1890 • Find • State Library of South Australia

Specifications of work at 'Forest Lodge'

Bayer, Ernest Henry, 1890, Mixed material, BRG 343/6

Specifications of work to be carried out for the plans by Ernest H. Bayer and Woods, Bagot, Jory and Laybourne Smith.

Photographs of England - Australia flight

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/7

Photographs of the England - Australia flight 12/11/1919 - 23/3/1920.

Photographs of Sir Keith, Sir Ross and Lady Smith

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918, Photograph, PRG 18/53

Mounted photographic portraits of Sir Keith, Sir Ross and Lady Smith. Includes a print block.

Shipping, Melbourne

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/34/19

View of ships in the harbour in Melbourne in the 1890's.

Port Adelaide, looking downstream

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/38/69

Port Adelaide, looking downstream in the 1890's.

The 'Wellington' entering the Port River

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/35/61

The wooden ketch 'Wellington', 49 tons, entering the Port River [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON79266, 50 tons, 70.5 x 18.6 x 6.0. Built 1884. Thomas Lancaster, Table Cape, Tasmania. Aux. engine fitted 1923. Owners: Thomas Lancaster, registered Launceston;Nov. 1885 GM Jackson, registered Melbourne; May 1890 J Catarinich (Port Adelaide), registered Port Adelaide; 1899. 1902 = J & A Tainsh; 1923 CK McFarlane; 1930 = J Tainsh; by 1946 JT Cosh and Partners. Sold to owners in the Solomon Islands and left Australia in January 1966. Subsequently returned and is now acting a replica of Captain Cook's 'Endeavour' at a marine park in Queensland]

New Zealand

Trengove, Arthur M., 1890, Photograph, PRG 1480/9/1-48

Records of the Reverend Arthur M. Trengove comprising lantern slides and glass plate negatives documenting a trip to New Zealand.

Photographs of Sir Keith Smith

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1924, Photograph, PRG 18/14

Photographs of Sir Keith Smith, after his brother's death.

The 'Wellington' in an unidentified harbour

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1373/35/60

The wooden ketch 'Wellington', 49 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON79266, 50 tons, 70.5 x 18.6 x 6.0. Built 1884. Thomas Lancaster, Table Cape, Tasmania. Aux. engine fitted 1923. Owners: Thomas Lancaster, registered Launceston;Nov. 1885 GM Jackson, registered Melbourne; May 1890 J Catarinich (Port Adelaide), registered Port Adelaide; 1899. 1902 = J & A Tainsh; 1923 CK McFarlane; 1930 = J Tainsh; by 1946 JT Cosh and Partners. Sold to owners in the Solomon Islands and left Australia in January 1966. Subsequently returned and is now acting a replica of Captain Cook's 'Endeavour' at a marine park in Queensland]

Letters from Walter Thyer

Thyer, Walter Hervey, 1915, Manuscript, D 5657(L)

Letters written by W.H. Thyer to his family during World War I while on a troopship in the Indian Ocean, in Egypt and at Gallipoli, 24 February to 26 August 1915.

Alexander McCulloch : SUMMARY RECORD

McCulloch, Alexander, 1847, Mixed material, PRG 761

Records consisting of an illuminated testimonial, a miniature painting of Alexander McCulloch and a book-keeping record of operations as a farmer near the River Gilbert, 1847-1856.

Certificates, family register and letters

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1911, Manuscript, PRG 18/47

Miscellaneous certificates, receipts, letters and a family register sheet pertaining to Ross and Keith Smith.

Photographs of Ross and Keith in England

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1921, Photograph, PRG 18/10

Assorted photographs of Ross and Keith in England 1921, after their inaugural flight to Australia.

Family photographs

Smith, Keith MacPherson, Sir, c. 1893, Photograph, PRG 18/1

Assorted family photographs, predominately portraits of Keith and Ross Smith but also including family snapshots and photographs of school environs at Moffat, Scotland, where Ross and Keith attended school for two years.

Photographs of Ross and Keith at Weybridge

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1922, Photograph, PRG 18/13

Photographs of Ross and Keith at Weybridge with the Vickers Viking in which Ross and Bennett were killed. Also photographs of memorial services conducted in honour of Ross at Vickers Works Weybridge, London; St Peters Cathedral, Adelaide; Crewell Gardens, Adelaide. See below for details.

Miscellaneous photographs

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 18/55

Assorted large format photographs of Ross and Keith Smith and the Vickers Vimy.

Contract signing Sir Keith Smith as Australian representative of Vickers Limited

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1934, Manuscript, PRG 18/49

Contract between Sir Keith Smith and Vickers Limited regarding the engagement of Keith as the Australian representative of the Vickers Group. Signed 16 July 1934, with the commencement date set as 1 September 1934 for a period of three years.

Miscellaneous records

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1918, Mixed material, PRG 18/12/1-8

Miscellaneous records, photographs, ephemera, and newspaper cuttings relating to Ross and Keith Smith and the Vickers Vimy crew. See below for details.

Correspondence related to the England to Australia flight

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/28/1-28

Correspondence relating to the England to Australia flight and subsequent related events. November 1919 - 1 August 1950.

Certificate

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1925, Mixed material, PRG 18/61

Membership certificate awarded to Keith Macpherson Smith by the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers on 3 February 1925, in recognition of his flight from England to Australia in 1919. Diploma Number 256.

Inaugural Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Memorial Lecture

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1958, Mixed material, PRG 18/59

Copy of the 'Inaugural Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Memorial Lecture' titled "10th December 1919" by Sir Hudson Fysh published by the Royal Aeronautical Society, Adelaide Branch.

Various photographs

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 18/45/1-13

Various photographs relating to Ross and Keith Smith. See below for details.

Photographs of inaugural England - Australia flight

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 18/9

Photograph albums of the inaugural England - Australia Flight. See below for details.

Order of service documents for memorials of Keith Smith

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1956, Mixed material, PRG 18/42

Order of service documents related to the death of Sir Keith Smith on 19 December 1955. See details below. See also Series 56.

Photographs with Captain Williams

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 18/44

Photographs of Ross Smith with Captain Richard Williams.

Notebook

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1933, Manuscript, PRG 18/41

Notebook kept by Sir Keith Smith concerning various flights, including destinations, flying times and dates, 1933-1955. Final entry made by Lady Smith.

Passports of Keith Smith

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1921, Manuscript, PRG 18/51

Passports of Sir Keith Smith.

Newspaper cuttings

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1919, Manuscript, PRG 18/38

Notebook of newspaper cuttings regarding the inaugural England-Australia flight 13 November 1919 - 29 December 1919, made by Ross and Keith Smith, Sergeant James Bennett, and Sergeant Walter Shiers. The articles have been compiled from the Times, Daily Telegraph, The Globe, Daily Chronicle, Daily Herald, Daily Mail, Daily News, Guardian, and The Star.

Photographs used in 'The Skies Remember'

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 18/16/1-35

Duplicate photographs and maps with notations on reverse, used in A. Grenfell Price's 'The Skies Remember' (Angus and Robertson Ltd. Sydney 1969). Includes comments regarding modifications to be made for entry into the book.

Items commemorating the first England-Australia flight

Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1920, Mixed material, PRG 18/34

Assorted items commemorating the first England-Australia flight, including menus and programmes of events in honour of Sir Ross Smith, Sir Keith Smith, and crew.

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