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Anlaby Homestead

State Library of South Australia, 1977, Photograph, B 36452

Anlaby homestead.

Anlaby

State Library of South Australia, 1977, Photograph, B 36468

View of the stables at Anlaby homestead.

Anlaby Gardens

State Library of South Australia, 1977, Photograph, B 36478

Ornate iron fence at Anlaby homestead.

Anlaby Gardens

State Library of South Australia, 1977, Photograph, B 36479

Old iron gate in the gardens of Anlaby.

Anlaby War Memorial

State Library of South Australia, 1977, Photograph, B 36483

Memorial to employees who enlisted during the Great War from Anlaby Station.

Anlaby Station

c. 1880, Photograph, B 48890

The Mess Huts at Anlaby Station.

Anlaby Station

c. 1880, Photograph, B 48893

The Shearer's Hut, Anlaby Station.

Mrs Mary Ann Blood, wife of Dr Matthew H. S. Blood. Marianne was born April 4, 1816 in County Clare. She married Matthew her third cousin when she was 17. They had 11 children. Dr Matthew Henry Smyth Blood was born in County Clare and became a qualified medical practitioner in 1831. His family sailed for South Australia aboard the "Success" arriving in 1848. In Kapunda he was Mines Doctor until 1860. He founded the Kapunda Freemason's Lodge of which he became the first Master. He was Kapunda's first mayor and loved by many in the town. He died aged 75.

Matthew Henry Smyth Blood

c. 1880, Photograph, B 15812

Dr Matthew Henry Smyth Blood was born in County Clare and became a qualified medical practitioner in 1831. His family sailed for South Australia aboard the "Success" arriving in 1848. In Kapunda he was Mines Doctor until 1860. He founded the Kapunda Freemason's Lodge of which he became the first Master. He was Kapunda's first mayor and loved by many in the town. He died aged 75.

Shepherd's hut, Anlaby

Blood, J. H. S., 1871, Photograph, B 19714/26

Shepherd's hut at Anlaby with a mob of sheep in front.

Anlaby Homestead

c. 1890, Photograph, B 14903

West front view of Anlaby homestead. The homestead was established in 1839 and is the oldest Merino Stud in South Australia. The pioneer family of Duttons owned the property for over 130 years. There are over 40 buidings on the property. The main house has over 23 rooms complete with a servant's wing, butler's pantry and a flower room. There are 4 acres of gardens around the main house. Four gentlemen and a child can be seen on the verandah enjoying the ambience

Anlaby Homestead

c. 1890, Photograph, B 14904

West front view of Anlaby homestead, Alexander Buchanan in topee. Buchanan was the manager of Dutton's Anlaby Station. Under his charge the original flock of sheep increased from 5,000 to 60,000. Buchanan was highly regarded and served as a magistrate in the district. The homestead was established in 1839 and is the oldest Merino Stud in South Australia. The pioneer family of Duttons owned the property for over 130 years. There are over 40 buidings on the property. The main house has over 23 rooms complete with a servant's wing, butler's pantry and a flower room. There are 4 acres of gardens around the main house. The photograph shows three men standing outside the picket fence beyond the Anlaby gardens. Buchanan is wearing a pith helmet or topee

Anlaby Homestead

c. 1858, Photograph, B 14905

Anlaby original homestead which was demolished in about 1905. The homestead was established in 1839 and is the oldest Merino Stud in South Australia. The pioneer family of Duttons owned the property for over 130 years. This original homestead had a thatched roof. The ladies can be seen on the verandah. The homestead is surrounded by a brush fence

Anlaby Homestead

c. 1876, Photograph, B 14907

Rear view of Anlaby homestead with saddled horse and handler in foreground. The two wings of the house can be seen abutting the main building

Anlaby Office

c. 1880, Photograph, B 14909

Anlaby office. The two storey stone building has a corbel in order for a pulley to lift goods to a loading platform. A bell sits in the small bell tower atop the corbel. The manager at this time was possibly Henry Thomas Morris, a nephew of John Hindmarsh