Port Augusta

Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph

1927, Photograph, B 4514

[General description] This new single storey convent building is built of stone with red brick quoins and has the gabled roof fashionable it the time. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Observer", Nov. 26, 1927 / Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Port Augusta / Nov. 1927 / Opened Nov. 13, 1927 by Archbishop Spence' (Another hand) 'Architect Mr. J. Firmin Jenkins of Port Pirie / Contractor Mr. W.R. Thompson of Quorn'.

Railway Station of Port Augusta

1932, Photograph, B 8087

Railway Station of Port Augusta became a break of gauge station until the standard gauge line was extended to Port Pirie Junction in 1937. In the photograph a two storey building can be seen with a car parked outside.

Dover Castle Hotel

c. 1860, Photograph, B 8743

Dover Castle Hotel, Port Augusta existed from 1856-1863 and the first proprietor was E Roberts. The photograph shows a timber building with shingles on the roof, a verandah and hitching rails for horses. Adjacent buildings are constructed from horizontal wooden planks.

Old Mill, Port Augusta

Palmer, J. S., 1934, Photograph, B 8951

Old Mill at Port Augusta. Dunn's Mill was established to process the wheat harvest. John Dunn was a successful miller from Mount Barker who expanded his mills into country areas. A jetty was constructed on the foreshore to cope with the transport of the wheat and flour from Dunn's Mill.

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1873, Photograph, B 9144

[General description] A small boat laden with timber is in the foreground of this view across water to distant waterside buildings and stores at the Port Augusta jetty. A large sailing vessel can be seen at the end of the jetty; other smaller craft are moored nearby. On the extreme left, behind a beached vessel is P.R.Warren's store.

Port Augusta

News and Mail, c. 1939, Photograph, B 9249

Port Augusta in 1939 showing the town, wharf, inlet with mangroves and sand banks in the foreground. The western side of the Flinders Ranges can be seen in the distance.

Shipping at Port Augusta

c. 1890, Photograph, B 9412

Shipping at Port Augusta; Left to right "Tlottbek", "Carl", and "Dumsdole".

Port Augusta

c. 1870, Photograph, B 9377

Premises of James Malliner, Undertaker, Commercial Road, Port Augusta. The photograph shows a two storey building with a family standing on the balcony upstairs complete with a bird in a cage, and a group of men and a dog standing under the verandah downstairs.

Port Augusta

c. 1870, Photograph, B 9378

Drug and Book Store, Commercial Road, Port Augusta. The undertaker's premises are to the left of this store. The occupants who live above the Drug and Book Store can be seen upstairs on the verandah of the building and a group of men and children are standing on the footpath below.

Port Augusta

c. 1911, Photograph, B 9837

[General description] The image on this postcard shows a Public Schools excursion at the Port Augusta jetty in April 1911. Children are wading in the shallows whilst other people have crammed into a couple of small boats. Town buildings and pier are seen in the background.

Flinders Hotel. Port Augusta

c. 1880, Photograph, B 10792

Flinders Family Hotel, Port Augusta 1880-81 when the licensee was JW Gawen. The two storey building has a wrap around upper balcony on which some of the guests are standing. It was previously known as MacKay's Hotel and later as Hotel Flinders.

Ostrich Farm, Port Augusta

c. 1888, Photograph, B 11939

[General description] Ostrich farm, north of Port. Augusta. A number of ostriches are confined in a pen where men are engaged in the task of plucking tail feathers from one of the birds. This project was begun in 1883 by Frank Bignell and W. Campbell with government backing. Drought in the early 1900s and the uncertain fortunes of the industry forced the enterprise to close and the birds to be removed to south, possibly to Priors Court Ostrich Farm at Noarlunga.

Wheat Wagon, Port Augusta

Angus, W. J., c. 1911, Photograph, B 12103

Wheat team at Port Augusta. Four pairs of horses pull a cart fully laden with sacks of wheat. The railway line can be seen on the right of the photograph

Port Augusta

c. 1937, Photograph, B 12700

Port Augusta, the main street. The Exchange Hotel proprietor at the time of this photograph was James L Coats (1934 - 17/10/1937)

Port Augusta

c. 1900, Photograph, B 16647

Port Augusta.

Port Augusta pioneers

c. 1867, Photograph, B 16050

Port Augusta pioneers. A detailed note accompanies this photograph. Pioneers include: T Young, Hugh Massey. James Fabian Phillips, Alexander Mackay, Garrett O'Mere, Jenkins, JA Walsh, Westover, Dan Clarke/Murphy, E Baker, Hanson, Thomas Burgoyne, John Symons, Bill Evans, Tom Hersey, H Hannuschky, M McDermott, Warren, George Young.