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Photograph albums

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1870, Photograph, PRG 742/1/1-134

Three albums of photographs taken by S.W. Sweet. Album 1: Views. Hills & country townships (photos 1-42); Album 2: (photos 43-74); Album 3: Views. Botanic Gardens, tress, etc (photos 75-134). See 'items' for further details of the individual albums.

The Three Brothers Special Survey taken by J.B. Hack Esq. [cartographic material]

1839, Archival map/chart, C 1010

Hand coloured lithograph showing rivers, roads, county names, location of German Village, Echunga and J.B. Hack's residence, Hack's Bridge, Warland's, numbered sections and names of adjoining Special Surveys. See C 815 for photocopy of similar map and C 809 for location of Special Surveys.

'Salvationist Centenary' newspaper cutting

1985, Photograph, B 78096

Photographic copy of a newspaper article 'Salvationist Centenary' by Charles Stevenson, published in the 'Courier', 16 January 1985, page 15.

Eagle on the Hill

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, 1952, Photograph, B 12886/4

Widening operations on the Mt. Barker road near Eagle on the Hill Hotel, December 18, 1952. A bus from the Mount Barker Passenger Bus Service is passing

Salem Cottages

c. 1880, Photograph, B 73428

A row of cottages, labelled Salem Cottages. According to a researcher, Salem Cottages are still located on Druids Avenue in Mount Barker. The cottages were originally built by John Dunn for the widows of the men that worked in his flour mills.

People associated with the City of Adelaide

Messenger Press, c. 1988, Photograph, B 71859

'City People B': a collection of photographs of people associated with the City of Adelaide whose surnames start with 'B'. In addition to the photographs it also includes a number of photocopied pages with additional photos and the captions which were used with the images. A selection have been digitised and may be viewed online (do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on B 71859); the rest may requested and viewed in the Reading Room.

Salvation Army 'Greathearts' Congress

1925, Photograph, B 78031

Caption on back: '"Greathearts", our first Congress in Adelaide, 1925'. Probationary Lieutenants from the 1924 "Greathearts" session of cadets, Melbourne Training Garrison, appointed to the South Australian Division or Peterborough Division (Corps or Social Institution in brackets). Back row: Frank Walters (Wirrabara); Bram Woods (in charge of Naracoorte); Matters (West Adelaide); Hobbs (Naracoorte, assistant). Second row: Marcie Coombs (Mt Barker Boys' Home); Letitia Doney (later 1. Mrs Brigadier Linsell, 2. Mrs Senior Major Sandy) (Kent Town); Alec Hoare (Clare); Sid Roberts (Wirrabara); Hodgson (Berri). Front row: Verity Marum (later Mrs Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson) (Barton Vale Girls' Reformatory); McDonald (Prospect East); Captain (from training garrison staff) Nell Hill (later Mrs Commissioner Blake) (Prospect East, in charge); Captain (from training garrison staff) Cyril Brimblecombe (Peterborough DHG); Kelb (Mt Barker); Margaret Swanborough (later Mrs Brigadier Lawler) (Wallaroo).

Photographs of Cox and Kimber family members

Cox, David William, c. 1902, Photograph, PRG 1704/1/1-25

Photographs of members of the Cox and Kimber family along with photographs of some of their family friends. Also includes some of David Cox's school photographs and photographs taken by him while on study leave in 1954-1955. Not all donated photographs have been digitised including 26 photographs taken while overseas in 1954-1955.

Bushfires in the Adelaide Hills

Krischock, Harry, 1939, Photograph, B 7794/1-22

Photographs taken of the 1939 bushfires in the Adelaide Hills, including Macclesfield, Echunga, Mount Torrens and Crafers.

Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne

Sweet, Samuel White, 1886, Photograph, SRG 94/2/13

Volume 1 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]

Photographs of Presbyterian buildings, activities and people.

Presbyterian Church of Australia. South Australian Assembly, c. 1880, Photograph, SRG 123/348/261-294

Collection of photographs of Presbyterian Church buildings activities and people. Housed in album with nos 221-260.

Robert Davenport family album

Davenport (Family), c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 40/138/2/1-128

Photograph album of the Davenport family of Battunga, near Macclesfield. Photographs include views of the homestead, property and cottages, family members at Christmas celebrations, picnics and other family occasions at Beaumont House, Port Elliot and North Adelaide. The album includes several photographs of Sir Samuel Davenport. Captions have been noted from handwritten sheets included in the album. Photographs 1-128 which relate to South Australia, have been digitised. The remaining photographs in the album are of travels overseas to Chungking, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

South Australian scenes and activities 11

Heinemann, Elva, c. 1963, Photograph, B 71192/683-720

Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities, featuring the Riverland & Central Murray regions. See 'contents' for details of individual images.

Roman Catholic church

1933, Photograph, B 8721

The fine new Catholic church of St Barnabas Church, Strathalbyn was opened in 1911. The old St Barnabas Church was established in 1848 as part of the Mount Barker Parish that stretched from Victor Harbor to Meningie, Pinnaroo to Mount Pleasant to Glen Osmond. By 1901 Strathalbyn was a parish in its own right.

Richard Anstice Perkins

Richards & Co., c. 1886, Photograph, B 11321

Richard Anstice Perkins aged 2, arrived in South Australia with his parents in 1840 on board "Java". He later helped his parents with their farm at Blackiston, near Mount Barker. He frequently saw bullock teams stuck in Hindley Street and often fed his own bullocks under the gum trees growing where the Arcade is now. He married Elizabeth Amelia Orr, they had nine children and lived at Mount Gambier. In 1877 he was made Overseer of the Government Experimental Farm at Mt Muirhead. He was an expert agriculturalist and well respected in the district. After his work at the Experimental Farm he took up land at Albacutya near Rainbow in the Mallee

Richard James Turner

c. 1890, Photograph, B 22987

Richard James Turner, Stipendiary Magistrate.

Collection of photographs taken around Adelaide by Theo Bachmann

Bachmann, Theo, c. 1915, Photograph, B 71826/101-200

Collection of several hundred 3" x 4" glass plates negatives taken around Adelaide by Theo Bachmann ca.1915-1950. Originally housed in labelled sleeves with an index, they feature the Bachmann and Plunket families, as well as more general scenes. The original envelope number is shown in square brackets after the description of each image, and can be cross-referenced to the index (see B 71826/656. Images 101-200 feature family picnics, The Botanic Gardens, views around Belair and Waterfall Gully, and scenes around the suburbs.

[Looking East from Mount Lofty Range]

Gill, Samuel Thomas, 1846, Artwork, B 72814

Painted by S. T. Gill (1818-1880) from a collection of sketches (ten sepia watercolours) from Horrock's expedition, 1846 and South Australia. Signed with initials lower left: S.T.G. Inscribed indistinctly lower right: Looking E from Mt Lofty Range. Inscribed verso: Looking East from Mt Lofty Range - about 5 / miles from Adelaide - and 2 Miles north from / Mount Lofty - and the Great Eastern or Mt Barker / road - Some fine scenery occurs in this neighbourhood / and the Stringy bark forrest [sic] in the Locality - which / is much [?illeg, looks like 'enhanced'] thro the winter season - by the abunda[nt] suply [sic] of water in all the creeks formed by the ravins [sic] / and strip valleys - on either side - / So Australia sketch.

South Australian scenes and activities 18

Heinemann, Elva, 1967, Photograph, B 71192/972-1073

Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities, featuring scenes around the Barossa 1967 and Adelaide and Hills 1968. See 'contents' for details of individual images.

Photographs of bank premises

State Bank of South Australia, c. 1864, Photograph, BRG 285/2

Photographs of bank premises in Adelaide, suburbs and country areas. Included are some albums of photographs of the opening ceremonies for some buildings.

Photographs of company premises, staff and merchandise

Colton, Palmer and Preston, c. 1907, Photograph, BRG 67/14

Approximately 170 photographs and postcard images of Colton, Palmer & Preston Ltd. premises in Currie Street, Adelaide, on Port Road, Allenby Gardens and Gepps Cross; including scenes at Currie Street of the February 1907 fire, new building, leather goods factory, celebrations for Armistice Day 1918, Port Adelaide steel yard and bulk store, Adelaide warehouse interior scenes, Harrold Colton & Co. staff in 1909 and later, social functions, sporting functions, cricketing and football teams.

Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1958, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/51-100

35mm colour slides originally housed in a container with the label 'I.C.I. Technical', arranged in small boxes with the labels: Pt Augusta (6), Sidewinder Solar Salt SF (25), Quarry (21), Quarry (26), Osborne (18), Aerial (9), Bluebird LMG Excav (19), S/F series (23), Ardrossan conveyor S/F (1), S/F Harvest tech (20), S/F (24), S/F (23), Mt Bold Solar (4), S/F fauna birdlife (11), Quarry (9), S/F (26). Comprising images of: solar salt fields at Port Augusta and Port Paterson, salt fields at Dry Creek near Adelaide, quarry at Penrice and the soda ash works at Osborne, Mount Bold dam and reservoir, and numerous images of salt harvesting and quarrying machinery and vehicles including conveyors, stacker conveyors, crushers, drills, elevators and salt harvesters, in particular the 'Curdimurka' and 'Hodog' salt harvesters. See below for details.

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.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Robert Rankine

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/14F

Robert Rankine arrived in South Australia in December 1837 on board the ship the "Navarino". Dairy farmer, Mount Barker, Mount Crawford, Pine Creek; ostrich farmer, Gawler.

Piccadilly Valley

c. 1965, Photograph, B 76489

View from Mount Lofty looking south-east over the Piccadilly Valley. Mount Barker can be seen in the distance.

Papers of Sir John Cockburn

Cockburn, John A. Sir, 1888, Mixed material, PRG 1731

Papers relating to Sir John Cockburn, former Premier of South Australia, comprising monographs "The records of the Cockburn family" by Sir Robert Cockburn c.1913 and "The house of Cockburn of that ilk and cadets therof" by Thomas H. Cockburn-Hood c.1888 and John Cockburn's "Roll of the National Australian Convention which met in Sydney, 2nd March 1891" with a full page newspaper clipping of the event, and similarly for the 2nd Convention in 1897. Also includes a letter from young 'J.A. Cockburn' to his mother, family trees, a copy of 'Gray's Elegy' and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to John Cockburn. Other items include commissions, appointments, a birth certificate and extracts of an entry in a register of marriages, a testimonial, a certificate from the South Australian Medical Board, a personal invitation to the opening of the establishment of Parliament in Canberra and documentation pertaining to his knighthood and a photograph taken of him in later life in London.

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