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The start of a bicycle race

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/295

A group of cyclists, officials and spectators at the start of a bicycle race in suburban Adelaide, South Australia.

A camel team bringing supplies to Arltunga

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/374

A camel team bringing supplies to Arltunga, 70 miles east north east of Alice Springs.

Horse racing in Victoria

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/296

A large crowd of racegoers comparing form at a horse racing carnival in Victoria.

Picnic, Gilberton

c. 1926, Photograph, B 50695

Picnic group from the Thompson Memorial Church in the Botanical Gardens.

Angas Street

State Library of South Australia, 1956, Photograph, B 13681

Angas Street, south side, 13th June 1956. This building stands on the south east corner of Angas Street and Regent Street; its frontage on Angas Street is 12 1/2 yards. A butchers shop stands at ground level under the wrap around verandah

Unley Park Railway Station

Praite, R, 1947, Photograph, B 19264

Unley Park Railway station.

Christmas gifts for children

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/297

Miss Priscilla Weigall, the daughter of Sir Archibald Weigall, Governor of South Australia standing with a large pile of Christmas presents which have been donated for the children living in the Murray River settlements of South Australia.

Mr Mark Richards

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1258/4/21

Head and shoulders portrait thought to be Mr. Mark Richards. No further information.

Aerial photographs of the city of Unley : Fullarton

Jones, Daryl, 2011, Photograph, B 75867/1-2

Aerial view of Fullarton in the city of Unley, South Australia, looking south and east towards the Adelaide Hills, including views of Concordia College, Unley High School, Urrbrae Agricultural High School, and the University of Adelaide Waite Campus.

[Tracing showing special survey eastward of Mount Lofty to survey south of Black Hill] [cartographic material]

Higginson, H, n.d., Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/57

Tracing of map showing sections around the boundaries of the Hundreds of Adelaide, Noarlunga and Onkaparinga (marked in pink), with Ansteys Hill at top of map and Government Farm (near Belair) at bottom. The Government Quarry near Government Farm, the Crafers Inn, Mount Lofty and Black Hill are indicated, with various river courses in the Mount Lofty Ranges. A memo note by H. Higginson occupies a quarter of the sheet, relating to his method of cleaning off old tracing marks on maps. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation. No scale given. Numbered 7) in top right hand corner. (Original on same sheet as maps 56, 58-60).

The Wenmouth Collection : Inman River

Wenmouth, Bernice Mary, c. 1976, Photograph, B 64310/90

Bridge of the Inman River.

Crown Hotel, Victor Harbor

c. 1866, Photograph, B 5688

Crown Hotel, Victor Harbor located in Ocean Street. The hotel opened in 1865 and is a two storey stone building. It has no verandahs or balconies. A sign above the doorway states that the proprietor is J Greenfield and he held this position from 1866-1868.

Square Mile Schoolchildren

Watson, George, c. 1905, Photograph, B 38194

Square Mile schoolchildren, near Mount Gambier.

Papers of Cyril Richard Cole

Cole (Family, c. 1926, Manuscript, PRG 1710/9

Papers of Cyril Richard Cole, relating to his war service and his career in the Forestry industry, including dinner menus, Christmas greeting card, Forestry Company history, and correspondence. See below for details.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Handley

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/21M

Urrbrae Agricultural School

1962, Photograph, B 15255

Urrbrae Agricultural High School, opening of the canteen in August 1962. The school was founded in 1913 through a bequest from Peter Waite, a South Australian pastoralist and public benefactor

Red Cross Transport

Australian Red Cross Society, c. 1982, Photograph, SRG 770/40/619

Four transport vehicles.

Centenary Procession

1970, Photograph, B 38948

Centenary Procession - floats down the main street.

Actors, dancers, musicians

Messenger Press, c. 1980, Photograph, B 70869/17436

Ian Wilson, Urrbrae.

Aboriginal women and children at Denial Bay

1908, Photograph, PRG 280/1/43/13

Aboriginal women and children at their camp at Denial Bay in South Australia; two women in the foreground carry their babies on their backs, names not known.

Middleton general store

1952, Photograph, B 69674

View of D.W. Hughes' general store on Main Road at Middleton; the sign indicates that it was a 'baker, grocer & draper' store, there is also a petrol bowser out the front. The paddock beside the store is now the Middleton Caravan Park.

Town Hall, Adelaide

George Washington Wilson & Co, c. 1885, Photograph, B 71718

View of the King William Street facade of the Adelaide Town Hall, with a number of horse-drawn cabs in front. Copied from a lantern slide lent by Professor Jennifer McKay.