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Fire truck near the South Australian Maritime Museum for the S.A. May Day 2021 march.

Gonçalves, Fernando M., 2021, Photograph, PRG 1766/25/31

Fire truck near the South Australian Maritime Museum for the S.A. May Day 2021 march. A crowd has gathered near the museum, and news cameras are recording the event.

BMC 245-F Myer flatbed furniture truck

Foreman, Kingsley, c. 1990, Photograph, B 78649/2

BMC 245-F Myer flatbed furniture truck, which was used for customer's home deliveries. The engine was inside the cab with no insulation to stop the heat and sound from the engine. The petrol engine would get hot in summer and the fuel near the engine would vaporise, and the engine would stop. The driver would have to sit until the engine cooled down.

GMH Dandenong Plant: Western elevation of C.K.D. Plant showing inward freight trucks loaded with cars in depressed rail siding

GM Holden Ltd, 1956, Photograph, BRG 213/93/8/VOL2/59

Caption reads: 'Looking south along the western elevation of the C.K.D. plant showing inward freight trucks standing in depressed rail siding'

Float 'Toby Toy Truck', at the 89th Adelaide Christmas Pageant, Adelaide Oval

Liang, Tyr, 2021, Photograph, PRG 1839/1/5

Float 'Toby Toy Truck' going round the ground, at the 89th Adelaide Christmas Pageant, Adelaide Oval. The event was held at Adelaide Oval instead of the Adelaide City streets to control the capacity of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the second year in a row.

Transportation of a granny flat

Hurley, Ken, 2018, Photograph, B 77121/1-11

Views of a granny flat being transported in two halves to Poole Avenue, Hampstead Gardens by Muller Road. It was put together on site.

All British Day, Echunga

Hurley, Ken, 2018, Photograph, B 77122/1-32

All British vehicle day at Echunga Recreation Ground. Nearly 900 vehicles were entered in the 2018 events, with the feature being '70 years of Land Rover'. Vehicles include Land Rover, Riley Motor, Morris, and Austin Healey. Also includes motorcycle clubs.

Sheep stations

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1939, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/148-224

Collection of photographs showing the life and conditions of sheep stations that Clement Penfold Smith worked on including Outalpa and Weekeroo near Mannahill, northeast of Peterborough, Coola, near Mount Gambier, and Auburn. They show the homesteads, gardens, livestock, tanks, land and surrounds.

Photographs of GMH Fishermen's Bend during World War II

GM Holden Ltd, c. 1939, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL2

Photographs of production at Fishermen's Bend during war years with boats, trucks, engines, interior shots of laboratory, hospital, engineering areas, machinery and equipment.

Wind turbine parts

Hurley, Ken, 2018, Photograph, B 77091/7-10

Wind turbine parts being loaded onto trucks for travel to their destinations.

Yesterdays Power Rally, Milang

Hurley, Ken, 2018, Photograph, B 77126/1-104

Yesterdays Power Rally, held at Milang, January 20-21, 2018.

Views in South Australia : collection of black and white photograph negatives

Gordon, Raymond Hier, c. 1935, Photograph, PRG 1605/3/272-377

Negatives containing views of South Australian countryside. Includes farm scenes and machinery, animals, and the car of the photographer appears in many photographs.

Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1958, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/51-100

35mm colour slides originally housed in a container with the label 'I.C.I. Technical', arranged in small boxes with the labels: Pt Augusta (6), Sidewinder Solar Salt SF (25), Quarry (21), Quarry (26), Osborne (18), Aerial (9), Bluebird LMG Excav (19), S/F series (23), Ardrossan conveyor S/F (1), S/F Harvest tech (20), S/F (24), S/F (23), Mt Bold Solar (4), S/F fauna birdlife (11), Quarry (9), S/F (26). Comprising images of: solar salt fields at Port Augusta and Port Paterson, salt fields at Dry Creek near Adelaide, quarry at Penrice and the soda ash works at Osborne, Mount Bold dam and reservoir, and numerous images of salt harvesting and quarrying machinery and vehicles including conveyors, stacker conveyors, crushers, drills, elevators and salt harvesters, in particular the 'Curdimurka' and 'Hodog' salt harvesters. See below for details.

Iron Monarch and Iron Knob

c. 1947, Photograph, B 77273/1-26

Views of the BHP township, and mines and quarries, at Iron Knob and Iron Monarch, near Whyalla.

Sheep stations

Smith, Clement Penfold, c. 1949, Photograph, PRG 1642/39/1-147

Collection of photographs showing the life and conditions of sheep stations that Clement Penfold Smith worked on including Outalpa and Weekeroo near Mannahill, northeast of Peterborough, and Coola, near Mount Gambier. They show the homesteads, gardens, livestock, tanks, and land. Coola Station was 20 miles from Mount Gambier, comprising 13000 acres, and carried 6000 sheep and 1000 Hereford cattle.

Active Service in Egypt, World War Two

1941, Photograph, SRG 435/2/43-95

A collection of photographs showing an unidentified soldier's active service in Egypt during the Second World War from May to September 1941, comprising: German tanks, travelling on board troopships, troops and camps in Egypt. Includes descriptions of most places and names. See below for details.

Photographs and slides relating to Coober Pedy

Dallwitz, J. C., c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 1761/11

Photographs selected to be incorporated into a book about Coober Pedy. Initial discussions took place between John Dallwitz and Rigby Ltd. in 1977 but it is unclear as to whether the book was published. Photographs were to be used in various chapters .... which was to be titled 'Photographic essay of present day Coober Pedy'. Also an index to the photographs. Not all the photographs have been digitised. Also includes colour slides with the name 'Busbridge' on them.

Flax production and aerial spraying

1930, Mixed material, B 73748/1-15

Black and white photographs of harvesting and crop dusting taken between 1941 and 1947, showing the production of Flax and the spraying of linseed on the property of Mr Wes Johnson of Hynam. Includes two excerpts from agricultural periodicals on flax production, dated 1930 and 1941.

Surveying the North/South railway from Alice Springs to South Australia

Kennedy, James Johnson, 1927, Photograph, B 73756/1-23

23 black and white photographs taken by James (Jim) J. Kennedy in 1927 to 1928 during the surveying of the North/South Ghan railway from Alice Springs to South Australia. They were taken with a Box Brownie camera which Jim purchased for 10/- (10 shillings). Descriptions supplied by donor. See below for details.

[Photographs of expansion and machinery installation, Woodville plant]

GM Holden Ltd, 1953, Photograph, BRG 213/77/53/VOL3/27-88

Black and white photographs of building work and machinery installation at the GM-H Woodville plant. Includes images of A, B, C, G, H, M and old K lines in Plant 1, work on Plant 10 and 11 buildings, new machinery installed including Udylite chrome plating machine, Rectifier platform, Udylite Copper Plating Machine during installation, Clearing 144" Hyprodraw Press, copper, chrome and nickel plating machinery, and Bratby washing machine. Also contains photographs of houses to be demolished on Railway Terrace, and other areas in and around the Woodville plant.

E.F.S. Appliance, Pinnaroo

1950, Photograph, B 33638

Pinnaroo E.F.S. appliance (Blitz vehicle with Coventry Climax engine). The man standing up in the middle of the truck is Maurice O'Loughlin. The following information was provided by a researcher: This truck is a Chevrolet Blitz, one of the many ex-Army vehicles purchased by Peter R. Peers from Army disposal sales. He was in business at Murrayville, Victoria, across the border from Pinnaroo. The man standing on the rear of the truck is Keith Jolly. The truck was purchased by the Pinnaroo District Council to be used as a firetruck, in October 1948. See article in the 'Pinaroo and Border Times, Thursday 14 October 1948, page 1, for more details.

Pirie Street, Adelaide

State Library of South Australia, 1926, Photograph, B 3311

[General description] This photograph illustrates the passing of the horse drawn era: a livery stable is converted to a motor business. The Republic Motor Truck Company was a famous manufacturer of commercial trucks circa 1913 - 1929, in Alma, Michigan. Their trucks were used extensively by the Americans in World War One. [On back of photograph] Acre 160 / Pirie Street. North side / Feb. 28, 1926 / Right side of Republic Motor Truck Sales Co.'s premises is 18 yards west of Ackland Street. Frontage: 21.5 yards. For photo. of premises taken in 1922 prior to conversion see B 1103.' (Another hand) 'Converted in 1925'.

Land clearing team at Keppock

c. 1950, Photograph, B 70698/18

A land clearing team, pictured with Colin White's truck at Keppock, ca.1950-1951. Members of the team have been identified by a researcher: far left on the back of the truck is Leslie William ('Slim') Anderson; next to him is Timothy (Tim) Hughes, MM; on the back of the truck, second from right, is Laurence Clive ('Wampy') Peake; and next to him at the far right on the back of the truck is Colin Henry Campbell ('Killer') Cordwell. Colin Faulkner ('Knocker') White is leaning against the driver's door.

Collection of lantern slides

Gordon, Raymond Hier, c. 1938, Photograph, PRG 1605/6/1-194

Collection of lantern slides, created by Raymond Gordon. Gordon travelled widely in South Australia and to the Northern Territory. Views include Mount Gambier, Barmera, Adelaide and the Ungarra district, Eyre Peninsula. Prints and negatives of some slides are also held in other series (Series 1, 3, and 4) and have been digitised in those. Listed below is a selection of the slides. Many of the slides have been digitised in series 3 and are not repeated in this list. Slides taken in the Middle East also have not been listed or digitised.

Photographic study of GM-H Woodville Plant; vehicles

GM Holden Ltd, 1941, Photograph, BRG 213/121/18/18-39

Black and white mounted photographs from an album titled 'Photographic Study, General Motors-Holden's Ltd., Woodville, South Australia, 1944'. Comprises images, with captions on verso, from the section in the album labelled 'Vehicles' featuring car bodies built for the Defence Department during World War II, showing various sedan body panels, field ambulance bodies, a light Ack Ack vehicle, signal vans, and an RAAF wireless telegraphy truck.

Photos taken by Messenger Press of various business and community sites in the north-eastern suburbs

Messenger Press, c. 1995, Photograph, B 75305/1-40

A collection of photographs by the Messenger Press taken at various business and community sites around the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. Places include waste management sites, sports clubs, Cavan Detention Centre and street and town signs. According to brief paperwork attached to the photos, many were taken for the Standard Messenger newspaper. Where more than one date has been added to a photo, one of the dates may refer to when it was published in the newspaper.

Photographs of Whyalla Shipyards

Watkins, Edward Hanmer, c. 1956, Photograph, B 76513/1-31

Album of photographs of shipbuilding and the Whyalla shipyards, taken by mechanical engineer Edward Watkins. Photographs include the ships 'Iron Spencer' and 'Iron Whyalla', ships under construction, and machinery and employees at work in the shipyard and machine shop. See below for details.

Unloading wind turbine blades

Hurley, Ken, 2017, Photograph, B 77091/1-4

Views of wind turbine blades being unloaded from the 'AAL Brisbane' at berth 18, Inner Harbour.

Ferries and Murray River views

Jackman, Frank Downer, c. 1953, Photograph, B 77271/1-13

Views of punts and Murray River

Photographs of General Motors Holden plant at Fishermen's Bend

GM Holden Ltd, 1934, Photograph, BRG 213/73/6/VOL1

Photographs of GMH factory at Fishermen's Bend and related sites, including Chevrolet display and conference, first ship at Fishermen's Bend Wharf, Governor of Victoria's visit in 1939, canteen and social centre, kitchens and functions at social centre, 25 years of progress dinner.

Photographs of motor car racing in South Australia

c. 1950, Photograph, B 70994/1-79

Collection of black and white photographic prints, collected by Max Meaker and taken by a variety of photographers.They all relate to motor car racing in South Australia. There are also a number of photographs from newspapers and magazines.

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