Vintage Australian Fashion of the 1930s

   
 
Young women running over a sand dune on an unidentified beach, ca. 1935

 
Young people enjoying a day at the beach, ca. 1938

 
Friends posing on Kirra Beach, 1938
Beachgoers at Burleigh Heads, 1938

Group of mates riding in a Model T Ford, Double Island Point, 1931

Judging of the Sirens of the Surf competition, Gold Coast

Beach girl Merle Woodward

Marie McKenna and Gladys Cooling at Southport, 1938

Group of young people enjoying a day at the beach, Gold Coast

Group of young people enjoying a day at the beach with their dog, ca. 1935

Beach beauties, ca. 1939

Bathing belles, Ellen Smith, Beryl Price and Lorna Smith, ca. 1930

Model posing in a glamorous 1930s evening gown

Mrs. Dudley Shadforth and Mrs. Derek Nicholson attending the theatre, Brisbane, 1938

Actress Mary Maguire, wearing a beautiful evening gown in a promotional photograph, ca. 1936

Arthur H. McManus

Foursome waving goodbye from the 'Sydney Mail train' at the Trocadero, ca. 1935

Sybil Lavarack in court dress, 1939

Mother and child at the show, 1938

Queensland representatives in the Australian Rugby Test team departing for Sydney, ca. 1933

Stepping out for a Spring fashion parade, 1938

Two ladies enjoying a day out at the races, Ascot racetrack, Brisbane

Winner of the Sirens of the Surf competition, Miss Bonnie Orchard, Gold Coast, 1936

Actress Mary Maguire on the cover of The Queenslander, February 1939

Mary Maguire on the cover of The Queenslander Pictorial, 1938

The Aviatrix

Surfer posing with his surfboard, ca. 1935

Mr K.J. Morris, the U.A.P. candidate for Ithaca, talks to a voter during the Queensland State Election of 1938

Nurses voting on Election Day, Brisbane, 1938

Watching a tennis game at Milton, 1934

Members of the Newmarket local tennis club in Brisbane, ca. 1935

Renee Taylor

Tivoli girls practicing Brisbane 1935

Young lady in a low backed dress and cloche hat at the races Brisbane ca 1931

Picnic in the bush in Mount Isa Queensland 1932

Mrs R Harvey and Miss A Waller picking a winner at Albion Park races Brisbane October 1932

Julia Drynan her wedding day, 1930

Wedding party for the marriage of Fred Horn and Rene Harper, April 1938

Two women picking a winner at the races, Brisbane, 1933

Section of the crowd at Albion Park racetrack, Brisbane, November 1932

Gathering at the Muttaburra races, June 1935

Checking the form guide at Ascot races, Brisbane, 1933

Wearing a matching hat and dress, Miss J. Norris attended the Ascot Races, Brisbane, 1933

Joan Grimes, Australian Women's Emergency Legion, 1939

Barbara Davies and Billy Gall on a motorcycle, ca. 1938

Five women at the races, Brisbane, 1938

Card players in Centenial Place, Brisbane

Domenico Caristi with wife and children, 1939

(via State Library of Queensland, Australia)