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Commercial Street, Mount Gambier
[General description] Mount Gambier, Commercial Street looking East. Streetscape shows Old Telegraph Office at corner, the weatherboard building built for an Institute now site of Town Hall, District Council, Mt. Gambier Office. On the corner of Nation Terrace stands the Jack Allen Ginger Beer Factory and Boarding House. [On the back of the photograph] nil information.
Nuccaleena Mine
Nuccaleena Mine, opened up between 1850 and 1860. (See Austin, "Mines of South Australia", p. 67.) The note on the photo (taken on September 29th, 1920) said that the mine had been abandoned for "many years", and that the stone buildings, excepting for the roofs, were in good repair. W.D. Kerwick the explorer, Stuart's lieutenant, died at Nuccaleena on October 16th, 1872 and was buried at Blinman.
Owienagin Gap
A natural sphinx overlooking Owienagin Gap, taken on October 3, 1920. This face in the rock is described by Austin (p.41, "Mines of South Australia") and although the contour of some of the surrounding hills has altered greatly since his visit, this huge mass of overhanging rock remains intact.
Owienagin Gap
Grave of Walter Gill, a Scotsman formerly of Galashiels, a pioneer squatter who leased Warraweena Station from Sir Thomas Elder. [He died at Owienagin Gap on 7 November 1858 while travelling to Port Augusta. His grave was fenced in with pine saplings by his companions and a rock from the creek bed was placed as a headstone. (See Austin, p.42, "Mines of South Australia".) Since this picture was taken, the fence has been removed and a conventional gravestone marks the spot. Information provided by Peter Gill.]
Owienagin
The ruins of John McKinlay's hut and the remains of his stockyard at Owienagin. The photo was taken on October 3rd, 1920. John McKinlay settled in the area in approximately 1840 and at the time was the only white man who had settled so far north of Adelaide. In 1861 he commenced his explorations, commanding the party in search of the Burke and Wills Expedition. Austin mentions having camped in this hut sixty years ago [from date of photo].
Owienagin
The ruins of John McKinlay's hut and the remains of his stockyard at Owienagin. John McKinlay settled in the area in approximately 1840 and at the time was the only white man who had settled so far north of Adelaide. (For further information see B 671.).
Owienagin
The ruins of John McKinlay's hut and the remains of his stockyard at Owienagin. John McKinlay settled in the area in approximately 1840 and at the time was the only white man to have settled so far north of Adelaide. (For further information see B 671.).
Point McLeay Mission Station
Point McLeay Mission Station now known as Raukkan, in South Australia. Raukkan means meeting place in the Ngarrindjeri language. For thousand of years this place was an important meeting place and location of the Grand Tendi (Parliament) The Ngarrindjeri people fed and cared for Sturt's starving party. In 1860 the Aborigines' Friends' Association was granted 107 hectares to establish a mission. They could never become self sufficient due to the poor quality of the land given. Since 1974 the Raukkan has been administered by the Ngarrindjeri people.
Flour Mill, Hay Valley
John Dunn's wind-driven flour mill at Hay Valley in ruins. John Dunn arrived in South Australia in 1840 and built a windmill in 1842 for grinding flour on land purchased near his brother's property at Hay Valley (near Nairne) The windmill was possibly the first in Australia. In 1844 he built his first steam mill in Mount Barker when South Australia was the only colony in Australia producing wheat.
Kadina Township
Lithographic print of a panorama of the main street of Kadina. At extreme left is Robert Hall's store. The large building (centre) is Henry Nankervis's Kadina Hotel (the chimney indicates the location of his distillery). Further to the right is the Wombat Hotel (dark roof), and at extreme right is the two-storey White Lion Hotel. The railway line to Wallaroo is situated where the cart (foreground) is running.
Matta-Matta Mine, Kadina
View of surface installations at the Matta-Matta Mine, near Kadina, attributed to William Wyatt.
Kurilla Mine, Kadina
Lithograph of surface installations at Kurilla Mine, near Kadina.
New Cornwall Mine, Kadina
Lithograph of surface installations at New Cornwall Mine near Kadina, attributed to William Wyatt.
The Moonta Mine shewing Elder's Shaft
Lithograph of the copper mine at Moonta showing Elder's shaft, in the middle towards the left and a double whim in the background. A note on the back by Mr O. Pryor reads: 'Elder's was the first shaft sunk on what is known as Elder's and Taylor's main lode at Moonta. The lode is about half a mile east of the spot where Patrick Ryan first discovered copper at Moonta in 1861. Elder's lode was found a few weeks later by prospectors. The horse whim in the centre of the picture is known as a "double whim" - it has two ropes, one hauling a kibble (bucket) up the shaft, the other letting a kibble down the shaft. A little to the left of the whim is a "whip", a device by means of which a horse is used to haul the kibble from shallow works.'
Port Wallaroo from the jetty
Lithographic print of a panoramic view of Port Wallaroo from the Jetty, with the smelting works in the background. A note on the back by O. Pryor reads: 'View of Wallaroo Jetty and Smelting works. Erection of smelters began early in 1861. Ten furnaces completed about September of that year. Fires list in November 1861. Wood fuel used at first, mixed with coal a little later. Architects: G. and E. Hamilton, Adelaide. Contractors: Tiver and Co. Superintendent: Capt. Lysson Jones, formerly of Burra and Kapunda. Stack - 110 feet high, 24 feet square at base, 12 feet square at summit. See the "Observer" for articles on furnaces, jetty & stack (Jan. 25, 1862), opening ceremony and lighting new furnaces (Nov. 16, 1861, Suppl. 4c), new jetty (Nov. 30, 1861, 2b), and arrival of crane and donkey engine for jetty (Dec. 14, 1861, 7g).
St. Paul's Church, Port Adelaide
The clergy of St Paul's church At rear: Rev. R.A.Bryant, Rev. L.T.Maund, Rev E.H.Bleby (curates). Seated: Rev. Canon. F.W. Samwell, rector of Port Adelaide.
Willunga
Willunga township looking towards Victor Harbor. The Police Station is on the left and the Post Office on the right. A horse and cart are crossing the road halfway up the hill.
Joseph Robert George Adams
[General description] Upper body portrait of Joseph Robert George Adams wearing a high collar and tweeds. He has a moustache and trimmed beard. [On back of photograph] 'Joseph Robert George Adams / General Secretary of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia / About 1918'.
Arthur Richman Addison
[General description] Full length portrait of Arthur Richman Addison, bank manager, flour miller, district councillor and later M.P. who served on the Legislative Council from 1888-1915.
J. Alexander
Charles H Manning along with Stephen E Nixon took over the running of the photographic studio in King William Street when it was rebuilt after a fire. Townsend Duryea opened the original studio.
James Miller Anderson
James Miller Anderson.
Edward William Andrews
Edward William Andrews[1812-1877] arrived in South Australia in 1839. He helped found the South Australian Insurance Joint Stock Company and in 1840 founded the firm of Gorton and Andrews. He was a member of several societies including Adelaide City Council, Protection of Religious Freedom, Royal Statistical Society, Mayor of Glenelg, Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Masonic Lodge. He held positions on the "South Australian" newspaper, Adelaide Observer and the Register.
Alfred H. Angel
Alfred H. Angel of the Register staff. The Register was originally known as the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register and later the South Australian Register was South Australia's first newspaper. It was first published in London in June 1936 and moved to Adelaide in 1837
Charles Harvey Bagot
Captain Charles Harvey Bagot.
John Stokes Bagshaw
John Stokes Bagshaw trained as a millwright, engineer and patternmaker in England and migrated to South Australia in 1838. He set up flour mills and made windmills. He invented the winnowing machine. He built a "stripper" reaping machine for John Ridley in 1843. He built many farm machines. He also founded Trinity Church on North Terrace, the Ancient London Order of Oddfellows in Adelaide, he was elected to the Adelaide Municipal Council in 1870 and was a member of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society
William Barber
[General description] Captain William Barber early Murray navigator. [On back of photograph] no information.
Adolph Bartels
Adolph Bartels, Mayor of Adelaide. Mr. Bartels was born in Hanover, Germany. In his early years he followed the trade of cigar maker in Hamburg, later moving to Breslau. Here he met Mr. Seppelt, and in 1848 came out to Australia under contract, working at Seppeltsfield for a year. He then went to work for Messrs. Gerke and Rodemann as a cigar maker in Adelaide, and after a trip to the Victorian goldfields, he set up his own tobacconists shop. In 1865 he entered into partnership with G.H.C. Meyer as general agents and grain merchants. In 1866 Bartels was elected as representative of Hindmarsh ward on the City Council, a position he held for four years. In 1871 he was elected Mayor and held this position until 1873.
David Landale Beetson
David Landale Beetson, accompanied William Tietkins on his Central Australian Exploring Expedition, 1889.
Bejah Dervish
Portrait of Bejah Dervish: He was the man who went up North-West, and discovered the bodies of Jones and Wells, the lost explorers. Signature on reverse of original. He was born in Baluchistan now part of Pakistan. He served with British Forces at Kandahar and Karachi under Lord Roberts. He moved to Australia in 1890. He was a camel driver and eventually settled in Maree and operated his camel transport business. He made a major contribution to the development of South Australia
Captain John Bishop
[General description] Full length portrait of Captain John Bishop of Port Lincoln [duplicate copy at PRG 458/1/2/4], showing him standing and resting a hand on the back of a studio chair. He has mutton chop whiskers and is wearing a rumpled three piece suit. He arrived in Port Lincoln in 1839 in command of the 82 ton brig 'Dorset'. He took up land in Port Lincoln and Boston Island and with his family ran the township's first store.