Retro Holidays Australia
The way we used to holiday
| By | Ian Collis |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Page Extent | 344 |
| Book Size | 280 x 225mm |
| Imprint | New Holland Publishers |
| Release Date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Subject Classification | Travel & holiday |
Retro Holidays Australia showcases how we used to holiday back in the day with long hot summers and when holiday trips were a big deal coming for many just once per year.
Take a trip through the retro years in Australia between the 1950s and the 1970s and how we used to holiday during our summer season with over 500 images showcasing our holidays travelling away, or if the budget could not afford it, holidaying at home. We wanted for very little back in those days, riding our bikes, swimming at the local pool, and simple meals at the picnic table at the caravan park or on a beach towel watching the waves. We made ends meet on very little money and enjoyed our carefree time from sunup to sundown enjoying our summer holidays.
Featuring every state and territory of how we enjoyed our leisure time and how we used to holiday back in the day. A celebration of a simple time and a period of great optimism of that bygone era.
Ian Collis
Ian Collis is a well known rugby league historian - he has one of the largest collections of sporting memorabilia in Australia. His passion for rugby league comes from his father Joseph, who was a pioneer of the North Ryde Junior Rugby League Club in the Balmain Junior League and a former Club president before playing a role in the formation of the Ryde United JRL Club. Ian is currently the Head of Fox Sports Statistics.
