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Shearing Shed, Boolcoomatta Station
Shearing shed, Boolcoomatta Station. At one time the 150 year old station ran 90,000 sheep. Some small scale copper mining relics can also be found on the property. The property was situated 100 km west of Broken Hill and 463 km north west of Adelaide. The area is now known as the Boolcoomatta Nature Reserve.
Railway Yards, Caltowie
Railtrucks lined up at the Railway Station at Caltowie. Caltowie is in the Mid North of South Australia between Gladstone and Jamestown. It is on the Crystal Brook and Broken Hill railway line. The station buildings are constructed of timber.
Cutana
A storekeeper outside his "shop" at Cutana a railway settlement on the Port Pirie to Broken Hill railway line, 20 miles from the S.A./N.S.W. Border.
Locomotive, Gawler
A James Martin "Y" class locomotive used on the Broken Hill Line.
Manoora Hotel
Manoora Hotel is located off the Barrier Highway between Adelaide and Broken Hill. Manoora is situated near Saddleworth, Mintaro and Auburn. At the time of this photograph the publican was EW Emmel.
Mingary
The General Store, proprietors at this time were Mr. & Mrs. A.G. Schmidt who also ran the Post Office and Commonwealth Bank agency. According toa researcher, James & Mary (Morrisy) Maxwell operated the Mingary store around the turn of the 20th century. James was born in Tapperary, Ireland 1849 and Mary was born in Llanally, Wales 1858. Mary died at Kilburn in 1937. Five of the ten children were born in the areas of Coburn, Broken Hill and Mingary.Annie Angela Maxwell was born at Brompton 1881.
Recruits, Morphettville
First men from Broken Hill to enlist, they became the original 10th Battalion, 1st A.I.F. (On Hawker's land).
Shearers' quarters, Mutooroo Station
Shearers' quarters, Mutooroo Station which is situated on the Mutooroo Creek 350 km north east of Adelaide and 74 km from Broken Hill. It is one of the most eastern homesteads in South Australia. It dates from 1885.
Mutooroo Station Homestead
Mutooroo Station Homestead. Sir Keith Macpherson Smith (1890-1955) was a son of Andrew Smith who was station manager of the Mutooroo Pastoral Company and Mutooroo Station. Keith and his brother Ross were brought up at the station and later educated at Queen's School Adelaide and were aviators. Mutooroo Station is just south west of Broken Hill. In 1894 a fire burnt down the two storey shearer's quarters. This photograph shows the homestead, barns and various buildings that comprise the Mutooroo Station
Railway Yard, Peterborough
Railway coaling yard, Peterborough. The railway arrived in Petersburg (later Peterborough) in 1881 when the line from Jamestown opened. Carriage of ore from Broken Hill to the smelters at Port Pirie was the major contributor to the rail traffic through Peterborough with 70 trains a day passing through the town in 1898. Over the next fifteen years the line was recognised as the busiest single track railway in the world (1911-1914 especially so)
Cadets, Peterborough
Team of cadets from Petersburg (Peterborough) led by Lieutenant Eric Chinner. The team competed in the military Competitions at Broken Hill in March 1913. The Quorn and Port Augusta Company came first with 653 points and the Petersburg Company second with 639 points.
James R.McColl Workers
James R, .McColl staff with 8 and a half inch copper bend piping made for Broken Hill South Mine at their workshop in Lipson Street, Port Adelaide.
Playground at Port Pirie
Children's Playground at Port Pirie. This playground was built in one day in 1918 by 2,000 employees from the Broken Hill Associated Smelters, from the General Mananger downwards "for the love of children". Sand, earth, garden material, 25,000 bricks and full grown cotton palms.
Smelters, Port Pirie
Smelters, Port Pirie showing workers coming off their shift and walking down the main street. The BHP smelter was built in 1889 alongside an existing one built by British Broken Hill Blocks mining company.
'Bob, the railway dog' at Port Augusta
PORT AUGUSTA: 'Bob, the railway dog' sitting on top of the driver's car of a stationary locomotive at Port Augusta Railway yard, railway staff stand in a group alongside the vehicle. Left to right: C.E. Dench, G. Graham, T. Nicholls, G. Denham, Harrison or Spooner, ?, T. Stack, ?; on engine: Fred Lyons, J.W. Roberts.
B.H.A.S. Works, Port Pirie
Broken Hill Association Smelters Works at Port Pirie.
B.H.A.S.Smelters, Port Pirie
Broken Hill Association Smelters at Port Pirie.
Teetulpa
View of Teetulpa. Inscription underneath the photograph states 'There was great excitement when, closely following the discovery of silver at Broken Hill, gold was found at Teetulpa in 1886. The extent of the activities of the gold-seekers is shown in this panaramic of the field, which has been kindly paced at our disposal by Mr R Heithersay of Peterborough'. The photograph shows hundreds of white canvas ridge tents spread out in the scrub at Teetulpa.
Whyalla Post Office
Whyalla Post Office. Whyalla was founded in 1901 by Broken Hill Proprietary as a port when transporting iron ore from Iron Knob to the sea. By 1905 a permanent settlement was established and many buildings including the Post Ofice were built. It was proclaimed in 1914.
Kelly Street Church Whyalla
Kelly Street Church, Whyalla.
Cranes, Whyalla
Cranes at Whyalla. [Broken Hill Proprietary, Whyalla Steelworks, S. Australia 3'6"gauge Steam powered60Ton capacity4-6-2Wheels Built by Craven Bros., Reddish, Manchester works no. CF57/36486 / 1938 the last Cravens steam, railway breakdown crane. Not converted to diesel power. Scrapped about 1975. BHP rebuilt the crane with a new long lattice jib, and amended superstructure; before 1949, for use at dockside and in erecting steelwork. References -Photo - BHP Locomotives (Railmac Publ. no.25) inside front cover, in use 26/3/1962 unloading diesel loco. off ship. Photo/Article - BHP Tramways Centenary History, publ. South Australia, 1985. p.34 colour photo as above, and p.63, supporting steam pile driver. Crane arrived 11/1939; still a steam crane in 1962. Extra information provided by Chris Capewell.]
The Bird in Hand Mine
Battery house of the Bird in Hand gold mine, Woodside. Gold discovered in 1881 and 22,600 tonnes was extracted. Deeper levels of gold were detected in 1930. Bird in Hand Mine closed in 1889 due to competition for funding from Broken Hill and water difficulties. The photograph possibly depicts the mine's owner with his workers.
The Bird in Hand Mine
The Bird in Hand Mine, Woodside looking east. Gold discovered in 1881 and 22,600 tonnes was extracted. Deeper levels of gold were detected in 1930. Bird in Hand Mine closed in 1889 due to competition for funding from Broken Hill and water difficulties.
The Bird in Hand Mine
The Bird in Hand Mine, Woodside. Gold was discovered in 1881 and 22,600 tonnes was extracted. Deeper levels of gold were detected in 1930. Bird in Hand Mine closed in 1889 due to competition for funding from Broken Hill and water difficulties. This photograph shows the sheds, structures, chimneys and area around the mine.
The Bird in Hand Mine
The Bird in Hand Mine, Woodside. Gold was discovered in 1881 and 22,600 tonnes was extracted. Deeper levels of gold were detected in 1930. Bird in Hand Mine closed in 1889 due to competition for funding from Broken Hill and water difficulties. In this photograph the chimneys, stacks of firewood, minehead and general layout of the mine can be seen.
Wooltana Head Station
Wooltana Head Station is situated 103 kms north east of Blinman and 259 kms north west of Broken Hill. The sheep station was established on Adnyamathanha traditional lands by pioneer John McTaggart. The photograph shows the homestead, outbuildings, windmills, vegetables gardens and the plains stretching out in the background.
Staff of Mount Gipps Station
Two men standing middle and right in back row were thought to be Philip Charley and Sidney Kidman. The details of the men in the photograph are the Staff of Mount Gipps Station from left standing; George Lind, Philip Charley, Sidney Kidman. Seated, at left thought to be George McCulloch but he is now believed to be the man on the right. A researcher has suggested that the man seated on the right is Philip Charley. George Urquhart (photographer: J. H. Nixon).
William Mahood
Mr. William Mahood: Founder of Waterloo Township. According to a researcher, he was born in County Cavan, Ireland, in 1821 to John Mahood and Catherine Wallace Mahood. Arrived in S.A. in 1840 on 'Mary Dugdale'. Lived Willunga, Gawler, Stockwell, Gumeracha, Marrabel, Waterloo S.A., then Broken Hill, then Cue W.A. Married Jane Smith. They had 9 children. Died Cue 1901.
Mrs William Mahood
Mrs. William Mahood, wife of the founder of Waterloo township. According to a researcher, Mrs William Mahood was born Jane Smith. Came to SA in 1840 as an infant on 'Dauntless' from Ireland. Father Robert Smith. Lived at Marrabel, Waterloo and Bagot's Well S.A., then Broken Hill N.S.W., then Cue W.A. Died at Cue in 1905.
William Pearson
William Pearson was a surveyor with the Lands Title Office. After arriving from England in 1849 he accompanied BT Finniss to the Northern Territory. Later he surveyed the border between NSW and SA camping at what was later to be named Broken Hill. He retired from the Lands Title Office in 1902 as he was over 70 years of age. He died aged 76.