Photographs and films
SLWA on ABC Radio
Dr Kate talks about the Stevenson, Kinder & Scott Corporate Photography collection - over 25,000 corporate and advertising images, ranging from 1965–2008.
"As game as Ned Kelly"
Photographs and films
WA history
Vivacious 22-year-old Winifred Wells "had two characteristics uncommon amongst her sex". She liked to be alone and she loved to ride motorcycles.
Stories
Aboriginal stories
Photographs and films
WA history
A film exploring the rich knowledge held by the Whadjuk women of the Nyungar nation about the trees of southwestern Australia who understand their specific qualities, uses and value to the Nyungar people.
Wildflower photography
Photographs and films
SLWA on ABC Radio
This week, just in time for wildflower season Dr Kate immerses us in the beautiful photography of Hilda Wright.
Photographs and films
Small towns & regional cities
Dampier is a port town in the Pilbara region, twenty kilometres west of Karratha. It is named after the British explorer William Dampier who visited in 1699.
Stories
Photographs and films
WA history
Agnes Hyland (1878-1939) was a professional horse trainer and circus performer that travelled the world in the early 1900s. She performed at the coronation of King George V, was a part of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and became the star act in Hyland's Circus.
Photographs and films
SLWA on ABC Radio
ABC Radio discussion about Abraham “Izzy” Orloff, who captured Perth throughout the interwar years as a professional photographer.
Photographs and films
SLWA on ABC Radio
How a flight attendant's colour photos introduced National Geographic to remote WA in the 1960s.
Women knowing fire
Stories
Aboriginal stories
Photographs and films
Podcasts
A podcast and short film exploring the fire knowledge of Aboriginal women. Such knowledge has been essential to the survival and cultural practices of Indigenous communities across millennia.
Aboriginal stories
Photographs and films
In 1907 a number of Noongar people were gathered for a public corroboree performance which was captured in a series of photographs.
An in-depth look at his photography
Photographs and films
WA history
Izzy was one of WA’s most significant photographers, an Avant-Garde innovator in photographic style who captured moments of urban life. Born in Ukraine in 1891, he migrated to Fremantle in 1910.
Red Castle Motel
Photographs and films
WA history
Do you remember the Red Castle Motel at 200 Great Eastern Highway in Rivervale?