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Torrens Gorge Aqueduct
Torrens Gorge Aqueduct showing the water pipe constructed to supply water to Adelaide. The gorge is rocky and little vegetation is growing.
Torrens Gorge Weir
[General description] Water is flowing over this weir which was built around 1857 as a diversion weir to improve Adelaides water supply. It is situated in the picturesque Gorge with its rocky hills and riverbed. [On back of photograph] 'Torrens Gorge weir and aqueduct / 1872-86'.
Torrens Gorge Weir
[General description] Torrens Gorge Weir, was built from stone in 1857. It spans the river at a narrow point in the Gorge.
Torrens Gorge Aqueduct
[General description] Torrens Gorge Aqueduct winds through a stony gorge.
Torrens Gorge Weir
Torrens Gorge Weir built in 1860 is located at Gorge Road, Athelstone. It was intended as a diversion to Thorndon Park to improve Adelaide's then often putrid water supply
Torrens Gorge Weir
Torrens Gorge weir showing water flowing over the weir which was built around 1857 as a diversion weir to improve Adelaide's water supply. See also B 9194
St. Augustine Church, Unley
St. Augustine Church, Unley. This was one of two churches built in Adelaide during the reign of the first Church of England Bishop of Adelaide, Augustus Short. It was erected in 1868 and featured a bell turret rising 54 feet. Glen Osmond stone was used and a font was added in 1873. A larger church building was dedicated in 1924 enabling better placement of the pipe organ.
Residence at Unley
[General description] This two storey house is in the Georgian style with a conservatory attached to its verandah. It has a neat garden and a white picket fence. Mr.Scammell, pharmaceutical manufacturer was Managing Director of Faulding & Co. for many years. [On back of photograph] 'Residence of Mr. Luther Scammell / Thomas Street, Unley / 1872-86'.
Unley Park
Unley Park.
Residence of John Acraman
Residence of John Acraman of Walkerville. A note on the back of the photograph states "Note supplied by the Assistant District Clerk, District of Walkerville (15/11/1941) - It [building] is shown in our records as being in View Road, Walkerville, though the address used by owner is North East Road. A verandah and balcony have been added to the front of the dwelling, otherwise the present appearance (1941) is very little changed from the photograph, and it is in a good state of preservation". There is also a hand drawn map of the location of the house on the back of the photograph. John Acraman was a prominent businessman in the colony of South Australia. He had diverse business interests including coastal and River Murray shipping, insurance, pastoral management, agents for Guinness Stout. He was a keen sportsman, on the Board of Governors of St Peter's College, collector of fine arts and one of the oldest members of the Adelaide Club. He is remembered as being the father of South Australian football after he introduced the Victorian game to South Australia. The home of the Acramans called "The Grove" at Walkerville was destroyed by fire in 1876.
Walkerville
Walkerville, possibly taken by Captain Sweet [See PRG 742/5/125].
Wallaroo
[General description] General view of Wallaroo showing men with piles of stacked timber in the foreground with township buildings in the distance. They are probably working on railway or jetty construction. [On back of photograph] 'Owen Terrace, Wallaroo / Probably in the eighteen seventies.
Wallaroo
[General description] View of Wallaroo smelters, their chimneys silhouetted against the sky. Their construction was begun in 1861, soon after James Boor discovered traces of copper at the Wallaroo Mine site. The largest chimneystack is known as the Hughes Chimney, named after Sir Walter Watson Hughes who was the pastoralist on whose property the Moonta lodes were found.
Waterfall Gully
View of Waterfall Gully.
Waterfall Gully
Second Fall, Waterfall Gully showing the creek tumbling down into a still pool which is surrounded by ferns and rocks. A female is sitting watching the cascading water.
Waterfall Gully
Road to Wyatt's Fall, Waterfall Gully. The road is following the creek which winds down from the hillside. Orchards have been planted on either side of the road and a small cottage with outbuildings can be seen in the valley alongside the road.
First Fall, Waterfall Gully
First Fall, Waterfall Gully, Wyatt's Fall and Dam. The creek is cascading into the dam which has been blocked to form a deep pool. A group of men is seated on the dam wall and walkers can be seen on a path level with the top of the waterfall.
Waterfall Gully
Waterfall Gully in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide where First Creek cascades from the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges
Dunn's Mill, Wilmington
[General description] Horse drawn wagons outside Dunn's Mill waiting to be loaded. The mill began operation on July 1st, 1878. It was bought by W. Thomas & Co. in 1904.
Railway Bridge, Windy Creek
[General description] Railwaymen pose with a W class locomotive on a bridge, silhouetted against the sky. One man rides a hand car. [On back of photograph] 'Railway Bridge over Windy Creek (a little south of Copley). 159 miles 50 chains north of Port Augusta / Engine is class W / probably in the 1880s'
St. George's Church
St. George's Church at Woodforde, Magill was built in 1848 on land provided by Captain John Duff. The foundation stone was laid in 1847. It was the first church consecrated in South Australia. The stones for the church are water worn as they were removed from the nearby Fourth Creek. The photograph shows the grave of John Hawkins 1792-1866 standing prominently in front of the porch.
Woodforde Residence
'Rostrevor' at Woodforde when it was the private residence of Mr Ross Thompson Reid. Reid arrived in South Australia at the age of six and later built a magnificent mansion with his accumulated wealth made as a successful pastoralist. He named it "Rostrevor" after a seaside resort in Ireland. The hall was constructed in two stages with the southern two storey side completed in 1878 and the arches and northern side added in 1901. Within the grounds were well kept gardens, orange and lemon groves, stone fruit trees, coach house, caretakers residence, stables and a large lake.
Woodville Residence
[General description] "St. Clair' is a two storey house, seen from its driveway and partially obscured by trees. It was built by Mr. S.R. Clarke in 1850 in the English country house style and was enlarged considerably over time. [On back of photograph] ''St. Clair', Woodville / 1874-86 / Residence of David Bower / For historical notes about 'St. Clair' see Woodville Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, pp. 19-27 / House gutted by fire about 1893 / Top storey removed and lower portion subsequently restored'.
The Brocas, Woodville
[General description] Family members pose at the entrance of 'The Brocas', originally a cottage built circa 1850 by Henry Giles. In 1853 it was bought by well-known Port Adelaide merchant and shipping agent John Newman. This view shows the original cottage is now a mansion being extensively enlarged c. 1870 with the addition of front rooms (ground floor with bay windows), entrance hall and a tower reputedly to the design of architect T. English. Mr Newman, being an old Etonian named his house for Eton's Brocas Meadows. Space in front of the house has been left for an extension to the upstairs balcony which was added in 1873. (See B 10656). [On back of photograph] ''The Brocas' / Woodville / Residence of Mr. John Newman / 1872-73 / Mr. John Newman (Shown in photograph wearing white coat) died in 1873'.
The Brocas, Woodville
[General description] The Fletcher family, new owners of 'The Brocas' pose in front of the house and on the balcony. The verandah and balcony have now been added to the further side of the house (1873). (See B 10655) Henry Cruikshank Fletcher, also a Port Adelaide shipping identity who owned Fletcher's Slipyard lived here for 38 years until his death in 1912. [On back of photograph] ''The Brocas' / Woodville / Residence of Mr. Henry C. Fletcher / 1876-86'.
Sir Archibald Weigall
[General description] A portrait of Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1874-1952, 18th Governor of South Australia. The face and upper body of the subject is shown, with folded arms. His appointment went from 9 June 1920 - 30 May 1922. He resigned after a short time in office because he became disenchanted with the manner in which Parilament handled its finances.
Bridget Darmody on a riding camel
Bridget Darmody riding side saddle on a camel at Parachilna. The nearest town is Beltana. Bridget married William Rieken (Ricken) at Parachilna on 23 November 1892. A sketch of this photograph appears in Frearson's Monthly Illustrated Adelaide News, June 1883, Pg 89.
Shearers
GENERAL: Shearers. A plaque on the wall of the shearing shed says "TPB 1875". The stamp of ownership on the wool bales is BB CH ME. The shearers are holding their hand shears.
A four horse carriage
A four horse carriage in the 18802. Two ladies and three men sit atop the carriage. Two grooms attend to the horses.
A Drawing Room
A drawing room in the 1880s. Note the positioning of chairs, rugs over the carpet, vases, urns, ornaments on mantlepiece, many hung pictures and portraits, statues on small tables, bay window, shuttered window and piano.