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Wirrabara Forest

1952, Photograph, B 17010/1

King Tree at Wirrabara Forest.

Bowling green at Alberton

Brooker, William Charles, c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 1316/4/101

A view from above a bowling green, at Alberton, with Alberton oval on the left hand side ajoining it. [from information supplied].

Men fishing from a small boat at American River

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/28/139

Five men fishing from a small beached boat at American River, Kangaroo Island.

Permanentway Camp Melrose

1923, Photograph, B 29471

Permanentway camp - at the ballast pit.

John Stanley, Willy Rankine and Leonard Campbell of Point McLeay

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/37/313

Three Aboriginal men, L-R John Stanley, Willy Rankine and Leonard Campbell, representing the people of Point McLeay during a deputation to the South Australian government opposing the Aborigines (Training of Children) Act.

Grenfell Street

Smith, D. Darian, c. 1945, Photograph, B 46129

Grenfell Street looking west. The Worando Building and A. W. Sandford buildings are on the left.

Aerial photographs of the city of Port Adelaide Enfield : North Haven

Jones, Daryl, 2011, Photograph, B 75810/1-7

Aerial views of North Haven, in the city of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia, including views of North Haven Marina, passenger terminal, and North Haven Golf Club.

Streaky Bay Jetty

1934, Photograph, B 8956

Streaky Bay Jetty. The Wirungu are the traditional custodians of the land around Streaky Bay but Captain Matthew Flinders renamed the bay because of the streaks in the water across the water caused by the growth of seaweed in the sea. The jetty was built between 1891-1896. The photograph shows a labourer unloading a boat that is moored at the jetty.

Flinders Ranges album: Poutana Dam, Paralana

c. 1898, Photograph, B 60681/64

View across Poutana Dam, Paralana.

Commercial Road, Port Augusta

1932, Photograph, B 8443

Retail stores in Commercial Road, Port Augusta some of which are the Austral Cafe and Dalgetys. A young boy riding a bicycle in the street is looking at the camera.

Postal Service, Arno Bay

c. 1932, Photograph, B 8297

[General description] The Post Office on the right is a single storey stone building with a front verandah. Two men (probably staff) pose for the photographer. The Methodist Church on the left is a modest iron building, built in 1910 and moved to this site in 1926. [On back of photograph] 'Arno Bay / Methodist Church and Post Office / 1932 / Reproduced in Chronicle, September 29, 1932'.

Jetty, Point McLeay

Boyle, Leonard Stanley, 1923, Photograph, B 69789

Postcard of Aboriginal Australians on the jetty at Point McLeay Mission Station, January 1923.

The 'County Antrim' wrecked at Ninety Mile Beach

1897, Photograph, PRG 1373/22/42

The steel barque 'County Antrim', 1199 tons, wrecked at Ninety Mile Beach on January 12, 1897. [steel 3 mast barque, 1241 gross tons. ON96307, 226.0 x 36.4 x 21.9. Built 1889 (5) CJ Bigger Londonderry, owners RJ Swyny registered Liverpool. Wrecked on the Ninety Mile Beach Jan 12, 1897 whilst on a voyage from England to Sydney. All saved]. A researcher has provided the following information: "The 'County Antrim' was wrecked on the shore of Jean Teychenne's property. The crew were saved and given shelter in the barns of the farm. The crew went back on board and extracted timber from the captain's cabin, from which they made a small footstool which they presented to Jean. The footstool has a parchment attached underneath expressing the thanks of the crew".

"Flying Flea"

1936, Photograph, B 32248

" Flying Flea", an aircraft built and flown by Mr. D. K. Litchfield.

Martindale Hall, Mintaro

Collyer, H. C. D, 1936, Photograph, B 46417

Martindale Hall: the drawing room.

St. Augustine's Church, Renmark

Smith, Dorothy Vernon, 1942, Photograph, PRG 1642/13/340

St. Augustine's Church on the Riverbank at Renmark. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1642/13.

Mount Gambier Pierrots

1916, Photograph, B 39807

Mt. Gambier Pierrots.

[Early settlers, Port Lincoln and Western Districts - series 1] : Frank Marchant

c. 1865, Photograph, B 8507/5C

Frank Marchant, 1833-1882, arrived in South Australia in July 1840 on board the ship the "Fairlie". Pastoralist, Arkaba station; civil servant.

Images relating to State Library 'story'

Both, Edward Thomas, 1939, Photograph, PRG 1776/11

Two images, (originals not held at State Library), of two inventions created by Edward Both. These are the Both Respirator and the electric scooter.

Military map [cartographic material] /

South Australia, 1889, Archival map/chart, C 343

Topographic map of Adelaide and surrounding areas, South Australia, showing the coastline from Pelican Point to Marino, and inland to Cavan to Mitcham. Includes the City of Adelaide. Details include major roads, waterways, windmills, military installations, land use, vegetation, reedbeds, building names, cemeteries and tramways. Also includes Port Adelaide, quarantine stations, vegetation on Lefevre Peninsula and on farms, areas which are highly devloped now. Also shows fences, hedges, buildings, windmills and areas impassable for artillery. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.

Waterside workers landing large locomotive parts

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/185

Waterside workers landing large locomotive parts brought from Sydney to South Australia by sea on the SS "Chillagoe".

T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Assembling body frames

c. 1922, Photograph, B 28400/8

Assembling the body frames.

Renmark Hotel

c. 1938, Photograph, B 28205

Renmark Hotel's Golden Jubilee Celebration - McGilliway speaking.

Tom Price, Premier of South Australia and others

c. 1908, Photograph, PRG 280/1/43/151

Tom Price, Premier of South Australia sitting second from the left in a group with six other men; A.S. Cheadle, Mayor of St. Peters sits far left and L.T. O'Loughlin, politician, sits second from the right.

William John Morris

Arthur Studio (Mount Gambier, S.A, c. 1945, Photograph, BRG 347/776

Photograph of William John Morris in navy uniform; Service Number PA4070. His last posting was on HMAS Torrens.

Stanley Kirkbright

Marchant Studios, 1916, Photograph, B 46130/172

Number 5367, Private Stanley Roy Kirkbright, 1st Australian Imperial Force.

Bedford truck brochure: 'The inside story on the New British Bedford trucks'

GM Holden Ltd, 1950, Manuscript, BRG 213/62/3/3

Brochure on the range of Bedford trucks, including illustrations, features and specifications for the 30 cwt. Model K, 2 ton Models MS and ML, 3 ton Models MS and ML, 3-4 ton Model OL, and the 4-5 ton Model OL. Includes information, illustrations and diagrams on the new Extra Duty engine, and other improvements. The bodies for the English Bedford were manufactured in Australia by General Motors-Holden's Limited.

House, Renmark

c. 1947, Photograph, PRG 1642/26/74

View of a house at Renmark, occupied at the time by the Kidd family. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1642/26.

Map shewing the line of the intended Adelaide City and Port Adelaide Railway [cartographic material]

Higginson, Henry, c. 1852, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/9

Map showing the route of the proposed railway line from Adelaide to Port Adelaide in red ink. Also shows suburban areas and Lefevre Peninsula section numbers, Torrens Island and reaches of the Port River. Drawn by H. Higginson, Lefevre Terrace, North Adelaide. Lithograph with blue watercolour wash on paper.(Extreme bottom corners of map missing.) Scale 2 inches to 1 mile.

8 Picturesque Snapshots of Renmark, South Australia

Classic (Firm, c. 1950, Photograph, B 74166/1-8

8 images of Renmark, South Australia made in the stereogrphic style as take-home postcards to be added to a photograph album. Originally belonging to Arthur (Jack) Casey; image numbers and titles include 1. Forsyths Corner; Taylor's Memorial Garden; 3. Lock No. 5; 4. Hotel Renmark; 5. Hotel Gardens; 6. River Murray Bridge; 7. Bowling Green; 8. Coonawarra at Renmark.

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