Recently Viewed
Fire Brigade football team
South Australian Fire Brigade football team.
The Flaming Sambucas, (left to right) Mick Potter, Heidi Rilston, Annie Crowson, Terry Nicholas.
Chief Officer
Retirement dinner for Chief Officer J. J. Whyte.
Diamond "T" Hose carriage
Diamond "T" Hose carriage.
South Australian Fire Brigade
South Australian Fire Brigade, Wakefield Street, 1939.
Fire Station Headquarters
Fire Station headquarters during World War 2.
Firemen
Firemen at Wakefield Street.
Goolwa Hotel
Goolwa Hotel with group of horsedrawn carts assembled out the front.
Holden inauguration, Melbourne
Black and white photographs of General Motors-Holden's Limited events celebrating the Holden Inauguration held in Melbourne, 1948, announcing the release of the new 48-215 [FX] Holden. Comprises photographs and hand drawn title pages from Volume I. Includes photographs of Ben Chifley with the new car.
A man using a watering hose
A man using a watering hose; location is unknown.
Colin Dew
Colin Dew in S.A. Fire Brigade Woodwork shop.
Premises of the South Australian Farmers Co-operative Union Ltd
The premises of the South Australian Farmers Co-operative Union Ltd. Franklin Street, Adelaide.
'Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II. Feb. 8th, 1952 - Parliament House steps' - Adelaide
Crowds in the hot sun below the steps of Parliament House on North Terrace are waiting for the Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II to be announced.
Captain Dan Cremer
Captain Dan Cremer, standing side-on to the camera, Master of the 'Jupiter' for twenty-seven years, travelling between Milang, Narrung and Meningie on Lakes Alexandrina and Albert.
Conference of Lutheran ministers
Group portrait of 'Conference of ministers of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia at Ebeneser, S.A., March 1921'. Back row (from left): Revs. J. Meier, A. Ortenburger, J. Riedel, J. Bogner, M. Kuss, P. Breier, W. Schmetzer, E. Sprengel, J. Doehler, H. George, F.W. Mattschoss, J. Simpfendorfer. Middle row (from left): Revs. A. Fehlberg, A. Sabel, J. Stolz, R. Held, W. Riedel, G.F. Leidig, F.O. Thiele, E. Hiller, T. Hebart, J. Zwar, A. Jericho. Seated (from left): Revs. E. Bemmann, W. Basedow, Mrs Richter, C.F. Braun, J.P. Lohe (President), Dr Richter, K. Gutekunst, Chr. Siegle, L. Kuss, A. Doehler, G. Simpfendorfer.
Cave painting of Yingarna, Injalak Hill
Cave painting from Injalak Hill near Oenpelli, Arnhem Land. Representation of the ancestral creator Yingarna, depicted with several woven dilly bags. The dilly bags are said to contain the different language groups and clans of the area, that she distributed throughout the land.
Holden's project 320 and 48-215 prototypes
Black and white photographs associated with Project 320, which was released onto the market as the first Australian car, Holden's 48-215 [FX]. Includes images of the initial prototype of the 48-215 [FX], which was hand made in the United States and registered in Michigan as BK-46-48. This vehicle was car number 19525 from Project 2000, this project then became Project 320. Also contains images of prototype No.1 of the 48-215 [FX] at Woodville, registration number JP-480, prototype No.4 (KJ-400), and prototype no.5 (KY-442), and the results of some accident damage to one of the vehicles.
'Adele' steel steam yacht
'Adele' steel steam yacht, 288 tons [also known as 'Franklin': HMAS and or owned by Australian Government and operating in New Guinea]
Saint Peter's College at Hackney
[General description] Saint Peter's College at Hackney.Young students dressed in uniform and hats are standing on or near the terrace. The three storey building holds an imposing position in front of the school playing fields. A rustic wooden fence encloses a garden next to the main school building. [On back of photograph] St. Peter's College 1872-86. Sweet Adelaide 852.
The 'Earl Dalhousie' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden ship 'Earl Dalhousie', 1047 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden barque. 1047 tons. ON29463. 191.5 x 34.8 x 22.0. Built 1862 (9) A Stephen and Sons. Dundee. Owners A Stephen and Sons, registered Dundee. c.1882 sold to Bremen and renamed Meta Seeger. Noted as being stranded in 1887]. According to a researcher the captain of this ship was Richard H Cary - who came from the fishing village of Mousehole in Cornwall England. He was one of five brothers - all were ships captains who spent time in Australian waters. Richard was the only one of the brothers who did not die at sea.
'Blackwood' - town intersection with steam roller
A steam roller is driving through the intersection of Main Road, Shepherds Hill Road and Coromandel Parade, Blackwood. A large church dominates the intersection, and a signpost points down Main Road towards Clarendon and Kangarilla. A truck and motorbike are parked next to a shopfront.
The 'Star of Persia' at anchor
The iron ship 'Star of Persia', 1227 tons, at anchor [iron ship (converted to barque upon sale and renaming in 1893) 1289 tons, ON60312, 227.0 x 35.0 x 22.2. Built 1868 (6) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: JP Cory and Co., registered Belfast. Sold 1893 to German owners and renamed 'Edith'].
Dean Russell's funeral procession from St Pauls
Crowds gathered at the corner of North Terrace and King William Street as the funeral procession for Alexander Russell passes. Horse tram 82 is visible in the foreground. (Sweet Adelaide).
W. Pycroft
Photograph of the Pycroft family which comprises eight siblings and their parents. The youngest girl is about thirteen years old and the others are adults. One of the sons is dressed in the Australian Army uniform.
Photographer George Burnell's boat on the River
Probably the small boat used by the photographer George Burnell. It has a shade canopy at the rear, and is tied to the riverbank, where there is a cooking pot hanging from a tripod over the fire place. Possibly during his second trip up the river from Goolwa, South Australia.
Crowds watching a religious procession at Glen Osmond
Close view of spectators, some kneeling whilst watching a religious procession at Glen Osmond in October 1923, described by Searcy as 'Corpus Christie'.
S.S.'Balmain'
Woodcut of the S.S.'Balmain'.
Aerial view of Para Hills
View of a largely rural Para Hills, with cleared paddocks and houses strung out along the road. According to a researcher, this photograph is looking North East and the main intersection is Kesters Road/Bridge Road. See D 7974/13(Misc) for the same area four years later.
'Adelaide' dredge and 'Aristides' ketch
'Adelaide' dredge and 'Aristides' ketch. [ 'Adelaide' - steel, single screw bucket dredge, no official nr. 717 gross, 427n tons, 161.2 x 36.0 x 12.2, B. 1910 (7) AF Smulders, Schiedamn, compound steam eng., by shipbuilder. Owners: South Australian Harbors Board.]
Flinders University Site
Construction work in progress at Flinders University.