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Members of the Commonwealth Brass Band

c. 1920, Photograph, B 57547

GENERAL: Some members of the Commonwealth Brass Band possibly from Port Augusta, assembled at Cook.

Harry John White

Milbourn, S., c. 1900, Photograph, B 58904

PORTRAIT: Harry John White the author of 'Round the Campfire', 'Once a seaman', 'An Odd Legacy' and others. His work consisted of sea pieces, religious verse and Australian ballads all of which were published in Port Augusta.

Camels loaded with timber for railway line

Roses Series Postcards, c. 1914, Photograph, B 61427

GENERAL: A camel train carrying timber sleepers during the construction of a railway line.

Railway workers on a steam engine

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1881, Photograph, B 62378

BELTANA: Railway workers standing on a steam engine near their camp on the Great Northern Railway project which was never completed. This project was known as the Port Augusta to Government Gums Railway, and was the first part of the schem that was at that time called variously the Transcontinental Railway or the Great Northern Railway. It reached Hergott Springs (Marree) and Oodnadatta while financed by the South Australian government. See the Adelaide Observer 27 May 1882 for an article on the Great Northern Railway.

Carting Iron ore from Iron Knob

1897, Photograph, B 62485

IRON KNOB: Iron ore being carted from Iron Knob to Port Augusta using horse drawn wagons.

Railway transport: Locomotives and rolling stock 3'6" narrow gauge

c. 1951, Photograph, B 58892/489

Narrow gauge engine "T class" No. 48 with another engine behind with goods carriages at an unidentified location. [Identified as 'Coal train from Leigh Creek departing Quorn bound for Peterborough' by W. Hoskin.]. A reseacher indicates that all coal mined at Leigh Creek was transported by rail to Port Augusta for electricity generation.

Dancing 'the palais glide'

Smith, D. Darian, 1939, Photograph, B 7798/184

Dancing 'the palais glide', at the Palais Royal. From left: Margaret Cowell, David Cowell, Pam Gillen, Kym Bonython.

Ross Michell and Nancy McCormack

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, 1956, Photograph, B 7798/185

Ross Michell and Nancy McCormack, the 1946 South Australian dancing champions.

South Australian Scenery : Team of camels

Taylor, James, c. 1889, Photograph, B 23913/12

Team of 20 camels, belonging to Mount Eba Station, leaving Port Augusta West with stores.

South Australian Scenery : Pichi Richi Pass

Taylor, James, c. 1889, Photograph, B 23913/24

Saltia, Pichi-Richi Pass - about 12 miles by rail from Port Augusta.

South Australian Scenery : The Katoomba

Taylor, James, c. 1889, Photograph, B 23913/27

The Katoomba, one of the Colonial Auxiliary Squadron, leaving Port Augusta harbor on January 11, 1892, after a visit of inspection. His Excellency the Governor, the Earl of Kintore, being on board. The Katoomba is a steel-built cruiser of 2575 tons and 7500 h.p.

South Australian Scenery : Railway Bridge Algebuckina

Taylor, James, c. 1892, Photograph, B 23913/30

Railway Bridge over the Neales at Algebuckina, over half a mile in length, 450 miles north of Port Augusta.

South Australian Scenery etc

Taylor, James, c. 1892, Photograph, B 23913

Photographs of South Australian scenery in the Port Augusta area including photographs of Aborigines, ships, railway bridges, harbors, camels, ostriches.

Family photographs : Flinders Range

1934, Photograph, B 43967/64

Nearing Port Augusta from Adelaide.

Family photographs : Mount Hopeless

1934, Photograph, B 43967/71

At top of Mt. Hopeless. Showing flat top of hill, Beryl and Lance with hills at Port Augusta in distance.

Sub-Inspector John H. Field

Taylor, James, c. 1895, Photograph, B 68962

Studio portrait of John H. Field in his police uniform, taken by James Taylor of Port Augusta.

Campfire at Wirrappa

Bray, Theodor, 1927, Photograph, B 64383/216

The last campfire at Wirrippa on the return trip before reaching Port Augusta, on the East-West trainline. 'The mulga log fire lasted all night'.

Campfire at Wirrappa

Bray, Theodor, 1927, Photograph, B 64383/217

The last campfire at Wirrippa on the return trip before reaching Port Augusta, on the East-West trainline. 'The mulga log fire lasted all night'.

Campfire at Wirrappa

Bray, Theodor, 1927, Photograph, B 64383/219

The last campfire at Wirrippa on the return trip before reaching Port Augusta, on the East-West trainline. 'The mulga log fire lasted all night'.

Southern Flinders Ranges

Bull, Jean, 1981, Photograph, B 69251/113

View of the southern Flinders Ranges near Port Augusta.

Road near floodwaters at Myall Creek

Boyle, Leonard Stanley, 1946, Photograph, B 69750

View of a road leading to floodwaters at Myall Creek, between Whyalla and Port Augusta, with a small group of people at the end of the road observing flood waters, February 1946. It was known locally as '23 Mile Creek'. [from information provided].

Wild turkeys

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/3

Wild turkeys in spinifex grass, 280 miles north west of Port Augusta.

Road-making tractor

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/11

Tractor with scoop for road-making, 300 miles west of Port Augusta in the saltbush country.

Road-making tractor

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/12

Tractor with scoop making new road surface, 300 miles west of Port Augusta in the saltbush country.

Car on Bob Bon station

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/13

Goldsbrough Mort party in green grass country on Bon Bon station near Kingoonya, 240 miles north west of Port Augusta.

Waterhole

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/19

Waterhole, 240 miles north west of Port Augusta. The hole was five miles long and 14 feet deep when it was photographed.

Expedition in the far west of South Australia

c. 1905, Photograph, B 70626/1

Men on expedition with pack camels and camel drawn buggy, thought to be during survey of country between Tarcoola and the WA border by John Gore Stewart 1901.

Camels in the far west of South Australia

c. 1905, Photograph, B 70626/2

Close up of two camels showing heads and harness. Image is slightly out of focus.

Camel transport in the far west of South Australia

c. 1905, Photograph, B 70626/3

Men in a cart drawn by four camels in mallee and saltbush country. Possibly depicts survey of country west of Tarcoola by John Gore Stewart 1901.

Survey party on Nullarbor plain

c. 1905, Photograph, B 70626/6

Survey party of 15 men pictured at a rock cairn with a pole on which a flag has been hoisted. Tripods, theodolite and other survey equipment is shown. This cairn possibly marks the border of SA/WA.

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