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Album of the 1890 Royal Pastoral Commission inspection of South Australia and the Northern Territory
An album of views of South Australia and the Northern Territory, believed to be taken during the inspection of the 1890 Royal Pastoral Commission, comprising photographs of: the 1890 members of the Royal Pastoral Commission, including members of the Pastoral Commission riding camels, horses and in wagons whilst travelling from place to place and making camp in various locations, as well as locations in Morgan, Murkbo, the Murray River, residents of Anna Creek, Beetaloo Dam, Charlotte Waters, Crown Point, the Macdonnell Ranges, the Alice Springs telegraph station, Melrose and Mount Remarkable, Wirrabara forest, Port Germein Gorge, and Horrocks Creek and Horrocks Pass in the Flinders Ranges.
Australasian Federation Conference delegates
Delegates at the Australasian Federation Conference, 1890; Hon. Andrew Inglis Clark (Tasmania), Hon. Sir Samuel Walker Griffith KCMG (Queensland), Hon. Thomas Playford (Sth. Aust.), Hon. Alfred Deakin (Victoria), Hon. Bolton Stafford Bird (Tas.), George H. Jenkins (Secretary to the Conference), Hon. Capt. William Russell Russell (New Zealand), Hon. Sir Henry Parkes (New South Wales), Hon. William McMillan (N.S.W.), Hon. Sir John Hall KCMG (N.Z.), Hon. John Murtagh Macrossan (Qld), Hon. Duncan Gillies (Vic.), Hon. John Alexander Cockburn M.D.(Sth.Aust.), Hon. Sir James George Lee Steere (Western Australia).
Members of the 1890 Pastoral Commission and the Queensland Railways Commission at Hawker
Members of the 1890 Pastoral Commission and the Queensland Railways Commission at Hawker. John Fielden, an engineer with the railways at Hawker, is second from right.
Members of the 1890 Royal Pastoral Commission
Members of the 1890 Royal Pastoral Commission travelling from place to place by camel.
Mr Caldwell, member of the 1890 Royal Pastoral Commission
Mr Caldwell, member of the 1890 Royal Pastoral Commission during an inspection, riding his camel 'Sowri'.
Mannum recreation ground during 1890 flood
Mannum recreation ground during 1890 flood, high water almost up to the road level, with trees inundated.
Man in hand-propelled rail trolley crossing the Darling in 1890 flood
Man in hand-propelled rail trolley crossing the Darling at Bourke during 1890 flood.
Bourke Convent during 1890 flood of River Darling at Bourke
Bourke Convent, viewed from the floodwaters, during 1890 flood at Bourke on Darling River.
Port Augusta November 1890
Port Augusta November 1890. 'Guy Mannering', SS 'Port Pirie', 'Moel Tryvan', 'Genevie M. Tucker', 'Cathcart', 'Oriana'.
Shipping at Hobart in the 1890's
Shipping at Hobart in the 1890's barque 'Helen Denny'.
Shipping at Hobart in the 1890's
Shipping at Hobart in the 1890's.
Shipping at Port Augusta in the 1890s
Shipping at Port Augusta in the 1890s.
Fishing boats at Port Lincoln in the 1890s
Fishing boats at Port Lincoln in the 1890s.
Shipping at Hobart in the 1890's
Shipping at Hobart in the 1890's. 'Lufra' (left) and unknown barque.
Shipping at Port Chalmers about 1890
Shipping at Port Chalmers about 1890. Port Chalmers wharves, general view.
Coal hulks at Port Adelaide in the 1890's
Coal hulks at Port Adelaide in the 1890's.
Album of Adelaide views
Hardcover postcard album containing glossy printed copies of lithographic prints depicting various significant buildings and scenes in and around Adelaide. The red hard cover features a relief embossing of a version of the Australian Coat of Arms, and an image of Government House on the front. Handwritten script inside the rear cover reads 'Laddie with love from Auntie Jessie, Adelaide, August /94 [1894]'.
Family photograph album relating to the Hubbe family
Family photograph album of cabinet card portraits. See below for details.
Photograph album of the Hubbe and Kay families
Family photograph album comprising predominantly carte de visiste portraits of members of the Hubbe and Kay families and their relatives.
Portraits of members of the Board of Governors and Officers of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia
One of three albums containing portraits of members of the Board of Governors and Officers of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia. A first group of portraits was assembled in 1884-1886, and included 'gentlemen who have been Governors of the South Australian Institute from its establishment in 1856, and of the Public Library since 1884'. These were added to subsequently, with three volumes compiled to 1940. The caption for each photograph has the date of appointment or date of election to the Board of Governors. The contributors to the albums were asked upon submitting their photograph, to indicate the date of the photograph if possible. These dates of photographs have been shown in brackets.
Papers of Sir John Cockburn
Papers relating to Sir John Cockburn, former Premier of South Australia, comprising monographs "The records of the Cockburn family" by Sir Robert Cockburn c.1913 and "The house of Cockburn of that ilk and cadets therof" by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood c.1888 and John Cockburn's "Roll of the National Australian Convention which met in Sydney, 2nd March 1891" with a full page newspaper clipping of the event, and similarly for the 2nd Convention in 1897. Also includes a letter from young 'J.A. Cockburn' to his mother, family trees, a copy of 'Gray's Elegy' and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to John Cockburn. Other items include commissions, appointments, a birth certificate and extracts of an entry in a register of marriages, a testimonial, a certificate from the South Australian Medical Board, a personal invitation to the opening of the establishment of Parliament in Canberra and documentation pertaining to his knighthood and a photograph taken of him in later life in London.
Photographs of the Graham Family
Photographs of the Graham family, collected by Nancy Neighbour (nee Graham). See below for details. Selected images have been digitised.
Hahndorf Academy students
Students at the Hahndorf College in 1903, pictured in a courtyard at the school. Back Row: Walter O. Baumann 1890-1952, Herbert 'Bert' Hall 1887-1941, Dick Nesbitt, Arthur W. Temme 1888-1956, Harry Todd, Frank Hall 1886-1970, Archie Disher 1888--, Pritchard Hill. Third Row: Richard 'Dick' Borchers 1885-1983, Mick Saunders 1888-1918, Keith Harrington 1893-1915, Horace 'Horrie' Grose 1888-1958, Douglas A. Byard 1887-1915, George Stewart 1887-1915, Francis Cawthorne 'Caw' Barritt 1886-1985, Glen Hawkes 1888-1961, ? Read. Second Row: Allan Gollan 1889-1931, Vincent V. Crase 1890-1970, Robert Greenwood 1888-1979, Oscar H. Thamm 1896-1951, John S. Thomson, Douglas John Byard, Allan S.P. Basey 1892-1962, Lyndon S. Bigg 1888-1917, Edward 'Eddie' Booker 1889-1966. Front Row: Arthur Hall 1887-1977, Tom Nesbitt 'Nes' Crase 1892-1988, Lancelot W. Byard 1895-1947, Frank Byard 1891-1954, Kenneth Murray 1893-1916.
Brewster's Store, Main St., Kapunda
Brewster's Store, corner of Main and Tod Streets, Kapunda. Robert Brewster opened the store in late 1869. He died on 24 June 1890 after which his wife, Mary was storekeeper until 1902 with Robert Fisher managing the business for a time after Robert's death in 1890. The building was known as Brewster's Store and then Brewster's Buildings and later becoming Hambour's Haberdashery and Clothing Store
Globe Hotel, Wallaroo
WALLAROO: The Globe Hotel, Wallaroo; the hotel was leased to Sarah Jane Francis (formerly Nottle) from 1890-1895, she is the shortest woman standing in front of a window with her husband, William Francis, and their four daughters, left to right: Jane, Margaret, Alice, and Elizabeth (sitting). A note on the back of the photograph states "Built by W. Square (late of Gawler Town). Since building the above he has made additional alterations. The luxury of baths will be added to the establishment." This is an abstract from an advertisement in JB Austin's "Mines of South Australia", 1863. This single storey building existed from 1861 and was also known as the Globe Hotel and the Weerona Hotel. It was built by W. Square in 1861. Mrs Sarah Francis was the proprietor from 1890-1895.
Robert William Botting
Robert William Botting, a carpenter from London (1818-1890). With his brothers Fred and Frank he established a carpentry and joinery business in Adelaide. They helped construct many buildings including the Bank of Australasia. During the Depression he opened a butchery business. He also worked at the Bendigo Gold Fields and farmed on Hindmarsh Island. He moved his family to New Zealand where he opened a successful butchery business and also mined gold. He died in New Zealand in 1890.
Exploration in the Northern Territory : album
Album of photographs by H. Y. L. Brown, SA Government Geologist, thought to have been taken during an expedition with camels to the MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory in May 1890. The photographs cover part of the journey, from Alice Springs to Emily Gap, Arltunga gold fields, Paddy's Hole, Claraville, Hart's Range, Glen Helen Station, Mount Sonder, Haast's Bluff, and the Finke River. Some photographs are loose and have been trimmed to half pages. Two photographs are missing, captioned 'Chamber's Pillar, Finke River SA' and 'M.C. Wiltshire & native police, Boggy Waterhole, Finke River'.
The 'Star of China' after being renamed 'Holmenkollen'
The wooden barque 'Star of China', 837 tons, after being renamed 'Holmenkollen' [wooden barque, 794 tons (later 837 tons) ON44440, 183.0 x 32.0 x 20.2. Built 1862 (7) A Hall and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: H Adamson, registered Aberdeen, later J Shepherd and Co., registered Aberdeen, mid 1880's G Milne and Co., early 1890's sold to Norway and renamed 'Holmenkollen'. While owned by Milne, who about 1890 commenced to name his ships Inver- and thus the Inver Line, this ship appears to be out of place].
The 'Collingrove' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Collingrove', 861 tons, at Port Adelaide. [composite ship reduced to a barque c.1890. 861 gross tons. ON60990. 181.4 x 33.5 x 19.6. Built 1869 (7). J. Laing, Sunderland. Owners W. Stevens, registered London early 1870s to AL Elder and Co. About 1900 sold to owners in Shanghai. A regular visitor to Port Adelaide from the time she was built until the late 1890's.]
The 'Glenrosa' wrecked at Cape Banks, SA
The iron barque 'Glenrosa', 869 tons, wrecked at Cape Banks, SA on January 18, 1890 [Glenrosa = iron 3 mast ship, re-rigged as a 3 mast barque, later 869 tons. ON73803, 203.7 x 32.3 x 20.0. Built 1875 (11) London and Glasgow Iron SB and Eng. Co., Glasgow. Owners: H Martini and Co. registered Glasgow. c.1885. H. McEwan. Wrecked, following stranding near Cape Banks, South Australia, January 18, 1890, as she could not be refloated. On a voyage from England to Brisbane at the time of her loss].