Mount Barker

Steel stairs at Barr Smith residence

Ingham, Ernest Franklin, c. 1929, Photograph, B 70255

Steel stairs with ornate wrought iron balustrades. Caption reads 'steel stairs at Barr Smith's residence, Aldgate' but likely to be Auchendarroch House, Mount Barker, the Barr Smith summer residence.

"Auchendarroch"

Ragless, Margaret E., 1984, Photograph, PRG 1631/86/286

A view of "Auchendarroch" house, Mount Barker, from a corner gate. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1561/86.

"Auchendarroch"

Ragless, Margaret E., 1984, Photograph, PRG 1631/86/288

A view of "Auchendarroch" house, Mount Barker, from the main road. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1561/86.

"Auchendarroch"

Ragless, Margaret E., 1984, Photograph, PRG 1631/86/289

A view of "Auchendarroch" house, Mount Barker, from the main road. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1561/86.

"Auchendarroch"

Ragless, Margaret E., 1984, Photograph, PRG 1631/86/290

A view of "Auchendarroch" house, Mount Barker, from a corner gate. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1561/86.

View south over Frost farm 'Kalinya', Mount Barker

c. 1971, Photograph, PRG 1696/8/81

Digital copy of a black and white photograph of a view looking South over the Frost's farm from their new house on 'Kalinya', with the old house and dairy at the bottom of the hill. Buildings comprising [from left]: dairy, hay shed, utility shed, house, and new potato shed, all situated along Fidler Lane. The wheelbarrow in the foreground is resting on the septic tank lid for the new house.

Barker's Drapery, Mt. Barker

c. 1890, Photograph, B 31053

Mrs. Sophia Barker's garden behind the shop.

Barker Monument, Mt. Barker

1933, Photograph, B 8671

Barker Monument, (Capt. Collet Barker) Mt. Barker, unveiled by Agnes Dobson in 1903. The inscription on the monument reads "erected to the memory of Captain Collet Barker of HM 39th Regiment of Foot who discovered the District and Mount which bears his name. He was killed by the blacks on the 30th April 1831 while endeavouring to ascertain the communication between Lake Alexandrina and Encounter Bay." He was killed at the mouth of the River Murray.

Township of Mt. Barker

c. 1930, Photograph, B 7732

Township of Mt. Barker, from the showgrounds. Mount Barker was originally home of the Peramangk Aboriginal people and the actual summit is possibly one of the most sacred Aboriginal sites near Adelaide. Mount Barker was sighted by Captain Charles Sturt in 1830 and surveyed by Duncan McFarlane in 1839 for the possibility of farming wheat and grain.

Fire damage, Mount Barker

1946, Photograph, B 45947

Burnt out fire truck belonging to Mt. Barker C.F.S.

Mt. Barker, the main street

c. 1926, Photograph, B 3581

[General description] Gawler Street, Mount Barker, looking west up the hill towards Auchendarroch, the summer residence of the Barr Smith family. Township buildings line the street in which cars are parked. The car in the centre of the road was one of three registered to the Murray Aunger Motor Company in February 1918. A Dodge Tourer, parked on the right near the Savings Bank, was registered to J.G.H. Paech of Callington in June 1924. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, Mar. 27, 1926 / Main street, Mt. Barker'.

Flour Mill, Mt. Barker

News and Mail, c. 1938, Photograph, B 10321

[General description] This photograph of John Dunn's steam mill shows it in dilapidated condition. It was opened at Mount Barker in 1844 and was highly productive, being in operation for around fifty years. It was South Australia's first steam mill outside of Adelaide. [On back of photograph] 'Flour mill at Mt. Barker / Erected in 1844 by the late John Dunn / 1938 / Reproduced in the News, September 2nd, 1938'.

Mt. Barker Mill

c. 1910, Photograph, B 16414

Mt. Barker Mill. John Dunn, mill owner in Devon arrived in South Australia in 1840 and built a windmill for grinding flour on land near his brother's property. This was possibly the first windmill in Australia. The sails on his windmill had a fixed mechanism so could not always catch the wind. His first steam mill, built in Mount Barker, began working in 1844. Dunn's milling and grain business grew until he had 11 steam mills

Old mill, Mount Barker

Government Photolithographer (S.A.), 1928, Photograph, B 4929

[General description] This view shows a white mill silhouetted against the sky and standing in a clearing with a few trees and scrub in the background. The mill, on Windmill Hill, Mt. Barker Road was built by F.R. Nixon in 1842 but changed hands soon after. Milling ceased in 1864 and in 1890 the sails were burned in a bushfire.

Old Mill, Mount Barker

Krischock, Harry, c. 1929, Photograph, B 4969

[General description] This is a bronze tablet which is to be erected at Nixon's Mill, Windmill Hill, Mt. Barker Road. The text on it reads: 'Preserved as a memorial of the pioneering days of South Australia / This windmill was built by F.R. Nixon in 1842 who sold it to Walter Paterson in 1844. It was worked by him until 1853 when it was sold to F.W. Wittwer. It ceased operations in 1864 and was donated to the public in 1928 by A.E. Braendler / Tablet presented by Walter Paterson's grandchildren' [On back of photograph] An article describing the process behind the renovation of this historic mill has been cut from the Advertiser, January 11th, 1929 and is attached to the back of the photograph.

Mt. Barker Railway Station

1933, Photograph, B 8663

Inspecting the roses in the gardens outside the Railway Station. The Mount Barker Railway Station was opened in 1883 and was built of Aldgate freestone. It housed the stationmaster and a ticketing office. It was a station on the Victor Harbor line. The photograph shows the extensive rose gardens adjacent to the station.

The main street, Mt. Barker

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1875, Photograph, B 10613

[General description] Looking along the main street of Mount Barker with neat stone houses and gardens. Telegraph poles are seen along the right side of the street.

The main street, Mt. Barker

Sweet, Samuel White, 1875, Photograph, B 10614

[General description] Houses and township buildings are seen on either side of the main street of Mount Barker. A man leans on one of the hitching posts at the kerb for the tying up of horses.