.M.P.), then to the A.C.M.P. Hall of Fame. In 2004 Richard Woldendorp was named a Western Australian Living Treasure.

The photographs (approximately 660) were taken by Ernest Gall, a South Australian born photographer active from the 1880s to the 1920s. In 1899 he was described as a ‘distinctly modern professional photographer’. Gall is noted for his photographs of civic events, portraits and photographs showing Adelaide’s development into a growing modern city.

Frame based vertical aerial photography acquired from 1945 to 2012 over Tasmania to support the TASMAP mapping program by Land Tasmania,(DPIPWE).

Photographs relating to South Australia feature localities across the state, houses and buildings, portraits, social and historical events, industry, farming, transport and more. Divided into four time periods: pre 1900 1900 - 1919 1920 - 1949 1950 onwards

Selection of images (60) from the State Library of South Australia collections of Significant South Australians featuring selected men and women of Adelaide's North Terrace plaques. These are a selection of images from a range of subjects and other State library photo sets on Flickr and range from 1815-1951, and includes: Dervish Bejah, Cameleer and explorer Sir Donald Bradman, Cricketer Kate Boadicea Cocks, first female police constable in the British Empire Matthew Flinders, Navigator and explorer Donald Dunstan, Lawyer, reformist, social progressive and Premier of South Australia Rev John Flynn, Founded what became the Royal Flying Doctor Service Sir Robert Helpmann Dancer, choreographer, actor and director Sir Hans Heysen artist and conservationist Colonel William Light Surveyor General, South Australia Mother Mary Mackillop (now Saint Mary of the Cross), Catholic sister, educator and Australia’s first saint Sir Douglas Mawson, Geologist and Antarctic explorer Dame Roma Mitchell, Australia’s first female judge Catherine Helen Spence, Author, journalist, teacher, suffragist, political candidate John McDouall Stuart, Explorer Mary Lee, Suffragist and social reformer Mark Oliphant, Physicist, humanitarian, Governor of South Australia Thomas Playford, Longest serving Premier of South Australia Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith, piloted first aeroplane from England to Australia Charles Sturt, Soldier and explorer David Unaipon, Aboriginal leader, preacher, inventor and writer