1970s travel slides cache - part 2: Australia

Jan 18, 2026 1:31 AM

These pictures were on a CD I found in the dumpster. There are several folders with more pictures, I'm going to go through and share the best from each group. No exact date on scans, looks like early 70s.

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one of my favorites from this group

Norwich

nothing but class

1970s

archive

australia

sydney

travel

Lots of Sydney (your favorites are interior shots of the Opera House) and some NZ too. #9 looks like the Auckland Museum. The cars look like early 70s

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Neat

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#1 Kings Cross

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Looks like they're definitely not in order, seems like they went to NZ too? (With the picture of Waitemata Harbour (Auckland), and what looks like the DeGraves building in Taupo, and geothermal park.)

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I think #21 is also NZ, they have definitely lost any organization they may have had 50 years ago. Thanks for sharing places, nothing labeled.

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Rotorua Station

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Can help with some Sydney locations: #1 El Alamein Fountain in King's Cross #3 Circular Quay #7 Bronte Beach I think #23 #24 #25 interior shots of Sydney Opera House #28 Luna Park/Milson's Point I think #29 Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour #33 Circular Quay from the Sydney Harbour Bridge #34 Circular Quay (aerial) #35 SOH (aerial) #39 view from Taronga Zoo over Sydney Harbour #40 view to Cowper Wharf/naval base from north side of Sydney Harbour #41 Circular Quay from ferry #42 #43 #44 SOH exteriors

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The presence of the acoustic doughnuts in the Sydney Opera House means those interior photos were definitely taken in 1972 or later. https://www.leonardjoel.com.au/newsletter/the-sydney-opera-house-%CA%BBdoughnuts/

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facinating

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