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Aerial photographs of the city of Alexandrina: Goolwa South

Jones, Daryl, 2007, Photograph, B 75686/1-15

Aerial views of Goolwa South, in the city of Alexandrina, South Australia. See below for details.

South Australia, Echunga [cartographic material] : no. 820, zone 6, sheet south I 54, S II NE & NW / prepared by Australian Section Imperial General Staff

Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Australian Section, 1951, Archival map/chart, C 1123

Topographic map of Echunga region, with some cadastral detail. Includes roads, railways, towns, rivers, creeks and farms. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Elevation in feet. 1951 reprint of the 1937 survey, stock no. AHQ/4-6/0182.

South Australia, Cambrai [cartographic material] : no. 801, zone 6, sheet south I54, NIII NE & NW / prepared by Australian Section Imperial General Staff

Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Australian Section, 1940, Archival map/chart, C 1120

Topographic map of Cambrai region, South Australia, with some cadastral detail. Includes roads, railways, suburban villages, rivers, creeks and farms. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Elevation in feet. Surveyed 1937, published 1940.

Unloading water at Karcultaby

c. 1924, Photograph, B 28038

Unloading water on the West Coast for Flying Gang, from a galvanised tank to tanks of railway rolling stock. The term 'Flying Gang' was used by the South Australian Railways to describe track maintenance gangs based in remote areas, and it was common for these gangs in the water scarece areas of Eyre Peninsula to be supplied with water by train. (Information supplied by Peter Knife.).

Ceremony Banquet

Williams, G. H., 1912, Photograph, B 488/9

Ceremony Banquet of turning the first sod of the East-West railway line at Port Augusta, held at the Town Hall.

Locomotive 53

c. 1882, Photograph, B 9843

[General description] The crew poses with Locomotive no. 53. These W class locomotives were used on the Port Augusta and Government Gums (Farina)Railway. [On back of photograph] 'Locomotive no. 53 / Class W (Maker's continuation no. 1717 / Built in Manchester in 1877 by Beyer Peacock / Used on construction work by Barry, Brooks & Fraser until 1882, when it was sold to the South Australian Railways. Sold to Teasdale Smith in December 1911 / Used on 3'6" gauge / Photo evidently between 1882 and 1911 / Information supplied by Mr. L.S. Kingsborough'.

"F" Class Locomotive

c. 1909, Photograph, B 11082

[General description] Two men, probably the engineer and fireman on an F Class Locomotive, a class of 4-6-2T steam locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways. The F Class hauled most of Adelaide's passenger trains from 1902 -1930s. The first 22 were built at the Islington Railway Workshops, 12 were built by James Martin & Co. and 10 by Perry Engineering.

Ooldea Soak

c. 1912, Photograph, B 24880

At Ooldea soak.

Ooldea Soak

c. 1912, Photograph, B 24881

At Ooldea soak.

Railway transport: rolling stock 5'3"

c. 1954, Photograph, B 58892/426

Embossed plaque: Australian Standard Garratt locomotive G-31 Commonwealth Land Transport Board.

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

c. 1951, Photograph, B 58892/483

Narrow gauge Yx class engine at Islington workshop, with Australian Standard front water tank behind.

South Australian views : Government House Belair

1887, Photograph, B 63015/41

Government House, Government Farm, Adelaide and Melbourne Railway. [This is the Old Government House in Belair. The railway runs through the park but is not pictured in this photograph].

Crane used on the East West railway at Port Augusta

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/12/161

The 35 ton crane used in the construction of the East West (Trans Australian) railway at Port Augusta, South Australia.

Crane used on the East West railway at Port Augusta

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/12/160

The 30 ton crane used in the construction of the East West (Trans Australian) railway at Port Augusta, South Australia.

A tracklayer machine

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/146

A tracklayer machine working at the head of the East West Railway during its construction.

Men sitting at long tables set for a dinner, held at the Town Hall, Port Augusta

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/357

Men sitting at long tables set for a dinner to celebrate the turning of the first sod for the East West railway line at Port Augusta, held at the Town Hall.

Sleeper laying machine at work

c. 1916, Photograph, B 44800

Photo of a sleeper laying machine at work during the construction of the East West Railway.

New Mountain Type Steam locomotives

c. 1926, Photograph, B 75120

Three new Mountain Type Steam locomotives at the Port Dock Railway Wharf, Port Adelaide. These were built in a group of 10 in England by Armstrong Whitworth, and arrived by ship. The South Australian Railways Islington workshops completed the assembly and fit out.