Ruins in South Australia • Find • State Library of South Australia

Ruins of a mill at Smith's Creek

c. 1988, Photograph, B 54107

View, looking south, of the ruins ofView, looking south, of the ruins of Adamson's flour mill on Smith's Creek, showing the wheel support in the centre. It was built in 1850, originally as a watermill, but by December 1855 a 12 horse power steam engine was added. Work on the mill dam commenced in October 1851 and was completed in November 1854.

Mud ruins at Delabole Slate Quarry

Ragless, Margaret E., 1976, Photograph, PRG 1631/104/214

View of mud ruins at the Delabole Slate Quarry, near Willunga. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1631/104.

Irrapartana Railway Station ruins

Ragless, Margaret E., 1996, Photograph, PRG 1631/100/20

View of the ruins of Irrapartana Railway station. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1631/100.

Hotel ruins, Nuccaleena

1920, Photograph, B 669

The ruins of the hotel at Nuccaleena, taken on September 29th, 1920. According to regulations, this hotel is situated half a mile from the mine. Until "quite recently" [quote in 1920], the track between the mine and the Inn was, in places, literally covered with thousands of empty bottles. Mount Tamoshanter is in the background.

Ruins of Hawson homestead, Kirton Point

1911, Photograph, B 54012

KIRTON POINT: The ruins of the Hawson homestead where Frank Hawson was speared by hostile Aborigines in 1840; his remains were exhumed in 1911 and a memorial erected at Port Lincoln. Dr. W. Ramsay Smith, former City Coroner stands on the right, Dr. E. Kinmont stands in the cellar. According to Chrissie Myllika Houston, Frank Hawson was not speared at the house but at the shepherd's hut at Little Swamp (January 2011) [more complete copy at PRG 458/1/1/71].

Ruins of Mill Manager's cottage at Smithfield

c. 1988, Photograph, B 54110

Ruins of the Manager's cottage at Adamson's flour mill on Smith's Creek. The mill was built in 1850, originally as a watermill but by December 1855 a 12 horse power steam engine was added. Work on the mill dam commenced in October 1851 and was completed in November 1854.

Ruins of the Dawson Hotel

c. 1980, Photograph, B 55509

DAWSON: The ruins of the Dawson Hotel, it was built in 1883 and closed in 1961. The first registered licensee was Joseph Richardson.

Ruins of the dairy of James Dawson's original house in Strathalbyn

1973, Photograph, B 58752

STRATHALBYN: Ruins of the dairy of James Dawson's original house in Strathalbyn. He was known as either Major or Colonel Dawson and was co-founder of Strathalbyn.

Melrose brewery ruins

Blood, J. H. S., c. 1860, Photograph, B 19714/19

The ruins of the first brewery on lot 38A in old Melrose.

Hotel ruins, Dawson

Andre, Roger, 2001, Photograph, B 69953

Ruins of a hotel in Dawson, 28 May 2001. The hotel was built in 1883 and closed in 1961.

Ruins of a farm-house atTothill Rangers on the Heysen Trail

Giles, Stephen, 1997, Photograph, B 69282/9

Sitting in the middle of an open field is the ruins of an old farm-house in Tothill Rangers on the Heysen Trail, 14 June 1997.

Men beside beach ruins

Brooker, William Charles, c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 1316/3/308

A group of men gathered on a beach in hats and overcoats view large amounts of wood above high tide level, possibly ruins of a jetty or building; a public men's toilet can be seen in the background.

Ruins of Gaol, Robe

Roach, L., 1918, Photograph, B 322

Ruins of Gaol, Robe, taken in December 1918.

Ruins of a mill at Smith's Creek

c. 1988, Photograph, B 54108

View, looking south, of the ruins of Adamson's flour mill on Smith's Creek, showing the wheel support in the centre. It was built in 1850, originally as a watermill, but by December 1855 a 12 horse power steam engine was added. Work on the mill dam commenced in October 1851 and was completed in November 1854.

Ruins of an old homestead

c. 1930, Photograph, B 55840

GENERAL: A view of the ruins of an old homestead believed to be in the Adelaide Hills.

Ruins of the Cornwall Inn at Willunga

1975, Photograph, B 55417/132

WILLUNGA: This view of the ruins of the Cornwall Inn, at Willunga, was taken in September, 1975.

Ruins of Schlinke's Gully mill

Ball, R. H., c. 1895, Photograph, B 57371/37

TANUNDA: Ruins of Schlinke's Gully mill.

Ruins of a residence in Peterborough

1988, Photograph, B 60248

PETERBOROUGH: The ruins of an old stone residence.

Flinders Ranges album: Ruins, Nucaleena

c. 1898, Photograph, B 60681/22

Ruins of a stone cottage at Nucaleena.

Ruins on the Hawker - Orroroo Road

Bull, Jean, 1981, Photograph, B 69251/90

Ruins of a brick and stone house on the Hawker to Orroroo Road.

Ruins north of Mylor

Giles, Stephen, 2003, Photograph, B 69282/256

Some ruins, north of Mylor near the Heysen Trail, 13 April 2003.

South Australian country scenes

Giles, Stephen, 2011, Photograph, B 69282/666-680

Photographs from Bute, Snowtown and Wallaroo, 30 October 2011; and Burra, 1 September 2011.

Ruins of a stone structure used by whalers to boil blubber on Thistle Island

1907, Photograph, PRG 280/1/5/257

Ruins of a stone structure used by whalers to boil blubber on Thistle Island which they inhabited in about 1836.

Ruins of Macfarlane Brothers' store

1900, Photograph, PRG 1123/36/29

Men standing in the ruins of the Macfarlane Brothers general store, Port Lincoln, which was completely gutted by fire on 7 August 1900, casuing £4,000 damage.

Brickwork ruins at Armagh

Giles, Stephen, 2014, Photograph, B 69282/768

Part of a collection of photographs taken over time of various places and events in South Australia by Stephen Giles, this features the ruins of the brickyard buildings at Armagh.