Early Morning, Pemberton, Western Australia, 1930
Early Morning, Pemberton, Western Australia, 1930
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
Hoppé spent nearly a year traversing and documenting what he called “The Fifth Continent.” He photographed the architectural wonder of the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, the glamorous recreation antics of Sydney denizens at Bondi Beach, the stark landscape of the Outback, grizzled desert opal miners (including a sole woman), Aboriginal peoples and their tribal traditions, and luscious forests that were increasingly being exploited for lumber, much to Hoppé’s distress.
I was only too fully aware that no photograph could capture the spirit and grandeur of this stupendous tableau.
– E.O. Hoppé
Evening over Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, 1930
Evening over Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, 1930
Girls Leaning on a Railing, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 1930
Girls Leaning on a Railing, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, 1930
Headquarters of the Chinese National Party, Kuo Min Tang, Darwin, Northern Territory, 1930
Headquarters of the Chinese National Party, Kuo Min Tang, Darwin, Northern Territory, 1930
Hermannsburg Mission, Stockman, Central Australia, Australia, 1930
Hermannsburg Mission, Stockman, Central Australia, Australia, 1930
Miners Sharing a Meal, Coober Pedy Opal Fields, South Australia, 1930
Miners Sharing a Meal, Coober Pedy Opal Fields, South Australia, 1930
Mount Buffalo Range, Victoria Alps, Victoria, Australia, 1930
Mount Buffalo Range, Victoria Alps, Victoria, Australia, 1930
Mr. A. Wilson, Publisher, and Family at Collaroy Beach, Sydney, Australia, 1930
Mr. A. Wilson, Publisher, and Family at Collaroy Beach, Sydney, Australia, 1930
New North Shore Bridge Under Construction, Sydney, Australia,1930
New North Shore Bridge Under Construction, Sydney, Australia,1930
Pearling Lookout Man, Thursday Island, Australia, 1930
Pearling Lookout Man, Thursday Island, Australia, 1930
Royal Easter Show, Sydney, Australia, 1930
Royal Easter Show, Sydney, Australia, 1930
Smiling Aboriginal Woman at the Aboriginal Camp, Central Australia, 1930
Smiling Aboriginal Woman at the Aboriginal Camp, Central Australia, 1930
State Saw Mill, Bachelors’ Quarters, Pemberton, Western Australia, 1930
State Saw Mill, Bachelors’ Quarters, Pemberton, Western Australia, 1930
Sydney Harbour Bridge Seen from Young Street, 1930
Sydney Harbour Bridge Seen from Young Street, 1930
Test Match Latest Scores Sign On Car, Coober Pedy, Central Australia, 1930
Test Match Latest Scores Sign On Car, Coober Pedy, Central Australia, 1930
View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the South Side, Australia,1930
View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the South Side, Australia,1930
William Lane, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia, 1930
William Lane, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia, 1930
A Hard Case, Coober Pedy Opal Fields, Australia, 1930
A Hard Case, Coober Pedy Opal Fields, South Australia, 1930
Aboriginal Dance, Palm Island, Queensland,1930
Aboriginal Dance, Palm Island, Queensland,1930
Aboriginal Tribesman, Palm Island, Queensland, Australia, 1930
Aboriginal Tribesman, Palm Island, Queensland, Australia, 1930
Aboriginal Women with European Film Poster, Hermannsburg Lutheran Mission Station, Australia, 1930
Aboriginal Women with European Film Poster, Hermannsburg Lutheran Mission Station, Australia, 1930
