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Jetty, Moonta
Distant view of the jetty at Moonta.
Moonta Central Mine
Moonta Central Mine: ore concentration plant under construction. The Manager was Captain Henwood.
Moonta Central Mine
Moonta Central Mine showing the engine and boiler house and ore concentration plant in course of erection.
Hamley Mine
Hamley Mine.
Church of Christ, Moonta
Church of Christ at Moonta.
Moorook Village Settlement
Moorook Village Settlement, River Murray.
Moorook Village Settlement
Moorook village settlement, River Murray 20 November 1894. This was one of thirteen communal settlements known as village settlements. They were created to ease the economic depression following the major strikes in the 1890's and the bank crash of 1893. Socialist ideas became popular and utopian schemes were appealing to the unemployed and those struggling to make ends meet.
Settlement at Morgan
Settlement at Morgan.
Floods at Morgan
Police station surrounded by floods at Morgan.
Morialta Falls
An early view of the Falls.
Morphettville Race Course
Morphettville Race Course and grandstand. Sir Thomas Elder funded the South Australian Jockey Club to enable it to own its own freehold property of 160 acres at Morphettville. The first meeting was held at these premises in 1876. In 1889 the first Adelaide Cup to be run at Morphettville and was won by "The Lawyer" . The previous Adelaide Cup race was run at Flemington and then abandoned for four years
Old mill, Mount Barker
[General description] This view shows a white mill silhouetted against the sky and standing in a clearing with a few trees and scrub in the background. The mill, on Windmill Hill, Mt. Barker Road was built by F.R. Nixon in 1842 but changed hands soon after. Milling ceased in 1864 and in 1890 the sails were burned in a bushfire.
Friederichstadt, Mt. Barker
Friederichstadt.
Mount Barker
Road leading into Mount Barker.
Mount Barker, Christ Church
Mount Barker, Christ Church.
Barker's Drapery, Mt. Barker
Mrs. Sophia Barker's garden behind the shop.
Mt. Barker
Panoramic view of Mt. Barker.
Mount Benson Homestead
Mount Benson station homestead - central figure is Andrew Dunn.
Mount Benson Football team
Mount Benson Football team members.
Corryton Park, Mt. Crawford
Corryton Park.
Mt Freeling Station
Mt. Freeling Station Homestead, Mt. Freeling in the distance.
National Bank, Mount Gambier
[General Description] National Bank of Australasia building, Mt. Gambier. The section on the left with the ivy on its wall was the original, built in the early 1860s. See B 3076. The more ornate right side was added on later. See BRG 347/1846-1854 for a series of photos of this building being demolished on 20th February, 1963, and also of the construction of its replacement. [On back of photograph] 'N. B. A/Asia / Mt. Gambier / 1st building at corner Wm. Gray, Mgr / 2nd on right hand side A.W McGregor Mgr.' (Another hand) 'Map 125, Sect. 1100, Allot. 58'.
Frew Park, Mount Gambier
[General Description] Ladies are riding bicycles around the park track, possibly taking part in a race. On the other side of the railings a small crowd looks on. Children are sitting on the grass in the foreground. [On back of photograph] 'Frew Park, Mount Gambier / In the eighteen nineties.' (Another hand) 'Map 125, Sect. 1102, Allots 219 to 238 (approx) / The Park is bounded by Penola Road, North Terrace and Mitchell Street on three sides; the fourth side I think includes allotments 219 and 238 H.W.M. 1/1/27'.
Mount Gambier
Commercial Road, Mt. Gambier (the first Telegraph Office next to Institute) a little east of Bag Road. The single storey building in the centre of the photograph houses the offices of the National Insurance Company. A single fronted cottage stands next to this.
Commercial St., Mount Gambier
Commercial St., Mount Gambier showing the old Town Hall on the left with its prominent clock tower. The huge building is constructed from dolomite and limestone and was completed in 1882. The Institute building was added in 1882. An ornate marble fountain was donated to Mount Gambier by Captain Robert Gardiner in 1884
Commercial St., Mount Gambier
Commercial St., Mount Gambier showing the Town Hall and Clock Tower
Mount Gambier
Panoramic view of Mt. Gambier from the Roman Catholic Church Tower. The Town Hall on Commercial Street can be seen above the trees in the foreground
Mount Gambier
General view of Mount Gambier. Buildings which can be seen include Mackenzies Outfitters, JM Goymour and Company Central Auction Mart and the Town Hall and Institute building
"Pine Hill", Mount Gambier
"Pine Hill", Mt. Gambier, the home of the Barrows family. William Barrows, sheep grazier, was a colonist of 73 years and had lived in the Mount Gambier district for 66 years. He arrived in South Australia onboard the "Pestonjee Bomanjee in 1854 and built a house at Mount Lofty. He was married to Lucy Jane Cobbledick and took his bride by bullock dray to Mount Gambier. Son William James and Beatrice Mary Barrows of Pine Hill on the Penola Road had three children. William Laurence Barrows, Olga (nee Barrows) McGowan and James Bryce Barrows. William James Barrows was also a sheep grazier.
Cave Gardens, Mount Gambier
Cave Gardens in 1896 showing a picket fence around the 90 foot deep cave. The area became a reserve when tree planting, gas lamps and seating were installed in the 1890's. The cave was originally used as the water resource for the town