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Dr Richard Sanders Rogers
Dr Richard Sanders Rogers (1861-1942) orchidologist, physician, Army medical officier, colonial militia, mental health practitioner, natural history collector, plant/seed collector. He demonstrated mental telepathy and hypnotic powers, was director of Keswick Base Hospital and accompany his regiment to the South African war.He was a member of various boards, including Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery.
Light Horseman and Mount
Light horseman and mount around the South African War period.
Military Badge
Military badge called shoulder title worn by early Australian bushman regiments when they went to the South African War.
King William Street
Departure of a contingent for the South African War, King William Street probably identified as members of the 2nd Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (SA) Contingent who departed in February 1902 and returned July 1902.
King William Street
South African War Contingents in King William Street.
King William Street
South African War Contingents in King William Street.
Exhibition Building
Departure of the S.A. Bushman's corps for the South African War at the Exhibition grounds.
Jubilee Oval
South African War Contingents, small arms demonstration at Jubilee Oval.
Jubilee Oval
South African War Contingents at Jubilee Oval.
Members of the Mounted Contingent in Adelaide
ACRE 47: Members of the Mounted Contingent at the corner of Hindley and King William streets.
Troops awaiting the arrival of the Mounted Contingent at Port Adelaide
PORT ADELAIDE: Troops awaiting the arrival of the Mounted Contingent, at Port Adelaide.
Parliament House, Adelaide
PARLIAMENT: Parliament House, with the South African War Memorial in the foreground.
Looking east along North Terrace
NORTH TERRACE: Looking east along North Terrace showing the entrance to Government House and the South African War memorial.
King William Street, Adelaide
"King William Street / North Terrace intersection showing South African War Memorial, taken from Government House wall, Adelaide". The time on the G.P.O. clock is reading 12.15. For a photo taken from the same location at 12.20 see PRG 1712/3/2.
Lieutenant Bagot
Lieutenant Christopher George Seymour Bagot, 6th South Australian Contingent to the South African War, 1901.
S. A. Imperial Bushmen
S. A. Imperial Bushmen, Sixth Contingent. This contingent, comprising 11 officers and 127 other ranks under Captain Cornish, left Port Adelaide on 6 April 1901 on the transport "Warrigal" for Durban. After disembarking, they trekked inland to join the larger Fifth Contingent at Vrede on 18 May. Henceforth 5th and 6th SA Imperial Bushmen operated effectively as one unit under Major J.R.M. Shea, a Bengal Lancers officer, as part of Colonel de Lisle's column in the newly annexed Orange Free State.
Members of the Mounted Contingent cheering the Governor at Marble Hill
MARBLE HILL: Members of the Mounted Contingent cheering His Excellency the Governor at Marble Hill.
Members of the Mounted Contingent in Rundle Street
ACRE 84: Members of the Mounted Contingent passing Hunter's City Boot Palace in Rundle Street.
Crowds waiting for the Mounted Contingent in Rundle Street
ACRE 84: A crowd waiting for the Mounted Contingent to pass Hunter's City Boot Palace in Rundle Street.
Shipping horses on the Troopship 'Surrey' from Port Adelaide
PORT ADELAIDE: Shipping horses on the troopship 'Surrey'.
Group of Adelaide Rifles soldiers
A group of 11 soldiers pose for the camera at an undidentified location; the buttons on the epaulettes are 'AR'.
Crowds of civilians and soldiers in King William Street and North Terrace, Adelaide
Crowds of civilians and soldiers filling King William Street and the North Terrace intersection in Adelaide during the unveiling ceremony for the South African Soldiers War Memorial on June 6th, 1904; spectators have packed the balconies of the Gresham Hotel and photographers are on the roof of the next building.
Crowds of civilians and soldiers in King William Street and North Terrace, Adelaide
Crowds of civilians and soldiers filling King William Street and the North Terrace intersection in Adelaide during the unveiling ceremony for the South African Soldiers War Memorial on June 6th, 1904; spectators have packed the balconies of the Gresham Hotel and photographers are on the roof of the next building.
Letter from Lord Methuen
Calligraphic copy of letter by Lord Methuen, commander of the First Division in the South African War, presented by T. Usher, praising the men of the South Australian Bushmen's Corps to which Usher belonged.
King William Street, Adelaide
"North Terrace / King William Street intersection looking South from Govt House lawn and showing South African War Memorial on left". The time on the G.P.O. clock is reading 12.20. For a photo taken from the same location at 12.15 see PRG 1712/3/47.
Samuel Grau Hubbe
Lithographic portrait of Captain Samuel Grau Hubbe in his Bushmen's Contingent uniform, based on a photograph by Fruhling (date unknown). The engraving was done by T.C. Dalwood, signed on the 11 September 1900, and printed by J.H. Sherring & Co. Hubbe, commanding officer of the 3rd South Australian Bushmen, was killed in action near Ottoshoop, Transvaal, on the 12 September 1900. He was the highest ranking South Australian to die as a result of enemy action in the South African War.
James William Goodes
Cabinet card studio portrait of James William (Will) Goodes. He is wearing a suit with a jacket, vest and bow tie, and has a boutonnière on his lapel. He has a moustache and neatly combed hair.
Additional photographs relating to exploration and maritime topics
A collection of mounted photographs relating primarily to exploration and maritime topics in South Australia and the Northern Territory, together with a small collection of portraits of people associated with the Royal Geographical Society. Two group portraits of Aboriginal people, from Port Lincoln and from Kopperamanna are included (photographs 9 and 15). Photographs 67-70 relate to the Flinders Centenary 1902. The following photographs have not been digitised (copies are held elsewhere in the Pictorial Collection or not related specifically to South Australia): 2. 'Light on Kingston jetty' with lighthouse keeper, his dog and bicycle; 3. 'Kingston jetty' Also at B 9409; 8. 'The British Hotel Port Adelaide', pencil sketch ca. 1841. Also at B 510; 9. 'Port Lincoln natives, last of tribe, 1897'. See B 512; 13. 'Victor Harbor breakwater'. Also at PRG 280/1/2/39; 20. Distant view of the landing place and iron stores at Port Adelaide, South Australia. Photograph of an artwork of 1838; 25. Horrocks' expedition, showing Horrocks and his party, with laden camel, moving through the bush. Photo of an artwork ca.1846; 26. 'Horrocks after being wounded on his way to Penwortham'. Photograph of an artwork ca.1848. Also at B 475. Original in the Art Gallery of South Australia; 28. Photograph of painting signed by E. Magraith 1904 with inscription 'H.M.C.S. Yatala after a painting by H. C. R. 1849', to Arthur Searcy Esq, President of Marine Board, from G. H. 1904'. See also B 9316; 31. View of the gorge on Mary River by Stephen King 1862. John McDouall Stuart Expedition. See also B 486/9; 33. 'Matthew Flinders, aged 27', photo of a portrait . See B 11153; 38. 'Captain Sir Leopold Mc Clintock, R.N. LL.D' photograph of an engraving of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Arctic explorer; 39. 'The late Sir John Franklin' photo of an engraving;40. 'Captain Charles Sturt' (Australian explorer). Also at B 70378/3; 41. 'Relievo of National Memorial to Sir John Franklin. M. Noble, Sculptor', photo of bronze sculpture in London; 51. 'Robert Kyffin Thomas' portrait. Also at B 3687; 52. 'Charles Davies older brother, Gawler'; 58. 'The Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth, Secretary of State for the Colonies'; 59. 'Sir Leopold Mc Clintock, 1880'; 60. Commander Verney Lovett Cameron 1878; 61. 'John McKinlay'. Davies & Co. photographer. Also at B 1782; 65. 'Sir J. Langdon Bonython'. Also at B 2255.
Badges relating to political issues
A collection of circular tin plate badges with pin attachment on back, relating to Australian political issues from the 1970s to the 2000s collected by Molly Brannigan. Topics include: Australian Labor Party, Vietnam Moratorium Campaign (VMC), peace movement and an end to war, anti-nuclear and uranium mining protests, nuclear disarmament, Friends of the Earth, May Day peace marches, Socialist workers, Aboriginal land rights and reconciliation, against ANZUS and US bases in Australia, independence for various countries, Australian Independence Movement of the mid 1970s, and miscellaneous political badges. See below for details.
The "Aldinga"
The "Aldinga" (2), 3078 gross tons. Triple expansion engine 10 knots on 27 tons of coal per day. Cargo vessel laid down as "War Cloud" and completed as the "Glenstal" by Dublin Dockyard Company for the Limereick Steamship Company Limited. Launched 19 February 1920, ran trials 13 May 1920. In 1921 was bought by Adelaide Steamship Company Limited and renamed "Aldinga". In 1951 sold to South African owners and renamed "Natal Coast". In April 1955 ran aground in fog off Walvis Bay with a cargo of timber and palm oil. Total loss. Aldinga is the Aboriginal word for tree district and hunting ground.