Find • Duryea, Townsend, 1823-1888, photographer • Results 961 to 990 of 1,060
Dr. C. G. Everard
Dr. Charles George Everard, aged about 80 years, pioneer farmer and physician. Before leaving England he purchased Sections 43 and 44 plus eight Town Acres. He built Ashford House on Bay Road (now Anzac Highway). Everard Park was once part of his extensive land holdings which included much of the land between Ashford and Glenelg. Dr Everard was one of the first colonists to grow wheat on one of his Town Acres on Morphett Street.
William Everard
William Everard, Member of South Australia's Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Son of Charles Everard, pioneer farmer and physician.
Sir James Fergusson
Sir James Fergusson.
Sir James Fergusson
[General description] This is a head and shoulders portrait of Sir James Fergusson who is wearing his jacket buttoned up and a wing collar. He has dark hair and mutton-chop whiskers. He was Governor of South Australia, from February 1869 until February 1872 when he was appointed Governor of New Zealand. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Overland Telegraph.
Colonel George Gawler
Colonel George Gawler became a 'true Christian' after being wounded in battle and answered a call for 'a godly man to became Governor of South Australia'. His task was to represent the Colonial Office to implement a systematic and self supporting colony. On arrival with his wife and family he found conditions and finances in the new colony in complete disarray. He took matters into his own hands and formed a police force and promoted rural settlement. Unfortunately, although he was intelligent and authoritarian his naivity and extravagances caused problems and he was replaced by Sir George Grey. Gawler returned to England.
Osmond Gilles
Osmond Gilles was a settler, pastoralist, mine owner and South Australia's first colonial treasurer. He migrated to South Australia in 1836 as a widower onboard the "Buffalo". He had the largest land holdings of any settler in 1837
Sir George Grey
[General description] This is a full-length portrait of Sir George Grey, third Governor of South Australia from 15th May, 1841- 25th October,1845. He is standing with his left elbow resting on the back of a chair and is holding his top hat.
Mrs John Chipp Hamp
[General description] Upper body portrait of Mrs John Chipp Hamp nee Ellen Donnelly (1834-1921) of Nilkaloo Station. She is standing, resting her elbow on a chair. The front of her hair is arranged in ringlets and her jacket and skirt are of a shiny fabric. She married John Chipp Hamp in 1858.
Captain John Hart
Captain John Hart, mariner, politician, Premier of South Australia. Captain John Hart went to sea at the age of twelve and hunted whales and seals. He gave up the sea in 1846 and settled near Port Adelaide and started Hart and Company Flour Mill. He was the first President of the Port Adelaide Football Club. The epitome of his political career was becoming Treasurer and Premier from 1870-1871.
Captain John Hart
Captain John Hart, pioneer and Cabinet Minister, 1869-73. Premier 1865-66, 1868, 1870-71. He started his seafaring career at the age of 12 when he went to sea and visited Van Diemen's Land. After many voyages he managed a whaling station at Encounter Bay. He eventually gave up the sea in 1846 and settled near Port Adelaide where along with partner H Kent Hughes he established flour mills. He was interested in copper mining and later public affairs
Captain John Hart
Captain John Hart, M. P. pioneer.
Captain John Hart
Captain John Hart.
Henry Cowell Hawson
Captain Henry Cowell Hawson, son of Henry Hawson and brother of Francis Tapley Hawson [duplicate copy at PRG 458/1/2/39]. Captain Hawson arrived in Port Lincoln in 1839 bringing his whole family (brothers and father) from Newfoundland looking for a better life after the Depression. His brigantine "Abeona" carried a cargo of cedar wood which was used in building his home at Kirton Point. He was a pioneer pastoralist who brought the firtst cattle to the Eyre Penninsula. He built a sheep property at Little Swamp called 'Towalla', a pastoral lease at Coffin Bay and Polda Station. He married Frances Maria Brodribb in Tasmania in 1840 and together they had 6 children. He accompanied Tod's expedition to the north and CC Dutton's party to the south.
Charles Thomas Hewett
Charles Thomas Hewett, pioneer of Noarlunga area.
Percival E. Hoare
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Percival E. Hoare, accountant at Harrold Brothers in Hindley Street and collector of antiquities. He wears his hair with a curl on top of his head and one over each ear.
Rupert Ingleby
Rupert Ingleby senior was an eminent barrister of Adelaide and QC.He worked for the law firm Grundy and Pelly His son born in 1869,of the same name, was KC and a well known Adelaide lawyer.
Rupert Ingleby
Rupert Ingleby with son Rupert junior.
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones of Moonta.
Janet Kerr
Janet Kerr, member of a pioneer family, died 1869 at 24 years old.
Philip Levi
Philip Levi, early settler and pastoralist of South Australia. He was an influential businessman, ran sheep and cattle and was one of the founders of the Adelaide Club. He purchased Vale House, now in the suburb of Vale Park and also lived in Mitcham. He had a common law wife. The 'Advertiser' of 25 May 1898 noted that "by an inadvertence it was stated that the late Mr Philip Levi died unmarried. This is incorrect." He had eleven children. The family lived in Mitcham and Vale Park. He was buried in the Jewish section of West Terrace Cemetery.
Hugh Mackay
[General description] Portrait of Hugh MacKay, pastoralist, one of the early managers for Yardea Station in the eighteen sixties. He is depicted in three quarter view, seated, and wearing a loose coat buttoned at the neck over a vest. His trousers have a stripe down the outer seam. He has a full beard.
James J. Mackay
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of James J. MacKay. He wears a short beard.
John McKinlay
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of a grey haired and bearded John McKinlay in three quarter view. He was a grazier and explorer, who led one of the search parties for the Burke and Wills expedition.
Mrs Jane McKinlay
Mrs Jane McKinlay was the wife of explorer John McKinlay and died in 1914. She was the daughter of James Pile from Yorkshire who came to South Australia in 1849. Jane Pile married John McKinlay in 1863 and later lived in Gawler. John McKinlay led expeditions in seach of Burke and Wills and later to the Northern Territory. He was an intrepid and skilful explorer
Charles Marryat
Charles Marryat, Dean of Adelaide. He was curate at Holy Trinity, Adelaide and then incumbent at St Paul's, Port Adelaide and then Christ Church, North Adelaide. His aunt was the sister of Augustus Short, bishop of Adelaide. Augustus Short had the deciding vote on his appointment which was felt to be unfair at the time. Although he was not regarded as a brilliant speaker he was clear and concise and a man of strong opinions
Reverend Silas Mead
Reverend Silas Mead, First Minister, Flinders Street.
Sir William Milne
Sir William Milne, Australian entrepreneur and politician arrived in South Australia from Scotland in 1839. He held various public offices including Commissioner of Crown Lands, Commissioner of Public Works and Chief Secretary. See also B 6986.
William Milne
William Milne.
John Newman
[General description] Portrait of John Newman of the Port Adelaide shipping agency John Newman & Sons, seated and leaning one elbow on a gilded table. He wears a three piece suit and rests his top hat on his knee.
Reverend Thomas Playford
Reverend Thomas Playford, Independent Baptist pastor and ancestor of two South Australian premiers of the same name. See B 1293 for the building which was associated with him and his ministry.