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Ceremony of the Holy Carpet, Cairo, Egypt

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/137

A cutting from the Cairo Post newspaper entitled 'Yesterday's Kiswat ceremony' describing the ceremony of the Holy Carpet held in Cairo, Egypt.

A procession in Cairo

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/138

Spectators watching a procession surrounding a religious object being escorted to a mosque in Cairo, Egypt, possibly during the ceremony of the Holy Carpet.

Racegoers at a racecourse

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/139

A crowd of racegoers attending a Labor Day race meeting in South Australia.

Spectators at Glenelg Oval

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/140

A crowd of spectators watching a sporting event from the grandstand at Glenelg Oval, South Australia.

Senior police officers in South Australia

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/141

Raymond Leane, Commissioner of Police, standing third from the right with five other senior police officers in South Australia.

Postmen at Alice Springs, Northern Territory

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/143

Postmen and their horses photographed at Alice Springs before travelling with the mail delivery for Powell's Creek, Northern Territory.

A prize-winning fleece

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/144

A prize-winning fleece on display at the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia's Autumn Show, Adelaide.

A street in a country town

c. 1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/145

Children and a horse drawn vehicle in a main street of a country town in South Australia; name not known.

A running race at Mount Gambier

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/147

Competitors crossing the finishing line during a running race at a sporting event held at Mount Gambier, South Australia.

Trades Hall, Adelaide

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/148

Men photographed standing in front of the Trades Hall building in Grote Street, Adelaide, South Australia.

Two champion women tennis players

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/149

Miss Sharpe, left, and Mrs.Stokes who were two champion tennis players in South Australia.

Rifle instruction in Sydney

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/150

A soldier demonstrating rifle shooting skills to a group of civilian men in Sydney during World War I.

Priscilla Weigall receiving a presentation

c. 1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/151

Priscilla Weigall, daughter of the Governor of South Australia, receiving a presentation associated with the '1,000 buttons for school children' event from Mr. C. Houlgrave, Secretary of the State Children's department; Lady Weigall stands behind her daughter.

Yachting on Sydney Harbour

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/152

The yacht 'Killara' competing in the Northcote Cup sailing competition on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales; spectators watch from a ferry boat at anchor nearby.

Receiving line at a Government House reception

c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/153

Men and women waiting in a receiving line whilst attending a reception at Government House, Adelaide; Sir Lewis Cohen, Lord Mayor of Adelaide, wearing a top hat, stands centre.

The yacht 'Killara' sailing on Sydney Harbour

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/154

The Victorian yacht 'Killara', winner of the Northcote Cup, in full sail on Sydney Harbour.

Horse-racing at Oakbank

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/155

Crowds watching a horse race at Oakbank, South Australia.

Mrs. Rowe, tennis champion

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/156

Mrs.Rowe, a champion tennis player from Woodville, South Australia.

Yachting on Sydney Harbour

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/157

Yachts competing in the Northcote Cup led by the eventual winner 'Killara', sailing on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales.

Army officers from the National Reserve

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/158

A group of National Reserve officers photographed with their dog mascot at an army camp near Sydney, New South Wales.

Receiving line at a Governor's reception

c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/159

Men and women waiting in a receiving line at a reception held in the grounds of Government House, Adelaide; Mr. and Mrs. Glover stand centre.

Reinforcement soldiers for the Australian Army

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/160

Australian soldiers described as being army reinforcements of machine gunners and tunnelers; names not known.

The Northcote Cup yachting race, Sydney

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/161

The yachts 'Killara', left, and 'Rawhide' competing in the Northcote Cup sailing race held in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales.

Spectators at a swimming race, Glenelg

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/163

Spectators leaning over a jetty at Glenelg watching a swimming race.

Reading war news in New Zealand

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/164

Men and women standing on the footpath of a city street in New Zeland reading and discussing the latest war news posted on a information notice board set up on to a building.

Sir Archibald Weigall at the Adelaide Show

c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/165

Sir Archibald Weigall, Governor of South Australia, seated far right with three other men attending the Royal Adelaide Show.

Home Defence volunteers in Sydney

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/166

Home Defence volunteers marching during training near Sydney in New South Wales.

Military guns and cannon in Auckland

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/167

Historic military field guns and cannon in Albert Park at Auckland, New Zealand.

Home Defence volunteers near Sydney

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/168

A group of Home Defence volunteers attending a rifle training exercise in bushland near Sydney, New South Wales.

Audrey Whitford

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/169

Miss Audrey Whitford of the Moonta Swimming Club after winning the Semaphore to Largs swimming competition, 4 March 1922.

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