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Convent of Mercy, Angas Street
Angas Street, north side, 1903, the extreme left is 130 yards west of Chancery Lane and the extreme right is 43 yards west of Chancery Lane. The photograph shows horse drawn vehicles in front of the Convent of Mercy in Angas Street during a wedding.
Angas Street north side near Chancery Lane
Angas Street, north side, Barr Smith's house, 1903, eastern side of house is 41 yards west of Chancery Lane and the frontage of the building 35 yards. Robert Barr Smith (4 February 1824 - 20 November 1915) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist. In 1855 Robert Barr Smith joined Elder and Company at Adelaide and became a partner in the business which from 1863 was known as Elder Smith and Company. The Barr Smith house in Angas Street was a single storey brick residence with a bay window at the front and a side verandah.
South Adelaide Creche, Gouger Street
[General description] In May 1887 Laura Mary Louisa Corbin founded the South Adelaide Day Nursery (later known as Creche) to provide affordable high standard childcare for working mothers. This was a popular cause. In August 1896, watched by a large crowd she laid the foundation stone for this beautiful dolls-house like building, paid for by donations from the Children's Sunbeam Society. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 407 / Gouger Street, south side / July 21st 1897 / The South Adelaide Creche / The left side of the creche is 10 yards west of Mill Street and frontage is 10 yards'.
Victoria Square, Adelaide
Victoria Square, Adelaide, in 1889. The Local and Insolvency Court building (now Supreme Court) features prominently and the old Supreme Court building (now Magistrates Court) can be seen on the other side of the square. The square's gardens are surrounded by wrought iron fencing.
Adelaide Panorama
Adelaide panorama, looking south east, Wakefield Street, 26th April 1899. This photograph taken from the Fire Brigade Lookout shows a sweeping view of the houses in the south eastern corner of Adelaide and the empty land beyond the parklands towards to Adelaide Hills. In the foreground stand many factory roofs and chimneys.
Wright Street, Adelaide
[General description] Wright Street, Adelaide. In the foreground a man and woman are walking along the footpath. She is in full Victorian dress, complete with a sun shade. The buildings on the opposite side of the street are clearly seen. [On back of photograph] 'Wright Street / Looking west. / Feb. 16, 1897 / The telegraph post in the right centre is on corner of Mill Street. Near side of cottage on the extreme right is 19 yards east of Mill Street.' (Another hand) 'Acres 454-457'.
Wright Street, Adelaide
Wright Street, Adelaide, north side, west corner of Market Street, on October 15th 1894. On the corner is an ornate gas lamp. In the centre of the photo is the rear view of a row of terrace houses. On the right, C Hofmeyer's Painters and Glaziers premises displays a sign indicating that the business has moved to Angas Street. The near side of Hofmeyer's is 36 yards north of Wright Street.
Wright Street near Market Street
Wright Street, north side, 1895, Wright Street frontage is 13 yards and Market Street frontage is 7.5 yards. The two storey sandstone church on this corner houses the Deaf and Dumb Church and Institution. A small steeple juts out above the door on the corner of the building.
Wright Street corner of Market Street
Wright Street, north side, December 91 1897, Wright Street frontage is 13 yards and Market Street frontage is 24 yards. This corner building is the home of the Deaf and Dumb Church and Institute and the Colton Building. There is a steeple above the corner main entrance. Lady Colton was a philanthropist and suffragist.
Market Street, Adelaide
[General description] This Church and Institute was designed in the Gothic style by Architects Messrs. Williams & Good and its builder was Mr. J. Dawe. There are arched windows, stonework tracery and stained glass in the church section, topped with a cupola. The building has a dual purpose: the upstairs is the chapel whilst the rooms downstairs are meeting rooms. It was opened on the 31st October, 1895. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 456 and 405 / Market Street, looking north from Wright Street / 1895 / Deaf and Dumb Institute is in centre foreground'.
Sturt Street, Adelaide
[General description] The whole school appears to have been assembled for this group photograph taken in front of the school building. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 547 / Sturt Street, south side / Sturt Street Public School / 1907 / left side of school is 46 yards west of Little Sturt Street. Frontage of school: 36 yards.'
Halifax Street, Adelaide
St. John's Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide, south side. Built in the nineteenth century Gothic style, of sandstone with brick features, this church building was completed in 1887. Its bell is still [2008] rung for services. The far side of the house on the right is 53 yards south of Halifax Street and the Halifax Street frontage of the church is 50 yards.
Stow Memorial Church, Adelaide
Stow Memorial Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide. This church was completed in 1867, after the death of the Reverend T.Q. Stow, becoming his best known memorial.
Gilbert Street near Norman Street
Gilbert Street, north side, 1900, Draper Memorial Church, frontage is 19.5 yards. This church stands on the east corner of Norman Street and has an interesting Gothic spire. It was designed for the Wesleyan Church in 1867 by James Cumming, architect. It was named after Reverend DJ Draper who drowned when the 'London' sank in 1866.
Gilbert Street, Adelaide
[General description] This single storey stone building is the premises for the Waverley Vinegar works. Several men, probably owners and staff, are wearing their best and are proudly showing off their well presented horse-drawn vehicles outside of the building. Horse tram tracks are clearly visible on unsealed West Terrace in the foreground. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 623 / South corner of Gilbert Street and West Terrace / 1894 / Extreme left is 46 yards east of West Terrace. / West Terrace frontage of vinegar works: 19 yards.'
Gilles Street corner
[General description] Large house on the corner of East Terrace and Gilles Street. Possibly the home of T.N. Hardy Vinegrower. The rambling two storey house has arches covering a verandah on the ground floor and balconies on the first floor facing the parklands. Creeping vines cover much of the house. [On back of photograph] Acre 661. South corner of East Terrace and Gilles Street. About 1896. Telegraph pole on the extreme right is 47-1/2 yards west of East Terrace. Far side of gable on left is 31 yards south of Gilles Street.
East Terrace corner of Gilles Street
East Terrace, south corner of Gilles Street. St Corantyn is linked to some renowned Adelaide Citizens. It was built for Charles Atkins Hornabrook, a son of John Hornabrook who arrived in the colony in 1838. This mansion has a strong Gothic influence with its pointed windows edged with pillars and its castellated chimneys. Originally named Eotherm, it was built in 1891 for Charles Hornabrook who made his fortune as the licensee of the York Hotel in Rundle Street. In 1928 Sir John Lavington Bonython and his family moved into the house which he renamed St Corantyn.
South Terrace, Adelaide
South Terrace, Adelaide, on the 16th May, 1901. People on the pavement [possibly residents]are posing for the photographer. The near side of the cottage on the extreme left is 82 yards west of Hanson Street. On the extreme right is the Green Dragon Hotel and Hanson Street. The Green Dragon operated from 1858 until the early 1980s. It was was extensively remodelled around this time.
Green Dragon Brewery, Adelaide
Green Dragon Brewery, Adelaide, looking north from South Terrace, on the 16th May, 1901. The near side of the two storey portion is 54 yards north of South Terrace, and the east wall is 49 yards west of Hanson Street.
South Terrace East, Adelaide
[General description] Four horsemen ride toward the photographer along a wet road where puddles indicate recent rain. The Adelaide hills in the distance are obscured by low cloud. On the left a group of children are standing next to a horse drawn delivery cart. [On back of photograph] 'South Terrace East / Looking east / 1907 / Acre 683 in foreground. / Near side of cottage on left is 8.
Ru-Rua Hospital later Methodist Memorial Hospital, Roberts Place
Ru-Rua Hospital, later Methodist Memorial Hospital, corner of Roberts Place and Pennington Terrace, 1909. Pennington Terrace frontage is 46.5 yards.
Roberts Place near Pennington Terrace
Methodist Memorial Hospital (formerly Ru Rua Hospital) corner of Roberts Place (Avenue Road) and Pennington Terrace, 1909, far side of building on the right is 63.5 yards north of Pennington Terrace. Roberts Place is now Sir Edwin Smith Avenue.
St. Peter's Cathedral about 1890
Photograph showing the uncompleted cathedral. St. Peter's Cathedral was started in 1869 and the first section was completed and opened fully for services in 1877.
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide. A lady wearing a bustle and carrying a parasol is walking in the park, and a group of children play. Saint Peter's Cathedral appears in the middle ground. The right side of the two storey house on the extreme left is 60 yards east of Union Street.
John Street, North Adelaide
John Street and Poole Street, North Adelaide, looking north towards Brougham Place, taken from a point 25 yards north of Pennington Terrace. The traffic is horse drawn, including a single decker tram that is coming down the hill. On the right is the Scotch Thistle Hotel (from 1930 known as the Cathedral Hotel), the licensee at this time being N.F. Millard. The extreme right of the view is 66 yards south of Kermode Street.
North Adelaide from St Peter's Cathedral towards Kermode Street
North Adelaide looking north from St Peter's Cathedral across Kermode Street to O'Connell Street. The houses are built from stone or brick and all have iron roofs.
Brougham Place, North Adelaide
Stone building with stained glass windows was originally a church until the Institute of the Blind took it over in 1884. In 1903 the society was renamed the Royal Institution for the Blind. The front garden has a picket fence and young palm trees each side of the gate. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 726 / Brougham Place, south side / 1909 / Left side is 14 yards west of Bower Street. Frontage of Institution: 12 yards. Building later used as an organ factory. Building demolished in 1938, and a building at the rear converted into a residence. See B 8215.'
Poole Street, North Adelaide
[General description] The Children's Hospital, built in 1879, dominates this view taken from Brougham Gardens looking across the Poole Street / Brougham Place intersection. This rear aspect of the Hospital building was the most familiar to passers-by. See B 10695 for the front view. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 730 and 718. / South east corner of Poole Street and Brougham Place / Children's Hospital / About 1895 / The two storey house in Kermode Street (on the right) was demolished in 1915'.
Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide
Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, looking from Roberts Place. Nursing staff are standing on the balcony, and in the foreground there is a small group of young patients.
Adelaide Children's Hospital
Adelaide Children's Hospital, East front, 1894, with part of Acre 732 in the foreground. Children are sitting on the lawn outside. For the exact site see the Cadastrel Survey Plan, 1880. The Adelaide Children's Hospital was established in 1876 to help the poor and destitute children of Adelaide. Land was purchased in North Adelaide (the current site of the WCH) for the sum of £2,500 and the Foundation stone was laid on June 20 1878