''Pix'' was an

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pictorial magazine, issued weekly from 1938 to 1972 and published by

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in Sydney, Australia.

History

The first edition of ''Pix'' Magazine was published in January 1938, and publication continued until the magazine was merged with the ''

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'' magazine in 1972. ''Pix'' was notable for its irreverent content, its focus on Australian lifestyle and popular culture, and for the inclusion of pin-up style photographs of Australian women. The editors of the magazine regularly held pin-up girl competitions, and encouraged local women to submit photographs of themselves wearing swimwear for a chance to win prizes. In addition to providing a distraction for Australian servicemen during the Second World War, the ''Pix'' magazine pin-up is thought to have played a role in the construction of the ideal of the Australian "beach girl" as a representation of Australian womanhood.

Digitisation

''Pix'' Magazine has been digitised by the

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and is available at Trove hosted by

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