Nostalgia will reign supreme as you meander down memory lane with this book that finely combines splendid photography and momentous historical information about the decade that’s said to have changed Australia – and the world.
The Newcastle-based authors take delight in
recovering lost recollections through this pictorial essay which they hope will
“allow older Australians to experience again thisexciting time of change, while
at the same time introducing younger Australians to the decade often referred
to as the Swinging Sixties”.
The Morrisons have found going back in time
to be a “fascinating and enjoyable task” that has evoked “so many memories of
an extraordinary 10 years – a decade that changed Australia in so many ways”.
Being a photographer, Ron Morrison met some
pretty amazing people.
The coffee table book enables you to reminiscence
on numerous milestone moments: the Vietnam War and the conscription lottery;
the loss of a Prime Minister through
drowning; the advent of decimal currency; the
building of the iconic Opera House; the excitement of Kings Cross; Aboriginal
recognition and the changing social patterns; caring for the environment;
freedom of information; new frontiers with the mineral boom; new towns
appearing in the desert; and the stepped-up campaign for women’s rights.
There was also Beatlemania, hippies, mini
skirts, pop art, free love, protests and the generation gap.
The kaleidoscopic colour and black and white
images of the ‘60s are juxtaposed to accentuate the excitement of the times and
the cavernous difference between the beginning and end of the decade.
These ‘slices of life’ will undoubtedly be
unforgettable for “those who lived it and a learning curve for those who
weren’t present”.
