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South Australian football players

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/285

A team of football players and an umpire.

Assembly of soldiers

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/287

A large assembly of soldiers on Adelaide parklands receiving refreshments from women.

Procession along East Terrace, Adelaide

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/288

A procession of horse drawn vehicles advertising an event at Campbelltown proceeding along East Terrace near the Stag Hotel in Adelaide.

Football match

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/289

An anxious moment during a football match in Adelaide.

Crowds in Adelaide

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/290

A large gathering of civilians and soldiers waiting at the intersection of North Terrace and King William Street opposite the entrance to Government House in Adelaide; their purpose is unknown.

Crowds in Victoria Square, Adelaide

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/291

Crowds present at the unveiling of a statue, possibly of Captain Sturt, in Victoria Square, Adelaide.

Proclamation Day at Glenelg

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/292

Proclamation Day crowds on Glenelg jetty, December 28th 1918; the yacht in the foreground is the "Minister".

Win-the-war procession, Adelaide.

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/293

Win-the-war procession, King William Street, Adelaide.

Mr. Mack, Mayor of Glenelg

W.S. Smith, 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/294

Mr. Mack, Mayor of Glenelg, and other officials welcome the Commodore of H.M.S. 'Australia' after his ship's arrival at Glenelg.

A reinforced concrete road bridge in South Australia. According to a researcher this is the Millbrook bridge or the now demolished bridge near Chain of Ponds built ca.1916 to carry the deviation of the road to Gumeracha around the Millbrook Reservoir, finished in 1918. Another researcher believes 'it was built by the S.A. Reinforced Concrete Company, an enterprise which had been estbalished by [Sir] John Monash in 1906. (See Chronicle, Saturday 13 July 1918, pp.24-25)'.

Children enjoying playground equipment

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/296

Children enjoying playground equipment at a Town Planning exhibition held in Adelaide.

Crew of H.M.S. "Australia" in Adelaide

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/297

Crowds watching a march past by members of the crew of H.M.S. "Australia" along King William Street during a visit to South Australia.

Girls playing football

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/298

Women playing football on Jubilee Oval, Adelaide. A fund raising game played on 21 September 1918. The Register reported (23 Sept., 1918, p7) that the teams were made up of players from North of the GPO, and South of the GPO. North 'affected a tasteful costume of white and helio' and South were in 'red, white, and blue'. South were too strong, winning the game 4 goals, 13 behinds, to North's 3 behinds.

School fete at Brighton

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/299

Visitors attending a Catholic school fete at Brighton.

French soldiers in Adelaide during World War, 1914-1918

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/300

A group of French soldiers on leave in Adelaide with an older man in civilian clothes identified as "M. Pinard".

Sir Henry and war veterans

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/301

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, with a gathering of army veterans outside the Prince of Wales hotel in Angas Street, Adelaide.

Sir Henry Galway in Adelaide

Smith, W. S., c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/302

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, with a group of visitors in Adelaide.

Horse jumping event at Prospect

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/303

A ladies horse jumping event held at Prospect on Australia Day, 1919.

Horse and jockey with the Clerk of the Course

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/304

A racehorse and jockey escorted by the Clerk of the Course riding a pony.

Sailors visiting Adelaide

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/305

Thirteen men from the North Sea Fleet arrived in Adelaide by the East-West Express on 15 August 1918 on their way to Victoria. Included in the number was Stoker R. Hopkins (standing left) of H.M.S. Thetis, which took part in the Zeebrugge raid. The visitors were entertained in Adelaide by the Cheer-Up Society.