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Politicians travelling in the outback of South Australia

1891, Photograph, PRG 280/1/40/119

Members of the South Australian Pastoral Lands Commission of 1891 travelling by camel 666 miles from Adelaide and about 13 miles from Algebuckina in the Flinders Ranges; politicians in the group include J. Warren, M. Salom, J.H. Howe, and W. Copley.

Politicians travelling in the Outback of South Australia

1891, Photograph, PRG 280/1/40/120

Members of the South Australian Pastoral Lands Commission of 1891 travelling by camel 666 miles from Adelaide and about 13 miles from Algebuckina in the Flinders Ranges; politicians in the group include J. Warren, M. Salom, J.H. Howe, and W. Copley.

Nurses during World War I

Smith, W. S., 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/60

Twenty two nurses photographed prior to leaving South Australia during World War I. These nurses were tendered a farewell at the Edith Cavell Army Nurses' Clubrooms, North Terrace, on Wednesday 20 December 1916. Back Row: Sisters Elsie Louise Steadman, Ivy Jessie Rodgers, Daisy Jane Wright, Edith Emily Faulkner, Elizabeth Scholastica Dailey and Elfrida J.M. Lapidge. Second Row: Sisters Dora Hannah Birks, Florence Maud Tabor, Sarah Ann Lord, Rosetta Lee Rushton, Florence May Laity, Kathleen Miriam Taylor and Doris Agatha Barry. Third Row: Sister Sarah Louisa Copley, Matron Alma Hancock, Sister Edith M. Menhennett, Principal Matron Ethel R. Uren, Sisters Erica Gwendoline Giles and Doris Gordon. Front Row: Sisters Agnes Love, Helen Gordon and Vera Mary Moyes.

Pastoral Lands Commission

Stump & Co., 1890, Photograph, PRG 23/6/6

Group portrait of members of the 1890 Pastoral Lands Commission. From left to right: Edwin Derrington (Secretary), Robert Kelly, John Warren, John Robert Kelly, Robert Caldwell (Chairman), Sir Frederick Holder, and William Copley. The Pastoral Lands Commmission was re-constituted as a Royal Commission in 1891.

Slides of South Australian scenes, sites and events

Lothian, Noel, c. 1957, Photograph, PRG 560/69/600-701

Approximately 800 colour slides (35 mm) taken by Noel Lothian, previously housed within the South Australian Botanic Gardens Library collection, featuring South Australian sites and events, urban and regional towns and port facilities including Whyalla shipyards.

Photograph album of Far North South Australian stations and homesteads

c. 1938, Photograph, B 77568/1-93

Album of photographs taken during a Department of Lands survey of stations and homesteads in the far north of South Australia, in approximately 1938. See below for details.

Photographs from northern South Australia

Oliver, Gordon Ross, 1967, Photograph, B 73318/1-36

A selection from travel photographs taken by amateur photographer G.R. Oliver. Identified as from 'South Australia, Beltana, Marla and Port Pirie', they also include nearby localities such as Leigh Creek, Aroona, Port Pirie, Maree, Copley, William Creek, Coober Pedy and Andamooka.

Washaways between Quorn and Alice Springs

c. 1936, Photograph, B 76427/1-54

Views of washaways between Quorn and Alice Springs, showing the damage to railway lines and bridgesm and men working to repair the damage. Also includes images of camel trains and a train smash on the North Line. Some of the places shown include Ross River, William Creek, Blood Creek, Marree area, near Farina, Finke, Copley, and Boolcunda and Hookina bridges. Some of the photographs were taken by L. Hutchesson.

Norman family photographs

Norman (Family), c. 1853, Photograph, PRG 422/3/201-400

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.

Darwin

1919, Photograph, B 22007

Darwin Advisory Council, Group portrait. Standing, left to right: E. Copley Playford (Chief Warden, representing the Director of Mines); H M Trowers (Director of Lands and Survey); Nicholas Waters (Inspector of Police and Acting Government Secretary). Sitting: A. Ray (Mining Industry); H. Nelson (Labor); H.E. Carey (Director of the L.T. and Chairman; W. Ryan (Labor). The representative of the Pastoral Industry. Thomas Baylis was absent.

Track at Camel Gap

c. 1936, Photograph, B 49026

Track from Copley at Camel Gap, Nepabunna Mission.

Railway Bridge, Windy Creek

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1880, Photograph, B 12651

[General description] Railwaymen pose with a W class locomotive on a bridge, silhouetted against the sky. One man rides a hand car. [On back of photograph] 'Railway Bridge over Windy Creek (a little south of Copley). 159 miles 50 chains north of Port Augusta / Engine is class W / probably in the 1880s'

John Henry Reid

Hammer & Co., c. 1910, Photograph, B 37771

Portrait of John Henry Reid, nephew of Rev. Richardson Reid.

Pastoral Commission

1891, Photograph, B 1503

Pastoral Commission Members (duplicate of B 3858). Edwin Derrington, Robert Kelly, John Warren, John Robert Kelly, Robert Caldwell, Sir Frederick Holder and William Copley.

Parliamentary Rifle Match

Hancock, Thomas, 1889, Photograph, B 39101

Photograph of a large composite photograph in the shape of a plaque, commemorating the Parliamentary Rifle Match held in August 1889. The competition (seven shots at 400 and 500 yards range, Wimbledon scoring) was between representatives from the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, and was won by the former. In additions to individual portraits of the participants, their individual scores are also recorded. To see the individual images do number searches on B 39101/1 to B 39101/12.

Australian Army Canteens Service Basketball Team

1944, Photograph, B 61018

GENERAL: Australian Army Canteens Service, S.A.L. of E. Area, A.W.A.S. (Canteens) Basketball Team. Premiers-All Services in 1944, left to right: Cpl. E. Wilton; Cpl. L. Box; Cpl. E. Cox; L/Cpl. J. Gloede; Pte. E. Copley; Cpl. G. Elliott; Pte. V. Hopkins. Absent: Cpl. T. Tucker and Pte. H. Vivian (Postal Unit).

A railway cutting near Leigh Creek

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1885, Photograph, B 62379

BELTANA: A railway cutting, part of the incomplete Great Northern Railway. The 'tent hills' in the background are near Copley. The line was completed to Marree and then Oodnadatta and finally to Alice Springs. The location of this photograph is about 35km north of Beltana, about 3km north of present day Leigh Creek. [From information provided by Glenys Aird].

Keswick Hospital : Outside No. 4 ward

c. 1919, Photograph, B 26285/71

Holmes, Eastwood, Copley and Tanne outside No. 4 ward.

Donkey team

c. 1924, Photograph, B 45085/113

One hundred and thirteeth of 115 photographs in an album. Donkey team.

Donkey

c. 1924, Photograph, B 45085/114

One hundred and fourteenth of 115 photographs in an album. A. H. E. on a donkey.

Camels

c. 1924, Photograph, B 45085/115

One hundred and fifteenth of 155 photographs in an album. Camels grazing near Lyndhurst.

Album of photographs around South Australia

c. 1923, Photograph, B 45085

Album of 155 photographs of Quorn, River Murray, motorcycles, cars, camels, Myponga, Murray Bridge, Flinders Ranges, Cape Jervis, Normanville, Copley, Lyndhurst, motorcycle polo, Harley-Davidson Motor Cycle Club of South Australia Sellicks Beach and Coorong. "Albert H. Elston" -- verso cover.