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View of Alice Springs

View of Alice Springs

View from a hilltop looking across a valley towards a small settlement amongst some trees.

Buildings at Alice Springs

Buildings at Alice Springs

Three men are standing under the verandah of a small stone cottage with a galvanised iron roof, with other similar buildings beyond it.

Water carrier at Alice Springs telegraph station

Water carrier at Alice Springs telegraph station

An Aboriginal man picture in the yard of a stone cottage, with a yoke acrosshis shoulders and two buckets suspended on either side.

Horse team and wagon

Horse team and wagon

George Hablett with a 10 horse team and wagon, bringing in supplies for the Adelaide Springs telegraph station.

Hailstones

Hailstones

Photograph of a large clump of hailstones on a meat plate, with two smaller plates of hailstones. They were still being collected in Alice Springs for several days after the hailstorm.

Riding party

Riding party

A group of riders, children of the photographer Thomas Bradshaw, on their horses outside one of the Alice Springs telegraph office buildings. At right, riding side-saddle is Doris Bradshaw (about 16), with Mortimer, 13, Jack (Eric Ivan, about 10), and Consie (Constance), aged 11.

Children at Alice Springs

Children at Alice Springs

A group of six children, three boys and three girls, together with a young woman, on the verandah of a stone house.

Boy at Alice Springs

Boy at Alice Springs

A boy with two buckets on a shoulder yoke, standing beside an evaporometer, which measures evaporation. According to a researcher, Charles Todd was passionate about weather and all the Telegraph stations had a weather station, and had to report weather data at set times of the day. Alice Springs had this extra item, which is still there with a plaque.

Men at Alice Springs telegraph station

Men at Alice Springs telegraph station

A group of eight men, including two Aboriginal men, pictured on the verandah of a stone building. It seems likely they were staff at the Alice Springs telegraph station.

Simpson's Gap[?]

Simpson's Gap[?]

A somewhat fuzzy view looking across a body of water in a gorge, possibly Simpson's Gap.

Bush excursion

Bush excursion

A group of women, children and men on rocks beside a waterhole in a gorge, possibly Simpson's Gap.

Bush excursion

Bush excursion

A group of women, children and men on rocks beside a waterhole in a gorge, possibly Simpson's Gap.

Bush excursion

Bush excursion

A group of women, children and men on a blanket set on sand beside rocks in a gorge, possibly Simpson's Gap.

Bush excursion

Bush excursion

A group of women, children and men picnicing on rocks in a gorge, possibly Simpson's Gap.

Bush excursion

Bush excursion

A group of women, children and men picnicing on rocks in a gorge, possibly Simpson's Gap.

Bush excursion

Bush excursion

A group of women, children and men pictured in a dry river bed near Alice Springs.

Bush picnic near Alice Springs

Bush picnic near Alice Springs

A group of women, children and men pictured picnicing in a dry river bed, believed to be at Emily Gap 10 kms East of Alice Springs, with carts and horses nearby.

Rock cairn with survey pole

Rock cairn with survey pole

Rock cairn with survey pole adjacent to the old Telegraph line. The cairn bears a plaque with the initials A. H. M. 1907 painted on it.

Portrait of Isabella Barr

Portrait of Isabella Barr

Formal studio portrait of Isabella Barr. In this head and shoulders' view, Isabella is wearing an upright bonnet with leaf, feather, ribbon and lace trim, with long ties ending in a large satin bow at her neck. There is a wide lace collar extending over her shoulders. Photograph by Stump & Co., Adelaide.

S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59

S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59

Photographic composite entitled 'S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59' comprising 122 portraits, one of which is lost, leaving a blank oval frame. The mosaic was compiled in 1908 by Mora Studio, Rundle Street, Adelaide. The individual photographs were collected in 1906 and 1907 by stock agent Henry Howard 'Harry' Birt, who had been a drover and stockman in the pastoral regions of Australia from 1858 until 1880. He is depicted at B 6912/I5. The mosaic was given to the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia in 1915 and subsequently transferred to the State Library of South Australia (then Public Library) in 1939.

Weeding a garden bed of pansies on Wittunga farm

Weeding a garden bed of pansies on Wittunga farm

Young Alison Ashby, aged about 6 years, is weeding a pansy border helped by her Aunt Meta, one of Edwin Ashby's sisters. The developing Home Orchard and Wittunga house are in the background. Margaret (Meta) Ashby had first come to South Australia in 1888 with Edwin Ashby, returning to England soon afterwards. She visited South Australia from time to time.

Alec Holborn's photograph album

Alec Holborn's photograph album

Album of photographs mostly taken about 1926 by Alexander Harrold (Alec) Holborn. Includes views of Victor Harbor and buildings, Granite Island and environs, visit of the Prince of Wales to Adelaide in 1926, SA Amateur Swimming Association activities at Glenelg and on the Torrens, Adelaide and environs, and the Holborn family. Some pages have over-arching captions, including PAGE 10 (49-53) 'views on Hindmarsh River 1926';.

Leslie Quinn and W. Dunk

Leslie Quinn and W. Dunk

A boy and a young man, pictured in front of a cast iron fence. Pencil annotations on the mount read '1907' and 'Leslie Quinn & W. Dunk'. [The annotations appear to be of a later date than the image, and the date is unlikely to be correct given both the type of photograph and the clothing of the young man.]

John Francis of Seaview Downs cooking at the barbeque for Glenelg Lions Club. 6th December 1989.

John Francis of Seaview Downs cooking at the barbeque for Glenelg Lions Club. 6th December 1989.

Employees of the Adelaide Steamship Company

Employees of the Adelaide Steamship Company

Employees of the Adelaide Steamship Company pictured outside a stone building. The formal attire suggests they are office staff. Photograph by Bonds' Studio, 94 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide. From a researcher: Back row, second from the left, is Fred Caller (born 1907), who started working at the Adelaide Steamship Company at about the age of 15. He worked as an accountant for the company for his entire career, until he retired.

Portraits in South Australia

Portraits in South Australia

Photographs in black & white and some sepia, of portraits of South Australian people and scenes ca. 1890-1930. Some images include noteworthy costumes. See CONTENTS for more information and details.

Movies, television, radio

Movies, television, radio

"State Affair" reporter, Jon Parrington cuts a dashing figure alongside this equally dashing 1907 silver plated Rolls Royce named appropriately, the "Silver Ghost".

Alec Holborn's photograph album

Alec Holborn's photograph album

Album of photographs mostly taken about 1926 by Alexander Harrold (Alec) Holborn. Includes views of Victor Harbor and buildings, Granite Island and environs, visit of the Prince of Wales to Adelaide in 1926, SA Amateur Swimming Association activities at Glenelg and on the Torrens, Adelaide and environs, and the Holborn family. Some pages have over-arching captions, including PAGE 10 (49-53) 'views on Hindmarsh River 1926';.

Photographs of SS 'Karatta'

Photographs of SS 'Karatta'

Three photographs of SS 'Karatta', which operated the Port Adelaide-Kingscote Kangaroo Island passenger and freight service from 1907-1961, which was captained by Captain Pearson. See 'Contents' for details.

Australasian Views album 1

Australasian Views album 1

1 of 2 ALBUMS: inscribed 'Australasian Views', comprising 165 early images of Adelaide, South Australia, and New Zealand. The photos of New Zealand (photos 147-165) are by Burton Brothers, Dunedin, and have not been digitised. Square brackets denote added information.