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Sir Henry Galway and party at Port Pirie smelters

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/493

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia inspecting the BHAS smelters at Port Pirie with other men; Sir Henry is walking pointing a cane at something in the distance. [Information provided by Phil Rickard].

Three figures standing smoky countryside.

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/494

Three figures standing in front of a galvanised shed, the scene appears to be shrouded in smoke, possibly the result of a bush fire or burning off.

New hospital at Lameroo, South Australia

1911, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/495

Distant view of the crowd assembled for the foundation stone ceremony for the new hospital on the Friday afternoon 22 December 1911, at Lameroo, South Australia. Mr. Richard Alfred O'Connor, Chairman of the Hospital Committee, was elected a few years later as a Liberal Union MP for the electorate of Albert from 1915 to 1921. His wife Louise laid the foundation stone. At the time the new hospital was named the 'Pinnaroo District Hospital.'

Foundation stone ceremony at Eden Valley, South Australia

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/496

A small crowd, including children, attending a foundation stone ceremony at Eden Valley, north of Mount Pleasant, South Australia.

Rotunda at Millicent, South Australia

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/497

Local residents listening to a speech at a function held at the band rotunda, Millicent, South Australia.

Bicycle racing in Adelaide

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/498

A bicycle race at Adelaide Oval.

A Northern Territory wheat farm

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/499

Four men standing in a wheat-field on a Northern Territory farm.

Thatched hut in the Northern Territory

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/501

A man and a horse standing beside a thatched hut in the Northern Territory.

A broken-down hay cart

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/502

Four men at the site of a damaged hay cart in the Northern Territory.

A tram on North Terrace, Adelaide

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/503

Passengers awaiting a tram on North Terrace, opposite Adelaide railway station; the large two-balconied building left rear is the South Australian Hotel.

An elderly South Australian couple

Smith, W. S., c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/504

An elderly South Australian couple attending an outdoor function; names unknown.

A farmhouse at Maitland, South Australia

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/505

A farmhouse and outbuildings, Maitland, South Australia; a herd of horses stands on the road in front of the homestead.

Members of the Mothers' Union, Robe, South Australia

Krantz, Harry, 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/506

Group portrait of members of the Mothers' Union at Robe, South Australia. Back row: Mesdames Whittle, Tresize, Robertson, Jackson, Flint, Boyle, Domaschenz, Whitmitz, Wilhelmina Hann (nee Wagner) and Schultz. Second row: Mesdames Debhardt, Chambers, Jackson, Carr, Birmingham, Schultz, Munrow, Mutrie, Pickett, Thompson, and Wilson. Front row: Mesdames Wyllie (president), McKenzie, Fenneli, Sneath, Davison, Williams, Russell, Birmingham, Lord, Tannam, and Lady Bosanquet, wife of the Governor of South Australia Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet, seated in the front row, far right. She visited Robe in April 1912 where she hosted an afternoon tea for the Mothers' Union at the Robe Institute on Wednesday 3 April 1912. Seated in the front are Miss Wyllie and Miss Bosanquet.

A South Australian quarry

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/507

A crane hauling a seven ton rock up a cliff at a South Australian quarry.

A country creek in South Australia

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/508

A tree lined country creek in South Australia.

Harvest workers in South Australia

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/509

Harvest workers including four women standing with sheaves of grain next to a haystack.

Mr. Ray Walsh

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/510

A head and shoulder viw of Mr. Ray Walsh.

Sir Day Bosanquet and party at a function

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/511

Sir Day Bosanquet, Governor of South Australia and party at a South Australian function; Sir Day is shown tipping his top hat.

A child with a Pomeranian dog

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/512

A little girl holding a Pomeranian dog on display at a South Australian dog show.

Jack Burgess driving cattle in a Drag

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/513

A similar photograph is described by The Observer newspaper as "Jack Burgess driving cattle in a Drag". Both were taken at Skuthorp's Buckjumpers entertainment show on Jubilee Oval on 13 January 1912.

A group of men at a test cricket match

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/514

A group of South Australian men at a test cricket match.

Transportation of wheat by horse and cart

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/515

The transportation of bagged wheat to an outdoor storage depot by horse-drawn carts in South Australia.

A man and three women workers at a function

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/516

A man and three women at an outdoor South Australian function.

Koolbiri

c. 1875, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/517

This is the man known as Koolbiri or 'Mailman Jimmy' who for many years carried the mail on foot between Fowlers Bay and Eucla in the early days of settlement on the South Australian West Coast.