Ian Collis

Retro Sydney is a fantastic visual throwback to the Harbour City in the 1950s and 60s, with never before seen images gathered by vintage photograph collector Ian Collis. Breathtaking photos of Sydney's most valuable landmarks provide a retrospective insight into the architecture, automobiles, fashions, and popular pastimes of Sydneysiders of the time. Retro Sydney will have the reader in awe...

Paperback capturing the biggest moments in rugby league's most colourful decade. Features over 200 photographs and key statistics. The 1980s saw rugby league transform from a brutal battlefield to an entertainment spectacle. It changed almost beyond recognition. Rugby League in the 1980s was a time of unforgettable moments, major controversies, and big personalities. Major on-field rule changes clamped down on...

What did we do before the age of television? For children of the Baby Boomer age, life changed almost overnight with the introduction of TV. Retro Television is a celebration of the formative years of the new medium. In the 25-year period from the start of the 1950s through to the mid-1970s, television evolved from the radio era to the...

Discover your inner artist as you create a world of colour throughout these stunning Sydney Retro Illustrations. Sydney in the 1950s through to the 1970s features iconic landmarks from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the North Shore, the Sydney Opera House to the famous Bondi Beach, including the bustling Sydney CBD and Inner West. This historical journey through each page...

The History of Rugby League Clubs remains essential reading for every fan of the code. First published in 2004, and updated in 2010, this third edition includes the promotion of the Dolphins club into the NRL (2023). Written by respected rugby league authors Ian Collis and Alan Whiticker, this book covers more than a century of rugby league history in...

Retro Australia is a fantastic visual throw-back to the 1950s through to the 1970s era with a collection of rare and some never-before-seen images of Australia. Covering our lifestyle, and how we lived, with incredible photos of all states of Australia. Landmarks, some of which still stand today, are represented with a retrospective insight into architecture and transport—from cars to...