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Engraved snuff box

Hore, Joseph, c. 1864, Realia, D 8783(Misc)

Metal snuff box.

The Old Colonists Banquet Group : Henry William Breaker

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 47769/24K

Arrived in South Australia in December 1836 on board the ship the "Buffalo". Shoemaker, Adelaide; labourer, Mitcham; missionary, Point Pearce; storekeeper, Moonta.

The Old Colonists Banquet Group : William Lean

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 47769/6O

Arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Brightman". Labourer, miner, policeman, butcher; Adelaide, Kanmantoo, Glen Osmond, Moonta.

The Old Colonists Banquet Group : Thomas Jones

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 47769/8O

Thomas Jones arrived in South Australia in July 1840 on board the ship the "Fairlie". Builder, architect, civil engineer; Adelaide, Port Elliot, Moonta.

Fulwood brothers

Thelma (Firm), c. 1900, Photograph, B 75383

Studio portrait photograph of either George Thomas Fulwood or Arthur Leslie Fulwood, of Bute. George Thomas Fulwood was born 4 May 1884 and died on 9 December 1916, aged 32 at the Boscombe Military Hospital, Wiltshire. Arthur Leslie Fulwood was born in 1886 and died 8 November 1933, aged 47. They were sons of Richard Fulwood (17 January 1861 of 'Woodland Farm', District of Talunga, and died 23 October 1929, aged 68 at Victor Harbor) and Elizabeth Langford (1862 - 30 September 1917, aged 55 of Bute). They married on 24 March 1881 at East Moonta. They had 5 sons, including Ernest William (born 13 July 1897 and died 3 November 1907, aged 10.).

Frederick Richard Fulwood

Stump & Co., c. 1900, Photograph, B 75382

Studio portrait photograph of Frederick Richard 'Dick' Fulwood (25 January 1882 - 20 March 1904, aged 22) of Bute. He was one of 5 sons of Richard Fulwood (17 January 1861 of 'Woodland Farm', District of Talunga, and died 23 October 1929, aged 68 at Victor Harbor) and Elizabeth Langford (1862 - 30 September 1917, aged 55 of Bute). They married on 24 March 1881 at East Moonta, and also had Ernest William (born 13 July 1897 and died 3 November 1907, aged 10.).

Albert Garnett Fulwood

Bell, H. W., c. 1910, Photograph, B 75381

Studio portrait photograph of Albert Garnett Fulwood (13 December 1890 - 1 February 1944, aged 53). He was known as Garry, and came from Bute. He was one of 5 sons of Richard Fulwood (17 January 1861 of 'Woodland Farm', District of Talunga, and died 23 October 1929, aged 68 at Victor Harbor) and Elizabeth Langford (1862 - 30 September 1917, aged 55 of Bute). They married on 24 March 1881 at East Moonta, and also had Ernest William (born 13 July 1897 and died 3 November 1907, aged 10.).

Mr. Gavin

Duryea, Townsend, c. 1890, Photograph, B 75420

Cabinet card portrait photograph of Mr. Gavin, who drowned while duck shooting at Port Lincoln. He is possibly W.H. Gavin, who was the son of Agnes Blanford (1843/44 - 20 July 1922). She was married to Joseph Gavin (1839-1866) in 1862.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Ann Pedler

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/10B

Mary Ann Pedler, 1839-1899; nee Halls, married John Henry Pedler. Arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Brightman". Resided in Mount Barker; Sandy Creek, Victoria; Mount Templeton, Everard Central, Moonta.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Hannah Niemann

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/13L

Hannah Niemann, c. 1824-1893; nee Harris, married Alfred Theodore Niemann. Arrived in South Australia in April 1840 on board the ship the "Warrior". Resided in Walkerville, Noarlunga, Morphett Vale and Moonta.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Anna Maria Hare

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/20P

Anna Maria Hare, c. 1813-1892; nee [unknown], married Charles Simeon Hare. Arrived in South Australia in October 1836 on board the ship the "Emma". Resided in Port Adelaide, Plympton, Moonta, Adelaide.

Ships at Port Germein

Brentson, Ivy May, 1938, Photograph, B 76292/1-3

Three views of the ships including the windjammer 'Admiral Karpfanger' approaching Port Germein to take on a load of wheat. This proved to be the last voyage for the ship, which disappeared en route to Britain after leaving on 8th February 1938.The photos were taken by Ivy Brenton whilst visiting Port Germein on as part of a 'Gulf trip' aboard the M.V. 'Moonta'. The first ship is not the 'Admiral Karpfanger' as it is a three masted ship.

Portraits of 43rd Battalion soldiers

Harvey, Leonard John, 1916, Photograph, PRG 1715/6/1-6

'Some of the Kio Boys'. Photographs of soldiers known to the Harvey family of Moonta. [Old Kio refers to the copper mining communitities of S.A's northern Yorke Peninsula.]

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Robert S. Hyde

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/1N

Robert S. Hyde arrived in South Australia in August 1839 on board the ship the "Ariadne". Farmer, Hamilton, Kilkerran; publican, Moonta, Glenelg, Stansbury; railway workshop worker, Islington, veterinary surgeon.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Lean

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/25O

William Lean arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Brightman". Labourer, miner, policeman, butcher; Adelaide, Kanmantoo, Glen Osmond, Moonta.

South Australian pioneers 1840 : William Lean

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 7865/10A

William Lean arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Brightman". Labourer, miner, policeman, butcher; Adelaide, Kanmantoo, Glen Osmond, Moonta.

Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey in 1917

Harvey, Leonard John, 1917, Manuscript, PRG 1715/3

Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey to his family in Moonta. The letters are mostly written from 'In billetts', and 'Somewhere in France' and describe life in the trenches. Harvey also talks about training schools he attends and Australian and international politics. He also discusses the conscription debate.

Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey in 1919

Harvey, Leonard John, 1919, Manuscript, PRG 1715/5

Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey to his family in Moonta. Letters are sent from France and England. Topics include upcoming demobilisation, courses undertaken and troop returns to Australia.

Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey in 1918

Harvey, Leonard John, 1918, Manuscript, PRG 1715/4

Letters written by Leonard John (Len) Harvey to his family in Moonta. Letters are sent from London and Blackpool while on leave, from "France", from the trenches and billetts. Topics include speculation about Billy Hughes' future in light of the conscription referendum loss, South Australian politics including his father's activities as Minister of Education, rationing in England and comments about the war including a comment about John Monash. Letters written later in the year talk about repatriation. Out of chronological sequence is a letter which had a strip of canvas attached. The letter claims that the canvas is from the plane of the Red Baron.

Illuminated address presented to Gillen

Gillen, F. J., 1899, Artwork, PRG 54/3

An illuminated address presented 'to F. J. Gillen Esq. / Senior & Inspecting Officer Central Section O.T. Line and Sub-Protector of Aborigines' by his fellow officers for the Overland Telegraph Line and friends at Alice Springs upon the occasion of his transfer to Moonta. The artwork, by A. Walmsley of Norwood, includes eight vignettes of the Alice Springs Telegraph Station, Arltunga Cyanide Works, Charlotte Waters, Cycads [at] Alice Springs, Emily Gap. Loaded camels [at] Central Australia, Simpson's Gap and palm trees [at] Finke River.

Photographs collected and taken by Dorothy Pyatt OAM

Pyatt, Dorothy, c. 1870, Photograph, B 77447/1-101

Photographs collected and taken by Dorothy Pyatt OAM in South Australia and Northern Territory

First single furrow stump jumping plough

c. 1876, Photograph, SRG 112/9/9

'The first single furrow stump jumping plough. Made by Mr R. B. Smith of Kalkabury and exhibited by him at the Moonta Show , 9 Nov 1876. Diagram No 2'. Photograph of a print by the Government photolithographer.

Hubbards store on Grote St., Adelaide

John S. Chappel Pty Ltd, 1968, Photograph, BRG 346/28/JANSENANDTRELOAR/23/1

Exterior view of roof of Hubbard's - The Discount King, corner Grote Street, south side, and Moonta Street. The commercial building at Grote St., Adelaide designed by Jansen & Treloar.

Hubbards store on Grote St., Adelaide

John S. Chappel Pty Ltd, 1968, Photograph, BRG 346/28/JANSENANDTRELOAR/23/2

Interior view of Hubbard's - The Discount King, corner Grote Street, south side, and Moonta Street. The commercial building at Grote St., Adelaide designed by Jansen & Treloar.

Series 107a: Aerial views of Kooyonga Golf Course

Smith, D. Darian, c. 1930, Photograph, BRG 397/2/107A

Aerial photographs of Kooyonga Golf Course. Images include the clubhouse, fairways and greens. Golfers can be seen in some photographs, and nearby houses and distant views of the suburbs and Adelaide Hills also feature in some images. The series also includes one photograph of the ship 'Moonta' on the Port River at Port Adelaide.

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