PRG 280 • Find • State Library of South Australia

Spectators watching a swimming competition

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/26

Spectators assembled on the banks of the Torrens River at Gilberton watching a swimming competition.

Athletics at Adelaide University Sports Ground

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/28

A running race at the Adelaide University Sports Ground, South Australia.

A greyhound dog and its owner

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/29

A greyhound dog and its owner at a coursing event held at Two Wells, South Australia.

Regatta on the Torrens Riverr

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/30

Spectators waiting for events during a Henley-on-Torrens regatta held in Adelaide watching a crudely decorated boat as it passes by.

Holiday crowds at Henley Beach

Smith, W. S., 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/31

"An enormous crowd thronged the jetty, the shore, and esplanade at Henley Beach on Saturday, and watched the feats of the intrepid airman (Captain Butler), who for half an hour thrilled the spectators with his daring 'stunts'". Daily Herald newspaper, 19 January 1920, page 3.

Bathing at Glenelg Baths

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/32

Swimmers at the open air sea baths at Glenelg, South Australia.

George Giffen coaching boys playing cricket

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/33

South Australian cricketer George Giffen coaching boys in a cricket match held on the Adelaide parklands.

Horse racing in Adelaide

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/34

The finish of a horse-race described as the 'Somerton Handicap' in Adelaide, South Australia.

North Terrace, Adelaide

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/35

Government buildings on the northern side of North Terrace from Kintore Avenue to Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, including the Institute Building, Library, Museum, Art Gallery, University and Exhibition Building.

Trades and Labor Council of Adelaide

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/36

Members of the Trades and Labor Council of Adelaide, South Australia photographed in front of the Exhibition Building on North Terrace; names not known.

Four motorcyclists in Wales

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/38

Four motorcyclists with sidecar passengers on Horse-shoe Road, north Wales, United Kingdom.

Beach picnics at Glenelg

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/39

Crowds enjoying the Proclamation Day holiday on Glenelg beach; a vendor sells ice-cream from his horse drawn cart amongst the holiday-makers sitting and walking on the sands.

South Australian women rowers

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/40

Four women rowers and a male cox practising on the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia.

The yachting season at Port Adelaide

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/41

Small yachts sailing on the Port River at Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Rowing crew practising on the Torrens River

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/42

Rowing crew practising on the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia.

New Year's Day horse race

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/43

The finish of a New Year's Day horse race at Victoria Park racecourse, Adelaide.

Harry Butler and friends

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/44

The South Australian aviator, Captain Harry Butler, standing with three men, one of whom is seated on a motorcycle. The man in uniform to Captain Butler's left is his business partner Harry Kauper.

Finish of a horse race in Adelaide

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/45

Galloping horses nearing the finishing post during a race known as the New Year Gift which Searcy records as being won by 'Wee Gun' at Victoria Park, Adelaide.

Sir Henry Galway after a joy flight

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/46

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, climbing out of Captain Harry Butler's aeroplane after a flight over the State.

Women rowing on the Torrens River

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/47

Women rowing on the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia.

Sir Henry Galway and Harry Butler

Smith, W. S., 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/48

The Governor, Sir Henry Galway, (left) and Harry Butler standing next to Butler's Avro 504K aircraft before a flight from Enfield airfield, South Australia, 2 February 1920.

Rowing crew on the Torrens River

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/49

Members of the Renmark rowing team practising on the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia.

Rowing contest on the Port River.

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/50

Distant view of rowing crews from Adelaide and the Australian Capital Territory during a contest on the Port River, Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Women rowing on the Torrens River

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/51

Women rowing crew practising on the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia.

The Smith brothers arriving at Northfield

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/54

A crowd greeting the arrival of Ross and Keith Smith in their Vickers Vimy aircraft at Northfield after their historic flight from England.

Harry Butler in his aircraft

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/56

Captain Harry Butler taxiing his aircraft along the runway at a South Australian airfield.

Four Australian sportsmen

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/57

Four Australian tennis players at Adelaide Oval; Messrs. Ronald Thomas and Roy Taylor of South Australia, back row, and Pat O'Hara Wood (Victoria), front left, and Horace Rice (N.S.W.), front right.

Men sawing slabs of limestone

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/58

Workmen handsawing slabs of Mount Gambier limestone on a building site in South Australia.

Women's Motor Detachment

Marchant Studios, 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/60

General William Birdwood, dressed in a light coloured suit, speaking to members of the Women's Motor Detachment at Government House, Adelaide, 13 March 1920. State Commandant, Brigadier General Antill, C.B., C.M.G., stands behind General Birdwood.

Women attending a Y.W.C.A. dinner in Adelaide

Smith, W. S., 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/61

Guests, mainly women, attending a Y.W.C.A. dinner in Adelaide, South Australia.

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