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King William Street
King William Street, west side. The left side of Lorraine's premises is on the southern boundary of Acre 202. FJ Lorraine was a working jeweller, watch and clock maker and was an engraver. There were also premises at Jetty Road Glenelg.
King William Street
King William Street, West Side, looking south toward the Post Office. The clock tower is under construction.
King William Street, Adelaide
Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide. The clock was not installed until 1935 when it was donated by Sir Lavington Bonython.
King William Street, Adelaide
Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide. The Town Hall was designed by Edmund Wright and was opened on 20th June, 1866. The clock did not appear until 1935 when it was donated by Sir J.Lavington Bonython.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide,east side, featuring the Prince Alfred Hotel, built in 1869 and delicenced in 1953. J.P. Hearns has just taken over as licencee from W. Peck. In front of the hotel horse cabs for hire are standing. On the left the empty clockface of the Town Hall can be seen. [The clock was installed in 1935.] The left side of the hotel is 46 yards south of Pirie Street.
Town Hall
[General description] Invitation to the Adelaide Town Hall opening banquet in 1866. It is printed on blue card with white reverse, embellished with a pinprick border pattern and includes a photograph of the Town Hall. [Text of invitation] 'The Mayor of Adelaide requests the pleasure of U. Penclunce's (?) company at the Opening Banquet of the Town Hall, Adelaide, on Wednesday, June 20, at 6 o'clock p.m. / An early answer is requested'.
King William Street
King William Street, east side showing Adelaide Town Hall which was built in 1863-66 to the design by Wright and Woods. The graceful tower has yet to house clocks.
Pirie Street near Gawler Place
Pirie Street, south side. A. Simpson & Son building, far side is about 81 yards west of Gawler Place. This warehouse and factory is situated on a deep block. The Town Hall clock tower can be seen peeping over the nearby roofs.
Pirie Street
Pirie Street looking west from a point a little east of Gawler Place. There is no traffic on the wide street. The clock tower of the Town Hall can be seen around the corner in King William Street. A tavern is on the southern side of Pirie Street in the foreground. Women and a small child are standing on the northern side of Pirie Street opposite the Tavern.
Flinders Street
Flinders Street, north side from a point near Roper Street. The Post Office clock tower can be seen on the corner of Franklin Street and King William Street. The church on the northern side of Flinders Street in the middle of the photograph is the United Presbyterian Church built in 1863-65. It was a large church with a fine tower with an unusually shaped spire. In 1929 the Free Church on North Terrace/Pulteney Street amalgamated with United Presbyterian Church to form Scots Church. Flinders Street Church was used for morning worship until the property was sold to YMCA. The blue stone saved from the Flinders Street property was used as facings in the North Terrace site. The organ and stained glass windows from the Flinders Street Church were incorporated into the North Terrace Church.
Flinders Street, near Victoria Square
Flinders Street looking through Victoria Square about 1870. The single storey offices of 1839 on right were incorporated into a three storey block of offices and were completed in 1876. The town hall clock tower can be seen behind the Treasury Building. Victoria Square has a path winding through grass with a few bushes and trees visible. There is a wooden bench facing Flinders Street.
King William Street
King William Street, east side looking from a point near Franklin Street. This photograph was taken no later than 1867 as Gauge's Drinking Fountainstanding near the corner of King William Street and Flinders Street was removed in 1867. The clockless clock tower on the Town Hall dominates the streetscape.
King William Street
King William Street during the visit of the visit of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh on November 1, 1867. The buildings in King William Street have been decorated with flags and garlands. The Town Hall tower is still without its clock
King William Street, Adelaide
[On back of photograph] 'Acre 237 / 1851-54 / Local Court and Police Court (left) and Post Office (right) / King William street / Adelaide / Copied from a sketch in possession of F.T. Bruce / Original about 10" x 8" / These buildings were erected 1848-51 (See Research notes 39 and 40 / Date must be prior ro 1855 since the clock was installed in the GPO about July 1854'.
King William Street
General Post Office, King William Street showing the newly completed northern wing. This extention was built in 1891-93 by the same architects who built the main post office. The new building housed the telegraph and administrative offices. The dominant clock tower which was completed in 1876, chimes on the quarter with chimes copied from those of Westminster Abbey
King William Street
King William Street looking north from Victoria Square. The post office clock tower can be seen on the left and the tower on the Town Hall sits on the right of the photograph. The trees in Victoria Square are in the foreground
North Terrace, Looking East
[General description] This view from an elevated postion shows city buildings, road traffic and street trees along North Terrace, with the Adelaide Hills as a backdrop. Transport is mostly motor car and electric tram, but a few horse drawn vehicles can be seen. The old Parliament House building appears on the left, with its clock. Note the double decker motor omnibus in the foreground. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Observer, Dec. 18, 1926 / North Terrace looking east from the Railway Station / Acres 15, 16, 17 / 1926' (Another hand) 'On the right is the South Australian Hotel, the near side of which is 96 yards west of King William Street'.
Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide
[General description] This large two storey stone building, complete with clock tower is situated on the corner of Jeffcott and Ward Streets. The photograph was probably taken around the time of the opening of the school in September 1882. A number of students and staff (and possibly student's families) are posing for the photographer on the footpath outside the walls of the school. [On back of photograph] 'A Sweet photograph (1882-86) of Whinham College, a prominent private school for 40 years / Previously the North Adelaide Grammar School it moved into this building in 1882 and closed in 1898 / It is now the Lutheran Immanuel Theological College'.
Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Tynte Street, North Adelaide, north side, showing the North Adelaide Institute [left] and Post Office [right]. There is a space for later installation of a clock, but it has never eventuated. The frontage of building is 33 yards and its left side is 51.5 yards east of Mansfield Street.
North Adelaide
Behind the houses and gardens of Stanley Street is the open expanse of parkland. The city can be seen further in the distance. In the centre right a building is under construction. [On back of photograph] '1875-79. Looking south from the north side of Stanley Street. The extreme left is 41 1/2 yards east of New Street. Critical factors in determination of date are the white clock face of the G.P.O. and the presence of the old bridge on the Frome Road. This is the central portion of a panorama of three views of which B 1005 is the right portion and B 9202, the left.' (Sweet Adelaide 378).
Adelaide from Montefiore Hill
[General description] Adelaide from Montefiore Hill with Memorial Drive Tennis Courts in the foreground. The clock towers on the Post Office and Town Hall can be seen on the skyline.[On back of photograph] Adelaide from Montefiore Hill, 1925. Reproduced in the "Observer" Dec. 12, 1925.
Adelaide View
Panoramic view of Adelaide from the Advertiser Office. The Town Hall Clock is yet to be installed (1935). Coward's Prince Alfred Hotel is to the right of the Town Hall, and the Education Building can be seen in Flinders Street, in the centre of the view. The General Post Office is on the extreme right.Reproduced in the Chronicle, on the 15th December, 1923.
Parliament
[General description] North side of North Terrace showing houses of Parliament and the new Adelaide Railway Station (still under construction) with parked cars at the kerb. Men are digging up the road in front of the Legislative Council building clock. [On back of photograph] 'Adelaide Railway Station (left), Legislative Council (Centre), and House of Assembly (right), North Terrace. / 1927 / Far side of Station (in course of construction) is 20.5 yards east of Blyth Street. Frontage of Station (excluding the verandah): 67 yards. / Far side of Legislative Council is 34 yards east of Bank St. Frontage: 43 yards. / Far side of Assembly is 76 yards west of King william St. / (Reproduced in the "Observer", Dec. 3, 1927.).
Public Library
Interior of the Mortlock wing showing two galleries, the first supported by masonry columns and the second by cast iron brackets. The balconies feature wrought iron balustrading. The wing was opened in 1884 and the clock was installed in 1887 after it was bought in London by Charles Todd for fifty pounds.
Public Library
Interior of the reference library. Interior of the Mortlock wing showing two galleries, the first supported by masonry columns and the second by cast iron brackets. The balconies feature wrought iron balustrading. The wing was opened in 1884 and the clock was installed in 1887 after it was bought in London by Charles Todd for fifty pounds.
Public Library
Interior of the reference library. Interior of the Mortlock wing showing two galleries, the first supported by masonry columns and the second by cast iron brackets. The balconies feature wrought iron balustrading. The wing was opened in 1884 and the clock was installed in 1887 after it was bought in London by Charles Todd for fifty pounds.
Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station, showing ticket offices and assembly platform. The first railway station was built in 1856 and a second storey was added in 1878. In this photograph the newspaper kiosk, weighing machine, clocks showing various times, even some milk churns can be seen on the concourse
Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station in approximately 1906. The date is determined by the station clock which was removed in 1906. Horse drawn carriages are standing in North Terrace waiting for custom. The goods yard stand beyond and the Torrens Lake can be seen in the background. The decorative wrought iron railing runs along the roof ridge of the station building. The first railway station was built in 1856 and a second storey was added in 1878.
A. May
A. May aged 14 years old, dressed as a Clock.
Leslie Stock
Leslie Stock aged 6 years old, dressed as Boy Blue. He was a son of R.A. Stock (see image B 27289). He later became a vigneron growing grapes for Emu Wines for export to the UK, and lived in Caffrey Street, McLaren Vale (from information provided).