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Garage at Kadina

Chapman, c. 1927, Photograph, SRG 168/1/58/17

Kadina Motor Garage, proprietor D.W. Simpson, with five Buick automobiles lined up in front with registration plates visible. The centre vehicle, a 21.6 hp model, was registered to L.C. Beare of Kadina on 25 March 1925. A billboard on the facade advertises Buick cars and 'Indian' motor cycles.

Men about to leave Oodnadatta by motor car for Darwin

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/28/58

Photo taken prior to the departure of the Sectional Committee at Oodnadatta. The Committee was set up by the Commonwealth Government to investigate possibilities for improving the overland transport route from Adelaide to Darwin, and consisted of Senator Newland, Senator Foll and a Mr Jackson. They were accompanied by Gerald Whitelaw, G.A. Hobler and JJ. Waldron. The 10 men are shown standing in front of the three six cylinder Buick tourers assigned for the inspection trip.

Berry family photographs

1918, Photograph, PRG 985/9/1-8

A collection of Berry family photographs. See 'contents' for details of items.

Embroidered doilies

White (Family), c. 1860, Mixed material, PRG 335/48

Three embroidered doilies featuring three Dicken's characters from the novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' - Jonas [Chuzzlewit], Mark Tapley and Chevy Slyme. The figures are surrounded by a stylised floral border in navy and red.

Adam Lindsay Gordon’s residence and memorial

GM Holden Ltd, 1930, Photograph, BRG 213/1/3/12-13

Two black and white photographs showing three men from the Mount Gambier Holden dealership at Adam Lindsay Gordon's residence and at Gordon's memorial.

Harry and Fanny Lashmar and family

c. 1894, Photograph, PRG 1717/12/1

Family portrait of Harry Lashmar, wife Frances (Fanny) Ann Ladd (nee Buick), and their children. Assumed to be their six eldest children: Edina Ruby, Frederick James, Allan John, Malcolm Vincent, Fanny Eva, and Clair Young. They are seated outside with trees in the background.

Gawler

1921, Photograph, B 46824

A Buick and trailer "shop" outside a blacksmith shop belonging to H. G. Patemaster.

Port Vincent

c. 1928, Photograph, B 4611

[General description] View along the main street of Port Vincent showing business premises on either side. On the left two men chat outside the Ventnor Hotel with a Buick parked outside. Its plate number is 14562, first registered to G.J. Pickett of Largs Bay in 1922. On the right a group of cars are parked in front of F.E. Sanders' General Store. [On back of photograph] 'Port Vincent / Jan. 1928 / reproduced in "Chronicle" for Jan. 28, 1928.'

Camping, Sellicks Beach

c. 1931, Photograph, B 46469

"Buick" with a caravan and tent camping at Sellicks Beach.

Yarded ostriches

c. 1920, Photograph, B 44399

An early model car, possibly a Buick or Studebaker from the late 1910s, parked with passengers beside a paddock believed to be near Clare. A large group of ostriches have been round up into a wooden railed yard near the road. Mounted on card.

"Chocolate Box" Caravan

1931, Photograph, B 46468

The "chocolate box" caravan extended.

Rundle Street

1919, Photograph, B 2221

[On back of photograph] 'Rundle Street, looking east from King William Street. / 1918-20 / Acres 79,80 / The near side of Barlow's (on extreme left of photo) is 30 yards east of King William Street. The extreme right is 38 yards east of King William St.' (Another hand) 'Neg. available 1968' [General description] On a busy day in Rundle Street people stroll along the pavement and across the road amongst the slow moving traffic, both motor and horse-drawn. City buildings and shops are seen on either side of the street. Shown on the North side of the street are The C.J. Young Shoe Co., Barlow's Shoes, a chemist, Stevenson's Jewellers clock and Marshall's Dept Store. Shown on the South side are Thelma-Duryea Photographic Studio, Bricknell's Cafe, the Grand Theatre, Sigalas & Co., Cawthorne's Piano & Music Warehouse, Kindermann's Cafe (est.1851), Charlick Bros Grocers & Teamen, and De-Lany's Red Lion Hotel. Three motor vehicle registrations are visible: 06034 is a Lagonda 11 registered in September 1915 to Mr. E.K. Collins of Mount Bryan, 04016 is a Buick registered to W.D. Taylor of Brougham place, North Adelaide, and 2509 was registered in 1912 to A. Addicoat of Adelaide. A young girl in the centre foreground is carrying a small Australian flag.

Rundle Street

State Library of South Australia, c. 1926, Photograph, B 3760

[General description] This view shows city buildings around the intersection of Rundle and Pulteney Streets, where traffic is being directed by a policeman on point duty. The car in the centre, registration number 18440, is a Buick 27.3 h.p. Tourer registered to C.H. Ockenden of Mannum. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 86 / South west corner of Rundle Street and Pulteney Streets / August 10,1926 / For verandah and shop front additions and alterations effected in 1926 see B 3954. / Measurements of Fitch's premises: Rundle Street frontage: 25 yards. Pulteney Street frontage: 33.5 yards.'

Moore Street

State Library of South Australia, 1927, Photograph, B 4118

Moore Street, east side, 13th May 1927. Near side of the cottages is 32 yards south of Angas Street. Frontage: 14 yards. Cottages demolished in 1927. Car in the foreground is a "Rugby", car on the right is a "Buick".

Street parade in Two Wells

c. 1916, Photograph, B 58828

TWO WELLS: Australia Day entry in about 1916 depicting the 'Queen of the Belgians' with attendants in a flower decorated Buick car: May Rowe is the 'Queen'.

Members of the Berry family on the beach at Moana

1928, Photograph, B 58976

MOANA: Members of the Berry family on the beach near their Buick car: left-right: Arch nursing Geoffrey; Nell; Gwen and June in front.

Family photographs : Cars

c. 1948, Photograph, B 47585/13

Thirteenth of 35 photographs in an album. Mundoora, Nanks cars. Possibly a Buick Buckboard and a 1929 Chevrolet.

A man standing in front of his car

c. 1925, Photograph, B 47072/193

A man standing in front of his car, possibly a Buick. It was first first registered to Vivian Lewis, motor dealer (registration number 6434). The photograph may have been taken at Mount Gambier.

Car at the Coorong

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69141

View of the Laidlaw's Buick car driving along a road immediately adjacent to the Coorong.

'The start'

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69143

Three men seated in a Buick; identified in the album as 'the start' (of the trip).

Overland Corner

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69146

Three members of the Laidlaw travel party with their Buick car beside the flooded Murray River.

"Withers' Homestead", River Murray

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69151

The Laidlaw's Buick parked outside a fenced house, identified at the "Wither's homestead" on the Murray River.

'After being bogged'

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69152

The Laidlaw's Buick, with muddied and exhausted passengers, 'after being bogged between Hay and Dart Point'.

Bridge near Goulburn, NSW

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope, c. 1918, Photograph, B 69153

The Laidlaw's Buick, on a wooden bridge near Goulburn, NSW. A researcher says 'This is a photo of a three-span Allan truss bridge built over the Wingecarribee River at Berrima, between Sydney and Goulburn. The bridge was opened in c.1897 and provided service until 1962, when it was replaced by the current concrete bridge. It was sometimes called the Martindale Bridge, after Captain Ben Martindale, who was Road Commissioner in NSW 1857-1861.