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George Borrett
George Borrett.
Mrs. John Borrett, senior
Mrs. John Borrett, senior of "Raydon Farm", Langhorne Creek. "No. 3371 -- verso".
John Bosworth
John Bosworth.
Thomas Henry Brooker
[General description] This head and shoulders portrait is in 15/16ths view and shows a short-haired and bearded Mr. Brooker in middle age. Nicknamed "Honest Tom" by his colleagues he was an advocate for the interests of the poor and working people. [On back of photograph] 'Portrait of Thomas Henry Brooker, (Cabinet Minister). For biographical particulars see obituaries in Adelaide dailies about 12/7/1927. / Taken about 1900'.
H. P. Burden
[General description] H. P. Burden who was Secretary of the Advertiser Newspaper. [On back of photograph [no information].
Thomas Burgoyne
Thomas Burgoyne.
Robert Burns
Robert Burns - staff member of the Register newspaper. 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
Dr Richard Francis Burton
Dr Richard Francis Burton of Marion in volunteer uniform (Infantry Officer of the 1870's probably Captain).Dr Richard Francis Burton was a surgeon in London and moved with his family to South Australia in 1852. He built a home "Bexley" in the Adelaide suburb of Sturt. The doctor also provided subsidised medical aid to the poor of the Marion district. He served as Major in both the local and Adelaide regiments of the South Australian Volunteer Military Force, and was chairman of the District Council of Brighton from 1867-1873
Whitmore B. Carr
Whitmore B. Carr 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
Jim Chisholm
Jim Chisholm.
Asmus Clausen
Asmus Clausen (1853-1922) timber merchant and ship wright of Port Adelaide. Among his constructions is the Tower House at Hove.
Charles Hawkes Todd Connor
Charles Hawkes Todd Connor,business manager and director of the Adelaide Milling Company and founder of the Adelaide Milling and Mercantile Company. He arrived in South Australia in 1853. Became a wheat buyer and farmed briefly from 1867. Member of the Marine, Roads, Harbour and Hospital Boards. Governor of St Peters College. Associated with Adelaide Chamber of Commerce 1866-1925.
James Cooke
James Cooke, brother and partner of Archibald Cooke. A memorial commemorates these first settlers of Kingston who took up land near Maria Creek in 1856. James joined his Scottish born brother six years after Archibald immigrated to South Australia in 1837. Together they held property at Wellington and the area that is now called Cooke Plains. They were granted land at Lacepede Bay and combined their pastoral pursuits with mercantile and shipping business. A short jetty was built at Port Caroline and opened up the first coastal service to Lacepede Bay. They built a large wool store and supported bullock teams which serviced the Tatiara area. James arranged for a railway line to be built between Kingston and Naracoorte which was opened in 1877.
John Coward
John Coward arrived in South Australia in July 1840 on board the ship "Fairlee". He was an artist and lived in Adelaide. He possibly arrived on board the "Fairlee" with his wife Sarah and their three children George, Maria and Henry.
William James Crawford
William James Crawford Manager of the Union Bank for twenty five years. He lived in North Adelaide and was Past Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons under the Irish Constitution. He died in January 1896 at the age of seventy six.
Sir Dominick Daly
Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of South Australia from October 1861 until his death in February 1868. In this portrait he is seated, in full dress uniform. The town of Daly Waters and the Daly River were named after him.
Sir Dominick Daly
This full-length studio portrait shows Sir Dominick Daly in full dress uniform with much gold braid and a plumed hat. He was Governor of South Australia from October 1861 until he died in office in February 1868.
Lady Caroline Maria Daly
{General description] Full length portrait of Lady Caroline Maria Daly (nee Gore) / Presented by Miss L.L. Ayers.
Lady Caroline Maria Daly
Lady Caroline Maria Daly, born in Winchester Hampshire, daughter of Lt Col. Ralph Gore and Sarah Anne Gore, wife of Sir Dominick Daly, Member of the Adelaide Book Society since 1868. Her husband Sir Dominick Daly was Governor of South Australia from 1861 until his death in 1868. Lady Caroline suffered paralysis and died at Glenelg on 16 July, 1872 aged 71. She had three sons and two daughters.
John Dickins
John Dickins of the SA Company and the SA 'Register'. He arrived in South Australia on board the 'Pestonjee Bomangee' in 1836. He was a shipowner and merchant in Plymouth. He held a prominent postition with the South Australian Company as accountant. Later he returned to his literary pursuits and from 1843-1871 was employed at the South Australian Register. He was a quiet, unobtrusive gentleman who was highly esteemed by his peers.
Bloomfield Douglas
[General description] Upper body portrait of Bloomfield Douglas in three quarter view. He was a naval officer, harbourmaster, public servant and administrator. He served as government resident for the Northern Territory 1870-72.
Walter Duffield
Walter Duffield was a pastoralist and politician in Colonial South Australia and Treasurer of South Australia from 1865-1867. He managed a wine estate at Euchunga which produced some of the first wine in the colony. He started business in Gawler as a flour miller and owned Weinteriga and Outalpa Stations with the Harrold Brothers. He held positions in the South Australian Legislative Council.
Annie Jane Duncan
Annie Jane Duncan.
Handasyde Duncan
Handasyde Duncan sailed as surgeon on the Katherine Stewart Forbes and arrived in Adelaide in 1839. He was consulting physician and surgeon to the new Adelaide Hospital. In 1844 was the third member to be admitted to the seven member Medical Board of South Australia. He became an Anglican lay preacher. He helped to establish the Collegiate School of St Peter's. He was also Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Unity at Port Adelaide. He was remembered as being a man of scrupulous rectitude with a sense of fun and laughter.
James Duncan
Head and shoulders portrait of James Duncan. He wears a dark jacket and waistcoat, a high collar and bow tie. He has the beard with long sideburns and no moustache popular at the time. [On back of photograph] 'This is not the James Duncan (of the firm of Duncan and Fraser) submitted to his son in October 1933 / Of Orange Grove, Sturt / No connection with Duncan and Fraser / vide T.M. / Miss Duncan, granddaughter / Northumberland / Tasmania' [duplicate copy at PRG 1631/45/24a].
Karl Frederick Eggers
Karl Frederick Wilhelm Eggers, Journalist.
Sir Thomas Elder
[General description] Head and upper body portrait of Sir Thomas Elder in seven eighths view. He is wearing the insignia for the 'Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' (G.C.M.G.) which he recieved in 1887. He was a successful pastoralist and businessman who built up a large fortune which enabled him to provide support for several exploring expeditions and philanthropic causes. In 1874 he gave 20,000 pounds towards the establishment of the Adelaide University and later endowed the School of Music and the Medical School. These donations led to his honours, KCMG in 1878 and GCMG in 1887. He left generous legacies to many public institutions and charities in his will. He was also a Member of the Legislative Council in 1863-69 and 1871-78.
Charles Elliott
Charles Elliott - Register staff member. Charles Albert Edward (1863-1920) Journalist, eldest son of Joseph Elliott of the Southern Argus. Worked for the Register from the 1880s, member of the Hansard staff from 1891. Member of the Advertiser staff for 30 years
Joseph Elliott
Joseph Elliott, musician, newspaper editor was born in 1883. He arrived in Adelaide onboard the 'Andromache'. He worked at the offices of the Register newspaper and supervised other South Australian newspapers. When the Argus printing office moved to Srathalbyn Joseph Elliott became its owner. His son, also a born journalist and took over the running of the Argus on the death of his father. In 1856 Joseph Eilliott senior built a cottage in Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide where he lived when he was working in Adelaide. He is remembered for his ballad 'Bygone Days' composed in 1878. His photo shows a bearded young man with intense dark eyes.
John England
John England, an M.I.C.E. (Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers) Hydraulic Engineer. He was a British Engineer in the Colony of South Australia. He arrived in SA in 1851 and started a contracting business in Adelaide, constructed a number of wooden bridges, submitted plans for steel bridge over the Torrens. He helped erect the Glenelg Jetty which was the first screw-pile structure in Australia. He headed the Adelaide Waterworks, Resident Engineer of the SA Railways, erected Port Adelaide Lighthouse, Troubridge Lighthouse, Thorndon Park Reservoir, railway line north from Port Augusta. He died in Japan in 1877.