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SAGASCO photographs : Promotions

South Australian Gas Company (1861-1988), c. 1912, Photograph, BRG 350/34/11/1-250A

Two photograph albums and photographs of promotions, including SAGASCO cooking demonstrations by Home Service Department. Most of this series has been digitised. For details see 'Contents' in 'More info' section. Other photographs, not digitised, include groups visiting the Gas Museum on the old SAGASCO site at Brompton (97-148) and gas cooking promotions in suburbs and country (nos. 151-250).

SAGASCO photographs : Miscellaneous photographs

South Australian Gas Company (1861-1988), c. 1890, Photograph, BRG 350/34/27/1-8

Miscellaneous photographs in SAGASCO collection (no. 6 used in 'The Unquenchable Flame', page190).

[Plan of proposed new dock, Port Adelaide] [cartographic material]

c. 1854, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/13

Plan of proposed new dock at Port Adelaide, near Todd and St Vincent Streets. The original course of a creek is shown passing through the dock site, with a bridge drawn at the north-west end, and surrounding allotments shown. A section showing levels of the proposed wharf is drawn in ink at bottom right hand corner, with present level of swamp and low water mark indicated. No scale shown but dimensions of the dock are given. Ink with blue watercolour wash on paper, ink notation. Signed by William Giles, Manager of South Australian Company. In pencil at bottom left is written 'Railway Station' over initials 'E.R.S.' and 'Received August 1854'.

Viceregal train

1912, Photograph, PRG 327/24/47

Half-plate glass negative of Governor General, Lord Denman's, viceregal train at Port Augusta for the turning of the first sod on the Trans Australian Railway. The locomotives are Y class No. 125 and No. 100.

Portrait of James Dugald Somerville

News Limited, 1933, Photograph, PRG 458/1/2/128A

James Dugald Somerville, historian, pictured working on the ballots for country lands as part of his research into the Port Lincoln Special Survey (see PRG 15/90). He also served as an engineer on the west coast railway. Snap taken by a 'SA News' photographer, 6 September 1933, in the Public Library of South Australia (as evidenced by the carved wooden chair that he is sitting on, which features the South Australian Institute logo ).

Photographs of Sir Day Hort Bosanquet

c. 1909, Photograph, B 71621/1-61

Photographs of Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, Governor of South Australia from 1909-1914, including several relating to the visit of Lord Denman, the Governor General in 1912. See 'contents' for details of items.

First Troop of the Goolwa Volunteer Rifles in uniform

c. 1860, Photograph, PRG 1258/2/385

Five men wearing the uniform of the Goolwa First Troop Volunteer Rifles, with Captain (afterwards Lieut. Colonel) Higgins, in command, far left with sword, and the others holding guns. Higgins served with the Rifle Volunteers until the Goolwa Volunteer Cavalry was formed in 1864 (Information supplied by a researcher). The second man from the left is J.W. (John Huxtable Wesley Peryman). He was the manager of the Bank of Adelaide branch at Goolwa from March 1866 until it closed in July 1867. It closed due to competition from other banks and the railway taking away river trade. His rank at that time was Lieutenant (granted 2 July 1866). He left banking and went on to farming, becoming Captain of the Red Hill Rifles, and eventually going to the reserve Volunteer Force. He went to live at Mount Magnet, Western Australian in 1892 as a miner, prospector, hotel and brewery owner. A photograph of him with other miners is published in the book 'Drawn to Mount Magnet' by Karen Morrissey and Lorna Day (information supplied by a researcher). Queen Victoria gave assent to the Volunteer act of 1865-66 (Act no. 18) on 16th March, 1866. Months prior to this the Volunteer force was in limbo. Volunteers retained their rank but the various troops were basically disbanded. Under the new regulations the government would supply uniforms and pay the troopers for each drill they attended. The Goolwa Cavalry (formerly known as the Port Elliot/Goolwa Cavalry was thus disbanded and reformed in July 1866, It was then known as the No. 1 Cavalry Troop (Encounter Bay) or commonly called the First Goolwa Cavalry. The New troop did not receive all their uniform immediately and it was not until November 1866 that they paraded in their new uniforms for the first time information supplied by a researcher). The photograph appears with names of all the men in The Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931),edition January 29 1910, p. 29.

Wharf construction at Port Augusta

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/12/163

A workman boring planks at the new wharf built as part of the East West (Trans Australian) railway project at Port Augusta, South Australia.

Wharves at Port Adelaide

c. 1870, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/189

Wharves adjoining the South Australian Company's Basin, Port Adelaide, South Australia; John Dunn's Mill can be seen in the left background with the railway station on the right.

Album of people and places in South Australia

c. 1890, Photograph, B 59261/1-23

Collection of unidentified photos of people and places in South Australia (some of the photographs are very faded). See 'contents' for details of items.

School group in South Australia

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/403

A happy group photograph of Aboriginal and white schoolgirls with teachers outside their school on the East West railway line in western South Australia; names not known.

Scenes in Adelaide, Goolwa and Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula: photograph album

Gordon, Raymond Hier, 1937, Photograph, PRG 1605/1/1-35

Album includes views of Adelaide and beaches at Brighton and Glenelg; draught horses at the Royal Show 1937; Goolwa barrage under construction, Sturt paddle steamer; the sailing ship Passat; together with family, farming, fishing and other leisure and sporting activities in the region of Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Details of the photographs are listed under items.

Farina South Australia - Glass plate negatives

c. 1880, Photograph, B 78556

Farina glass plate negatives

South Australia and Northern Territory views

Unbehaun, Carl, c. 1899, Photograph, B 72664/1-24

A half morocco over pebbled cloth album, inscribed on front pastedown 'Zur Erinnerung an Adelaide Sud-Australien / von Herrn & Frau Unbehaun / December 1899' [In memory of Adelaide, South Australia, from Mr & Mrs Unbehaun], and containing 24 window mounted silver gelatin prints, each 100 x 150 mm and with a manuscript caption on the album page beneath.

Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne

Sweet, Samuel White, 1886, Photograph, SRG 94/2/13

Volume 1 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]

Heinrich family album

Heinrich, Hermann Adolph, 1916, Photograph, PRG 1559/8/1-295

Heinrich family album, compiled by Ilona Oppenheim from loose family photographs. Notes found on the verso of photographs are noted in the caption in inverted commas. Topics include life at Hermannsburg Mission in the Northern Territory in the nineteen twenties, with photographs of some Aboriginal people and visitors to Hermannsburg, including scientists, government officials and tourists. Photos 293-295 are restricted from view pending assessment of Aboriginal content. These images include 293. Ceremonial tjuringa stones of the Hermannsburg area (restricted); 294. 'Manangananga' sacred cave (restricted); 295. 'Holy cave 17 April 1929 (Dad's birthday)'. Large group of Aboriginal people from the Hermannsburg Mission gathered at a sacred spot (restricted). Photos 296-302 have not been digitised. These are duplicated elsewhere in other Heinrich albums or lantern slides.

Buxton scrapbook

Buxton, Victoria Noel, Lady, 1896, Scrapbook, D 8309/1-22(Misc)

Scrapbook album relating to the activities of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (Governor of SA from 1895-1898) and his family. It contains 98 original photos, as well as newspaper cuttings, watercolour paintings and letters. Possibly compiled by Lady Buxton. The majority are identified or annotated in the compiler's hand, sometimes using terminology that is today considered inappropriate.

Series 048: Aerial views of Adelaide

Smith, D. Darian, 1937, Photograph, BRG 397/2/48

Aerial photographs, primarily of the city of Adelaide. Views include high and low angle views of the central CBD and King William Street; Adelaide Oval during the 1937 Ashes test match between Australia and England. Some views include inner suburbs beyond the parklands.

Man standing next to a locomotive

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 327/24/33

Half-plate glass copy negative of a print of man standing next to an early locomotive. Information from a researcher: Builder: Baldwin, USA. Builders No. 7860. Palmerston (Port Darwin) to Pine Creek contract builders loco 1886-9. Puchased by SAR becoming No. 107 (Sandfly). Transferred to Commonwealth Railways 1-1-1911. CR renumbered in 1917 to NA1. Withdrawn from service in June 1950. Displayed at Port Augusta Railway Station 1960 to 1982 and from May 1984 at Keswick Passenger Terminal, Adelaide.

John Mellor's expedition photographs

White (Family), c. 1906, Photograph, PRG 335/128/1-107

Photographs of expeditions and excursions to River Murray, Eyre Peninsula, Islands of Bass Strait, Capricorn Islands and outback locations.

Views of Murray Bridge

Immig, John, 2006, Photograph, B 71394/1-26

A collection of images of Murray Bridge.

Photographs relating to George Dankel

Dankel (Family), c. 1930, Photograph, PRG 638/5/1-15

Photographs relating to George Dankel, comprising early farming scenes and including Aboriginal people and Aboriginal dwellings. One of the images has been positively identified as created by D. Darian Smith, with the remainder strongly attributed to the photographer. On comparison with SLSA images of Hermannsburg and the Aranda (Arrernte/Aranta), it is possible that the location of the images is Alice Springs, Terowie, Finke River and McDonnell Ranges area (see PRG 1559/8/1-295).

Series 049a: Aerial views of Adelaide

Smith, D. Darian, c. 1934, Photograph, BRG 397/2/49A

Aerial photographs of Adelaide, showing various views around the CBD and adjacent to the River Torrens. Featured buildings and sites include Adelaide Oval, Government House, Parliament House, Adelaide Railway Station, King William Street, King William Road, North Adelaide, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Zoo, Albert Bridge, Morphett Street Bridge, and distant views of the south easterm suburbs and Mount Lofty Ranges.

Aerial photographs of Adelaide CBD

Jones, Daryl, 2007, Photograph, B 75681/1-18

Aerial views of Adelaide CBD, taken in 2007. See below for details.

Photograph albums belonging to Hermann and Hilda Heinrich

Heinrich, Hermann Adolph, 1919, Photograph, PRG 1559/7/1-234

Records comprise photographs taken from three photograph albums belonging to Hermann and Hilda Heinrich. Captions found on the photographs have been noted in quotation marks. Some captions have been provided by Ilona Oppenheim. Photographs show activities in and around Hermannsburg Mission, people of the Mission, Alice Springs, Darwin, Henbury Station, Gosse Ranges, Palm Valley and other places in Central Australia.

Views of Victor Harbor

Immig, John, 2006, Photograph, B 71393/1-50

A collection of images of Victor Harbor.

Adelaide Treasures

Messenger Press, c. 1988, Photograph, B 71869/1-78

A selection of photographs relating to Adelaide Treasures. See 'contents' for details of individual images. [An additional image of the 'old Cabinet Room - used by the premier and is cabinet from 1876-1968 in the old Treasury Building' can be requested for viewing.]

Wedding of Hilda and Ike Puddy, Chinkford SA

1921, Photograph, PRG 1696/5/13

Digital copy of a black and white photograph of Hilda Blanche Puddy (nee Frost) and Ike (Isaac) Horace Clatworthy Puddy on their wedding day, held at the Emmanuel Church, Chinkford, 3 February 1921.

Photographs relating to Messenger Press : other buildings

Messenger Press, 1984, Photograph, B 72629/1-75

Photographs relating to 'other buildings', created by Messenger Press.

Diary of Sergeant H. E. Clark

Clark, Harold Ernest, c. 1918, Manuscript, D 8725(L)

Transcript version of a diary kept by Sergeant Harold Clark, from his departure from Australia in July 1916 to 19 January 1917, printed as a pamphlet by Scrymgour & Sons, Adelaide. 'Accompanying the pamphlet diary are two official printed cards achieved in manuscript, one recording Harold Clark's death in action on 3-3-17 and his place of burial (Warlencourt British Cemetery; Location Mem. Plot Cross No. 6 Row C; Nearest Railway Station or Town Arras), the other recording the death in action on 24-4-18 of [a cousin] Lance Corporal Andrew Douglas Clark, 43rd Battalion A.I.F. and his place of burial (Bonnay Communal Cemetery, Plot 1 Row B Grave 31; Nearest Railway Station or Town Amiens). The presence of these two cards announcing the cousins' death in action, the printing of this memorial piece in Adelaide, rather than Melbourne where Harold's parents lived, and the pristine state of the piece, strongly suggest that Elizabeth Clarke was responsible for the publication and that this copy descends ultimately from her. The front wrapper repeats the title with some additions: Gallipoli 1916 :: France 1917 / Diary of the Late Sergt. H.E. Clark / Late 27th Battalion A.I.F. / Killed in Action in France March 3, 1917. / He Gave His All - His Life. [From auction catalogue.]

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