Aboriginal • Find • State Library of South Australia

Tanderra Girls' Home

c. 1954, Photograph, B 49356

Tanderra Girls' Home was opened by the South Australian Council of the United Aborigines Mission at 4 Stamford Street, Parkside in 1952. It was established as accommodation for older Aboriginal girls who had left Colebrook Home. It accommodated up to ten girls. In later years Tanderra moved to these larger premises at 221 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville. The Home closed in 1973. This building was formerly the St Ives Private Hospital.

Strathalbyn footballers vs. Point McLeay

1884, Photograph, B 17442

STRATHALBYN: Strathalbyn footballers vs. Point McLeay Aborigines in a football match, Strathalbyn 26th July 1884.

Mission, Swan Reach

c. 1944, Photograph, B 49371

Aboriginal men working at the Mission, Swan Reach.

Homestead employee

1908, Photograph, B 47888

TODMORDEN, MOUNT: Homestead employee with donkeys.

Mount Todmorden

1908, Photograph, B 47895

Aboriginal women with donkeys.

Undoolya

c. 1933, Photograph, B 39119

UNDOOLYA: Two young Aboriginal women with a dead eagle.

Undoolya

c. 1933, Photograph, B 39120

Aboriginal women with their children outside their dwelling at Undoolya Station.

Undoolya

1933, Photograph, B 39122

Aboriginal woman "Nellie" and her family at Undoolya Station Camp.

Cricket at Victor Harbor

c. 1905, Photograph, B 21004

Two Aboriginal men playing cricket at Victor Harbor: Harry Hewitt is the batsman, he was born in about 1864 and married Mary Unaipon at Point McLeay on 18 February 1884. He died at Milang on 23 January 1907; the wicket keeper's surname is Wagner.

Tripp Family, Victor Harbor

1920, Photograph, B 48076

Members of the Aboriginal 'Tripp' family outside their dwelling on Kent Reserve, Victor Harbor.

"Elsie" of Victor Harbor

c. 1921, Photograph, B 53263

A view taken at "The Pines" of a local Aboriginal woman "Elsie" who was well known and liked in the area.

Warrina

c. 1889, Photograph, B 13356

WARRINA: Aboriginal camp at Warrina. Warrina is 97 kilometres north north west of William Creek on the old Ghan railway. It is nearby to Mount Younghusband and Copper Top Hill

Watervale

1910, Photograph, B 31993

Aboriginal people camped at Watervale for grape picking.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52455

An Aboriginal family at Wooltana Station.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52456

Aboriginal family at Wooltana Station.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52457

WOOLTANA: Aboriginal men at Wooltana Station, the man in the centre is known as King Billy.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52458

Aboriginal family outside their dwelling at Wooltana Station.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52460

Aboriginal children outside their dwellings at Wooltana Station.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52459

Aboriginal man smoking a pipe at Wooltana Station.

Wooltana Station

1927, Photograph, B 52463

Aboriginal camping area at Wooltana Station.

Nunta Nungahs, Yalata Station

1917, Photograph, B 43677/4

Nunta Nungahs, Aboriginals, probably station hands, buying rations. Fourth photograph of nine in an album of Mr George W. Murray's Yalata Station Far West Coast, S.A., 1917.

Yalata Station

1917, Photograph, B 43677/6

Aboriginals at morning tea. Sixth of nine photographs in an album of views of Mr. George W. Murray, West Coast S.A., 1917 (in Album -Solander box).

Billy Kite

c. 1920, Photograph, B 44495

Aboriginal boy Billy Kite was found at Muccumba Station and adopted by Stephen and Matilda Kite from Farina, who sent him to Port Augusta to be educated. He became the best stockman in the far north-west. His twin sister Naraldia married a Mr Warren from Finniss Spring near Maree. [From information provided.]