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Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne

Sweet, Samuel White, 1886, Photograph, SRG 94/2/14

Volume 2 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]

James Crase

c. 1870, Photograph, B 76601

Carte-de-visite portrait of James Crase, proprietor of the North Kapunda Hotel from 1850-1860, and 1864-1886. He is wearing a suit with a vest, bowtie, and a lounge jacket with braiding around the edges. Caption on back: 'Mr James Crase, the proprietor of the Hotel where the exhibition will be'.

Norman family photographs

Norman (Family), c. 1853, Photograph, PRG 422/3/1-200

Photographs collected by the Norman family. A listing has been made by number (1-921) and by alphabetical order, attached to this record (see attached special list for details). A further 30 original photographs of Echuca, Maloga, Aboriginal people, and the Norman and Magarey families (some have captions on backs) have been added to this series and continue the numbering sequence to 951.

Auburn

Skyways, 1938, Photograph, B 7520

Aerial view of Auburn situated on the edge of the Clare Valley and bisected by the Wakefield River. The name was given by the Burra Mine superintendent from a poem by Oliver Goldsmith "Sweet Auburn, loveliest village on the plain". It was also the birthplace of the poet CJ Dennis.

Footbridge, Auburn

1932, Photograph, B 8318

Footbridge over the Wakefield River at Auburn, which is situated on the southern edge of the Clare Valley in the mid north of South Australia.

Street in Auburn

1932, Photograph, B 8320

Street in Auburn showing business premises and houses. Auburn stands on the Wakefield River on the southern edge of the Clare Valley in the mid north of South Australia.

View of Auburn

c. 1920, Photograph, B 11462

View of Auburn which is a small town on the edge of the Clare Valley in the mid north of South Australia. The photograph shows a few house and other buildings nestled under gently rolling hills. A church can be seen in the foreground which is possibly the former Wesleyan church built in the Gothic Revival style in 1866. It was constructed from Auburn bluestone and was later used as a Sunday School when the Wesleyans and Methodists merged. It was sold to the Catholic Church at about the time this photograph was taken

Railway Station, Auburn

c. 1920, Photograph, B 11465

The Railway Station at Auburn opened in 1916 as part of the Adelaide to Clare line. It boasted a rail and bus service twice daily and three freight trains a week

Auburn Main Street

c. 1920, Photograph, B 11466

Auburn main street in the mid north of South Australia on the edge of the Clare Valley. It was formerly called Tateham's Waterhole after William Tateham who had a hut on the bank of the Wakefield River

Footbridge, Auburn

c. 1900, Photograph, B 11467

Footbridge over River Wakefield at Auburn in the mid north of South Australia on the edge of the Clare Valley. It was formerly called Tateham's Waterhole after William Tateham who had a hut on the bank of the Wakefield River. The photograph shows the wooden footbridge over the Wakefield River. A man on a horse is watched by children on the bridge. The road crosses the river by way of a ford. The footbridge was replaced by a cement concrete bridge in 1842

Donkey Team at Auburn

1930, Photograph, B 31963

Team of 13 donkeys drawing a wagon loaded with furniture. Outfit owned by Mr Swanson, who had left Clare and was proceeding to the West Coast where he had 500 acres of wheat under crop.

Pioneer Home, Auburn

c. 1908, Photograph, B 40870

The old Cooper's home (now destroyed) - situated on the road north of Auburn leading to Chateau Clare Winery.

Blyth

Love, John H., 1971, Photograph, B 25610

Clare Road on the outskirts of the town.

Railway Station, Brinkworth

1932, Photograph, B 8356

Railway Station, Brinkworth in the mid north of South Australia north of Clare. The town was named after an early landowner George Brinkworth and was settled in 1860 with the town being laid in 1892. The railway went through Brinkworth to Gladstone with junction lines to Snowtown, Kadina and Wallaroo.

Bungaree Station

c. 1930, Photograph, B 43209

General View of Bungaree Station.

Snow at S̀pring Farm'

c. 1909, Photograph, B 19302

Snow at S'pring Farm'.

Roman Catholic Church

c. 1900, Photograph, B 19317

Roman Catholic Church.

Cleve

1909, Photograph, B 18294

Institute, Blacksmith's shop and F. W. & E. Smallacombe's store in the main street of Cleve.

Carting water, Clare

Killmier, D., c. 1920, Photograph, B 42232

Carting water by horsedrawn wagon. Donated by photographer. Acknowledgement to donor for copies.

Horse team, Clare

1906, Photograph, B 45538

Last horse team used for harvesting owner and driver C.L.G. Sims. He bequeathed his fine property to Dept. of Agriculture in 1960.

Church, Crystal Brook

1932, Photograph, B 8469

Roman Catholic Church, Crystal Brook was established in 1853 when the Brothers from Sevenhill in the Clare Valley started visiting the area. The Church, St John Regis was opened in 1879. The church became St Stanislaus School in 1926 with the arrival of the Good Samaritan Sisters.