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The 'Empress' yacht sailing off Largs Bay
The 'Empress' yacht sailing off Largs Bay.
Captain Girling's house
Captain Girling's house on the Esplanade at Largs Bay. According to a researcher, Robert Girling was Pilot of the SA Harbors Board and Semaphore Signal Station. He was born in 1864 and passed away at Maryborough, Queensland in 1946. He is buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia.
Middle Bank Lightship
[General description] Middle Bank Lightship, 1907-12. Her light was first displayed on Middle Bank on 15th January 1896. The vessel was built at Port Adelaide in the 1850s and had already served as a lightship at Semaphore, Tipara, Port Germain and Port Pirie before being renovated for this placement at Middle Bank in the Spencer Gulf where many groundings of ships had taken place.
Signal Station, Outer Harbor
New signal station, Outer Harbor in February 1937. Previously, before 1937 the Signal Station was located at Semaphore. The New Signal Station is situated near the south-western end of Outer Harbor wharf. The circular reinforced concrete tower is about 8 feet 6 inches in diameter and 50 feet high and is supported on foundation pilings and surmounted by an octagonal observation cabin on which is mounted a single mast extending 30 feet above the cabin roof. Signals such as tides and depths in the river will be displayed by day and night and messages transmitted by Morse lamp to shipping.
Aerial view of Port Adelaide area
[General description] The North Arm of the Port River viewed from above with Lefevre Peninsula and the suburbs of Semaphore (middle of image) and Largs Bay (on right) in the distance, and the sea beyond. Both jetties can be clearly seen. The six masted ship on the river is probably a barquentine as its fore-mast is square-rigged and all others are fore-and-aft. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the 'Chronicle', Feb. 5, 1927 / Aerial view of Port Adelaide River looking south west from the North Arm / 1927'. The following information was provided by a researcher: 'The Torpedo Station can be clearly seen in the middle of the photograph. It is the square piece of land on the corner of the North Arm and Hindmarsh Reach of the Port River. The creek that forms its eastern boundary (Perrys Creek) was extended and deepened by the Naval Reserve and Torpedo Station staff and used for mooring and storage of Naval vessels. The magazine and boat sheds can be seen. They ran along a raised road from the River to the point where Perrys Creek met the diagonal track into the Port. The track was rarely above water and was unpassable. The False Arm, near the Torpedo Station's southern edge, is also very clear'.
Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide
[General description] A tram is crossing the Jervois Bridge. Warehouses and docks are seen in the background. This iron-swing bridge was opened in 1878 by the governor Sir William Jervois to carry the railway line to Semaphore. [On back of photograph] 'The Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide / 1917-1927'.
Port Adelaide
Aerial view of Port Adelaide (on the left), Birkenhead (on the right) and Semaphore (in the distance).
Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide
Looking west along Queen's Wharf from the flagstaff at the end of Commercial Road. The view from this height shows not only the shipping in port at the time but also the housing development of Port Adelaide looking towards Semaphore.
Divett Street, Port Adelaide
A.E. Sawtell's premises on Divett Street (north side) Port Adelaide. Standing outside the premises are Mr. Heinman, watchmaker for A.E. Sawtell, and Mr. Sommerville (arms folded), nautical instrument maker. The building on the left is on the east corner of Commerical Road. Alfred Sawtell provided the surveyor's transit instrument used for determining exact time of South Australia before the establishment of the Observatory in 1860 and the time ball tower at Semaphore in 1875. Greenwich Mean Time was relayed to vessels moored in the Port's inner harbour so the shipboard chronometers could be rated and corrected. This determined longitude and aided navigation. Sawtell also provided daily barometric and temperature data to local newspapers.
"Camilla", Port Adelaide
The brigantine "Camilla" at Port Adelaide wharf. She was built in Leith in Scotland in 1834 by Robert Menzies and Son and made regular voyages between Port Adelaide and Hobart. In 1892 she sailed to Albany and was converted into a hulk for the Orient Line who used her as a cargo lighter. Her captain, John Bickers (1815-1897) was one of the most picturesque figures in Port Adelaide. When he first arrived in Port Adelaide he brought with him John Fletcher who established the slip at Port Adelaide, and Thomas Elder. Captain John Bickers lived at Semaphore in his house named Camilla.
Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide
Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide. Railway tracks occupied the centre of the bridge and were separated from vehicle traffic by cast iron kerbs. A locomotive pulling four trucks successfuly crossed the bridge in 1877. In 1911 the Port Adelaide - Semaphore railway line was shifted from the Jervois Bridge to a specially constructed railway span immediately upstream to the Port River Railway Bridge.
Port Adelaide View
View looking east, probably taken from the water tower in Blackler Street, Semaphore looking across to Port Adelaide. Bute Terrace houses on Military Road in foreground [from information provided by researcher].
Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide
Jervois bridge - looking from Semaphore, Port Adelaide.
Tram, Port Adelaide
First tram to run in Port Adelaide. According to a researcher, the Port Adelaide tram system was opened on 3 April 1917. The tram is an A class 97 and is leaving the Port Adelaide depot. Consists of three different photographs as a montage.
Roseworthy Agricultural College
Detailed pencil drawing of the front facade of the original building of Roseworthy Agricultural College, surrounded by trees and shrubs. The crest of the College is included on the lower right, and it is signed 'Dora Whitford 1930' on the lower left. On the paper outside the drawing frame there are a number of other details sketched: two men talking (lower left); 'Agricultural Roseworthy College' (hand printed, lower right); the letters A, R & C interlocked in a design (middle right).
Port Adelaide Lighthouse
Port Adelaide Lighthouse located at the mouth of the Port River, Outer Harbor. The lighthouse was erected and began service in 1869, and underwent expansion and renovations in 1874. After damage from a storm in 1896 and deterioration the lighthouse was dismantled in 1899 and its components used in other lighthouses. The lantern was transferred to the Wonga Shoal lighthouse at Semaphore, and the steel tower was moved to South Neptune Island and was in use until 1985. The lighthouse was deactivated and moved back to Port Adelaide, where it was reassembled and restored in 1986, and is currently located at Black Diamond Square at the end of Commercial Road in Port Adelaide.
Capt. John Bickers
Capt. John Bickers of Semaphore.
William Bacon Carter
William Bacon Carter was married to Annie and lived at College Town. In 1847 he was a school master in Derbyshire. He was first married to Jane Blakeney in 1851 and later married Annie Northleigh Platts in 1875 at St Michael's Church at Mitcham. He held various positions in the Colonial Secretary's Office including Storekeeper. He died at Semaphore at the age of 77.
Thomas Caterer
Portrait of Thomas Caterer, headmaster of Norwood and Semaphore Grammar Schools.
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
George Selth Coppin
George Selth Coppin was a comic actor, entrepreneur and politician (in Victoria). He tossed a coin to decide to sail to Australia rather than America and arrived in Adelaide in 1846 and opened the New Queen's Theatre, later refurbished the old Queen's Theatre and renamed it Royal Victoria Theatre. He built the Semaphore Hotel but lost his patrons to the Victorian goldfields. A plaque in the Comedy theatre in Melbourne names him as "Philanthropist and Father of the Theatre in Victoria"
Richard Jagoe
[General description] This head and shoulders portrait shows a gentleman with thick grey hair, beard and moustache, wearing a double breasted jacket with a white shirtfront. The photograph is signed 'Yours truly, Richard Jagoe'. Nicknamed 'The Sandhill Savage' he was the shipping reporter at Semaphore for many years, living rough in the sandhills and rowing out to obtain news from visiting ships. He worked for the 'Register', the 'Observer' and later the 'Advertiser'. He later built a house named 'Rhiador' on the Esplanade. [On back of photograph] 'Richard Jagoe / To Hugh Kalypters (?) / with compliments / from R.J.' Hugh Kalyptus was a nom de plume of journalist Spencer John Skipper.
Thomas John King
Thomas John King, Mayor of Port Adelaide.
David Bower
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of David Bower, Member of Parliament in 1865 and building contractor at Port Adelaide where he became Mayor in 1876-1878. A philanthropist, he built the Jubilee Homes, better known as David Bower Cottages on Bower Road, in Semaphore Park to house distressed seamen. He became known as "the father of Port Adelaide". In this photograph he is wearing a square shaped chin strap beard.
Edwin Sawtell
Edwin Sawtell is depicted in the first photograph and the second shows the surveyor's transit instrument used for determining exact time of South Australia before the establishment of the Observatory in 1860 and the time ball tower at Semaphore in 1875. Greenwich Mean Time was relayed to vessels moored in the Port's inner harbour so the shipboard chronometers could be rated and corrected. This determined longitude and aided navigation. Sawtell also provided daily barometric and temperature data to local newspapers.