Those Were the Days: Australia in the Sixties
Author(s): Ron Morrison
In photographs and words, this beautifully presented book rekindles memories while providing glimpses of the 1960s in Australia: the Vietnam War and the conscription lottery; the Swinging Sixties, with its mini-skirts and changing fashions, the Beatles, Rolling Stones and the Australian group, The Seekers; the loss of a Prime Minister by drowning; the excitement of Kings Cross; the building of the iconic Opera House; the advent of decimal currency; Aboriginal recognition and the changing social patterns, including the arrival of immigrants from the UK and Europe; overseas working holidays for Australians; censorship; sporting successes and the new frontiers in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland, with the mineral boom and new towns appearing in the desert. The kaleidoscopic images are in both colour and black-and-white and are juxtaposed to emphasise the differences that emerged during this exciting decade of change.
Product Information
Ron Morrison started as a cadet photographer in 1949 and later began a press photographic agency. He taught photography in the National Art School and was Head of Department in the School of Fine Arts at the NCAE. Ron has a PhD, an MA in Graphic Design and a Dip.Art. He is the co-author of fifteen books. Elizabeth Morrison has a BA DipEd (Dist) from the University of Newcastle and has taught Professional and Media Writing in the School of Communications at Charles Sturt University. In addition to writing many articles, Elizabeth has written the text for five photographic books and recently a book on commonly confused words, 'The Right Word'.
General Fields
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- : Exisle Publishing (Australia)
- : Exisle Publishing (Australia)
- : 01 October 2013
- : 277mm X 274mm
- : 01 November 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ron Morrison
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 192
- : colour illu
