Searcy • Find • State Library of South Australia

A woman tennis player

c. 1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/42/51

Close view of a woman tennis player from Victoria, described by Searcy as a 'champion'; name not known.

Visitors outside Reynella winery

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/42/53

A group of men visiting Reynella described by Searcy as 'judges at a vine training camp'; they stand outside the winery with a woman, possibly a member of staff, names not known.

Memory Cove near Port Lincoln

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/6

General view of Memory Cove near Port Lincoln; a small sailing craft is offshore and A. Searcy notes that those present were T. Gill, A. Vaughan and Mr. Dulwitch.

Two men in Adelaide

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/139

Two men described by Searcy as 'Adelaide's smart younger men'.

Giant grapes displayed between two children

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/150

A giant bunch of grapes displayed between two small girls; Searcy's comment is "these are not grapes- but miniature cocoa nuts' (sic.).

Two young women and three girls

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/159

Two young women and three girls wearing afternoon dress described by Searcy as 'fashions of the day'.

An early make motor car

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/171

An early make open tourer motor car with five passengers; the vehicle is described by Searcy as 'a joy for ever'.

Members of a brass band

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/180

Members of a brass band in a group photograph which Searcy describes as 'the sounds of sweet music'; names unknown.

A male tennis player in action

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/213

A male tennis player in action in Adelaide, described by Searcy as 'a champion', name not known.

An investigation room at the Police Department, Adelaide

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/312

An investigation room at the Police Department, Adelaide, lined with shelves containing specimen bottles and other equipment; described by Searcy as the 'chamber of horrors'.

'Wilara', a racehorse who won the Derby

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/387

'Wilara', a racehorse owned by Mr.Powers, Searcy records that the horse won the Derby.

A group of South Australian employers

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/398

A group of South Australian men described by Searcy as the 'employers of labor'.

South Australian Colonists

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/406

Three women and five men described by Searcy as 'good old colonists' from South Australia.

South Australian magistrates

c. 1911, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/407

A group of men described by Searcy as 'unpaid magistrates of South Australia'; they include Messrs.Solomon, Isaacs, C.A.Johnson, H.W.Gill, and Dr.Rogers (seated second left, front row).

A group of army cadets

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/418

A group of army cadets described by Searcy as belonging to the '1st Commonwealth'.

A women's hockey team

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/458

Members of a women's hockey team described by Searcy as the 'Premier Club' and their male coach.

Country landscape with a lake

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/1

Country landscape with a lake described by Searcy as 'the lake at the entrance to the Avenue' possibly on the estate surrounding Richings Lodge, owned by J.B.Tothill.

A still used on the John McDouall Stuart expedition

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/10

A still described by Searcy as a 'relic of the John McDouall Stuart expedition' probably used to turn salt water into fresh.

A large bush bearing fruit in South Australia

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/23

A large bush bearing fruit grown in South Australia; Searcy has written the name 'K.Wollaston' at the side of this view, possibly a reference to the market gardener of that name.

Visitors with motor cars outside a homestead

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/82

Visitors with four motor cars outside a station homestead described by Searcy as 'Weinteriga', midway between Menindee and Wilcannia, N.S.W. The first car is a 1913 Ford Model 'T', the second car also a like-period 'T'. The third car is too obscured to identify. (Last car not a Ford).

Players on Port Elliot bowling green

Sladdin, John, c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/104

Men engrossed in playing a bowls match on Port Elliot bowling green. [Identified by Searcy as being by Sladden, this is believed to be the work of Victor Harbor photographer, John Sladdin.]

The plant 'Phaseolus caracalla' covering part of Eurelia railway station

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/123

The creeping plant 'Phaseolus caracalla' which was introduced into South Australia in 1874 by Arthur Searcy covering part of the Eurelia railway station.

A group of men including South Australian railways staff

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/218

An informal group of men which includes some wearing South Australian Railways uniform admiring a roadside plant; they are described by Searcy as 'roadside vulgaris'.

Sir Henry Galway at Victor Harbor, South Australia

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/236

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia and other distinguished guests photographed during a visit to Victor Harbor. Sir Henry sits centre of the front row, third from the left with Sir Richard Butler, Commissioner of Crown Lands on his right and Sir George Ritchie, Minister of Public Works on his left. Arthur Searcy is standing first left, back row and Mr.Warland, Town Clerk of Victor Harbor stands far right. Mr Archibald Grosvenor, member of the first Corporation of Victor Harbor (1914) stands fifth from left at the back and directly behind Sir Henry Galway.