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Cattle train in the Outback

Jeffery, Frederick Albany, c. 1930, Photograph, B 63289

GENERAL: Distant view of a locomotive pulling empty cattle trucks on a railway in the Outback, possibly in Northern South Australia or in Central Australia.

Reverend Bill Edwards

1976, Photograph, B 61866

PORTRAIT: Reverend Bill Edwards the Superintendent of Ernabella Mission 1957-1972, driving a truck belonging to the United Church of North Australia, Pitjantjatjara Church.

Chinese market gardeners

c. 1885, Photograph, B 61942

NORTHERN TERRITORY: Chinese market gardeners at work in the Northern Territory.

Market Gardener's Picnic committee

Chronicle, newspaper, 1911, Photograph, B 62032

GENERAL: Members of the Committee who organized the Market Gardener's Picnic at Kensington Oval, 25 October 1911. Back row: A. Cook; J.C. Hall; W.F. Curtis; T. Willoughby; J.W. Smith; G. Phillips. Third row: S. Pierson; J.E. Rowell; J. Porter; L.T. Merkle; W. Hersey; J.C. Willoughby; G. Packer. Second row: G. Battye; J. Tink; W.H. Hall (President); J. Hammer (Secretary); T. Johnson; G. Wescombe. Front row: F.W. Holbrook; V. Schulze; G.H. Medlow.

The Market Gardener's Picnic

c. 1920, Photograph, B 62034

GENERAL: Mr Hann stands with a prize winning draught horse at a Market Gardener's Picnic; George Packer stands to his right holding a prize cup with his daughter Meta standing by his side.

Market Gardener's Picnic committee

Smith, W. S., c. 1920, Photograph, B 62035

GENERAL: Men of the organizing committee photographed at the Market Gardener's Picnic. George Packer is standing second from the right in the middle row, and John Williams, market gardener of Brownhill Creek, is in the second row from the front, third from the right.

A Housing Trust fork lift driver

1966, Photograph, B 62142

GENERAL: A Housing Trust fork lift driver loading a wooden window frame on to the back of a truck.

Horse drawn cart loaded with cabbages

c. 1922, Photograph, B 62174

GENERAL: Market gardener Joseph Arnold Kelly and his horse drawn cart loaded with 50 dozen cabbages.

Punt at Berri

Gray, F. Malcolm, 1938, Photograph, B 62349

BERRI: River punt at Berri carrying a truck and two passengers photographed as it is about to cross the Murray River.

Royal Mail vehicle in the Northern Territory

1928, Photograph, B 53556

NORTHERN TERRITORY: The Royal Mail "caterpillaring" across the Finke, leather "belts" were used in order to travel over sandy areas. This vehicle took three days for its run replacing the three weeks taken by the original camel mail.

Coconut matting used to improve grip over sandy soil

Walker, W. D., c. 1924, Photograph, B 53612

GENERAL: Coconut matting being spread for grip over sandy soil in an area of northern South Australia. The Willys Knight lorry has a trade number, T-1160.

A Bucyrus mechanical shovel

Wilson, J. H., c. 1930, Photograph, B 54307

THEVENARD: A Bucyrus mechanical shovel used at the Waratah Gypsum Co.,; it filled 5 trucks, each holding 5 tons, in 10 minutes.

Floor of the quarry at J.S. Watts brick business

c. 1923, Photograph, B 54483

NAIRNE: Floor of the quarry at J.S. Watts brick business showing clay pits after heavy rain. Standing on the truck lines from the left are J.H. Watts and possibly Queenie, Dave, Cyril and Joe.

Delivery vehicle at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries

Healy, Francis Robert, c. 1936, Photograph, B 54673

OUTER HARBOR: Delivery vehicle and men working at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries.

AMSCOL advertising float

c. 1925, Photograph, B 54941

GENERAL: An early AMSCOL float advertising the ice cream section. The lorry is a Hallford which was new in 1911. The truck was registered to Beauchamp Bros. Halifax Street. Information courtesy of the Veteran Car Club of S.A.

Travellers shopping for lunch

c. 1925, Photograph, B 55049

GENERAL: Travellers shopping for lunch, the men are identified as "Frank, Guy and Long Tommy near tree".

Australian Slate Quarry at Willunga

c. 1920, Photograph, B 55417/176

WILLUNGA: Men trucking slate to the dump from the Australian Slate Quarry.

Men and women on a picnic

c. 1938, Photograph, B 56008

GENERAL: Men and women on a picnic outing sitting on three vehicles owned by A.E. Goodwin Ltd.

William and Theresa Curtis

c. 1875, Photograph, B 56855

PORTRAIT: Pioneers William and Theresa Curtis; they arrived on the "Marion" in 1857 and married in 1860. They established a market garden at Brown Hill Creek, Theresa was the sixth stall-holder at the East End Market.

Noarlunga Sand Company Ltd at Maslins Beach

c. 1923, Photograph, B 55417/267

Maslin Beach: Noarlunga Sand Company Ltd. sand storage bin adjacent to Willunga Railway at Pedler Creek. The bin could store 400 ton of sand which was delivered by a flying fox with its pick-up point at Maslin Beach 1 1/4 miles away. Trucks of sand were railed to Adelaide to be used for building.

P. M. G. Department vehicle

c. 1925, Photograph, B 57243

GENERAL : A P.M.G. Department vehicle.

Model T Ford on a farm near Burra

1925, Photograph, B 57244

BURRA : According to a researcher this vehicle is a Model T Ford 'buckboard' in use by the Postmaster General's Department. It looks to be a 1917 model (but could be as late as 1923) but has a locally-built body of a type that dates from about 1914. The black rod-like device behind the rear of the vehicle could well be a ladder, with the branding 'P.M.G.' on it, in which case it is probably leaning against a telephone pole that is out of site behind the cabin of the buckboard.

Road train on Koomerloo Station

c. 1925, Photograph, B 57245

BURRA : Albert Stanley Laver driving a road train on Koomerloo Station near Burra, owned at that time by Mr. Warnes. The road train was a Jeffery Quad (four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering). Mr Warnes owned two of these, number 8026 registered in 1917 and number 01381 registered in 1918.