Aboriginal • Find • State Library of South Australia

Launching Kio Bay mission boat

1926, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1973

Side view of the launching of mission sailboat 'Kio Bay', using two horses to drag it into the water, one man standing to drive the horses, another leading them, in waist deep water. 'Kio Bay' was named after a milepost indicating distance to Kadina is ten miles, ie. 'K10'. 'Kio Bay' was built by W.T. Lawrie at Point McLeay Mission, and the motor was installed about 18 months later.

Point McLeay Cottage

c. 1875, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1977

Point McLeay Cottage with thatched roof, and a man and child outside the picket fence.

Point McLeay School Band with fife-players and drums

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1990

Point McLeay band, with fife-players in front, and kettle drum at back, playing for the visit to the Mission by S. Kessel, of the Gawler parsonage.

Point McLeay School band

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1991

Point McLeay School band in uniform, with fife-players at front and drummers behind.

Point McLeay wool washing schooner at jetty

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/1994

Distant side view of schooner 'Punkeri' at the end of the Point McLeay jetty, bringing wool for washing, from Narrung Station to Point McLeay. Wool can be seen laid out on the ground, between the building and jetty, with people working and shifting bales in the distance.

Point Mcleay Mission Choir

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2000

Point McLeay Mission Choir, with eleven girls arranged around a piano, wearing white choir tops over their dresses, one girl seated on a carved wooden chair at the piano. There are several woven mats on the floor.

Point McLeay viewed through trees

1920, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2006

Point McLeay photographed through trees, by W.T. Lawrie, Mission School Headmaster. No people appear in this photograph.

Cattle owned by the Mission at Point McLeay

c. 1890, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2017

Mission owned cattle at Point McLeay, grazing on a mild rise with rocky outcrops, with Mission buildings in background.

Campsite on the river

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2356

Two people sitting on the riverbank at their campsite.

Portrait of a man captioned Keela Koola

1908, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2357

Full length portrait of a young man captioned Keela Koola, standing on the river bank, his hat on the ground, the bow of a boat nosed into bank.

Yelta Mission Station

1862, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/2365

Yelta Mission Station, River Murray. Photograph taken by George Burnell circa 1862-63. Shows a group of people in foreground with thatched cottages or outbuildings behind.

Near Heavitree Gap

Laver, Jack, 1921, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/12

Scene from 'Jack Laver's first trip to Central Australia, 1921. Taken south of Heavitree Gap. [From left] raw recruits, horse boy, half-caste guide, Mrs J. Laver, and Johnny Boy on pie bald horse'.

Near Heavitree Gap

Laver, Jack, 1921, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/13

'South of Heavitree Gap. 1921, George Wilkinson, Trot, Kunnoth, Ted Hayes third from left. Bob Laver near head of white horse, horse boy and George.'

Sports day

Laver, Jack, 1924, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/87

'Half caste boys in Scout uniforms. Sam Lynch, Bill Wuttke, Jack Caine, Mavis and Sgt Stott.'

Boy scouts at drill

Laver, Jack, 1924, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/88

'Boy Scouts at drill. 1st from left, Wauchope, 3rd Tilmouth, 4th Benny Smith and Roy Dubois. Roy still at Alice Springs 1969. 7th Smith and Milton Liddle. Bob Laver Patrol Leader 1924.'

Stave drill

Laver, Jack, 1924, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/89

Stave drill of Boy Scout troop at Alice Springs. See PRG 1365/1/88 for names of boys.

Fall in

Laver, Jack, 1924, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/90

'Fall in' of Boy Scout troop at Alice Springs. See PRG 1365/1/88 for names of boys.

Boy Scouts

Laver, Jack, 1924, Photograph, PRG 1365/1/91

'Boy Scouts 1924. Hats, belts, shirts, nickers [sic] and books 'Scouting for boys' by Sir Robert Baden-Powell. These were presented to the troop by Sir Tom Bridges, the Governor of South Australia. Stuart Arms Hotel in the back ground, Fogarty's store almost centre. Photo taken from Police Station looking east.' See PRG 1365/1/88 for names of boys.