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Artefacts

Shepherdson, Harold, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 933/13/235

"Aboriginal artefacts".

Photographs of Milingimbi and Galiwin'ku/Elcho Island Missions

Shepherdson, Harold, 1927, Photograph, PRG 933/13

Photographs taken by Harold Shepherdson of life and activities at the Methodist Missions at Milingimbi and Elcho Island (Galiwin'ku). Do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on PRG 933/13 for more details and to view individual images.

Photograph albums of Milingimbi and Galiwinku/Elcho Island Missions

Shepherdson, Harold, 1927, Photograph, PRG 933/23

Four albums of photographs taken by Harold Shepherdson of life and activities at the Methodist Missions at Milingimbi and Elcho Island (Galiwinku), including the opening of Shepherdson College at Galiwinku, on Elcho Island in 1977. Do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on PRG 933/23 for more details and to view individual images.

Yami Lester, Aboriginal activist

Disability Information and Resource Centre (Adelaide, S.A.), c. 1990, Photograph, SRG 908/7/8

Portrait of Aboriginal activist, Yami Lester.

Photographs of Point McLeay, Adelaide Hospital and Robert Barr Smith

Kelly (Family), 1904, Photograph, PRG 364/2

Photograph of Adelaide Hospital and Robert Barr Smith along with photographs taken on a visit to Point Mcleay by Alice Kelly.

Photographs from the Voice to Parliament public ceremony

Ellis, Taryn, 2023, Photograph, B 78645

Photographs of the Voice to Parliament public ceremony at Parliament House, held on Sunday 26 March 2023. A special sitting of the South Australian Parliament was held to vote on the establishment of Australia's first Voice to Parliament for First Nations People. The South Australian Public was invited to gather and watch the vote on big screens outside of Parliament House on North Terrace. Legislation was passed to enshrine an indigenous voice to South Australian Parliament, led by Premier Peter Malinauskas and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Kyam Maher. The event was opened with a smoking ceremony by elder Moogy Sumner, MC'd by Shelly Ware, and featured performances by musicians Nathan May and Tilly Tjala Thomas. Politicians and Aboriginal leaders are featured in some of the photographs of the event, which was attended by a large crowd on North Terrace.

Church for Aborigines

c. 1930, Photograph, B 19139

Church for Aborigines built by Father Kramer at Alice Springs. The building is now demolished.

Christmas at Alice Springs

1902, Photograph, B 22478

Christmas cheer being distributed at Alice Springs: Christmas pudding was mixed up in a liquid form, then the Aboriginal people dipped it out with a tin.

Christmas at Alice Springs

1902, Photograph, B 22479

Christmas pudding being distributed to Aborigines at Christmas time.

Telegraph Station

1894, Photograph, B 25084

Telegraph Station near Alice Springs from the West, showing stock yard and Aborigine in the foreground.

Angepena

c. 1880, Photograph, B 34344

Old homestead on Angepena Station, 30km south of present homestead. L-R Aboriginal people unknown, Helen Eva 'Lily' Davies (nee Buttfield, daughter of John Parker Buttfield), Anna Davies, daughter of above, married John McColl, Tom Davies, Manager of Angepena, Walter Davies, Lily Davies, Eva Davies.