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Brownhill Creek Road
View showing the road through the Brownhill Creek, with the side of Brown Hill in the left hand part of the view.
Pichi Richi hamlet
Pichi Richi hamlet - locomotive in the foreground.
Pichi Richi Pass Bridge
A class "W" locomotive with a Cleminson passenger coach crossing the Pichi Richi Pass Bridge. Nine people can be seen standing on the stationary train.
Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide
Jervois Bridge, at Port Adelaide. A near duplicate, taken from a slightly different vantage point, with Sweet signature is at B 10736A. The bridge was constructed in the late 1870s and comprised of a swing bridge that allowed watercraft to pass through and access maritime infrastructure located on the upper reaches of the Port River.
Roper River
[General description] Officials at the Overland Telegraph camp posing next to a wagon. All of the men are wearing full beards and two of them are in tall riding boots. [On back of photograph] 'Overland Telegraph party / Taken by Capt. Sweet at the Roper River in 1872 / (see letter from Sir Chas. Todd to his wife, March 2, 1872.) From right to left : A.J. Mitchell / C. Todd / R.C. Patterson / J.A.G. Little (afterwards Pt. Darwin postmaster)'.
Railway Bridge at Saltia Creek
Railway Bridge at Saltia Creek, near Port Augusta. This railway bridge is known locally as the "Lattice Bridge", and is located on the Port Augusta side of Woolshed Flat. Sweet Adelaide 418. A researcher has suggested that this bridge is located on the Quorn side of Woolshed Flat, not the Port Augusta side. The bridge is over the Waukarie Creek at Woolshed Flat, just before it converges with the Saltia Creek.
Jetty at Semaphore
[General description] Looking from the foreshore at Semaphore along the length of the jetty. The jetty has a dog leg bend at the end and a tug and steamers can be seen in the gulf. A band stand and a flag pole are positioned on the foreshore near the beginning of the jetty. [On back of photograph] Semaphore, probably in the eighteen eighties. According to a researcher the picture must be from after 1889 as the rotunda which was located south of the jetty was not constructed until that year. This information comes from Chronology of Semaphore.
Strathalbyn
[General description] Angas River at Strathalbyn with view of the Church in the background. Young boys are playing cricket next to the river and in the background the Manchester Glasgow House can be seen. [On back of photograph] Strathalbyn 1872-86 (Sweet).
Waterfall Gully
The first fall, Waterfall Gully showing the hills sloping down to the creekbed. Several stone buildings and sheds can be seen along the road leading from the falls. Wooden fences and stone walls outline the properties.
Waterfull Gully
View of Waterfall Gully.
Willunga
[General description] View of Willunga showing neat paddocks fenced with post and rails and hedging, gumtrees and a few stone buildings. [On back of photograph] 'Willunga / Looking north or north west / 1872-86 / Police Station and cells on the extreme right / Post Office (old) on left side of the road (two storied building?) / Details supplied by Mr. L. J. Ewens'.
Magill Orphanage, Woodforde
[General description] Magill Orphanage and Industrial School, Woodforde. It is a substantial three storey building in the Italian Gothic style, designed by Mr. R.G.Thomas and built by contractor Mr. W. Bundey in Glen Osmond stone with freestone dressings. Contract price was 12,616 pounds.
Bullock Team and Wagon
Bullock team and wagon in approximately the 1880s. Eight bullocks are pulling a cart while a man with a stick watches on. Hills are in the background and a few straggly gum trees.
Adelaide Club, North Terrace East
[General description] A man with a horse and cart stands in the foreground of this view of the Adelaide Club. The building, modelled on London's Gentleman's Clubs was built to a design by foundation member, Edward Angus Hamilton in 1864. [On back of photograph] 'North Terrace East, south side / 1872-86 / Adelaide Club / The left side of the Adelaide Club House abuts Club House Lane / Frontage: 25 yards'.
Hindley Street, Adelaide
Hindley Street, Adelaide, looking west from King William Street. In the foreground is a close up view of a gas street lamp. Blurred figures of pedestrians stroll across the street in which tram lines can be seen. On the left is Bertram & Cornish, Outfitters.
King William Street
King William Street, east side looking south. Aldridge's Southern Cross Hotel on the left. This busy scene depicts horse drawn carriages and trams and the general public going about it's business. In the photograph the empty space for a clock can be seen and this was not installed until 1935. The Town Hall was completed in 1866.
Currie Street, Adelaide
North corner of Currie Street and King William Street, Adelaide, showing the new Bank of Australasia building soon after its completion. For the old building, see B 6371.
Currie Street, Adelaide
Currie street, Adelaide, looking west from King William Street. It is a quiet day with only a few pedestrians and horse drawn carriages in the street. The J.Colton & Co. building (in the middle distance) is on the east corner of Kingston Street. On the right is the new Bank of Australasia building, completed in 1887.
King William Street
Bank of South Australia, King William Street, west side. This building with its elaborate Renaissance facade was erected in 1876-77. Lloyd Taylor and EW Wright were the architects. WJ Maxwell was brought out from Scotland to produce the cut stone work and while he was in Adelaide he also carved the Robert Burns statue.
King William Street, Adelaide
Bank of Adelaide and Alfred Chambers on the south corner of King William Street and Currie Street, Adelaide. A horse and cart is waiting outside this ornate building which has only been recently completed. The left side of the bank is 24 yards south of Currie Street and the extreme right is 41 yards west of King William Street.
Grenfell Street, Adelaide
Grenfell Street, Adelaide, south side, looking west. On the left a group of gentlemen pose in front of Cavendish Chambers. The Register building and its tower can be seen towards the right. Also shown: Grenfell Street Auction Mart, and a wine bar. The extreme right is 19 yards west of Commercial Place.
Pirie Street, Adelaide
The Exchange, Pirie Street, Adelaide, north side. Premises include Harry Farrar & Co., Engineers and Contractors Agents, and Beresford Bowen & Black, Licensed Surveyors, Land Agents, Engineers. The right side of the building is 34 yards east of Exchange Place (on the left).
West Terrace, Adelaide
[General description] A small boy leans on a post and rails fence in front of a row of shrubs on the west side of West Terrace. A row of two storey terrace houses is seen on the left. The Adelaide Observatory (on the right), originally built for Sir Charles Todd was demolished in 1978. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 186, 125 / West Terrace, looking south from a point a little south of Currie Street / 1877-86 / The Observatory is shown on the right of the photograph / The division between acres 186 and 125 lies between the far side of the single storey cottages on the left and the near side of the two storied verandahed building / Photograph from an album of Sweet's views'. Acording to a researcher, the Adelaide Observatoy building was demolished in 1952, not 1978 and Adelaide High School was built in its place.
Flinders Street, Adelaide
Flinders Street, Adelaide, south side, on the east corner of Molton Street. On the ground floor of the building is A. Molton, picture frame maker, and on the first floor is Captain Sweet's photographic studio, the Imperial Portrait Rooms. The men posing in front of the building would be employees of the firms.
Flinders Street Public School
Flinders Street Public School. Right side of the school is 14 yards east of Daly Street. The left side is 50 1/2 yards east of Daly Street. Flinders Street School was opened in 1878 as the City Model School with an average daily atendance of 593 students. The building was the first two storey public school in the colony. It was designed in a neo-gothic style by Edward John Woods and had a gabled roof. The school closed in 1968. The photograph shows the bluestone building with ornate pointed arch windows and square headed ones. The wide brickwork band halfway up the walls is another strange feature which suggests that the upper storey was an after thought.
Angas Street
Angas Street, south side, showing Old Supreme Court building. This building with its pure Doric portico is constructed from sandstone. It was built between 1847 and 1850. Richard Lambeth was the architect and RG Bowen the builder. Until 1873 it was used as the Supreme Court, then until 1891 used for the Local and Insolvency Courts and then for the Police Force.
Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide
[General description] This large two storey stone building, complete with clock tower is situated on the corner of Jeffcott and Ward Streets. The photograph was probably taken around the time of the opening of the school in September 1882. A number of students and staff (and possibly student's families) are posing for the photographer on the footpath outside the walls of the school. [On back of photograph] 'A Sweet photograph (1882-86) of Whinham College, a prominent private school for 40 years / Previously the North Adelaide Grammar School it moved into this building in 1882 and closed in 1898 / It is now the Lutheran Immanuel Theological College'.
Botanic Gardens, Adelaide
[On front of photograph] 'Botanical Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.' [General description] A view of water, probably the lake, surrounded by a mixture of native and exotic vegetation: willows, gum trees and grasses.
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens showing the lake and surrounding willow trees. In the distance, through the trees, the lawns can be seen sloping up towards buildings outside the park.
Botanic Gardens
Entrance Gates, Botanic Gardens which were erected in 1876 or 1877. Provision for a public garden was made by Surveyor General Colonel William Light in his 1837 Plan for Adelaide. The site was recommended to the Government and George William Francis was appointed superintendent of the garden in 1855. A set of fine iron gates was purchased for the North Terrace entry. The gates have a double set of opening gates flanked by single opening gates on the side. Two gas lights sit on top of the ornate gate posts.