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Stella Searcy
Stella Searcy: a studio view.
Framed photograph of A.N.A. Intercolonial Conference
Group portrait photograph of attendees at Australian Natives' Association Intercolonial Conference on Federation held in Melbourne Town Hall, 21-24 January 1890. Back row, standing: S.H. Prior (SA), J.C.F. Johnson, MP (SA), H.H. Barrett (SA), E. Pariss Nesbit (WA), C. Tucker (SA), J.R. Bradshaw (Q), J.T. Wiltshire, MLA (NSW), T.J. Connelly (V), W.J. Sowden (SA), W.H. Wadey, MP (SA), R. Thomson (NSW). Middle row (seated): J.W. Hill (NSW), J.W. Larter (became Mayor of Ballarat 1893) (V), N. Melville, MP (NSW), B.B. Nicoll, MP (Vice-Pres., NSW), Sir J.C. Bray, MP (SA), G.H. Wise (V), W.S. Dowell, MP (NSW), E. Dowling, MP (NSW), Wesley Maley (WA). Front row (on ground): W.V. Brown (Q), H. Slatyr (NSW), F.C. Wainwright (Hon. Sec, Vic), A.J. Peacock, MLA (V), Field Barrett (Q), J.C. Bottomley (V). Photograph by T. Wood, St George's Hall, Melbourne. Image visible 46 cm x 51 cm; framed 67.5 cm x 75 cm x 2.5 cm.
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. Buildings in the foreground on the eastern side of King William Street are the National Bank and Beehive Corner and on the western side are the English, Scottish and Australian Bank and the Australian Mutual Provident (AMP) Society. The street is busy with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. A telegraph pole and wires also dominates the foreground. 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. The horse trams are lunch time 'specials', which did not stop, and two pedestrians can be seen running to board the moving tram. Many city workers went home for lunch at this time [additional information provided by a researcher].
Troubridge lighthouse and cottages
Troubridge lighthouse and cottages; the lighthouse was lit for the first time on 1st January 1856.
Captain W. R. Randell
Captain W. R. Randell standing by the boiler of his steamship the 'Mary Ann' at Mannum; this vessel was the first steamer on the Murray River.
Jane Annette Searcy nee Rainsford
Jane Annette Rainsford was born at Adelaide on 6 November 1855, the seventh of Joseph and Jane Rainsford's 10 children. Jane married Alfred Searcy on 10 February 1876. They had seven children, Stella (1877), Walter (1880), Clara (1882), Hilda (1884), Frederick (1886 - 1887), Reginald (1889) and Eric (1890). Hilda, Frederick and Reginald were born in Palmerston in the Northern Territory.
Charles Arthur Searcy as a young man
Charles Arthur Searcy as a young man.
Elsa Birch Butler
Elsa Birch Butler, wife of the pioneer aviator Captain Harry Butler.
Sea birds at Williams Island, near Port Lincoln
Sea birds at Williams Island, near Port Lincoln.
Walter Howchin on Wedge Island
Walter Howchin, University of Adelaide lecturer in Geology and palaeontology, examining rocks on Wedge Island, 17 January 1907. Mr. Howchin had been general secretary of the 11th session of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science held in Adelaide in January 1907. Following the session the S.S. Governor Musgrave was made available to scientists to sail to Spencer's Gulf.
Part of Wedge Island viewed from the sea
Part of Wedge Island viewed from the sea.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother with the Governor of South Australia, Sir Edric Bastyn, at Government House, Adelaide
The Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin tablet
The Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin tablet secured into rock on the Bluff, Victor Harbor, commemorating their meeting at Encounter Bay in 1802.
Bulldogs at a dog show
Bulldogs photographed at a dog show held in Adelaide.
Fogarty's Store, Alice Springs
Premises of Fogarty's Store in Todd Street, Alice Springs. It was erected in 1950, closed in 1960 and sold to Ansett Airways.
Soldiers riding on a decorated truck
Soldiers riding on a decorated truck as part of a patriotic fund raising procession through the streets of Adelaide to raise funds for the Australian Comforts Fund.
Portion of the pump engine for Berri irrigation pumping
Four men standing beside a large portion of pump engine for Berri Irrigation.
Traditional weaving by Aboriginal women
Traditional basket weaving by Aboriginal women exhibition at Tandaya Aboriginal Cultural Institute. Photographs taken by the Aboriginal Unit of the State Library of S.A.
A decorated boat on the Torrens River
A rowing boat decorated with mock sails constructed with flowers and foliage being steered along the Torrens river by two women during a regatta held in Adelaide.
Doctors surgery on Churchill Road, Prospect
Exterior side view of front entrance, including covered parking area of doctors surgery on Churchill Road, Prospect designed by Ian Hannaford.
Prime Minister Billy Hughes and conscription
A cartoon depicting Prime Minister Billy Hughes and his support for the conscription issue during World War I entitled: 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating'.
Sir Henry Barwell with his wife, Anne
Sir Henry Barwell, Premier of South Australia photographed with his wife Anne.
A beacon on Flinders Island, South Australia
An AGA light beacon erected on a fenced platform on Flinders Island, South Australia.
P.S. Murrabit carting stone at Mannum
Bow and side view of 'P.S. Murrabit' being used for carting stone at Mannum, secured to sandy bank.
A seal on Greenly Island
A seal on coastal rocks at Greenly island off the west coast of South Australia.
Group of women from the staff of the Commonwealth Bank, Adelaide
A group of thirty-one young women on the staff of the Commonwealth Bank, Adelaide; names not known.
Photographs of Northgate House
Photographs and slides of Northgate House, used primarily for promotional purposes. They include both exterior shots of the house and garden, and interior shots of various rooms in the house. Items 1-28 (prints) are by photographer Gordon Nobbs & Associates; items 31-54 (slides) were taken by Marc Fallander for an 'Advertiser' feature 'Northgate House : the last waltz', with the story by Rosemary Clark, July 1986. (The Anders actually continued operating until February 1987 in order to honour all bookings.) The photographs include Graham and Pat Anders in the house and various shots of the house's interior. [Most shots include similar versions].
Drawings from the Frome expedition
Album of sketches done by James Henderson. Most were done when Henderson was a member of Captain Frome's expedition to the north in 1843, and these sketches complement the diary of James Henderson 'Exploration of N. interior of S. Australia'; the remaining drawings are of scenes around Adelaide, Inman Valley and Rapid Bay. The drawings are generally of a larger landscape but most have a point of interest in the form of kangaroos, emus, people, etc. The expedition drawings are for the most part done in the album; a few smaller ones have been done on paper and inserted into the album later. All the watercolours were done on paper and then added to the album.
Friends meeting at a Governor's garden party
A group of friends meeting at a Governor's garden party: left to right Misses Geddings; W.J.Geddings; Arthur Searcy; Alfred Searcy.
Tower House at Beaumont
Tower House at Beaumont, home of William and Mary Hay from 1902-1924.