Victor Harbor • Find • State Library of South Australia

Demolition of Chimney

c. 1925, Photograph, B 3456

[On back of photograph] 'Victor Harbour / Chimney of Wattle bark extract factory (built around 1885) in process of demolition. (Before 1926)' [General description] The stone factory building, behind a post and rails fence, is in the foreground. The factory chimney is being pulled down using a rope, and men on the site are standing well back. Houses can be seen in the background.

The Wenmouth Collection : Victor Harbor

Wenmouth, Bernice Mary, c. 1961, Photograph, B 64310/81

View of the Bluff. According to a researcher the view of Rosetta Head (commonly known as the Bluff) is taken from Granite Island. (Victor has no rocky coast like this.) Also West Island is visible just to left of the bluff.

The Breakwater, Port Victor

c. 1910, Photograph, B 27635

The Breakwater, Port Victor, Victor Harbor.

View of Port Victor

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1879, Photograph, PRG 742/5/48

View of Port Victor (Victor Harbor) towards Granite Island [also at B 71969/39 & B 72445/37].

Hindmarsh River, Port Victor

Bartels, Frank H., 1893, Artwork, B 11593

Depiction of the bridge over Hindmarsh River with a grand residence on the hill in the distance.

Soldiers Memorial Gardens

c. 1928, Photograph, B 4906

[General description] This Postcard was presented by Mr. R. Praite, Unley. It depicts the Solders' Memorial Gardens which are formal in style with flowerbeds, lawns and young Norfolk Island pines. The bay can be seen on the right. [On front of photograph] 'Published by A. Prince / Soldiers' Memorial Gardens, Victor Harbour, S.A.'

Victor Harbour

c. 1920, Photograph, B 16565

View of Mount Breckan, Victor Harbor.

Photographs relating to Goolwa, Victor Harbor and south coast region

Tolley, J. C., 1854, Photograph, PRG 1377/77/1-99

Photographs and post cards collected by J.C. Tolley relating to the Goolwa, Victor Harbor and Granite Island. First 12 images are commercial postcards published by P.M. Wells, Goolwa and printed by Vardon Print, Adelaide. Others include aerial views of south coast region, Goolwa barrage and May 1929 'Back to Goolwa'.

Photograph album belonging to Effie Ferguson

c. 1902, Photograph, B 75462

A collection of amateur family snaps, social events and holidays of Ferguson family members, mostly in and around Victor Harbor. A few appear to have been taken overseas and interstate. Many are taken in Gandy's Gully (which appears as 'Ganley's Gully in the captions - perhaps a family pun on the official name) and on the south coast at Victor Harbor and Port Elliot, and possibly also at Inman Valley. The earlier, captioned photographs are dated by the owner as being taken in 1902, but there is a clear progression apparent both in terms of the fashions worn and the quality of the photography.

Alec Holborn's photograph album

c. 1926, Photograph, B 70990/148-286

Album of photographs mostly taken about 1926 by Alexander Harrold (Alec) Holborn. Includes views of Victor Harbor and buildings, Granite Island and environs, visit of the Prince of Wales to Adelaide in 1926, SA Amateur Swimming Association activities at Glenelg and on the Torrens, Adelaide and environs, and the Holborn family. Some pages have over-arching captions, including PAGE 10 (49-53) 'views on Hindmarsh River 1926';.

Alec Holborn's photograph album

c. 1926, Photograph, B 70990/1-147

Album of photographs mostly taken about 1926 by Alexander Harrold (Alec) Holborn. Includes views of Victor Harbor and buildings, Granite Island and environs, visit of the Prince of Wales to Adelaide in 1926, SA Amateur Swimming Association activities at Glenelg and on the Torrens, Adelaide and environs, and the Holborn family. Some pages have over-arching captions, including PAGE 10 (49-53) 'views on Hindmarsh River 1926';.

South Australian locations 1969-1970

Mason, Alexander, c. 1969, Photograph, B 78550/1-29

Collection of photographs of popular South Australian sites

Postcard collection of Emily Sophia Groom

c. 1900, Photograph, B 77156

A collection of postcards and greeting cards collected by Emily Sophia Groom (nee Grovermann) during the early 1900s, with many cards depicting early SA. The inscription inside the album states "E S Grovermann, Blyth, 29-5-1906". Emily Groom was born in 1877 at Clare and married Harry Rowe (his mother's surname) Groom in 1931. Emily was aged 45 when she married and did not have children of her own. Locations in the postcards include Blyth and Clare, Tanunda, Gumeracha, Victor Harbor and Port Elliot, Adelaide, North Adelaide, and assorted interstate and international locations [See individual records for selected digitised postcards, which may be viewed online].

Views of Adelaide, Victor Harbor region and Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula : photograph album

Gordon, Raymond Hier, c. 1936, Photograph, PRG 1605/4/1-74

Photograph album containing views of sporting events and farming at Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula, Glenelg and beach, scenes on the South Coast including Granite Island, Middleton, Chiton Beach, Port Elliot. The following photographs have not been digitised: PRG 1605/4/3 (another copy at PRG 1605/4/61); PRG 1605/4/51 (another copy at PRG 1605/4/23); PRG 1605/4/53 (another copy at PRG 1605/4/16); PRG 1605/4/58 (another copy in PRG 1605/1/26); PRG 1605/4/52 (uncropped version is at PRG 1605/4/65); PRG 1605/4/69 (another copy at PRG 1605/4/17)

South Australian scenes and activities 1

Heinemann, Elva, c. 1964, Photograph, B 71192/1-96

Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities. These slides document Port Elliot (including Green Bay), Goolwa, Victor Harbor, Strathalbyn and Mannum. See 'contents' for details of individual images.

Hoffmann photographs, box 22, portraits and gatherings

Hoffmann, Charles, c. 1920, Photograph, B 73347/1-23

Part of a collection of glass plate negatives which have been transferred from the National Trust of South Australia, Victor Harbor Branch. The images comprise mainly portraits of women, men and children. Includes people in fancy dress, a parade, and a young woman at her 21st birthday. The negatives were originally from Charles Hoffmann [assumed to be Hoffmann Photographics, Victor Harbor]. Kodak plates.

Townley family

Swiss Studios, 1921, Photograph, BRG 216/26/10

Photograph on an embossed mount, featuring a studio portrait Mrs and Mrs E G Townley (Edward and Sarah) with sons Gordon and Edward. The Townley family were friends of the Bruce's of Burke Street, Victor Harbor.

Rumbelow family residence

c. 1880, Photograph, B 27477

The Rumbelow family residence in Franklin Parade, Yilki, as it appeared approximately 1880. The original home on the right was a wooden structure referred to by the family as the 'Crystal Palace'; the stone house on the left is 'Yeltanna'. See also B 70322.

Horse tram, Granite Island

c. 1950, Photograph, B 63166

GRANITE ISLAND: A horse driven tram taking on passsengers from Granite Island to return across the causeway to Victor Harbor, South Australia.

Kings Beach

South Australia. Government Publicity and Tourist Bureau, 1937, Photograph, B 60354/3

Kings Beach and Petrel Cove from 'The Bluff' near Victor Harbor.

Postcard views of South Australia

c. 1900, Photograph, B 72277/1-13

Collection of postcards with views of Adelaide, Victor Harbor, Goolwa, Glenelg and Trans-Australian Railway. See 'Contents' for details.

A float representing an aircraft made from a small motor car

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/23/192

A float representing an aircraft made by attaching false wings and fuselage over a small car created for an Australia Day procession at Victor Harbor.

A decorated motor car for Australia Day celebrations

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/23/195

A motor car decorated with flowers, crepe paper, and streamers for Australia Day celebrations at Victor Harbor; passengers hold up a certificate which indicates that it is a prize winning exhibit.

Prints from glass plate negatives of South Australian scenes

Tolley, J. C., 1900, Photograph, PRG 1377/78/1-231

Prints from glass plate negatives of photographs of scenes of country South Australia and Adelaide, taken in the first decade of the 20th century. See 'Contents' for more details about the photographs. Some locations, exact dates and the photographers' names are unknown - see 'More info' section for information. Do a NUMBER search on PRG 1377/78/1-231 to see digitised images of this collection.