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Miss McKay and Miss Kerr, 1907 - Miss McKay and Miss Kerr were the stongest swimmers of their day in 1907, representing Australia and Scotland respectively.

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Miss Elsa Stralia, 1917 - The Sydneysider soprano, Miss Elsa Stralia is seen in 1917 about to sing 'Sons of Australia' in London.

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Arthur 'Snowy' Thompson, 1919 - Arthur 'Snowy' Thompson was the champion rodeo rough rider of Australia in 1919.

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Londonto Darwin, 1920 - Aussies Sir Ross Smith, Sir Quentin Brandon, and Sir Keith Smith flew 18,176 km from London to Darwin in 1920, and won £10,000.

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Greatest race horse of all time, 1929 - Phar Lap, the Australian race horse, is believed to be the greatest of all time.

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Aviators, 1929 - Aussie aviators Mr Letchfield, Charles Ulm, Captain Kingsford-Smith, and Mr MacWilliams flew their plane, the Southern Cross, from Australia to Croydon, UK, in 1929.

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Mae Busch, 1929 - Starring in MGM's 'Bread' in 1929, Mae Busch was an Aussie Hollywood actress in the 1930s and 40s. 

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Amy Johnson, 1930 - Following her solo flights around Australia, Amy Johnson poses next to the car she won for her feats in 1930. 

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Don Bradman, 1930 - The first cricketer to be knighted, Don Bradman went 423 innings not out.

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Jack Crawford, 1933 - Aussie Jack Crawford wins the Men's Singles at Wimbeldon in 1933. 

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Errol Flynn, 1933 - The Aussie actor Errol Flynn's first movie 'In the Wake of the Bounty' was a homegrown production that propelled him to the UK and eventually Hollywood. 

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Judy Kelly, 1933 - Sydneysider Judy Kelly finished in her first film in 1933. 

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Jean Batten, 1934 - Jean Batten beat her fellow aviatrix Amy Johnson's record flight from Australia to the UK by completing the journey in under five days in 1934. She also became the first woman to complete the return journey. 

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Entertainers, 1941 - An Aussie wartime broadcast was made up of singer Helen Barnes, comedian Frank Layton, pianist Noel Gay, and musician Gordon Rhode (1941).

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Dave Sands, 1949 - Dave Sands was Australia's middle, cruiser, and heavy weight champion in 1949.

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Dave Sands, 1951 - Dave Sands takes on American Mel Brown in London, 1951. 

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'The Overlanders', 1946 - An all Aussie production, 'The Overlanders', starring domestic talents Daphne Campbell and Peter Pagan was shot in WA.

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Cyril Ritchard, 1946 - Sydneysider TV star Cyril Ritchard is seen with his fellow actor and wife, Madge Elliot, in 1946 about to embark on their flight to Australia. 

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Marcie And The Cookies, 1969 - Australia's biggest group, Marcie And The Cookies go on tour in London, 1969. 

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Joan Sutherland, 1971 - Opera singer Joan Sutherland raises money for the people of Papua New Guinea in the Effort Australia charity concert. 

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Valli Kemp, 1971 - Aussie actress, Miss Universe contestant and painter poses with one of her pieces.

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Little Pattie, 1972 - The surf rock singer from Sydney, Little Pattie, joins the Labour campaign trail with Gough Whitlam in 1972.

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Kamahl, 1975 - Best known for his song 'The Elephant Man', Kamahl was a major Aussie artist who immigrated as a young man from Malaysia in 1953. He's seen here with a 70-year-old fan in London.

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