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A packed grandstand at a horse-racing event in South Australia
Large crowds pack the grandstand at a horse-racing event held at Cheltenham Park, South Australia.
William Miller
Mr. William Miller of the West Park Bowls Club, the four bowls champion of South Australia, who defeated J. Bower of Adelaide on 5 February 1920, 31 to 27 in 33 ends.
South Australian football team
The South Australian football team that defeated the Victorian team 13 goals 14 behinds to 6 goals 9 behinds at Adelaide Oval on 30 June 1923. Back Row Left to Right: G. Stephens (Norwood), Walter A. Scott (Norwood), D. Moriarty (South), B. Schumacher (Norwood), E. Mucklow (Port). Middle Row: A. Caust (South), F.R. Brown (Torrens), R. Whitehead (Sturt), Bruce McGregor (West), L.C. Dayman (Port), F. Golding (Sturt), J. Scanlon (South). Front Row: Percy Lewis (North), J.W. Daly (South), Victor Richardson (Sturt) captain, H.W. Tomkins (manager), S. White (Norwood) vice-captain, R Bent (Norwood), K. Potts (Norwood). Umpires Left to Right: Raven (Boundary), O'Connor (Central) and Bowers (Boundary).
Building destroyed by fire
The ruins of a building destroyed by fire in South Australia, possibly the property of Bowering and Fisk.
South Australian football team
The South Australian football team that defeated the Victorian team 13 goals 14 behinds to 6 goals 9 behinds at Adelaide Oval on 30 June 1923. Back Row Left to Right: G. Stephens (Norwood), Walter A. Scott (Norwood), D. Moriarty (South), B. Schumacher (Norwood), E. Mucklow (Port). Middle Row: A. Caust (South), F.R. Brown (Torrens), R. Whitehead (Sturt), Bruce McGregor (West), L.C. Dayman (Port), F. Golding (Sturt), J. Scanlon (South). Front Row: Percy Lewis (North), J.W. Daly (South), Victor Richardson (Sturt) captain, H.W. Tomkins (manager), S. White (Norwood) vice-captain, R Bent (Norwood), K. Potts (Norwood). Umpires Left to Right: Raven (Boundary), O'Connor (Central) and Bowers (Boundary).
Arts and Crafts : Crafts
[Diane Shaw with some the crafts from Bower Cottages] 31st January 1990.
Photographs relating to Messenger Press : miscellaneous places
Photographs relating to 'miscellaneous places', created by Messenger Press. The following have not been digitised: 38. Aerial photos of West Lakes waterfront, November 1987; 39-42. Netball Stadium, ETSA Park, Mile End.
Commissioners of Public Works of South Australia
Photographic mosaic of 36 portraits of Commissioners of Public Works of South Australia.
The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]
The 'Bankfields' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Bankfields', 785 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron barque, 859 tons. ON74533, 195.4 x 32.1 x 19.7. Built 1876 (6) Osbourne, Graham and Co. Sunderland. Owners: S. Wakenham and Sons, registered Liverpool. (Built as 'James Beazley' for William Kelly registered Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1878) January 1900 The Adelaide Milling Co. Ltd registered Port Adelaide: April 1908 Colonial Sailing Ship Co. Ltd registered Lyttelton, 1911 The Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd and converted to a hulk at Port Adelaide. Towed to Fremantle in 1918 for further use as a hulk. Sunk by gunfire RAAF off Rottnest Island 7 June 1950 when not required for further duty as a hulk.]
Regatta Day, Port Adelaide
Regatta Day in Port Adelaide in the 1860's.
The 'Jane Bell' at Port Adelaide
The wooden brig 'Jane Bell', 191 tons, at Port Adelaide in the 1860's.
Big Crane Wharf and North Parade, Port Adelaide
Big Crane Wharf and North Parade, Port Adelaide in 1867 with the 'S.S. Royal Shepherd' at wharf.
Slip at Birkenhead
The slip at Birkenhead. Information from a researcher: 'The large vessel on the slip at Cruickshank's Slip is the S.S Nelcebee, under construction. This would put the date of the photo between April 1883 when the vessel started construction and June 1883, when the vessel was launched'.
The 'County of Ayr' and tug 'Euro' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, and tug 'Euro' at Port Adelaide. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart.]
Regatta Day, Port Adelaide
Regatta Day in Port Adelaide in the 1860's.
Graham Longley : SUMMARY RECORD
Papers of Graham Longley, former manager of the rock group The Masters Apprentices 1965-1967, comprising sound recordings, contracts and agreements, papers relating to royalties, booking lists and engagement book (1966-1967), letters and telegrams, papers relating to fan clubs, critiques on group's performances, details about group members, itineraries for travel to engagements, repertoire lists, financial records, song lyrics, artwork and posters, printing blocks, tickets, cards, photographs. Top Talent Award trophy (1967), snare drum, pillowcase, banner, newspaper cuttings. Also includes State Library July-October 2001 issue of 'Extra Extra' with articles on acquisition of Graham Longley's material by the Library.
Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD
Records comprising 91 volumes of photographs of ships, organised under type of ship, or ownership, and with basic caption information. The volumes were compiled by shipping enthusiast Arthur Edwardes, using original prints if available, but most commonly copy prints. See below for details of ships in the various volumes.
Laser images
The series consists of photographic material, notes and newspaper cuttings relating to laser images created at the ANU, CSIRO, the Waite Institute, Flinders University, Quentron Optics Laser Art Laboratory South Australia, the Weapons Research Laboratory South Australia and the Veteran Administration Hospital biofeedback experimental laboratory Sepulveda California; specific images such as 'Space Trapeze' and 'Figures in space'; and many unidentified images created from the 1960s to the 1990s.
The 'Eclipse' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Eclipse', 78 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner ON43142, 78 tons. 75.4 x 19.5 x 8.6. aux. motor fitted 1915. 78 gross 66 net tons. Built 1864 Footscray Victoria. Owners: John Yeo, registered Port Adelaide, 1875 David Bower, R Honey and R Arnold. 1896 WJ and R Arnold, later James Tainsh. 1921 = AJ & George Tainsh and EHA & AM Littlely. Wrecked Wolff Reef, Spencer Gulf April 30, 1929]
The 'Eclipse' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Eclipse', 78 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner ON43142, 78 tons. 75.4 x 19.5 x 8.6. aux. motor fitted 1915. 78 gross 66 net tons. Built 1864 Footscray Victoria. Owners: John Yeo, registered Port Adelaide, 1875 David Bower, R Honey and R Arnold. 1896 WJ and R Arnold, later James Tainsh. 1921 = AJ & George Tainsh and EHA & AM Littlely. Wrecked Wolff Reef, Spencer Gulf April 30, 1929]
The 'Coorong' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Coorong', 369 tons, at Port Adelaide. [wooden three mast barque, 396 tons, 1883. 359 gross, 344 net tons. ON51551. 130.0 x 26.3 x 13.1. Built 1864 Warren, Rhode Island. Owners Joseph Darwent of Adelaide, registered Newcastle NSW July 1865 transferred to Port Adelaide c.1869 William Howes c.1875 William Hamilton. May 1897 Huddart Parker Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1883, and broken up at Port Adelaide in 1916.]
The 'Mary Miller' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Mary Miller', 272 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 272 gross tons, ON22026. 117.0 x 23.9 x 13.6. Built 1859 Leith. Owners: formerly owned in Leith: Dec. 1862 Jas. Fowler and Robert Gill, registered Melbourne: Dec. 1862 Anderson and Campbell registered Sydney: Dec. 1866 GW Allen, Oct. 1869 William Wright. Oct. 1871 William Wells and Thomas Pickhaver, registered Port Adelaide. July 1876 M Vallentine and others: Oct. 1877 William Wells. 1879 Adelaide Steam Tug Co. Ltd. and converted to a hulk which was broken up in 1911]
The 'Fleur de Maurice' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Fleur de Maurice', 317 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 333 gross, 317 tons. ON49938. 131.0 x 26.8 x 15.6. Built 1864 Clarke, Jersey. Owners: formerly owned in Jersey. July 1876 J Walker and Son, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked when crossing the bar at Port Natal, South Africa, April 5, 1894]
Coasters at Port Adelaide
Coasters at Port Adelaide about 1910.
The 'J.L. Hall' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'J.L. Hall', 698 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Hannah Nicholson' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Hannah Nicholson', 252 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 252 tons, ON41488, 116.4 x 23.6 x 14.4. Built 1858 L Kennedy and Co. Whitehaven, Cumberland. Owners William Nicholson, registered Melbourne; 1862 George Black; 1872 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide; May 1894 AE Howard; 1896 R Watt, registered Sydney; 1897 Bernard Byrnes; 1905 Westport Coal Co. Ltd, registered Dundee. Register closed in 1926 when advice received vessel used as a hulk at Timaru]
The 'County of Ayr' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, at Port Adelaide. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart]
The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]
The 'Moonta' at Port Adelaide
The wooden ship 'Moonta', 627 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast ship rig. 655 tons, alt. 1865 - 598. ON43145. 137.0 x 29.0 x 21.4. Built 1847 Newcastle, USA and named 'Seth Sprague'. Acquired Oct. 1864 by Hy. Simpson and renamed 'Moonta'. Owners H Simpson, T Elder and RB Smith, registered Port Adelaide May 1884 Simpson Bros. and Elder and Smith. Broken up and register closed in 1900. Employed in coal trade between Newcastle, NSW, Wallaroo and Port Adelaide for many years. See 'Black Diamond Line' by Parsons]