Peter Mackey's photos

Its that time of year when we see the beautiful little Eastern Spinebill in our garden.

Unexpected industrial grime in the normally pristine South Pacific. A swing from holiday snaps to photo journalism. "Nickel mining in New Caledonia is a major sector of the New Caledonian economy. The islands contain about 7,100,000 tonnes of nickel which is about 10% of the world's nickel reserves. With the annual production of about 107,000 tonnes in 2009, New Caledonia was the world's fifth largest producer after Russia (266,000), Indonesia (189,000), Canada (181,000) and Australia (167,000). Nickel production in New Caledonia accounts for 7–10% the country’s GDP and is responsible for as much as 80% towards foreign earnings. With the exclusion of tourism, nickel ore and derived metallurgical products represent about 97% of the total value of exports." Wikipedia

I think she made me! (see previous shot)

Lady reading Chinese newspaper

In 1993 the then government closed our railway and on 21st August this was the last train out of town. I stood at the highway crossing as she left with this image in mind. This a VLine N class diesel electric "City of Ararat" Following heavy local lobbying the train was reinstated in 2004. Photo made with Nikon F3 camera 28mm lens. HP5 film

Must have been taken by my Mum with a Kodak folding or similar. I dont remember of course and Mum is no longer here to ask. I also do not remember who my friend is but she is lovely. Location Lee St., North Carlton, Melbourne Australia. Scanned from small B&W print.

Nice local waterfall, not quite Niagara :-)

The Tambo River in the East Gippsland area of Victoria rose to record levels in the 1998 floods. As the water receded it looked something like this. You can see the debris settled high above the normal level. From my B&W negatives.

Signs such as this dot the beaches close to the large city of Adelaide South Australia, home also of the great white shark. Anyone for a swim ?

This photo was taken in 1976 at Olympic Park Melbourne then the home of the socceroos. This match and others against visiting teams were called B Internationals. Australia 2 Tottenham 3 Originally posted with some incorrect information which I have now corrected.

This image was made during the period I worked in Central Australia. If the image of this deceased man causes any stress please tell me so it can be removed. Sometimes living relatives are happy to see their ancestors if they have been deceased for a period of years.

This image was made during the period I worked in Central Australia. If the image of this deceased man causes any stress please tell me so it can be removed. Sometimes living relatives are happy to see their ancestors if they have been deceased for a period of years.

Local farmer still works a team of Clydesdales. From my old digital catalog.

The brilliant blue from residual copper salts can be seen in the water. On the dry hills in the distance can be seen the ubiquitous arms of a wind farm. In the mid distance are 2 grain silos.