{"id":169,"date":"2021-05-10T18:22:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themanaboutthehouse.net\/?p=169"},"modified":"2021-05-10T19:23:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T19:23:30","slug":"motel-images-of-australia-on-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themanaboutthehouse.net\/product\/motel-images-of-australia-on-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Motel \u2013 Images Of Australia On Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"169\" class=\"elementor elementor-169\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b37286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b37286\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1158ed2\" data-id=\"1158ed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c399c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c399c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>$34.95<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/blueprintforliving\/motel\/10810862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motel<\/a> captures the heyday of Australia\u2019s motels via a deep trawl through the National Archives of Australia, presenting a fascinating pictorial history of Australians on holidays between 1950 and 1989.<\/p><p>Motel. Images of Australia on Holidays is a collaboration with the National Archives of Australia.<\/p><p>If any country was born to holiday, it\u2019s Australia.<\/p><p>Sun, space, beaches \u2013 the desire to hit the road and \u201cget out of town\u201d remains a strong and enduring part of our cultural identity. Many of us remember the summer ritual of packing up the car with half the stuff we owned and heading for our chosen \u201cspot\u201d in often incident-packed road trips.<\/p><p>Central to those memorable journeys was the motel. \u201cWe\u2019ll stay a night in Gundagai,\u201d Dad would say, to break up the trip. Discovering the configuration of a new motel was all part of the holiday adventure \u2013 did it have a colour TV? The little packs of cereal? A couple of complimentary Arrowroots to go with the free tea and coffee? Bricks on the inside as well as the out?<\/p><p>In his new book Motel, Tim Ross captures the heyday of Australia\u2019s motels via a deep trawl through the National Archives, presenting a fascinating slideshow of Australians on holidays between 1950 and 1989.<\/p><p>A pictorial love letter to a somewhat bygone era, it captures the accessible glamour and car-friendly convenience of the road-side motel, from Gold Coast \u2018palaces\u2019 to out-of-the-way comfort stops (some with attached restaurant! Dinner: 6.30-8pm).<\/p><p>Motel is an affectionate tribute to one of this country\u2019s greatest democratic institutions. From Prime Ministers to punters, at some stage we\u2019ve all had to lay our head down at a welcoming motel as the sun sets on the highway.<\/p><p>Soft cover \u2013 210mm x 210mm x 10mm \u2013 102 pages.<\/p><p>Weight 1 kg<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>$34.95 Motel captures the heyday of Australia\u2019s motels via a deep trawl through the National Archives of Australia, presenting a fascinating pictorial history of Australians on holidays between 1950 and 1989. Motel. Images of Australia on Holidays is a collaboration with the National Archives of Australia. If any country was born to holiday, it\u2019s Australia. 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