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Printing Office, Kapunda
Kapunda Herald printing office. This newspaper was published in Kapunda from 1864 to 1951. This weekly publication had a masthead of Kapunda Herald and Northern Intelligencer. It was founded by Charles Barton and Deutsche Zeitung and later sold to James Ellikott and James Scandrett
Bullock wagon, Kapunda
A bullock wagon hauling wheat sacks past the Sir John Franklin Hotel, Kapunda. This hotel existed from 1849 and is located in Main Street Kapunda. Bullock trains travelled between Burra, Kapunda and Port Adelaide at three and a half miles per hour. The trip from Burra to Port Adelaide would take eight to ten days
Kapunda Croquet Club
The Kapunda Croquet Club poses for the photographer with their sticks, balls and hoops. The ladies are in crinolines and the gentlemen in top hats or bowlers. Fred Poulden is third from right. [On back of photograph] 'Kapunda Croquet Club / 1868 / Presented by Mr. J. Waddy. Members list reads: The Rev. T.S. Smyth, Miss K. Blood, Miss A. Lewis, Mrs. Salter, Miss Brewer, Mrs. Garsild, Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. Goodchild, Miss M. Blood, Mrs. Rudall, Mr. W. Fetherington, Mrs. Sabbin, Miss Little, Miss A. Little, Miss Blood, Mr. Pitcher, Mr. Poulden and Mr. Ebbsworth.'
Christ Church - Kapunda
Christ Church - Kapunda - interior view showing the carved oak screen presented by Henry Dutton of Anlaby. The screen was taken down in 1924. The church was built in 1856 and reflects the opulence of the mines. The organ, seen on the extreme right of the photograph, was improved and enlarged several times until 1886. The interior of the newly built church was fully furnished with pulpit, reading desk, altar and rails made of cedar. There was also a stone font and leadlight windows over the altar. The building was designed by Edmund Wright
North Kapunda Hotel, Kapunda
North Kapunda Hotel.
Kapunda Baptist Church
KAPUNDA: Laying the foundation stone, Kapunda Baptist Church.
Kapunda Baptist Church
KAPUNDA: Laying the foundation stone for Kapunda Baptist Church.
Kapunda District High School
[General description] This photograph shows glimpses of the school building seen beyond its exotic garden in the foreground. [On back of photograph] 'Kapunda District High School / Before 1927'.
Kapunda District High School
[General description] This substantial school building is of stone with iron lace and a tiled roof. It is partially hidden behind a section of its garden which includes palms and a garden seat. [On back of photograph] 'Kapunda District High School / Before 1927'.
Baptist Church, Kapunda
[General description] This is the front section of Kapunda's Baptist Church built in 1867. It features twin Italianate towers of bluestone with sandstone quoins. It was principally financed by George Fife Angas, the chairman of the South Australia Company and its architecture reflects the confidence of the mining boom of the era. A little boy stands in the gateway of its white picket fence. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Sep. 17, 1927 / Baptist Church, Kapunda / Founded in 1865 / 1927'.
Kapunda Methodist Church
[General description] Built by the Cornish miners in 1858, this bluestone church has a slate roof and small belfry over its facade. It has a low stone wall in front and another stone building, probably the church hall, next door. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Sep. 17, 1927 / Methodist Church, Kapunda / first established in 1847 / 1927'.
Christ Church, Kapunda
Interior of Christ Church, Kapunda. The church was built in 1856 and reflects the opulence of the mines. It was rebuilt in 1880 and 1887. The organ can be seen on the extreme right of the photograph. The original organ was incorporated into the new one which was built in 1880. After this failed an improved larger organ with fine tapering pipes was built
"Eringa", Kapunda
Residence of Sir Sidney Kidman at Kapunda called Eringa. He died at his property at Unley Park also called Eringa. He was a landowner, owning many stations. When Kidman moved his office to Adelaide he donated his Kapunda house to the Education Department to be used as a high school. The building had been constructed for Alexander Greenshields in 1879. The photograph shows maintenance work being carried out on the house
"Eringa", Kapunda
Residence of Sir Sidney Kidman at Kapunda called Eringa. He died at his property at Unley Park also called Eringa. He was a landowner, owning many stations. When Kidman moved his office to Adelaide he donated his Kapunda house to the Education Department to be used as a high school. The building had been constructed for Alexander Greenshields in 1879.
"Eringa", Kapunda
"Eringa", Sir Sidney Kidman's residence at Kapunda. He bought the property in 1900 and renamed it Eringa. He used it as a home base until he donated it to the Education Department in 1921. Eringa was built in 1879 by Alexander Greenshields, a successful Kapunda draper and was originally called Lanark House.
North Kapunda Hotel
North Kapunda Hotel.
Baptist Church, Kapunda
Laying foundation Store, Kapunda Baptist Church, later opened as Technical School 1952. Mayor J.P. Moyle and grandson in attendance.
The Baptist Church, Kapunda
KAPUNDA: The Baptist Church featuring twin bell towers; it is now a historical museum.
Ben Lomond sheep stud, near Kapunda
KAPUNDA: An aerial view of Ben Lomond sheep stud, near Kapunda, South Australia.
Kapunda Football Club
KAPUNDA: Kapunda Football Club, Premiers, Barossa and Light Association, A Grade, season 1952.
Post office at Kapunda, c1910
Photograph of a continution of stone buildings, mainly two storey, with a telegraph pole at the front, while men and women stand under the verandah and on the first floor balcony. A horse and buggy stands to the left and another is just in view to the right. Identified as the 'Post Office, Kapunda. c.1910'.
Christ Church, Kapunda
[General description] The tower and spire is dominant in this view of the imposing gothic church, designed by Edmund Wright, which reflects the wealth and confidence of the mining boom at that time. There is a white picket fence and wooden gates. The first sermon was read by the Reverend F.P. Strickland, on Sunday 11th October 1857. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Sep. 17, 1927 / Christ Church, Kapunda / services first held in 1859 / 1927'.
St. Rose's Church, Kapunda
[General description] The tower and surrounding wall of this church appears to be of bluestone, with stone buttresses reinforcing the side wall of the building. The roof is slate and there are stained glass windows. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Sep. 17, 1927 / St. Rose's Church, Kapunda (Roman Catholic) / 1927'.
Church, Kapunda
[General description] Built in 1858 by the Welsh mining community, this stone chapel features a quaint belfry and porch. Next to it is the church hall, erected in 1912. Also built from stone it features decorative woodwork on its gable. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Sep. 17, 1927 / Congregational Church, Kapunda (first portion built in 1858) / 1927'.
Hotel, Kapunda
Sir John Franklin Hotel, Kapunda. The proprietor at this time was Edward Lancelot Richmond. The hotel stands in Main Street and is a painted sandstone two storey building with a partial verandah over the front door.
Hotel, Kapunda
[General description] Prince of Wales Hotel, Kapunda, established in 1858, listed National Trust (file number 2153). It is a two storey building with wide verandahs and a billboard in front advertising the Olympic Star Picture Company's film Enoch Arden which was doing the rounds in the mid-north in 1911. The licensee at the time this photograph was taken is John Kearne.
Christ Church, Kapunda
Christ Church, Kapunda was built in 1856 and reflects the opulence of the mines. It was rebuilt in 1880 and 1887
St. John's Church, Kapunda
St. John's Church - building on extreme left is Girl's Reformatory. According to a researcher, this was the first Catholic Church in the area. The foundation stone was laid in 1850 and it was officially opened in 1854. It was demolished in 1946. After the St. Rose's Church was built in Kapunda, St. John's was used as a school and then in 1897, under the supervision of Mary MacKillop, was made into a girls' reformatory which was operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph until 1909. The church was built on twenty acres of Glebe land given by the Government for church use in 1849.
Kapunda Hospital
Kapunda Hospital - Interior view of one of the Wards.
Gentleman on the verandah of his residence, Kapunda
Albumen print photographic portrait, carte de visite format, of a gentleman on the verandah of his stone residence, an unidentified South Australian colonial homestead, probably located in the Kapunda district. The gentleman is wearing a coat over a shirt and vest, with a bow tie and broad-brimmed hat. Photographer H.J. Thwaites was based in Kapunda in 1875, and the photograph was likely comissioned by the homestead owner.