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Adelaide View

Duryea, Townsend, 1865, Photograph, B 5099/9

View of south western Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower, featuring the intersection of Franklin Street and Victoria Square. Open paddocks, residential and business premises can be seen with parklands and hills in the distance. In the foreground is the Windsor Castle Hotel, licencee W. Haylock. The premises of Charles Farr, Builder and Timber Merchant displays a large array of cut timber in piles. Part of Panorama of Adelaide / Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 15 sections from B 5099.

Adelaide View

Duryea, Townsend, 1865, Photograph, B 5099/10

View of south western Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower with Franklin Street cutting across the view. The Maugham Methodist Church is dominant in this view of city buildings intersperced with open spaces with parklands in the distance. The two storey building on the left side of the church is Duncan & Fraser, Coach Builders. Part of Panorama of Adelaide / Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 15 sections from B 5099.

Adelaide View

Duryea, Townsend, 1865, Photograph, B 5099/12

Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower with Waymouth Street cutting across the left side of the view. City buildings are seen in the foreground, parklands in the distance. In the middle of the photograph is the premises of architect and builder English & Brown with its extensive yard containing piles of timber and other building materials. On the left is a monumental mason's yard. Part of Panorama of Adelaide / Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 15 sections from B 5099.

Adelaide View

Duryea, Townsend, 1865, Photograph, B 5099/14

View of Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower looking north west along King William Street across city buildings to the parklands and beyond. The white two storey building on the centre right is the Bank of Australasia on the intersection of King William and Currie Streets. The building with the verandah on its right is Green's Exchange. Lined up in the centre of the road are horse cabs, and on the Currie Street intersection is the Gouge's Fountain which will soon be removed for the Duke of Edinburgh's visit in 1867. Work is being done on the building in the left foreground as there is scaffolding on its facade and part of the roof is missing. Part of Panorama of Adelaide / Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 14 sections from B 5099.

South Australian views : King William Street

1887, Photograph, B 63015/13

Town hall and old Government Offices, Adelaide.

Views of South Australia : King William Street

c. 1880, Photograph, B 62414/1/33

King William Street through Victoria Square. The Town Hall on the right and the Post Office on the left.

Views of South Australia : Victoria Square

c. 1880, Photograph, B 62414/1/34

Victoria Square. The Town Hall and Post Office can be seen.

Twin towers of Post Office and Town Hall, Adelaide

c. 1935, Photograph, B 70020/12

View across Victoria Square parkland towards Adelaide's Post Office (left) and Town Hall (right).

Prince Alfred College dinner

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/37

Guests at a Prince Alfred College dinner held at Unley Town Hall which is decorated with lights and garlands for the occasion.

Children dressed in costume in the Town Hall, Adelaide

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/11/547

A group of children dressed in costume photographed in the Town Hall, Adelaide; adults sit behind and on the stage which carries a set depicting a European winter scene.

The civic reception for the Prince of Wales outside the town hall, Adelaide

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/26/62

Crowds watching the civic reception held on a dais outside the town hall in King William Street, Adelaide for the Prince of Wales during his visit to South Australia in July 1920.

Crowds in Adelaide during the civic reception at the town hall

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/26/67

Overhead view of King William Street showing the crowds watching and listening to the ceremonial civic reception outside the town hall, Adelaide.

Soldiers riding along King William Street, Adelaide

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/231

A parade of mounted soldiers of the Light Horse Regiment riding along King William Street past the Adelaide Town Hall, South Australia. This photo appeared in 'The Observer' newspaper, Saturday 27 April 1918, page 23, along with a description of the parade: 'Returned Soldiers' Building Fund Appeal. The appeal which is being made to the public in behalf of our returned sailors and soldiers for a central home or clubhouse was continued on Saturday afternoon, when a fine programme of sports was contested on the Juibilee Oval. The military authorities lent their hearty co-operation, with the result that one of the finest processions which has been seen in Adelaide for some time was witnessed by thousands of patriotic citizens, who thronged the main thoroughfares of the metropolis.' This particular photo was captioned 'The march past of the Light Horse.'

Flower Day 1962

Rogers, Joyce, 1962, Photograph, B 74007/1-27

Collection of photographs relating to Flower Day 1962.

Glenelg Town Hall

c. 1890, Photograph, B 75042

View of the Glenelg Town Hall from the jetty. Part of Jetty Road is visible on the right.

Street decorations for the royal visit

Grimmett, Vic, 1954, Photograph, PRG 1662/2/45/5

Night view looking north from Victoria Square, Adelaide, during the royal visit in March 1954. The statue of Queen Victoria is in the centre of the photograph with the illuminated towers of the General Post Office on the left and the Town Hall on the right.

Victoria Square street decorations for the royal visit

Grimmett, Vic, 1954, Photograph, PRG 1662/2/45/6

Elevated night view of Victoria Square, Adelaide, from near the intersection with Angas Street. The floodlit clock tower of the General Post Office is near the centre and that of the Town Hall further down King William street is on the right.

Presentation Trowel

Simpson, Alfred Allen, 1915, Realia, PRG 246/29

Presented to The Mayor of Adelaide, Alfred Allen Simpson by the Adelaide City Council on the occasion of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Additions to the Town Hall Buildings on the 29th April 1915. Trowel supplied by Harrison Bros & Howson, Sheffield.

Town Hall, Port Adelaide

c. 1937, Photograph, B 35667

Mr.and Mrs H.Bray, Mayor and Mayoress of Port Adelaide farewell the Governor outside the Town Hall.

King William Street, Adelaide

State Library of South Australia, c. 1937, Photograph, B 7059

[General description] The Prince Alfred Hotel and Town Hall buildings on King William Street. Cars are parked at the kerb. The Prince Alfred Hotel was first licenced in 1869 and ceased commercial operation in 1953. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 203 / King William Street, east side / June 14, 1937 / Prince Alfred Hotel / Verandah, balcony etc. on front of hotel were removed in 1937. Compare with B 6295 and B 6832 / The hotel frontage extends for a distance of 21 yards south of the near side of the Town Hall balcony / The right side of hotel is 74 yards north of Flinders Street'.

Adelaide View

Duryea, Townsend, 1865, Photograph, B 5099/13

View of Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower, between Waymouth and Currie Streets, looking north west. City buildings give way to parklands and distant suburbs. The building in the foreground with the shingle roof is a livery stable and has hay for sale. Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 15 sections from B 5099.

Adelaide View

c. 1923, Photograph, B 1825

Panoramic view of Adelaide from the Advertiser Office. The Town Hall Clock is yet to be installed (1935). Coward's Prince Alfred Hotel is to the right of the Town Hall, and the Education Building can be seen in Flinders Street, in the centre of the view. The General Post Office is on the extreme right.Reproduced in the Chronicle, on the 15th December, 1923.

Eagle Chambers and the Town Hall, Adelaide

c. 1875, Photograph, B 58532

ACRE 203: Eagle Chambers and the Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide.

Royal Visit : Town Hall

c. 1920, Photograph, B 31201/1

Town Hall, King William Street, illuminated for the Royal Visit by Prince of Wales.

Royal Visit : Town Hall

c. 1920, Photograph, B 31201/13

Town Hall, King William Street, illuminated for the Royal Visit by Prince of Wales.

St. Peter's College dinner in the Town Hall, Adelaide

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/11/298

Guests at St. Peter's College annual dinner held in the Town Hall, Adelaide.

Girls forming a guard of honour in the Town Hall, Adelaide

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/22/249

A long line of girls holding flowers forming a guard of honour for an important guest at a function held in the Town Hall, Adelaide; other guests wait in the background, possibly for the Governor of South Australia.

King William Street, Adelaide

Smith, W. S., 1900, Photograph, PRG 733/195

King William Street, Adelaide, looking south toward Victoria Square from near the intersection with Waymouth Street. A sign on the Town Hall is advertising the Newbury - Spada 'POPS'. Presented by the Newbury-Spada Company of Philip Newbury and Emily Spada the concert ran every Saturday from 28 April 1900 to 26 May 1900, the cost of admission being one shilling.

King William Street

Gazard, John, 1910, Photograph, B 45717

Lord Kitchener speaking at Town Hall, King William Street.

Town Hall

1881, Photograph, B 26510

Town Hall.

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