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Scarred tree
Scarred gum tree on the river bank near Mannum from which a native canoe has been made.
Scarred tree
Scarred gum tree near Mannum from which a native canoe has been made.
Scarred tree
Scarred gum tree near Mannum from which a native canoe has been made.
Scarred tree
Scarred gum tree near Mannum from which a native canoe has been made.
Scarred tree
Scarred gum tree near Mannum from which a native canoe has been made.
Scarred tree
Two gum trees near Mannum one of which has had a native canoe made from its bark. Within the scarred area is a 'Sanctuary' sign.
Scarred tree
Scarred gum tree near Mannum from which a native canoe has been made.
Burke memorial carved tree
The head of a man with the initials ROH which has been carved on to a tree used by Aborigines to cut out a canoe, possibly in north western South Australia. It is thought to be a memorial to explorer Robert O'Hara Burke, carved on a tree at Cooper Creek, located 30 metres from the 'Dig Tree'. The work was executed by John Dick, a travelling photographer, and his wife Minnie Ghyn Thompson in November 1898.
Burke memorial face tree
The head of a man with the initials ROH which has been carved on to a tree used by Aborigines to cut out a canoe, possibly in north western South Australia. It is thought to be a memorial to explorer Robert O'Hara Burke, carved on a tree at Cooper Creek, located 30 metres from the 'Dig Tree'. The work was executed by John Dick, a travelling photographer, and his wife Minnie Ghyn Thompson in November 1898. This photograph was published in the 'Observer', Saturday 7 September 1912, page 30.
Index 175, batch 26
Twenty two black and white prints, (20.5 cm x 15.5 cm) of canoe trees at Milang. Several of the photographs have children looking at the trees. One has two adults and a child posing for the camera in front of a tree. Also includes contact prints. Two of the contact prints show State Library staff members.
Index 178, batch 29
Thirty three black and white prints, (20.5 cm x 15.5 cm) of the removal of a canoe tree from the side of the Murray River at Mannum on the 15th March 1967. A prefabricated, padded cradle was erected around the tree to enable it to be lowered to the ground by a mobile crane. The tree was taken to the SA Museum for preservation. Also includes forty contact prints.
Views of Meadows
A collection of images of Meadows and Kingsbrook Estate.
Excavation site at Fromms Landing
Canoe tree with exposed roots alongside the River Murray. Four people stand in discussion at the base of cliffs at Fromm's Landing, a short distance south of Walker's Flat.
Index 127
Sixteen black and white prints, mostly of canoe trees, some of which have been vandalised, with matching contact prints. Photographs believed to have been taken in Mount Torrens area.
Index 132, batch 8
Twenty four black and white prints of canoe trees, some taken beside a river, with matching contact prints. There is also a photograph of three men, a woman and two children. Photographs taken in the Blanchetown region.
Index 179, batch 30
Five black and white prints, (20.5 cm x 15.5 cm) of canoe trees at Blanchetown. Also includes contact prints. In addition, seven contact prints from this batch have been designated 'rejects'.
Index 195, batch 44
Twenty four black and white prints, (20.5 cm x 15.5 cm) of canoe trees on Murray River bank in the Mannum district. Note on envelope reads 'Contact prints to come back from Mr. Edwards.'
Fishing on the River Murray at Chowilla Station
Aboriginal group fishing on the River Murray near Chowilla Station, a woman on the river bank, a man holding a net, several onlookers perched on a fallen tree trunk over the water, one man standing with spear, and three men in a log canoe, one with spear raised. Further information on this image including names of some of those present, is provided on the back of the Godson duplicate print.
Views of South Australia and abroad: album
Album of views partly of South Australia, with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in Adelaide and at the Botanic Gardens, Waterfall Gully, Morialta, and Strathalbyn. Several photographs may be of Aboriginal men and women of the Point McLeay area. The album includes nineteenth century views of Melbourne, Launceston & Hobart, Brisbane and Maryborough in Queensland and other places abroad including Ceylon, Malta, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. Some of these are by the noted photographers, Horatio Agius (Malta), Poul C. Poulsen (Queensland) and Allan Hughan (New Caledonia). The following photographs have not been digitised and can be seen by requesting the Album: 54. 'Porta Reale, Malta'; Photographs of New Caledonia by the photographer Allan Hughan, including 55. 'Noumea', view of the town, harbour and shipping in the nineteenth century; 56. 'River Foa a Pierra, Noumea'; 57.'Bananiers et Femme Noumea', banana tree with woman sleeping beneath, Noumea; 58. 'River de La Foa (a Daunis) Noumea'; 59. 'Travailleurs indigeni Noumea', workers with weapons and implements, nineteenth century, Noumea. Photograph 378 by Allan Hughan. 60. 'Pilou Pilou New Caledonia', group of warriors in a tribal ceremony; 61.'Cascade a Ciu (Canale) Noumea'; 62. 'Sortie de la Messe, Vao Mission, Ile Des Pins', photograph 976 by Allan Hughan; 63. 'Piroguiers du Chef Samuel, Noumea', canoeists for Chief Samuel, launching a long boat. Another long canoe is on the shore and a very large hut with grass thatched roof is in the background; 64. 'Cas du Chief Philip, Noumea', cone shaped tribal house with grass thatch roof; 65. 'Docil Henghine, Noumea', inhabitant of Hienghene, New Caledonia; 66-75. Views in and around Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka); 76-84. Views of Tasmania; 85-87. Brisbane and the Brisbane River, several by photographer G.R.; 88. Brisbane River with view to 'Botanic Gardens and Houses of Parliament, Brisbane'. Photograph by P.C. Poulsen; 89. River port, possibly Brisbane; 90-91. Churches, possibly in Brisbane; 92-94. Views of Maryborough including Boys Grammar School and Richmond Street, possibly by P. C. Poulsen. 95. Street view of main business district in Maryborough, nineteenth century. Some additional loose photographs of King Country, New Zealand, by the photographers Burton Bros, Dunedin, were found in the back of this album. These have been described separately at B 72119.
'River and trees at Strathalbyn'
A view of a twin trunked gum tree next to the River Angas at Strathalbyn. A mark on the trunk possibly shows where Aboriginal people have carved bark for a canoe.
'River and trees at Strathalbyn'
A view of a gum tree next to the River Angas at Strathalbyn. A mark on the trunk possibly shows where Aboriginal people have carved bark for a canoe. An elegant two storey building can be seen in the background.
Album of photographs of Nullarbor caves exploration
Photographs taken by H.G. Watson of Ceduna of trips of exploration to the caves of the Nullarbor Plain in 1935. Also includes scenes of the Duke of Gloucester's train visit to Ooldea in 1934, his meeting with Daisy Bates and a corroboree performance arranged for him by local Aboriginal people. (NOTE: captions used for 143-149 are those from the album and do not reflect current appropriate use of language.) At the back of the album is a manuscript account of 'Trip to Eucla', a 'Chronicle' newspaper report of the 1935 cave exploration, and a newspaper cutting photograph from The Mail, Saturday 3 April 1937 (page 2) showing a cave with members of an exploration party headed by Mr H. Gwynn Watson. For more photographs and papers of Howard Watson and his family see PRG 1527.
Additional miscellaneous photographs
A miscellaneous collection of mounted photographs relating to exploration of South Australia and the Northern Territory, including several unidentified outback stations, a group portrait of Aboriginal people of Port Lincoln ca. 1900, and maritime topics. A selection have been digitised. Photographs 3, 5-7 are albumen prints of etchings by Frederick Nixon, 1845 duplicating copies held elsewhere in the Pictorial Collection. A photograph of the 'Lusitania, Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW', Excelsior Photo Company' and an interesting series of nineteenth century photos of Tarputree Hindu temples, India with views of Gopuram, Mundapum with lion figures, and a stone car or chariot drawn by horses, are included.