Rewind - When smoking was cool
Now rightly recognised as an unhealthy habit, it used to be the fashionable thing to do.
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Ladies enjoy a cigar while their hair sets at a Kings Cross salon in 1966. Photo: Peter Moxham -
![American singer Nat King Cole arrives in Sydney in 1956.]()
American singer Nat King Cole arrives in Sydney in 1956. Photo: Vic Wright -
![Prime Minister John Gorton meets the people in Melbourne in 1968.]()
Prime Minister John Gorton meets the people in Melbourne in 1968. Photo: Staff -
![Free French sailors on leave in Sydney in 1942.]()
Free French sailors on leave in Sydney in 1942. Photo: Staff -
![Leonard Cohen arrives for his first Australian tour in 1980.]()
Leonard Cohen arrives for his first Australian tour in 1980. Photo: Trevor Dallen -
![Australian soldiers welcome a US seaman at Garden Island in 1956.]()
Australian soldiers welcome a US seaman at Garden Island in 1956. Photo: Frank Burke -
![American singer Burl Ives during his 1952 Australian tour.]()
American singer Burl Ives during his 1952 Australian tour. Photo: Peter Leyden -
![Beatnik Miss Ann Bentley at East Sydney Tech in 1959.]()
Beatnik Miss Ann Bentley at East Sydney Tech in 1959. Photo: Ted Golding -
![Peter Finch meets his Shiralee co star Dana Wilson in Sydney in 1956.]()
Peter Finch meets his Shiralee co star Dana Wilson in Sydney in 1956. Photo: Gordon Short -
![Young men smoke and sketch on the steps of the Sydney Town Hall in 1955.]()
Young men smoke and sketch on the steps of the Sydney Town Hall in 1955. Photo: Gordon Short -
![Janice Rider starting young in 1959.]()
Janice Rider starting young in 1959. Photo: Bruce Adams -
![British actor Anthony Quayle, of the Stratford Memorial Theatre Company, in his dressing room in Sydney in 1949.]()
British actor Anthony Quayle, of the Stratford Memorial Theatre Company, in his dressing room in Sydney in 1949. Photo: Staff -
![The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling, in Sydney with his ever-present prop in 1963.]()
The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling, in Sydney with his ever-present prop in 1963. Photo: David Cumming -
![Entrepreneur Harry M Miller, at Mascot Airport in 1964.]()
Entrepreneur Harry M Miller, at Mascot Airport in 1964. Photo: Trevor Dallen -
![Female stock car racing drivers on a smoko at the Sydney Showground in 1955.]()
Female stock car racing drivers on a smoko at the Sydney Showground in 1955. Photo: Ronald Stewart -
![Philosopher and Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell arrives in Australia in 1950.]()
Philosopher and Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell arrives in Australia in 1950. Photo: Staff -
![Lady Mountbatten grabs a light during a visit to the P.O.W Centre in Sydney in 1946.]()
Lady Mountbatten grabs a light during a visit to the P.O.W Centre in Sydney in 1946. Photo: Staff -
![Expat actor Judith Anderson, returns to Sydney in 1955.]()
Expat actor Judith Anderson, returns to Sydney in 1955. Photo: Ken Redshaw -
!["Tigger" attends the Geelong Dog Show in 1987.]()
"Tigger" attends the Geelong Dog Show in 1987. Photo: Andrew De La Rue -
![Visitng US actor Robert Mitchum arrives in 1959.]()
Visitng US actor Robert Mitchum arrives in 1959. Photo: Russell McPhedran -
![Ava Gardner leaves a Sydney nightclub.]()
Ava Gardner leaves a Sydney nightclub. Photo: John O'Gready -
![British actor Roger Moore demonstrates his technique at the Wentworth Hotel in 1969.]()
British actor Roger Moore demonstrates his technique at the Wentworth Hotel in 1969. Photo: Geoff Bull
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