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District School, Lobethal

Mengersen, H. D., c. 1860, Photograph, B 7888

District School, Lobethal : Headmaster was Johann Theodor Scherk. After completing his studies at the Lutheran College Ferdinand Muller went on to teach at the Lobethal Lutheran School where his students received religious and secular schooling. The school building was originally the home of Pastor Fritzsche. A new school was built in 1850 and remained in use for the next 50 years. In the photograph the headmaster and two teachers can be seen standing in front of the new school with all the students.

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Zilm

Scott-Barry, Walter, c. 1895, Photograph, B 5568

[General description] Upper body portrait of the subject, seated and holding a book. He sports distinctive long side whiskers and is wearing a dark three piece suit. His Lutheran family arrived on the Bengalee from Hamburg having fled their native Goltzen, a village near Brandenburg after religious persecution from Prussian authorities. They were involved with fifty other German families in the founding of Hahndorf. Johann Wilhelm (called Wilhelm by his family) eventually settled near Booleroo Centre, selecting 450 acres, clearing it to grow wheat and establishing a homestead. This property was named 'Pantakora'. Wilhelm was a talented carpenter, producing a number of items of furniture some of which are on display at the National Museum (Zilm Collection). [On back of photograph] 'Johann Friedrich Wilhelm / Arrived 19th November, 1838 / Died at Booleroo Centre / 29th January, 1906, aged 79 / Son of Johann Christian and Anna Dorothea (his first wife) / nee Mattiske)' with his parents Johaan Christian and Anna Dorothea. According to a researcher, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Zilm, eldest son of Johann Christian Zilm and Anna Dorothea nee Mattiscke, was born in 1827 in Goltzen Brandenburg Prussia. Emigrated to South Australia with parents and younger brother Johann Friedrich in November 1838 on the Bengalee. Settled at Hahndorf, then Nain in the Barossa before moving and pioneering the Booleroo Centre area. Married Johanne Louise Urbasch and had 10 children. Died in 1906 and is buried at the Willowie Lutheran cemetery.

Pirie Street, Adelaide

State Library of South Australia, c. 1934, Photograph, B 6469

[General description] Smith & Dove's corrugated iron shopfront, built onto an old Lutheran Church, carries advertisements for various motor parts, batteries, tyres etc. It is about to get a facelift, see B 6595 [On back of photograph] 'Acre 209 / Pirie street, south side / West corner of Hyde Street / May 22nd 1934' (Another hand) 'In front of the old Lutheran Chapel / Smith & Dove's front demolished in 1934 / Compare with B 6595'.

O'Connell Street, North Adelaide

State Library of South Australia, 1960, Photograph, B 14361

[General description] This ornate building is the Huntsman Hotel which existed on this site from 1849 in humbler form, at some time rebuilt. It traded until 1960 (when this view was taken) then it was delicenced and sold to the Lutheran Church. The Lutheran Church of Australia formally came into being in 1967 and this building was its federal church office. It has since being reinstated as a hotel, trading as the Archer. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 786 / O'Connell Street, east side / August 24th 1960 / Left side of the hotel abuts Archer Street / Archer Street frontage is 30 yards / O'Connell Street frontage is 19 yards / for view taken in 1941 see B 10732'

Sailing Ship 'Zebra'

c. 1860, Photograph, B 15527

Sailing ship 'Zebra'. She departed Altona, Hamburg on the 12th August, 1838, arriving at Port Misery, South Australia on the 28th December, 1838. Information taken from SA Memory website states that: 'The Zebra was a three masted ship, built in 1818 and weighing 350 tons, owned by J Dede of Altona, Germany. This artwork has been attributed to Jacob Boettger. He has paid attention to fine details of the vessel including sails, rigging and hull. The work was possibly painted from a model or from drawings of building plans of similar vessels, or perhaps the actual vessel as Boettger lived and worked in Altona. Painstaking measures have been employed to make finely detailed points including sails, rigging and ropes. The artist's interpretation of the work has a focus on the detail of the vessel itself and the sea lacks embellishment. Boettger made many maritime paintings usually depictig the vessels in profile and under full sail. Danish Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn, as captain brought a group of almost 200 'Old Lutherans' to Adelaide aboard his ship the Zebra in 1838. In South Australia, Hahn assisted this group to obtain 150 acres of land near Mount Barker from William Hampden Dutton. In gratitude the people named the settlement after him - Hahndorf. The town was settled by Lutheran migrants largely from in and around a small village then named Kay in Prussia.'

Views of Rowland Flat

Immig, John, 2006, Photograph, B 71356/1-14

A collection of images of Rowland Flat.

Views of Angaston

Immig, John, 2006, Photograph, B 71377/1-45

A collection of images of Angaston and Saltram Wines.

Views of Murray Bridge

Immig, John, 2006, Photograph, B 71394/1-26

A collection of images of Murray Bridge.

Views of Eden Valley

Immig, John, 2006, Photograph, B 71431/1-13

A collection of images of Eden Valley.

Photographs of W.A. Robjohns

Robjohns, W. A., c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 287/1

The series comprises 15 albums housing 1,973 photographs, most of which were taken by photographer W.A. Robjohns ca.1920-1966. Album covers were numbered and labelled by Robjohns. The sequence is incomplete, however, as only volumes 1-9, 12-14, 15, 20 and 23 have been donated. Robjohns' brief descriptions of content on the covers and spines are incomplete. For further descriptions of place names and subjects contained in each album, SEE details below. The albums contain small black and white prints, mostly undated, with captions by W.R. Robjohns. Also sepia and postcard prints, and a few hand-tinted prints. A small number of images were taken by other photographers, several of whom have been identified by Robjohns. Images depict Adelaide suburbs, city scenes and country towns, with an emphasis on rural landscapes, parks and reserves, rivers, reservoirs, streets, houses, churches, businesses and shop fronts, and public celebrations and processions. Also included are images of the Robjohns family on picnics and holiday outings, and their homes, cars and pets. A number of photos were duplicated or enlarged by Robjohns and appear in more than one album.

Koonibba house

Clark, Darren, 2012, Photograph, B 73695/6

Workers including Mark Smith, George Mastrosavas, and Wayne Miller preparing to lay concrete around a new home at Koonibba. The photographer describes the Community, "The Koonibba Community is located in the vicinity of an Aboriginal ceremonial ground and traditional meeting place. The community was established in 1898 at a time when land on the west coast of South Australia was shifting from pastoralism to agriculture, it was originally a Lutheran Mission. The place now consists of a small township, surrounding land and the area around the Koonibba Rockhole. The township comprises administration buildings, the old Mission Church of the redeemer, community housing, school, childcare centre, hall, health clinic, workshop and various other buildings. Most of the existing structures are associated with the early phases of the Lutheran Mission. The area is 850ha, just off the Eyre Highway and 8km NNW of the township of Koonibba, 25km north west of Ceduna. On the day that these images where made I was lucky enough to record a number of resident tradesmen building new, and repairing old, community homes. I was also allowed to record some of the students from the primary school and in the childcare centre."

Koonibba Aboriginal School

Clark, Darren, 2012, Photograph, B 73695/5

Koonibba Aboriginal School, showing classrooms and concrete play areas. The photographer describes the Community, "The Koonibba Community is located in the vicinity of an Aboriginal ceremonial ground and traditional meeting place. The community was established in 1898 at a time when land on the west coast of South Australia was shifting from pastoralism to agriculture, it was originally a Lutheran Mission. The place now consists of a small township, surrounding land and the area around the Koonibba Rockhole. The township comprises administration buildings, the old Mission Church of the redeemer, community housing, school, childcare centre, hall, health clinic, workshop and various other buildings. Most of the existing structures are associated with the early phases of the Lutheran Mission. The area is 850ha, just off the Eyre Highway and 8km NNW of the township of Koonibba, 25km north west of Ceduna. On the day that these images where made I was lucky enough to record a number of resident tradesmen building new, and repairing old, community homes. I was also allowed to record some of the students from the primary school and in the childcare centre."

Indigenous workers from the Koonibba Community

Clark, Darren, 2012, Photograph, B 73695/4

Indigenouse workers from the Koonibba Community, including from left to right, Ashley Peel, Gordon Davey, George Mastrosavas, and Wayne Miller, building community houses. The photographer describes the Community, "The Koonibba Community is located in the vicinity of an Aboriginal ceremonial ground and traditional meeting place. The community was established in 1898 at a time when land on the west coast of South Australia was shifting from pastoralism to agriculture, it was originally a Lutheran Mission. The place now consists of a small township, surrounding land and the area around the Koonibba Rockhole. The township comprises administration buildings, the old Mission Church of the redeemer, community housing, school, childcare centre, hall, health clinic, workshop and various other buildings. Most of the existing structures are associated with the early phases of the Lutheran Mission. The area is 850ha, just off the Eyre Highway and 8km NNW of the township of Koonibba, 25km north west of Ceduna. On the day that these images where made I was lucky enough to record a number of resident tradesmen building new, and repairing old, community homes. I was also allowed to record some of the students from the primary school and in the childcare centre."

Koonibba Aboriginal Community

Clark, Darren, 2012, Photograph, B 73695/3

Koonibba Aboriginal Community. The photographer describes the Community, "The Koonibba Community is located in the vicinity of an Aboriginal ceremonial ground and traditional meeting place. The community was established in 1898 at a time when land on the west coast of South Australia was shifting from pastoralism to agriculture, it was originally a Lutheran Mission. The place now consists of a small township, surrounding land and the area around the Koonibba Rockhole. The township comprises administration buildings, the old Mission Church of the redeemer, community housing, school, childcare centre, hall, health clinic, workshop and various other buildings. Most of the existing structures are associated with the early phases of the Lutheran Mission. The area is 850ha, just off the Eyre Highway and 8km NNW of the township of Koonibba, 25km north west of Ceduna. On the day that these images where made I was lucky enough to record a number of resident tradesmen building new, and repairing old, community homes. I was also allowed to record some of the students from the primary school and in the childcare centre."

Koonibba Childcare Centre

Clark, Darren, 2012, Photograph, B 73695/1

Koonibba Childcare Centre, including Kevina Ware, Laurel Glastonbury, and Emily Dudley. The photographer describes the Community, "The Koonibba Community is located in the vicinity of an Aboriginal ceremonial ground and traditional meeting place. The community was established in 1898 at a time when land on the west coast of South Australia was shifting from pastoralism to agriculture, it was originally a Lutheran Mission. The place now consists of a small township, surrounding land and the area around the Koonibba Rockhole. The township comprises administration buildings, the old Mission Church of the redeemer, community housing, school, childcare centre, hall, health clinic, workshop and various other buildings. Most of the existing structures are associated with the early phases of the Lutheran Mission. The area is 850ha, just off the Eyre Highway and 8km NNW of the township of Koonibba, 25km north west of Ceduna. On the day that these images where made I was lucky enough to record a number of resident tradesmen building new, and repairing old, community homes. I was also allowed to record some of the students from the primary school and in the childcare centre."

Sheep stations

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1939, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/148-224

Collection of photographs showing the life and conditions of sheep stations that Clement Penfold Smith worked on including Outalpa and Weekeroo near Mannahill, northeast of Peterborough, Coola, near Mount Gambier, and Auburn. They show the homesteads, gardens, livestock, tanks, land and surrounds.

Hahndorf College

c. 1886, Photograph, B 76767

View of the Hahndorf College, showing the ivy-covered tower and a stone fence. A young girl is standing on the fence behind the brick corner pillar. The inscription 'D.J. Byard, Reynella, S. Aus' is on the back of the photo.

Ker Family photographs

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1870, Photograph, SRG 435/80/1-69

Photographs of the Ker Family, most unidentified. Includes photographs of Robert Innes Ker and William Innes Ker. Selected images have been digitised. See below for details.

Hermannsburg Mission

c. 1920, Photograph, B 25667/17

Partial view of the Hermannsburg Mission near Alice Springs.

Baptist Church, Angaston

c. 1890, Photograph, B 9669

Baptist Church, Angaston, congregation arriving in horse and buggies. This church was built in 1854-55 and was used as a larger Union Church after the village of Angaston outgrew the Union Chapel. The building has local bluestone walls with soapstone quoins and surrounds. After a church division in 1861 it was a Baptist Church until 1928. Then it was used to store building supplied before being refurbished and rededicated as a Lutheran Church in 1941.

Lutheran Church, Balaklava

1908, Photograph, B 32027

Balaklava Lutherische Church'.

Dwelling, Bethany

c. 1897, Photograph, B 30123

Two women gardening at the front of a house, east side of the Lutheran Church at Bethany.

St. Matthews Church Birdwood

c. 1919, Photograph, B 353

[General description] Probably St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church. The stone church, photographed from a newly planted garden, can be seen through a screen of gum trees. The beam and handle of a well can be seen bottom right. [On back of photograph] 'Church at Blumberg' (Another hand) 'St Mathews Roman Catholic Church pre 1920' (Another hand) 'Mr. B. Arnold, 3 Sheoak Drive, Athelstone has questioned (after intensive research) that this was the Lutheran Church at Birdwood. 8/12/77'.

Blyth

c. 1927, Photograph, B 4494

[General description] Panoramic view of Blyth, looking south from the Post Office, showing stone cottages and gardens. The Lutheran Church steeple can be seen in the centre. [On back of photograph] 'Blyth 1927 / reproduced in the "Observer", July 9, 1927'.