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Abandoned cottage
Ruined cottage on the Pinnaroo to Loxton road. The stone rubble cottage has red brick quoins and a partial corrugated iron roof.
Fire at W.H.Burford's soap factory in Adam Street, Hindmarsh.
Destruction caused by a major fire at W.H. Burford & Sons Ltd. in Hindmarsh. Burford's manufactured soap, candles, starch, lubricating oils, etc. Two views in one showing smouldering ruins and onlookers near fire fighters in a street.
Photograph album of overseas travels and members of the Dunn family
Photograph album of overseas travels of the Dunn family. See 'contents' for more details.
Wynflete Baptist Church, Pekina
View of the ruin of Wynflete Baptist Church near Pekina, taken on 27 May 2001. The church was built in 1936, but regular worship ceased around 1968.
Ruins of St Michael's at Mount Lofty
What is left of St Michael's church after the 'Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 at Mt Lofty, 15 June 1997.
Hotel, Overland Corner
Overland Corner Hotel, built in 1859. Overland Corner Hotel was purchased by the National Trust of South Australia in 1965, and steeped in history and having survived floods and ruin. Overland Corner Hotel Built 1859, this is by far the oldest surviving building in the Riverland. It's original construction was almost entirely of locally available materials, including limestone, red gum and native pine timbers, a dirt floor and thatched roof of river reeds. This rough bush inn, situated on a vital stock route from N.S.W., catered to drovers, explorers and other travelers and became the heart of the first outlying European settlement in the region.
Photographs of St. Augustine's Anglican Church
Part of a collection of photographs on CD-ROM of St. Augustine's Anglican Church in Renmark, South Australia, taken during centenary celebrations of the dedication of the church building. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
Photographs of Camp Coorong
Collection of photographs taken by Denise Chapman (Nos. 1- 25) and Kate Filsell (Nos. 26-51) of Camp Coorong on May 1st-3rd, 2009. See 'contents' for description of individual items.
A crowd outside the fire-damaged Town Hall at Wallaroo
A crowd assembled outside the fire-damaged Town Hall at Wallaroo. A sign for the Savings Bank of South Australia is adjacent to the front entrance of the building, and bicycles are parked against a steel fence at a level train crossing in the foreground. A note on the reverse, signed by 'E' reads 'This is the Ruins of the Town Hall Where the X is, is yours truly & next to me is two of my girl friends Misses Una Hooper & Nell Dorey'.
Residence, Marble Hill
[General description] Marble Hill, summer retreat for South Australia's governors. It was designed by Colonial Architect William McMInn in the 'Scottish baronial revival' style and built (c. 1879) from local sandstone with a roof of welsh slate. It was burnt down in bushfires of 1955 and remained a ruin for many years. In 2017 reconstruction is under way.
Old Customs House, Oontoo
OONTOO: The ruins of the old customs-house at Oontoo on the Queensland border; a man with a car in the foreground. The car is a Ford Model 'T', possibly about 1911. The body-work looks to be Australian made. The car is left-hand drive, therefore probably a direct import from the USA. [from information provided by a researcher]. Another researcher has provided the following information: The old customs house of Oontoo was taken from the name of the Yandruwandha tribe waterhole, called 'Nguntu', which is right on the border of Queensland and South Australia. It is situated just west along Cooper Creek from the Burke and Wills 'Dig Tree', and a little further east again is Nappamerrie station beside 'Ngapa Miri' waterhole, taken up by John Conrick in the early 1860s.
Mount Deception Station
Photograph of a small stone building with the ruins of another building at the rear, and ranges in view beyond. Trees stand in the foreground of the image, with a fence nearby. Caption reads 'Mount Deception Station', while copy two reads 'Mount Deception Hut'. A duplicate copy exists as B 60681/92.
Photographs of Bowden in the 1980s
Comprising seven photographs documenting the Bowden district during the 1980's, where the photographer Gary Sauer-Thompson lived and had a studio. Photographs include shop fronts of corner stores, still in use and dwellings amongst the industrial area.
Views around Hawker
Views of hotel and railway station at Hawker, South Australia. See below for individual details.
Postcards from the First World War
Postcards from the First World War, sent to: Maynard Cole, William Elsdon Cole, Reginald William Cole, Maynard Cole's sisters Claudia and Millicent, and miscellaneous postcards. Sent from friends and family members on active service during the war including: Private Colin Lawson Andrews, Private Horace William George, Private Harrold Leslie Cole, Private Cyril Richard Cole, and Private Maynard Johnson Cole. See below for details.
Nuccaleena mine and township
Photographs of the Nuccaleena mine buildings and township ruins. The mine was about half a mile from its township. Nuccaleena is situated between Beltana and Blinman in the Flinders Ranges.
Photographs relating to war service
Photographs relating to Adelburt Thiele's service overseas in World War I. Includes images of Egypt, France and Turkey. Most photographs were taken by Thiele, while others were reproduced images used as postcards. Also includes a handwritten note about the location of some of the images on the Suez Canal, and an envelope addressed to Cpl M.E. Thiele (believed to be Max Eric Thiele, a brother or other relative of Adelburt).
Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union River Excursion
Photographs of the Royal Ornithologists' Union 200 mile trip along the River Murray from 26th November to 5th December 1913.
Photographs of 1927 tour from Wilpena to Yadlamalka
Photographs of 1927 tour by three cars from Wilpena in the Flinders Ranges (12 May) to Yadlamalka, some 60 kilometres north of Port Augusta (2 June), via Innamincka There are detailed captions typed on the verso of each photograph, with the only clue to the identity of the party coming from one of them (17 May): 'Members of the Commission with Doctor in Charge ... of Paralana Hot Springs Sanatorium'.
Photographs from Woomera
A selection of photographs taken by Clive Bristow at Woomera. They include the Baker Nunn Dish, visit of the King of Thailand to Woomera, a camera, and a display of rockets and related technology.
Gibson's Camp Hotel
Gibson's Camp Hotel - erected in 1884. Note on the back of the photograph says "The only hotel between Port Augusta and Tarcoola. Demolished on completion of East West Line in 1915". The hotel was the first nights camping place for "Mail Passengers". This was the scene of many exciting episodes in days of yore. The ruins can be seen from the windows of the East West Train".
Newman's Nursery, Houghton
C. F. Newman & Sons model nursery at Houghton: a illustrative drawing. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
Newman's Nursery, Houghton
C. F. Newman & sons nursery. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
Newman's Nursery, Houghton
C. F. Newman & Sons Nursery. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
Newman's Nursery, Houghton
C. F. Newman & Sons Nursery. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
Newman's Nursery, Houghton
C. F. Newman & Sons Nursery. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
C.F.Newman Family House
The house belonging to Mr.C.F.Newman and his family. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
Nursery, Houghton
Mr. C. F. Newman's Nursery. In 1856 CF Newman and his young bride cleared land in the District of Highercomb to establish a nursery. By 1880 the nursery was a show piece of the colony listing 300 orchid varieties, 600 rose varieties and 300 different fruit trees. Today the ruins of Newmans Nursery show the location of heated glass houses and later the land was devastated by floods, bushfires, used as a dairy farm and for sheep grazing. The present day nursery on North East Road was established in 1925.
Parsonage, Klemzig
[General description] A man wearing a solar topee poses next to the old Parsonage, which was built by early German settlers and stood on the right (western) bank of the River Torrens. The building is in a state of ruin and was subsequently demolished. [On back of photograph] 'Parsonage at Klemzig built by early German settlers (Reproduced in the Chronicle for November 19th, 1936) / According to a letter from the photographer dated November 21st, 1936 the parsonage stood on the western bank of the Torrens, not far from the Klemzig Cemetery / It was demolished "quite a number of years ago" / The photograph was taken in 1911 or perhaps a little earlier'.
Flour Mill, Millbrook
[General description] This abandoned mill stands amongst gumtrees, falling into ruin. The central part of the building has started to collapse, probably because of damage done when machinery was removed. [On back of photograph] 'Flour Mill, Millbrook / erected by Whitford, Soward, Davies and Tippett in 1856 / Foundation stone laid by Francis Symonds, J.P. on April 29 1856 (See Observer May 3, 1856, supp. 1d / Mill closed in 1867 and machinery sold to the Port Pirie Milling Co. / For many years entertainments and Salvation Army meetings were held in the lower story / See cuttings book, Vol. 2, p. 135 / Presented by Mrs. S.A. Cornish'.