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Clare grandstand

Evans, Jim, 2002, Photograph, B 74278

Lion Park grandstand, Clare, South Australia.

Clare grandstand

Evans, Jim, 2002, Photograph, B 74277

Lion Park grandstand, Clare, South Australia.

Opening of Clare Railway Station

1981, Photograph, B 18900

A decorated train at the opening of the Clare Railway Station by Governor Galway on 4 July 1918.

Photographs of the mid-North

Scott, Jenny, 2009, Photograph, B 71689/1-81

Collection of photographs of towns and landmarks in the mid-North including: Yacka; Wirrabara; Laura; Murray Town; Melrose; Goyders Line; Wilmington; Quorn; Gladstone; Georgetown; Clare; Auburn; and Rhynie. See 'contents' for details of individual images.

c. 1909, Photograph, B 10940

Coming into the township of Clare in approximately 1909. The area was originally the principal camping and burial grounds of the Ngadjuri people. Clare was first named Inchiquin and later changed its name to Clare after Country Clare in Ireland, the home town of Edward Burton Gleeson who established the township in 1842. The layout of the town was done by a draughtsman in Adelaide who had no local knowledge thus some of the roads stop abruptly at cliff faces only to continue at the top of the cliff again.

Clare

Chandler, R. H., 1933, Photograph, B 6251

Clare, panoramic view looking southward. The town was established in 1842 by John Horrocks and named after his ancestral home in County Clare, Ireland. Original inhabitants were the Ngadjuri people. White settlers originally named it Inchiquin. Clare Valley was known for its copper, farming and the first grapes were grown in 1851 by Jesuit priests from Silesia (Poland). Photograph was taken on 26th February 1933. According to a researcher, the roof of the building in the centre of the view belongs to the "old town hall" the squared tower is over the main street entrance.

Bowley's Bridge, Clare

1932, Photograph, B 8327

Bowley's Bridge, Clare named after the generations of Bowleys who have lived in Clare. Thomas Bowley born in 1850 was married twice and had 13 children. There is a Bowley's Hill and Bowley's House which was the first stone cottage to be built in Clare by the grandfather of Mayor AJ Bowley. The photograph shows a ricketty wooden plank bridge crossing the river near a vineyard.

Foot bridge, Clare

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1872, Photograph, B 13398

Foot bridge over Hutt River (Parriworta) at Clare. Explorer John Hill became acquainted with this river in 1839 and discovered that it ran northwards from Sevenhills through Clare until its confluence with the Broughton River south of Spalding. This photograph shows the small river running near a group of stone houses in the township of Clare

Dwelling, Clare

Williams, S., c. 1915, Photograph, B 19299

Family members sitting in the wagon, children riding ponies outside their shingle roofed house.

Homestead, Clare

1880, Photograph, B 20071

Dr Bain's residence; the view is taken from the garden showing a carriage coming up the drive with people waiting at the entrance to the house.

Children's party group at Clare, South Australia

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/11/587

Guests at a children's party held in a park given by the Mayor of Clare to celebrate his seventieth birthday.

Clare

c. 1875, Photograph, B 722

Main Street of Clare, vacant ground in foreground is site of Clare Hotel.

Clare

1932, Photograph, B 8325

Southern entrance to Clare showing an ornate two storey building housing the AMP Society which stands near the bridge in Clare.

Clare

c. 1909, Photograph, B 10979/1

Main street, looking north. John Hill was the first European explorer to arrive in the district. The town itself was established in 1842 by Edward Burton Gleeson who named the town after his ancestral home of County Clare. The first name was Inchiquin named after a barony in County Clare.

Clare

c. 1880, Photograph, B 11362

Clare Hotel existed since 1848. At the time of this photograph the proprietor was probably William A DuRieu. The hotel was also known as Clare Inn. The town was established by European settlers in 1840