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Opening ceremony for the war memorial arch at Clare

c. 1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/30/100

The opening ceremony for the war memorial arch at Clare, South Australia.

A game of bowls at Clare, South Australia

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/41/169

A game of bowls in progress at Clare during a visit by Sir Henry Barwell, Premier of South Australia.

Visitors to Clare for the opening of the railway

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/11

Visitors standing on rocky terrain during the opening of the new railway at Clare.

Miss Edith C.R.Saunders of Clare, South Australia

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/1002

Head and shoulders view of Miss Edith C.R. Saunders of Clare, South Australia.

The town of Clare in South Australia

1909, Photograph, PRG 280/1/43/107

Panoramic view of the town of Clare in South Australia.

Gum trees near Clare, South Australia

c. 1909, Photograph, PRG 280/1/43/136

Gum trees in countryside near Clare, South Australia.

A country road near Clare in South Australia

c. 1909, Photograph, PRG 280/1/43/139

A horse drawn vehicle on a country road near Clare in South Australia.

Vineyards near Clare, South Australia

c. 1911, Photograph, PRG 280/1/44/214

Distant view of vineyards cultivated near Clare in South Australia.

Clare, South Australia

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/18/313

The township of Clare in the mid north of South Australia; a view from Billygoat Hill.

Foundation stone ceremony at Clare

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/36/117

A crowd of spectators attending the foundation stone ceremony for the new hospital at Clare, South Australia.

Main street at Clare

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/207

The main street at Clare decorated with flags.

Opening day of the Clare railway station

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/347

The official opening ceremony of the Clare railway station on 4 July 1918.

A man contemplating a small creek as it wanders through willow and other trees near Clare

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/4/244

A man contemplating a small creek as it wanders through willow and other trees near Clare.

Members of Clare Ladies hockey club

1909, Photograph, PRG 280/1/3/49

Members of Clare Ladies hockey club.

A rural scene near Clare of fenced paddocks where a stockman watches cattle grazing

c. 1896, Photograph, PRG 280/1/4/14

A rural scene near Clare of fenced paddocks where a stockman watches cattle grazing.

Clare township

c. 1880, Photograph, PRG 742/5/118

Township of Clare, looking along the main street.

Clare railway

Healey, John, 1915, Photograph, B 76321

First day of construction of the Clare Railway, (right) John McDonald, 1849-1933.

Near Clare, South Australia

Phillips, Keith P., c. 1955, Photograph, PRG 1712/2/37

"Looking across a picturesque dam near Clare, S.A.".

Wytton St. Clare Morro

Wytt Morro & Son, c. 1920, Photograph, BRG 233/14/4

Wytton St. Clare Morro, father of Wytt Morro, at his desk. Wytt senior died on 19 May, 1945, aged 56 years.

Photographs relating to Betty Fisher and Dawson family history

Fisher, E. M., c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 1366/65/1-35

Photographs relating to Betty Fisher and Dawson family history, including: photocopies of a wedding photo of Betty to David Fisher; Betty's father John Oliver Dawson; Betty's brother John Dawson; and miscellaneous locations and families and friends. See below for details. Selected images have been digitised.

Postcard collection of Emily Sophia Groom

c. 1900, Photograph, B 77156

A collection of postcards and greeting cards collected by Emily Sophia Groom (nee Grovermann) during the early 1900s, with many cards depicting early SA. The inscription inside the album states "E S Grovermann, Blyth, 29-5-1906". Emily Groom was born in 1877 at Clare and married Harry Rowe (his mother's surname) Groom in 1931. Emily was aged 45 when she married and did not have children of her own. Locations in the postcards include Blyth and Clare, Tanunda, Gumeracha, Victor Harbor and Port Elliot, Adelaide, North Adelaide, and assorted interstate and international locations [See individual records for selected digitised postcards, which may be viewed online].