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The jetty at Port Germein

1900, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/26

The jetty at Port Germein with the waters of a high tide breaking over it.

Neptune Island coastline

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/27

Part of the rocky coastline of Neptune Island with waves breaking on the shore.

The end of a jetty at Whyalla, but captioned Iron Knob. According to a researcher, this is Whyalla's original jetty. 'The key identifiers are Hummock Hill to the left, behind the jetty, Mt Laura (distinctive shape) in the distance and the ore chutes on the side of the jetty to drop ironstone into barges.'

The jetty at Wallaroo

1904, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/29

The jetty at Wallaroo with sailing ships anchored alongside.

The first jetty at Stansbury

1900, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/30

The first jetty at Stansbury.

A view of a major jetty at Whyalla

1904, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/31

A view of a major jetty at Whyalla, but captioned as being Iron Knob. According to a researcher, this is Whyalla's original jetty. 'The key identifiers are Hummock Hill to the left, behind the jetty, Mt Laura (distinctive shape) in the distance and the ore chutes on the side of the jetty to drop ironstone into barges.'

A distant view of Point Lowly

1904, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/32

A distant view of Point Lowly.

The jetty at Beachport

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/33

The jetty at Beachport with the "Julia Percy" anchored alongside.

The jetty at Wallaroo with the cargo ship "Waroora" anchored alongside

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/34

The jetty at Wallaroo with the cargo ship "Waroora" anchored alongside.

The jetty at Port Lincoln

1903, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/35

The jetty at Port Lincoln with a cargo ship anchored alongside.

Methodist Church at Noarlunga

c. 1865, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/36

Early view of the Methodist Church at Noarlunga with members of the congregation gathered outside. Two banners are by the Church entrance as if the occasion of a festive nature.

The 'Luakim'

c. 1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/38

The 'Luakim", a P. & O. vessel used as a hospital ship photographed in the Red Sea.

Opening of the railway at Light Pass in March 1903

1903, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/39

The opening of the railway at Light Pass in March 1903: view of officials, railway workers, and the first locomotive to use the line. The caption refers to Lights Passage not Light Pass.

E.P. Clarke, Chief Inspector of Distilleries

c. 1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/41

E.P. Clarke, Chief Inspector of Distilleries standing with a horse in bush country.

General view, including part of the reservoir

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/42

General view, including part of the reservoir.

Part of the walled dam of the reservoir in the Barossa Valley

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/43

Part of the walled dam of the reservoir in the Barossa Valley showing water behind the wall and a trickle in the foreground. A man stands on a section of the wall.

Telegraph staff at work

1902, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/44

Telegraph staff at work in the operation room, Telegraph Office, King William Street.

Premises of L.E. Cubber's coach building and H. Troon's blacksmith shop

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/46

Premises of L.E. Cubber's coach building and H. Troon's blacksmith shops at Ballarat, Victoria. Three workers stand outside with samples of carriages.

Grenfell Street, south side, Adelaide

c. 1865, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/47

Grenfell Street, south side, Adelaide.

Boating party at Broad Creek

1905, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/48

Party of six men and a woman in a large rowing boat at Broad Creek. A written note refers to "The Warden" and M.B., ML>.

Taxation officers

1904, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/49

A large formal group of taxation officers.

The old site of the Port Adelaide Light

1901, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/50

The old site of the Port Adelaide Light built in 1869, height 84 ft. with a white revolving flash every thirty seconds; it was wrecked and disappeared in 1901 when the headkeeper was Mr. Templeman.

Street in Yorketown

1905, Photograph, PRG 280/1/1/51

General street view featuring M. Erichsen's Weaner Flat general store; a troop of mounted infantry wait on the road. The store on the left is now the Yorketown bakery and on the right, obscured by trees, is the original Yorketown Courthouse, now used by the Yorketown Historical Society. (Weaner Flat was a subdivision of part Section 87, Hd. of Melville by storekeeper Edward Jacobs in 1875, now included in Yorketown.).