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Junior army cadets and officers

1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/677

A large group of junior army cadets from Norwood State School and their officers.

Army officer Captain Kinnish

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/678

Army officer Captain W. Kinnish sitting at the entrance to a tent.

South Australian soldiers

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/679

South Australian soldiers standing at ease on a country road.

Lord Kitchener carrying out an inspection of officers

1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/680

Lord Kitchener inspecting returned officers from the South African War ('Members of the South African Medal Corps') in the grounds of Government House, Adelaide during his visit to South Australia in January 1910. From left: General Hoad; Sir Day Bosanquet, Governor of South Australia, wearing a naval uniform; Colonel Frank M. Rowell (in light uniform and helmet); Lord Kitchener; Dr W. Ramsay Smith; Professor [formerly Major] Watson; Majors Blair and Stapleton and Constable Wells. [Other identified but unsure as to which person they are are: Lieutenant CoCilaloh, Lieutenant Peckman, Colonel Kirkpatrick and Colonel Pattinson - possibly behind the main group.] A photo taken during the same event was published in 'The Chronicle', Saturday 29 January 1910, page 29.

Major Heaney, his son and grandson

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/681

South Australian soldiers, Major Heaney with his son and grandson dressed as buglers in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

King George V and Queen Mary at Bombay, India

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/682

King George V and Queen Mary seated under a regal canopy listening to an address by an official at Bombay, India with a crowd of dignitaries and military personnel in attendance; in the harbour beyond may be seen various ships, including the royal yacht.

A group of South Australian men with rifles

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/683

Two soldiers with a group of South Australian men with rifles, possibly new military recruits at an army camp; Captain Kinnish, officer in charge sits centre left second row.

The Australian Medical Corps

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/684

Australian Medical Corps, probably '19th Field Ambulance' soldiers with horse-drawn ambulances on exercise at a South Australian army camp.

War ravaged buildings in Hankow, China

1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/685

The remains of shell-damaged buildings in Hankow, China, the result of an attack by Imperial troops.

Mr. Rymill, a South Australian marksman

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/686

Mr. Rymill, winner of the South Australian Metropolitan Gun Club trophy, taking aim with a shotgun.

Army Service Corps soldiers at an army camp

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/687

A group of soldiers, members of the Army Service Corps attending a South Australian army camp; ten of the men are standing on one of the Corps' horse-drawn transport vehicles.

A South Australian army camp

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/688

Horses, soldiers and tents at a South Australian army camp, thought to be south of Adelaide.

Poultry bred at Kapunda, South Australia

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/690

Six hens owned by Mrs. Uren of Kapunda.

Prize winning Draught Stallion, White Church Swell

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/691

Prize winning Draught Stallion, White Church Swell, at the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Livestock Show, Jubilee Oval, Adelaide, South Australia.

Prize winning bull

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/692

The prize winning bull at the Royal Horticultural and Agricultural Society Livestock Show, Jubilee Oval, Adelaide, South Australia.

Prize winning sheep

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/694

The prize winning sheep at the Royal Horticultural and Agricultural Livestock Show, Jubilee Oval, Adelaide, South Australia.

An officer of the 5th Bengal Cavalry

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/695

A seated officer of the 5th Bengal Cavalry, India.

Sylvia Young and a friend

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/696

A studio portrait of Sylvia Young (formerly French) and a friend at Port Augusta, South Australia.

A portrait of 'Gwendoline'

New Swiss Studio, 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/698

A head and shoulder studio view of a woman holding a parasol, signed with the name 'Gwendoline' and dated 23/3/14.

A letter from a French Count

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/699

A copy of a letter from the Comte Alphonse de Fleurieu who visited South Australia circa 1911-12; he was a descendant of the French explorer.

The 'Wonga Shoal Disaster'

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/704

Newspaper article on the Port Adelaide lighthouse disaster located at Wonga Shoal off Semaphore, South Australia which includes illustrations of the incident, the wrecked lighthouse, the ship 'Dimsdale' which collided with the structure and the two lighthouse keepers killed in the collision.