PRG 280 • Find • State Library of South Australia

Maitland Post Office

c. 1900, Photograph, B 72831

View of the front facade of the Maitland Post Office. This consists of a 'Post & Telegraph Office' on a street corner, conjoined to a matching building by a smaller annexe (residence) and with a fenced backyard. The roofs of the two main buildings are of corrugated iron and there is a stobie pole on the street corner with 8 crossbars (indicating that it is on the Overland Telegraph line to Darwin). An unusual style of street light stands corner side of the separately housed entrance to the Office.

Two Aboriginal messengers on Melville Island

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/11/65

Two Aboriginal men carrying message sticks after setting out to summon members of distant tribes to initiation ceremonies on Melville Island, Northern territory.

Sir Henry Galway with Lord Jellicoe

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/26/80

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia standing with Lord Jellicoe outside Government House during the naval hero's visit to South Australia.

The Governor and members of the legal profession attending a church service

1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/26/83

Sir Day Bosanquet, Governor of South Australia attending a church service for the legal profession at St.Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Wakefield Street, Adelaide; members of the clergy can be seen at the altar and in the Sanctuary.

Crowd waiting in the rain

c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 280/1/13/189

A crowd gathered outside a small, ivy covered stone building on a rainy day, possibly an entrance to a secure building (a high stone wall adjoins the building).

Eight hours day procession

Smith, W. S., 1923, Photograph, BRG 213/1/3/2/1-2

Black and white photographs of Holden's Motor Body Builder's participating in the 8 hours day procession in 1923.

Men and women of the Australasian Ornithologists Congress, Kangaroo Island

1905, Photograph, B 74093

Group portrait of the men and women on Kangaroo Island for the A.O.U. Congress in October 1905. Some of the people are: Robert Crompton (third from left standing in the back row next to the man with the pipe - identified by his nephew John Crompton), John F. Mellor (third from left in the midddle row), Edwin Ashby (standing centre back with a gun - identified by his granddaughter Mrs Enid Robertson), Meta Ashby (Edwin Ashby's older sister, seated front left holding what look like horns) and the cook, A.G. Marchin. [This is a duplicate of PRG 280/1/1/153].

Old parcel office

c. 1903, Photograph, B 74092

Inside the Parcels Office at the Adelaide Railway Station; left luggage can be seen in racks and on counters awaiting collection, with three members of the railway staff standing in the background. [This is a duplicate, but much clearer image, of PRG 280/1/5/463.]

Members of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union at Snelling Beach

1905, Photograph, B 74094

Disembarking by boat, October 1905, Middle River, Kangaroo Island, from the steamer 'Governor Musgrave'. [This is the same as PRG 280/1/1/161].

World War 1 era campaign button badges

Greenlees, Alan, 1914, Mixed material, D 8775/1-73(Misc)

73 World War 1 era badges (also known as campaign buttons or 'tinnies') collected by Alan David and Winifred Smith Greenlees, when they were living in Broken Hill. Most badges were designed and created to be purchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross, and most were manufactured by Alfred E.S. Stokes in Australia 'Manufacturer of Photographic reproduction, coloured Patriotic, Carnival, Campaign Buttons, etc. 228 Pitt Street, Sydney'. Several of this group of items were designed for other charity groups such as the Returned Services League (RSL), the Florence Nightingale Fund, the Army Nurses Day, the Civilian TB & Cancer Fund, the Navy Day, the Wattle League, the Lord Mayor's Japanese Relief Fund and other ventures.

Stamford Plaza, North Terrace, original site of the South Australian Hotel

van der Knaap, Jonathan, 2013, Photograph, B 73278/1

A view of the Stamford Plaza building on the South side of North Terrace, opposite Parliament House. The Stamford sits on the site originally occupied by the South Australian Hotel.

Stamford Plaza entry, North Terrace, original site of the South Australian Hotel

van der Knaap, Jonathan, 2013, Photograph, B 73278/2

A close view of the Stamford Plaza building on the South side of North Terrace, opposite Parliament House. The Stamford sits on the site originally occupied by the South Australian Hotel.

Mounted police officers

1915, Photograph, B 74392

Formal photograph of ten Mounted Police officers. The image is also held at PRG 280/1/12/77, with the caption identifying the location as Port Augusta, and the officer seated second from left as Inspector Thomas Clode. One of the men is decorated with a medal.

Officers at an army camp

c. 1917, Photograph, SRG 435/77/28

Half-plate glass negative of five army officers standing in a field, discussing matters. A researcher suggests that this was taken at the Morphettville Camp in 1914, with the men pictured being (from left): Connor (Aide de Camp to the Governor); Colonel Irving (State Commandant); Governor Galway, Lt Col. Weir, Lt Col. Rowell. See PRG 280/1/14/211, 213 & 249, and B 74990 for comparison.]

World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1916, Realia, SRG 435/19/126-155

World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.

World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1916, Realia, SRG 435/19/101-125

World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.

World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1916, Realia, SRG 435/19/51-75

World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.

World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1916, Realia, SRG 435/19/26-50

World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.

World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1916, Realia, SRG 435/19/1-25

World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.

World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1916, Realia, SRG 435/19/76-100

World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.

World War 1 era fundraising button badges

Returned Services League of Australia. South Australian Branch, c. 1917, Realia, SRG 435/18/1-24

22 World War 1 era badges, and two World War 2 era badges, (also known as campaign buttons or 'tinnies') donated by a member to the South Australian branch of the RSL. Most badges were designed and created to be purchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Wattle Day and Violet Day, as well as badges designed for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society and the R.S.A. (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.). See below for details.