State Records WA

ALT Black and white photograph of actor Bobby Gledhill wearing a mini dress walking past a group of Catholic nuns wearing religious habit and are all looking at Bobby and smiling at her.

ALT Blue book cover with a gold square in the centre. The Olympic Rings are at the top, with an illustration of a man and the words ‘XVI Olympiad 1956’ below.

ALT A yellow weathered page from the ‘XVI Olympiad 1956’ book with a crest at the top from the City of Melbourne Australia’ the text ‘With compliments of the Melbourne invitation Committee for Olympic Games 1956. And a French translation below reading ‘En homage du Comitè d’Invitation de Melbourne pour les jeux Olympiques de 1956

ALT The contents page from the ‘XVI Olympiad 1956’ book reading “Contents. Introduction, page 3. Melbourne’s Olympic Games invitation 5-7. List of Supporters of the Melbourne Committee’s Invitation 8-9 Where Sun and Season Call to sport (Melbourne offers Olympiad Setting and Atmosphere) 11-18. Melbourne’s Plans for1956 Olympic Stadia 19-23 A Bounteous Land of Opalescent Beauty (Melbourne Reflects Australia’s Charm) 25-33. The Roads of The World Lead to Melbourne (Australia is Quickly Reached by Colourful Routes) 35-43.” The Olympic rings are displayed at the bottom of the page.

ALT Black and white photograph of a racing car being lifted by a crane aboard a ship, the SS Chusan, at the dockyards in Fremantle, 1969.

ALT Black and white photograph of young people jumping off the cliff rocks into a sea pool in Western Australia, 1969.

ALT Black and white photograph of a group of people standing around the two millionth Holden. The license plate reads ‘2,000,000’ and a banner hangs above the car that reads ‘two millionth Holden, March 3rd 1969’.

ALT Colour photograph of the Mitchell Freeway and train. The Perth city skyline is in the background.

ALT Coloured photograph of beachgoers on Port Beach, Fremantle, 1975. Photograph taken by Mike Brown.

ALT Black and white photograph of miners at the Gold Mile Gold Field in Western Australia, 1947.

ALT Historical document titled "Referendums to be held on Saturday, 27th May, 1967" from the Commonwealth of Australia concerning the Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act 1906-1966, specifically regarding alterations touching on 'Parliament' and 'Aboriginals'. The text is accompanied by the Australian Coat of Arms at the top.