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Railway Cottages, Terowie
Railway cottages and barracks at Terowie before demolition.
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.
Yatala Labour Prison
Yatala Labour Prison, The first prison building at Yatala. In use in the 1850's. Situated in a gully to the Nth. East of the Prisons erected subsequently. Overlooked by the barracks occupied for a time by a guard of Imperial Troops. Prison demolished many years before 1936. the photograph shows a derelict single storey brick building with six windows either side of two doorways.
James John Hall
Sergeant Major James John Hall, Mounted Police, born 5 May 1821. He joined the Metropolitan Police 21 February 1842. He became a Lance Corporal 1 January 1847, Corporal 10 October 1847. He became a Sergeant 1 March 1852 and Sergeant Major 8 February 1853. He was made Inspector 12 June 1861 and finally left the Service 30 June 1861. At one stage he was living at the old Police Barracks on North Terrace, and whilst there a son was born to him; a volley of guns was fired to mark the occasion. This ambrotype photograph shows James John Hall in his ceremonial uniform holding a sword.
William Francis Johns
William Francis Johns at Police Barracks.
Hedley John Rowney
Constable Hedley John Rowney, presented with Kings Police Medal for bravery at St. Peters on 18 November 1913, when he was shot at while effecting the arrest of felons. Presentation made by the Governor Lt. Col. Sir Henry Galway, at the mounted Police Barracks North Terrace.
Parade of Junior Constables
Parade of Junior Constables. In 1934 a Junior Constable training course was introduced in South Australia. In the photograph several of the constables are playing the bugle. The Police Band was a part-time unit which at this time consisted of mainly Junior Constables. It was housed at Thebarton Police Barracks. Other constables were housed at the Port Adelaide Police Depot in primitive buildings with poor amenities and bad hygiene.
W.F. McFarlane & J. Overall
W.F. McFarlane and J. Overall with Mountain class Engine taken at Outer Harbor near Railway barracks.
Mount Gambier Policemen
Mt Gambier Policemen Sgt. R. Baker Inspector W. Ridland Senior Sgt. J. Schwerdt with police medals at the Thebarton Police Barracks.
Boer War Troops
Boer War troops in camp A7 outside the Police Barracks in Adelaide; thought to be soldiers of the Bushmen's Corps.
Government House Guard
Members of the Government House Guard from South Australian Permanent Artillery at Adelaide barracks.
Police constables
Group of mounted and senior police constables at the Police barracks, North Terrace.
Trinity Church, North Terrace
Trinity Church, North Terrace was the first Anglican Church built in South Australia and is one of the oldest buildings in the City of Adelaide. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Hindmarsh in 1838. The clock in the tower was made by Vulliamy, the clockmaker to King William IV and was intended to be used as the first town clock. By the time of this photograph the galleries in the transepts were added. Garrison troops led by their own brass band marched down North Terrace from their barracks to attend services.
Trinity Church, North Terrace
Trinity Church, North Terrace was the first Anglican Church built in South Australia and is one of the oldest buildings in the City of Adelaide. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Hindmarsh in 1838. The clock in the tower was made by Vulliamy, the clockmaker to King William IV and was intended to be used as the first town clock. By the time of this photograph the galleries in the transepts were added. Garrison troops led by their own brass band marched down North Terrace from their barracks to attend services.
Hutt Street
Hutt Street, west side, 2nd July 1965. Hutt Street frontage is 71 yards. Angas Street frontage is 71 yards. In 1956 this building was annexed to the Naval, Military and Airforce Club. The Club's origins date back to 1879 when it was formed as the Militia Officers Club of South Australia in premises in the old barracks behind the South Australian Museum
Hutt Street
Hutt Street, west side, 2nd July 1965. Hutt Street frontage: 71 yards. Angas Street frontage: 71 yards. In 1956 this building became the Naval, Military and Airforce Club. The Club's origins date back to 1879 when it was formed as the Militia Officers Club of South Australia in premises in the old barracks behind the South Australian Museum. This building was originally built for pastoralist John Rounsevell from materials from Mitcham and Glen Osmond quarries. The building is much altered due to the removal of the elaborate perimeter verandah/balcony and the addition of the crudely detailed porch
Adelaide View
View of Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower, looking north east. Grenfell Street runs across the centre of the view. The warehouse of George P. Harris, Wholesale Ironmonger (soon to become Harris Scarfe's) can be seen, upper right of centre. In the upper left of the view is the Institute Building and the mounted Police Barracks. Beyond the city buildings is the parklands and distant countryside. [On back of photograph] 'Panorama of Adelaide / Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 15 sections from B 5099'.
Adelaide View
Aerial view of Adelaide looking south-west. In the fore ground to the left is Government House, looking left is the Institute building of the State Library of South Australia, the South Australian Museum and Adelaide University. The Army Barracks on the Parade Ground are just out of the photograph. Kintore Avenue seems to peter out near the Teachers College buildings. There is an empty block next to the Adelaide Club on North Terrace.
North Terrace, Adelaide
Looking west from the site of the University. Adelaide Club and S.A. Institute on left. Mounted Police Barracks on right. Crucial factors are the existence of the Adelaide Club (finished 1865 or 1866) and the absence of the stables erected for the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867. Interesting to note the wide open spaces between the sparsely placed buildings.
Adelaide Battery of Artillery
Adelaide Battery of Artillery, taken on the old Parade Ground, on the site of the South Australiam Museum. The building on the right is the old Ordnance Store, and that on the left the Police Barracks. Colonel L.B. Matthews (on horse) commanded the Battery. The officers from L -R are Lieut J.L.R. Fiveash, Capt. W.D. Claxton, and Lieut. B. Solomon. The battery wore the imposing blue Garibaldi jackets with scarlet facing and stripes. The guns are six-pounders. The Battery practised at Glenelg and fired from the south side of the jetty into the sea at a target placed on Oyster Point. Other members of the Battery included Sgt. C. Wells, Sgt. Charles White of Fulham, Cpl. Thomas Barnett, Gunner Frederick W. Botting of the Lands Office is the tall figure on the extreme right of the picture, Gunner Daniel Lawrence and Gunner J. N. Perry.
National Gallery
National Gallery work room, 5th January 1961. This workshop was completed in 1960. Fo9r buildings formerly on this site see B 14357 and B 14358. A portion of the Archway which was built as part of the Mounted Police Barracks in 1854 can be seen on the extreme left of the photograph
National Gallery
National Gallery work shop, 5th January 1961. View shows the western side of the Archives building. This workshop was completed in 1960. For building formerly on this site see B 14357 and B 14358. Part of the Archway built as part of the Mounted Police Barracks can be seen on the extreme right of the photograph
Destitute Asylum, Adelaide
Old Destitute Asylum Buildings, Adelaide, November 7th 1918. Section C, east side, building 26. Described by Mr. T Gill as being the barracks of the Imperial troops. For notes and plan showing site see State Records ref. GRG 27/32.
Destitute Asylum, Adelaide
Old Destitute Asylum Buildings, Adelaide, November 7th 1918. Road leading to what was originally the Female Immigrant depot, later the Imperial troops' barracks, and later, the Destitute Asylum males' quarters. In 1924 the building was used as the Education Department Stores. For notes and plan showing site see State Records ref. GRG 27/32.
Destitute Asylum, Adelaide
Old Destitute Asylum Buildings, Adelaide, November 7th 1918. The gateway on the left led to the barrack yard of the Imperial Troops (1868). The ramshackle building on the right was the Commissionariat and Officers' quarters. (Room 29 on plan). In the centre (Room 28) was the hospital. For notes and plan showing site see State Records ref. GRG 27/32.
Destitute Asylum, Adelaide
[On back of photograph] 'April 1918 / Portion of Destitute Asylum, Adelaide / For plan showing site and for notes on history see A 419 / For photograph of lean-to shelter erected on front of the buildings in 1935, by the Kintore Avenue Parking Station, see B 7462.' [General description] This stone building, with its Dutch gables and slate roof, was originally part of the Police Barracks and was granted to the Destitute Board in April 1851. Weeds growing in the gravel drive in front of the building give a desolate feel to the image.
Jubilee Oval
Adelaide Show at Jubilee Oval. The roof of the Police Barracks can be seen behind the central grandstand, as well as the Museum and Library buildings.
Public Library
Children's Library in the Police Barracks.
Public Library
Children's Library in the Police Barracks.
South Australian Institute
[On back of photograph] 'S.A. Institute / Between 1860 and 1863 / Government called for erection of a fence in front of the Institute June 1863.' [General description] The South Australian Institute building was opened on January 29th 1861 and housed a developing range of cultural collections and services, beginning with a trunk of books brought out by Robert Gouger. Part of the Mounted Police Barracks can be seen on the right.