ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collections

HMSS 0438 Greg Lomax Photographic Slides

Scope and Content Notes 

Call NumberHMSS 0438
CollectionGreg Lomax Photographic Slides
Date Range1959 - 1970
Quantity0.01 m (1 wallet)
Access Conditionsopen
Copying Conditionswith attribution
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Greg Lomax was born in Canberra on 21 June 1925 and died on 21 March 2003. He was a fourth generation Canberran who worked for the ACT Police Force and was the head of the Police Motor Cycle Division.

This collection of photographic slides taken by Greg, portray scenes of Canberra during 1959-60. They capture a key time in the development of Canberra. Among images of significant buildings in the city, the slides show the construction of Commonwealth Avenue and Kings Avenue Bridges, as well as views of the Molonglo River Valley, which was later dammed to createe Lake Burley Griffin. The collection also details the roles of the Australian Federal Police, with slides showing police escorts and barricades during royal visits. Some slides also show rare snow falls in the hills around Canberra, including Black Mountain and Red Hill.

The latter part of the collection contains Lomax family images, including birthday parties, wedding anniversaries and holidays to the south coast of New South Wales and northern Sydney. The slides were taken by Greg Lomax who worked for the ACT Police Force and was the head of the Police Motor Cycle Division. 

Box List

Slide
NO.

DESCRIPTION

QUANTITY

DATE RANGE

1

View of Canberra Hospital from Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

16 April 1960

2

View of Parliament House from Campbell

1 slide

20 February 1960

3

View of Royal Canberra Golf Club from Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

20 February 1960

4

View west towards Regatta Point from near Australian-American Memorial

1 slide

20 February 1960

5

View north from Lennox Crossing Road near south end of Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

20 February 1960

6

View of Civic from near Canberra Hospital

1 slide

20 February 1960

7-9

Commonwealth Bridge under construction

3 slides

10 February 1962

10

View from Black Mountain

1 slide

2 June 1963

11

View of East Basin of Lake Burley Griffin from Bowen Drive

1 slide

3 February 1964

12

View of Lennox Crossing from southern end of Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

16 April 1960

13

View of Canberra Hospital from southern end of Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

16 April 1960

14

View of Acton Racecourse from Australian National University

1 slide

16 July 1960

15

View of snow on Black Mountain from Mount Pleasant

1 slide

20 July 1960

16

Administrative Block

1 slide

16 July 1960

17

Trees in flower on Brisbane Avenue, Barton

1 slide

4 September 1960

18-19

Commonwealth Bridge under construction

2 slides

15 April 1963

20

View of Commonwealth Bridge under construction from Regatta Point

1 slide

2 June 1963

21

Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

15 April 1963

22

View east from northern end of Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

20 February 1960

23-24

Exhibition Building, Parliament House

2 slides

15 April 1963

25

Coat of Arms on Exhibition Building, Parliament House

1 slide

15 April 1963

26

Ferry on Clyde River, Nelligen, New South Wales

1 slide

28 December 1960

27

Parents and other members of Lomax family, approximately 1960

1 slide

Approximately 1960

28

Christopher Lomax? seated on rug

1 slide

25 April 1960

29

Children of Lomax family

1 slide

6 June 1960

30

Anne Lomax feeding rainbow lorikeets, Wildlife Currumbin Sanctuary, Queensland

1 slide

1964

31

Three children in front of weatherboard house, Batehaven, New South Wales

1 slide

February 1963

32-33

View across East Basin from Mount Pleasant

2 slides

30 December 1959

34

Person standing against pole on Regatta Point

1 slide

30 December 1959

35

View south from Regatta Point

1 slide

16 July 1960

36

View of Acton sports ground from rear of Acton Guest House

1 slide

16 July 1960

37

View of snow on Red Hill from Mount Pleasant

1 slide

20 July 1960

38

View of snow on hills behind Queanbeyan from Mount Pleasant

1 slide

20 July 1960

39

View of snow on Mount Ainslie from Mount Pleasant

1 slide

20 July 1960

40-42

Kings Avenue Bridge under construction

3 slides

18 February 1961

43

View east from road to TV station, Black Mountain

1 slide

8 October 1961

44

East Basin and Kings Avenue Bridge

1 slide

July 1962

45

View of Central Basin and Commonwealth Bridge

1 slide

July 1962

46

View of Central Basin from Kings Avenue Bridge

1 slide

3 February 1964

47

View east along London  Circuit from West Row

1 slide

16 July 1960

48

Australian War Memorial

1 slide

16 July 1960

49

Anne Lomax with her grandparents at Fairbairn airport

1 slide

November 1970

50

Anne Lomax in stern of motor boat

1 slide

Approximately 1965

51

Dad, Uncle Harry, Aunty Effie standing in garden

1 slide

1967

52

Police escort on motorbikes for the Duke of Edinburgh, Australian National University

1 slide

1956

53

Police escort in front of Parliament House

1 slide

ca 1959

54

Police escort with royal car in front of Parliament House opening

1 slide

ca 1959

55

Police escort with royal car and guard of honour, Parliament House opening

1 slide

ca 1959

56

Police escort at Australian War Memorial

1 slide

25 April approximately 1959

57

Lomax family couple during celebrations of fiftieth wedding anniversary - standing

1 slide

1965

58

Fiftieth wedding anniversary cake and photograph display – distant shot

1 slide

1965

59

Four Lomax family members  during celebrations of fiftieth wedding anniversary

1 slide

1965

60

Fiftieth wedding anniversary cake and photograph display – close up shot

1 slide

1965

61

Lomax family members  during celebrations of fiftieth wedding anniversary

1 slide

1965

62

Lomax family members posing in front of display during fiftieth wedding anniversary celebrations

1 slide

1965

63

Lomax family couple during celebrations of fiftieth wedding anniversary - seated

1 slide

1965

64

Lomax family seated around table during fiftieth wedding anniversary celebrations

1 slide

1965

65

Lomax family members in front of display during fiftieth wedding anniversary celebrations

1 slide

1965

66

Family group in front of information board, Upper Cotter Dam prior to construction

1 slide

27 May 1959

67

House at 62 Franklin Street Forrest

1 slide

25 December 1959

68

Trees in blossom in front of 62 Franklin Street , Forrest

1 slide

4 September 1960

69

House at 20 Caley Crescent, Griffith

1 slide

5 May 1963

70-73

View from front of 20 Caley Crescent, Griffith

4 slides

5 May 1963

74

Main street of Batemans Bay, New South Wales

1 slide

20 December 1960

75

Greg Lomax in school uniform before first day at St Edmunds College

1 slide

28 January 1964

76

Greg Lomax proceeding with other children during First Communion

1 slide

12 August 1961

77

Greg Lomax proceeding in church during First Communion

1 slide

12 August 1961

78

Greg Lomax and other children during First Communion breakfast

1 slide

12 August 1961

79

Pat Lomax standing with woman on day of  confirmation day

1 slide

2 October 1960

80

Portrait of Pat Lomax on day of confirmation

1 slide

2 October 1960

81

Full length portrait of Pat Lomax on day of confirmation

1 slide

2 October 1960

82

Lomax children in kitchen of house

1 slide

18 May 1961

83

View of Sydney Harbour from air

1 slide

Approximately 1965

84

View of Long Reef from Collaroy Plateau, Sydney

1 slide

17 December 1959

85

Three people on Narrabeen Beach, Sydney

1 slide

17 December 1959

86

View of Narrabeen Beach from Collaroy Plateau, Sydney

1 slide

17 December 1959

87

Child standing outside house at 62 Mactier Street, Narrabeen, Sydney

1 slide

17 December 1959

88

Lomax family at beach, Moruya Heads, new South Wales

1 slide

19 December 1960

89

Lomax family at beach, Batehaven, New South Wales

1 slide

20 December 1960

90

Denny McCabe, Patty McCabe and children in garden

1 slide

20 May 1960

91

Man and infant Christopher on swing in Batehaven, New South Wales

1 slide

20 December 1960

92

Lomax children with grandfather in garden

1 slide

19 April 1960

93

Family group in backyard of family house in Dee Why, Sydney

1 slide

4 September 1961

94

Family group posed in backyard of house, Dee Why, Sydney

1 slide

29 December 1961

95

Children standing in dry bush land

1 slide

Approximately 1965

96

Greg Lomax standing in police uniform in backyard – without jacket

1 slide

Approximately 1965

97

Children standing in backyard

1 slide

Approximately 1965

98

Girl standing in backyard

1 slide

Approximately 1965

99

Anne and Greg Lomax in front of house

1 slide

November 1970

100-101

Man giving speech at Anne Lomax twenty-first birthday party

2 slides

Approximately 1970

102

Party goers at twenty-first birthday party of Anne Lomax

1 slide

Approximately 1970

103

View of beach form cottage on Corrigan Crescent, Batehaven, New South Wales

1 slide

20 December 1960

104

Family outside house on Corrigan crescent Batehaven, New South Wales

1 slide

20 December 1960

105

Greg Lomax in St Edmunds College school uniform

1 slide

Approximately 1964

106-107

Lomax family posing in front of cars [1]

2 slides

August 1964

108

Man in wooden motorboat on water

1 slides

August 1964

109

Greg Lomax standing in police uniform in backyard – with jacket on

1 slides

Approximately 1965

110

Greg Lomax dressed in Sunday best in backyard

1 slide

22 November 1959

111

Lomax family standing in front of car

1 slide

August 1964

112

Lomax family posed in front of house for sale

1 slide

Approximately 1965

113

Man and woman in formal dress

1 slide

Approximately 1965

114

Lomax family members in front of backyard shed

1 slide

10 January 1960

115

Man holding infant Christopher in garden

1 slide

27 June 1960

116

Man dressed in suit holding infant Christopher

1 slide

21 February 1960

117

Lomax family standing in garden

1 slide

July 1962

118

Two women standing on veranda of house

1 slide

25 December 1959

119

Christopher Lomax sitting on steps of veranda, Batehaven, New South Wales,

1 slide

January 1964

120

Christopher Lomax sitting on grass on first birthday

1 slide

28 August 1960

121

Christopher Lomax drinking from glass at police Christmas party

1 slide

2 December 1961

122

Anne Lomax and unidentified girl standing in garden

1 slide

12 February 1960

123

Anne Lomax in garden

1 slide

22 November 1959

124

Christopher Lomax in baby chair

1 slide

8 February 1960

125

Grandparents of Lomax family holding infant Christopher[?]

1 slide

25 December 1959

126

Infant Christopher[?] Lomax on being held by woman on picnic blanket

1 slide

27 November 1959

127

Infant Christopher[?] Lomax on picnic blanket

1 slide

27 November 1959

128

Unidentified Lomax[?] child in garden

1 slide

22 November 1959

129

Lomax child on beach, South West Rocks, New South Wales

1 slide

April 1956

130

June holding Christopher Lomax in backyard

1 slide

27 June 1960

131

June in floral dress holding Christopher Lomax in backyard

1 slide

21 February 1960

132

June holding Christopher Lomax after first haircut

1 slide

19 October 1960

133

Christopher Lomax standing in front of garden shed

1 slide

Approximately 1963

134

June resting in chair in kitchen

1 slide

18 May 1961

135

Christopher Lomax asleep in arms of unidentified person, Batehaven, New South Wales

1 slide

27 December 1960

136

Christopher Lomax holding lamp in lounge room of house

1 slide

5 July 1960

137

Anne Lomax and two unidentified children in garden

1 slide

22 November 1959

138

Two unidentified Lomax[?] children in garden

1 slide

Approximately 1965

139

Anne Lomax in front of garden fence

1 slide

Approximately 1965

140

Christopher Lomax and Greg Lomax in police uniform on motorbike in backyard

1 slide

31 March 1961