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Watch From the "Maria"
Calendar watch, believed to have come from the wreck of the "Maria" made in London by James Jones in 1807.
Watch from the "Maria"
Calendar watch, believed to have come from the wreck of the "Maria", made in London by James Jones in 1807.
Trinity Church, North Terrace
Trinity Church, North Terrace built in 1838 but was considered to be unsafe so it was rebuilt in 1844-45. The new church was opened again in 1845. The clock was placed in this first Adelaide tower.
Trinity Church, North Terrace, Adelaide
[General description] Holy Trinity is the first Anglican Church in South Australia, its foundation stone being laid by Governor Hindmarsh on 26th January 1838. There have been alterations to the building over the years but the clock, installed in 1838 has remained in place. It was originally intended for the yet unbuilt Town Hall. [On back of photograph] 'Holy Trinity Church / North Terrace, south side / 7 May 1965'
Chalmers Church and intersection of North Terrace and Pulteney Street
View across North Terrace to Chalmers Church, later renamed Scots Church, on the corner of North Terrace and Pulteney Street, Adelaide, viewed from a high point on the now demolished Exhibition Building. The Town Hall and Post Office clock towers can be seen in the distance.
Adelaide, South Australia, from the Adelaide Hospital
[General description] The hospital gardens are in the foreground of this view of Adelaide from the Adelaide Hospital looking south west across North Terrace toward Chalmers Church, later renamed Scots Church. The Adelaide Town Hall and Post Office clock towers are seen in the distance to the left and the Exhibition building is the domed building on the right. [On back of photograph] 'Looking south west from the eastern wing of the Adelaide Hospital / About 1900 / The two storey house on the left is on the east corner of Tavistock Street and North Terrace'.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] This two storey sandstone fronted new building is in the Art Deco style, featuring large plate glass shop windows and a cantilever verandah. It is the premises of electrical firm Gerard & Goodman. A large clock is mounted above the upstairs window. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 37 / Rundle Street, north side / April 8, 1939 / This building was erected in 1938 / Compare with B 5239 / The left side of the two storey building with verandah abuts Synagogue Place / Frontage 12.5 yards'.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] This new seven storey building is of brick and rendered concrete and is situated on the north east corner of Rundle Street and Gawler place. Balfours Tearooms is next door, then Wendts Jewellers (with the clock). [On back of photograph] 'Acre 43 / Rundle Street, north side / May 1st, 1928 / Edment's building erected in 1926-27. Compare with B100 / Site of Edment's: Near side is 1 yard west of Francis Street. Frontage: 27.5 yards'.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[On back of photograph] 'Published in the "Chronicle" Dec. 16 1922 / Rundle St. looking east / Acres 44, 45, 46' (Another hand) 'Near side of Stevenson's (on extreme left) is 64 yards east of King William St.' [General description] Rundle Street is busy with motor, horse and bicycle traffic. Shoppers are walking past James Marshall Company Ltd drapery store, which is soon to become Myer's; in 1925 Myer SA Stores Ltd began after acquiring a shareholding in Marshall's. Stevenson's large three sided clock can be seen on the left.
Rundle Street
[General description] Shops along the northern side of Rundle Street between Stephens Place and Gawler Place. The buildings range from three storeys to two storeys high and comprise of such shops as the Coliseum, Stevenson's Watchmakers and Jewellers, Donaldson and Andrews Importers, J. Marshall and Company Importers. A large three sided clock is located in the street above Stevensons Shop. Many pedestrians are shopping in Rundle Street and several horses and carriages and a pony and trap are waiting for the shoppers. [On back of photograph] Acres 46,45,44. Rundle Street, north side. 1908-12. Probably 1909 See B 7787/5. On the extreme right is Galwer Place. A little to the left is Stephens Place. Division between the Coliseum and Stevenson's is 23 and a half yards west of James Place.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] Rundle street is busy with shoppers, some pausing to look in the windows of Donaldson and Andrews and Marshall and Co. A buggy drawn by a pair of grey horses stands in the foreground and behind it a family are packed into their one horse wagonette. Stevenson's Jewellers with its large clock is seen on the left. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 45 7 46 / Rundle Street. North side / About 1897 / Extreme left is 55 yards east of King William Street. Extreme right is about 2 yards west of James Place.'
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] The Bee Hive corner building dominates in this busy city street scene, taken just after five o'clock in the afternoon. In the foreground a man holds the horses as people wait to board a horse tram, soon to be superceded by the the new electric trams which are seen passing along King William Street. Rundle Street beyond is crowded with people and horse drawn carriages. [On back of photograph] 'Intersection of King William and Rundle and Hindley Sts. / looking east from Hindley St. / 1909'.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] The footpath of Rundle Street is crowded with smartly dressed shoppers. It is probably the pre-Christmas rush as a sign displayed outside one of the stores advertises 'Xmas & New Year gifts'. Businesses from right to left include Marshalls and Donaldson and Andrews & Company's drapers, both businesses being forerunners of the modern department store. Stevenson's Jewellers with the clock, J. G Rowell's tailors, Peter Smith & Company and E.S Wigg are clearly seen. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 45 & 46 / Rundle Street, north side / about 1896 / On the left is King William Street. Near side of Donaldson's is 77 yards east of King William Street.'
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, looking south from near the intersection with North Terrace toward the intersection of Rundle Street and Hindley Street. The Adelaide Town Hall clock tower can be seen in the distance. A banner advertising the play 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury' which was presented at the Theatre Royal, Hindley Street, from 28 April 1902 to 9 May 1902 is visible in high resolution scans.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, north side, 3 December 1958, right side of Macrow's (Everybody's Furnishers Store, established in 1884) building abuts Blyth Street and frontage is 22 yards. A large clock hangs on the side of the Macrows building, along with patriotic flags
Hindley Street
Macrow & Sons, (Everybody's Furnishers Store, established in 1884) Hindley Street, north side, 11 September 1964, left side of building is 22 yards west of Blyth Street. A large clock hangs above the store and is a local landmark
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, north side, November 1939,looking east from a point a little west of Victoria Street. The near side of the Victoria Hotel is 15 yards west of Victoria Street. The sign "Brown's" on the far side of the photograph (to the right of the clock) is on the eastern alignment of Blyth Street. Shops and business to be seen include Sharples Printers established in 1898, Victoria Hotel (proprietors at this time were Frank Webber and Arthur Lee), The Metro Cinema (film showing was "The Citadel"), Wiggs and Son, Alf Beck, Brown's and Miller Anderson.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] This view is taken from above and shows a panorama of city buildings along King William Street and beyond. The street is busy with trams and cars, with cars being angle parked at the kerb. Only a few horse-drawn vehicles are to be seen. Pedestrians stroll across the road in a leisurely manner. Note the traffic policeman on point duty near the white car in the foreground. Archer and Holland Jewellers are on the right, and on the left, in the Waterhouse Building is Lawrence and Levy, Tobacconists. The Town Hall is yet to get its clock. [On back of photograph] 'Published in the "Chronicle", Dec. 16, 1922 / King William St. looking south from Hindley St. / Acres 79, 108'
Rundle Street
[On back of photograph] 'Rundle Street, looking east from King William Street. / 1918-20 / Acres 79,80 / The near side of Barlow's (on extreme left of photo) is 30 yards east of King William Street. The extreme right is 38 yards east of King William St.' (Another hand) 'Neg. available 1968' [General description] On a busy day in Rundle Street people stroll along the pavement and across the road amongst the slow moving traffic, both motor and horse-drawn. City buildings and shops are seen on either side of the street. Shown on the North side of the street are The C.J. Young Shoe Co., Barlow's Shoes, a chemist, Stevenson's Jewellers clock and Marshall's Dept Store. Shown on the South side are Thelma-Duryea Photographic Studio, Bricknell's Cafe, the Grand Theatre, Sigalas & Co., Cawthorne's Piano & Music Warehouse, Kindermann's Cafe (est.1851), Charlick Bros Grocers & Teamen, and De-Lany's Red Lion Hotel. Three motor vehicle registrations are visible: 06034 is a Lagonda 11 registered in September 1915 to Mr. E.K. Collins of Mount Bryan, 04016 is a Buick registered to W.D. Taylor of Brougham place, North Adelaide, and 2509 was registered in 1912 to A. Addicoat of Adelaide. A young girl in the centre foreground is carrying a small Australian flag.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
[General description] Shopping in Rundle Street. The pavement is crowded with people and the street busy with horse drawn traffic. In the left foreground are signs for The Alliance Opticians and Goudrey's Chemist. The clock in the centre of the view is located above Stevenson's Watchmakers, next to the Coliseum and Donaldson's department stores. In the right foreground is Smith's fruit barrow. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 80, 81 / Rundle Street, looking east from a point near King William Street / c. 1911'.
Gawler Place, Adelaide
[General description] Looking along Gawler place towards Rundle Street. The premises of Oliver J. Nilsen and Laubman & Pank are on the left, Electricity House (with the clock) is a little further along. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 105 and 82 / Gawler Place, east side / 8th April 1939 / Nilsen's building was completed in 1938 / Compare with B 4846 / The near side of Nilsen's building is 51 1/2 yards north of Grenfell Street; frontage: 7 yards'.
King William Street
King William Street, east side looking south. Aldridge's Southern Cross Hotel on the left. This busy scene depicts horse drawn carriages and trams and the general public going about it's business. In the photograph the empty space for a clock can be seen and this was not installed until 1935. The Town Hall was completed in 1866.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, looking south from Rundle Street. A horse tram can be seen in the centre of the road. The Town Hall tower and clock appears on the left, and opposite, that of the the Post Office.
King William Street
King William Street looking south from a point a little north of Grenfell Street 1884-85. The photograph has been taken from the first floor looking down along King William Street and the General Post Office and Adelaide Town Hall clock towers can be seen in the distance.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] Two of the new electric trams, numbers 42 to Hyde Park and 59 to Edward Street, Kensington. The tram lines and poles that support the wires recede into the distance. City buildings line the streets, the most prominent being the Town Hall with its empty clock face. Two men with bowler hats stroll along the middle of the road. [On back of photograph] 'King William Street, looking south from a point south of Grenfell Street / Dec. 1909 / Extreme right is 63 yards north of Waymouth Street.' Both trams are 'B type' toastrack trams introduced to form part of the first Adelaide tram fleet in 1908-1909. 42 on the left hand side has been restored to fully operable condition at the St Kilda Tramway Museum.
King William Street, looking south west from a point south of Grenfell Street
King William Street, looking south. 1879-81. The Post Office tower and Town Hall Towers are visible and it appears there is no clock on the north side of the Town Hall Tower. John Tasker premises are north of the Post Office building and horse drawn carriages are lined up in the middle of King William Street. Number 89 King William Street, housing Scrymgour and Sons, Printers and Lithographers can be seen.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, looking south towards Victoria Square. The Town Hall is on the left, without a clock, which was not installed until 1935 when Sir J. Lavington Bonython, a former Lord Mayor, donated it. On the right can be seen the General Post Office. Electra House is in process of construction. A lady in a long skirt and bonnet rides a bicycle, and horse drawn traffic is seen.
King William Street, Adelaide
View of Adelaide, looking south from the top of the T & G Building on the corner of King William and Grenfell Streets. Eagle Chambers is seen on the lower left, with the Town Hall and its tower behind. The Town Hall Clock has yet to be donated. On the lower right the Advertiser Building can be seen on the Pirie Street corner. Further down the street is the General Post Office,and beyond it is Victoria Square.
King William Street, Adelaide
[General description] Two of the new electric trams, numbers 44 and 50, are seen on King William Street, with tram tracks and the poles that support the wires prominent in the foreground. City buildings form a background with the Advertiser building (the first one with a turret) on the right. Further down the street is the General Post Office. On the left is the Town Hall with its empty clock tower. Telegraph poles and wires line the street. [On back of photograph] 'King William Street, looking south from a point between Grenfell and Pirie Streets / Dec. 1909'.
King William Street near Pirie Street
King William Street looking south. The photograph was taken between 1879-83. Adelaide Town Hall is dominant with the lack of a clock face prominent. Across the street stands the Post Office Building. There are horses and carriages lined up in the street patiently waiting for owners.