Expo 70 hostesses relax on cane chairs at The Lodge

Pull-up white socks give the illusion of knee-high boots, a popular fashion item of the 1970s. The white Akubra-style hat gives the outfit a quintessential Australian look.

This image comes from the Australian News and Information Bureau collection, now held in the National Archives. This vast archival resource is the legacy of nearly half a century’s work by Bureau photographers who captured hundreds of thousands of photographs of Australians at work and play.