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'August 1944 - Town Hall. Glenelg'

1944, Photograph, PRG 287/1/12/40

View of the Glenelg Town Hall, with its clock tower and stairways to first floor balcony. The Women's Centenary Memorial with its replica of H.M.S. Buffalo, and a cactus garden surrounded by stones are in the foreground.

'The Lounge [Room]' - Peroomba Avenue, Kensington Gardens

c. 1947, Photograph, PRG 287/1/14/26

A person, possibly a member of the Robjohns family, is sitting in an armchair before a warming fire in the lounge room at 1 Peroomba Avenue. On the mantlepiece are two photographs, a vase, ornament, clock and a Toby Jug. A gilt framed painting of gum trees is hanging over the fireplace.

'More Tanunda Churches' - Tabor Lutheran Church

c. 1938, Photograph, PRG 287/1/14/30

Tabor Church at Tanunda in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The church has a tall steeple complete with a clock. Three cars are parked in the church grounds.

Goolwa, August 1949 - 'Church of England. Goolwa'

1949, Photograph, PRG 287/1/14/141

The Church of England Church at Goolwa in South Australia. The clock can be seen in the steeple and the churchyard is walled and has an ornate iron gate.

'Coronation Decorations - King William Street' - Adelaide

1953, Photograph, PRG 287/1/15/188

Buildings in King William Street are decked with flags during the parade to mark the occasion of the Coronation of Elizabeth II. Cars are driving south past the clock towers of the Post Office and Town Hall.

"The Bar-Room or the Boy?"

Brooker, William Charles, c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 1316/16/36

Poster with the words "The Bar-Room or the Boy? Your Vote May Settle It: Is that you, Daddy?". The Referendum on temperance and the six o'clock closing was an issue in 1916. This poster was drawn by Canadian Arthur Henry Howard Heming (1870-1940) for a referendum in Ontario in 1914.

The Town Hall, Adelaide

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/367

The Town Hall and premises of the Prince Alfred Hotel in King William Street, Adelaide; the verandah on the hotel, which was later removed, bears a sign advertising a 'Wondergraph'. Three men with a ladder are standing above a small platform erected at the top of the town hall tower where the clock has not yet been placed.

Football crowd at Adelaide Oval

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/425

A section of the crowd attending a football match between Sturt and North held at Adelaide Oval. With scoreboard showing - Sturt 1 behind and North 3 behinds. A researcher has provided the following information: 'I presume the year would be 1919 not 1918. The SA Football League cancelled matches during the war years 1916-1918. A Patriotic Football Association was formed but Sturt did not enter a team and games were not played at Adelaide Oval. In 1919 Sturt and North played in the Grand Final on 28 September at Adelaide Oval attended by 30,000 spectators. It was a draw and was then replayed on Wed 8 October (8 Hour Day holiday) with 35000 spectators.' A further researcher provided the following information: 'Going by the match description North were 3 behinds to 1 behind, until late in the first quarter when Sturt scored another behind to leave scores at 0-3 to 0-2 at quarter time. The match started at 3.00pm so the clock on the scoreboard showing 3.20pm makes sense.'

View across King William Street to the Post Office

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/21/46

King William Street showing an electric tram waiting for passengers, horse drawn traffic, and pedestrians walking by the Town Hall; the premises of the General Post Office with its clock tower are in the background.

Swimmers at the Torrens Weir

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/17/229

"Thousands of people witnessed the 'swim through Adelaide' on Saturday afternoon. The weather was ideal for the race, although the water was rather cold. Seventy-five competitors lined up at the weir at 3.30 o'clock. ... The finishing post was at the rear of the Jubilee Oval" The Observer newspaper 25 January 1919, page 24.

Franklin Street, Adelaide

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/18/265

An overhead view of Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia looking west from Flinders Street and featuring the Post Office clock tower.

The centre of Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/18/359

The centre of Adelaide, featuring the General Post Office clock tower at the intersection of Franklin and King William Streets.

Adelaide, looking west

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/19/14

The centre of Adelaide looking west from the Education Building in Flinders Street towards Franklin Street; the General Post Office building and clock tower where flags are flying can be seen in the centre.

A crashed motor car

Pulford Bros., 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/361

At 5 O'Clock On the afternoon of 31 January 1920 two motor cars, one of which was driven by Mr. J. Belcher of East Adelaide, collided at the intersection of King William Road and South Terrace. Mr. Belcher was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Merry of Springbank and two children, a son and a niece. No one was seriously injured. The photograph shows Mr. Belcher's motor car after the impact. The driver of the other vehicle failed to stop and although pursued escaped without being identified.

General Post Office building, Adelaide

c. 1872, Photograph, PRG 280/1/25/150

Premises of the General Post Office building and its Victoria Tower situated at the north western corner of Victoria Square and King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia.

Tide gauge at Port Pirie

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/61

The Cockle Spit clock-face tide gauge at the entrance to the Port Pirie River, South Australia.

Hillside signs at Palmer

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/209

Signs written in large letters on to a hillside at Palmer promoting the vote for 11 o'clock closing of hotels.

Photographs of Presbyterian buildings, activities and people.

Presbyterian Church of Australia. South Australian Assembly, c. 1879, Photograph, SRG 123/348/221-260

Collection of photographs of Presbyterian Church buildings activities and people. Housed in one album with nos 261-293.

McColl family photograph album and scrapbook

McColl, James Ramsay, 1902, Photograph, PRG 1556/2/1-110

An album and scrapbook initially kept by Jane McColl, daughter of James Ramsay McColl, showing the family and family home 'Largs Villa' at Woodville, her father and his employees in the marine plumbing business at Port Adelaide, and her brothers and cousins, some of whom found work on coastal steamers around Australia, including ports in Queensland, Sydney, Albany and Wyndham in Western Australia. The album was lent for copying and the State Library does not hold the original.

King William Street, Adelaide.

1902, Photograph, B 72777

King William Street, Adelaide, looking south from near the intersection with North Terrace toward the intersection of Rundle Street and Hindley Street. Buildings in the foreground on the eastern side of King William Street are the National Bank and Beehive Corner and on the western side are the English, Scottish and Australian Bank and the Australian Mutual Provident (AMP) Society. The street is busy with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. A telegraph pole and wires also dominates the foreground. The Adelaide Town Hall clock tower can be seen in the distance. A banner advertising the play 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury' which was presented at the Theatre Royal, Hindley Street, from 28 April 1902 to 9 May 1902 is visible in high resolution scans. The horse trams are lunch time 'specials', which did not stop, and two pedestrians can be seen running to board the moving tram. Many city workers went home for lunch at this time [additional information provided by a researcher].

Sweet Collection folders, volume 6

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1885, Photograph, B 72483/6/1-50

Volume 6 in a collection of photographs by Captain Samuel Sweet, arranged in six folders. Each photograph in Folders 1-5 and some in Folder 6 have separate records in the catalogue and have been previously digitised. By searching on Collection: Sweet Collection, these records can be drawn together. Additional photographs in Folder 6 can be viewed by taking the browse album link attached to the record B 72483/6.

Photographs of W. Menz & Company

W. Menz & Co., 1892, Photograph, BRG 94/124

Photographs of W. Menz & Company staff, business premises, including that burnt in 1892 fire, staff picnics and sporting teams. Includes a Roll of Honour for WWII personnel from the company. For further details about photograph groups, see below.

Scenes in Adelaide, Goolwa and Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula: photograph album

Gordon, Raymond Hier, 1937, Photograph, PRG 1605/1/1-35

Album includes views of Adelaide and beaches at Brighton and Glenelg; draught horses at the Royal Show 1937; Goolwa barrage under construction, Sturt paddle steamer; the sailing ship Passat; together with family, farming, fishing and other leisure and sporting activities in the region of Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Details of the photographs are listed under items.

Buildings, grounds and infrastructure of Marbury School

Marbury School (Aldgate, S.A.), 1971, Photograph, SRG 838/16/1-108

Photographs of buildings, gardens and grounds and other infrastructure of Marbury School. Buildings pictured include Wairoa, Wairoa Gatehouse, Burnham Brae, Beechwood, Girrawheen (Keroma), the Barn, camp house at Jindabyne and the new Primary School, including the opening in May 1994. There are interior views of some buildings, including Beechwood and Wairoa. Records also include photographs relating to the arrival and removal of the 'Onkaparinga' railway carriage and the construction of a footbridge. Photographs 82-88 are large composite photographs showing the construction of the new Primary School, and are held separately in OUTSIZE 6.