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A South Australian soldier

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/660

A head and shoulder view of a South Australian soldier; name not known.

A South Australian soldier

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/666

A South Australian soldier.

Men of the South Australian Permanent Garrison Artillery

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/668

Soldiers of the South Australian Permanent Garrison Artillery.

South Australian Boer War veterans

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/669

A group of South Australian Boer War veterans gathered together in the grounds of Government House to meet Lord Kitchener during his visit to Adelaide in 1910. According to a researcher, the officer lying down on the right hand side at the front, leaning on his right elbow, is William De Passe who served in the Zulu War and Boer War and was in the Light Horse Training Corp.

South Australian soldiers on exercise

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/670

Mounted soldiers and horse-drawn gun carriages on exercise at the southern end of Brighton Road where the New Brighton Camp was located. The photographer is looking north; the line of buildings on the left in the middle ground is a row of terraced cottages which still stand [2017] in Wheatland Street, Seacliff.

Field training of South Australian soldiers

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/671

A group of soldiers being taught surveying skills at a South Australian country location.

Soldiers at ablutions

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/672

Soldiers washing themselves from tin tubs at a South Australian army camp.

Soldiers erecting tents at an army camp

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/673

Soldiers working on erecting tents at a South Australian army camp.

A South Australian grand-stand

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/675

A South Australian grand-stand in the course of construction.

Junior cadets and officers

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/676

Four junior cadets, members of Norwood State School, and their officers; names not known.

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.