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Firing a rocket from a life-boat

c. 1910, Photograph, PRG 280/1/44/278

Men on the 'Undaunted' life-boat firing a rocket during practice at Port MacDonnell bay.

Fire Brigade at Unley, South Australia

Smith, W. S., 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/12/265

Five firemen of the Unley Brigade with a horse-drawn appliance participating in the Gallipoli Day procession, 15 April 1916.

Three figures standing smoky countryside.

c. 1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/14/494

Three figures standing in front of a galvanised shed, the scene appears to be shrouded in smoke, possibly the result of a bush fire or burning off.

Burnt out timber yard at Port Adelaide

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/24/82

The burnt out remains of a timber yard after a devastating fire gutted the site at Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Lady Weigall at Hindmarsh

Smith, W. S., 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/131

Lady Weigall, wife of Sir Archibald Weigall, Governor of South Australia attending the opening of the Hindmarsh Volunteer Motor Ambulance facility; a group of fire brigade officers form a guard of honour in front of the official party.

Waikerie Coffee Palace

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/27/289

Groups of bystanders inspecting the remains of the Waikerie Coffee Palace after it was badly damaged by fire.

A burnt out timber yard

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/29/356

The smouldering remains of a burnt out timber yard after a fire at Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Parade in King William Street, Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/18/427

Spectators watching men of the Fire Brigade driving their vehicles along King William Street, Adelaide as part of a patriotic parade.

Tree lined road in Mildura, Victoria

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/79

Tree lined road in Mildura, Victoria with a wooden tower containing the town's fire bell in the foreground.

A seaman about to fire a harpoon during a whaling expedition at sea

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/303

A seaman about to fire a harpoon during a whaling expedition at sea.

An Aboriginal man using sticks to make fire

c. 1903, Photograph, PRG 280/1/2/27

An Aboriginal man using sticks to make fire.

A wooded landscape with billowing smoke

c. 1907, Photograph, PRG 280/1/3/42

A wooded landscape with billowing smoke, possibly a bush fire; location unknown.

Mrs Stoper's residence near Aldgate in the Adelaide Hills

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/3/384

Mrs Stoper's residence near Aldgate in the Adelaide Hills escaped damage from a bush fire im 1912; three men, one identified as Arthur Waterhouse, inspect a burning tree.

Buckets and pots

c. 1880, Photograph, B 73486

Buckets and pots on a fire and coals in a shed.

Reminiscences, essays, photographs and material relating to the River Boat 'Merle'

Raymond, John, 1958, Mixed material, D 8280(L)

Reminiscences entitled 'Night Train to Destiny' written under the pseudonymn Johnathon Freeman, file about 'Merle' (River boat), file about political activities and photographs of floods and bushfires in the Adelaide Hills (1980 or 1983), school exercise book of essays written under name of John Stimson. Also includes research notes entitled 'A Trooper Remembered', written using pseudonymn Allan L. Peters, in honour of Police trooper Herman Carl Bernhard Komoll. (Komoll's sister was married to Carl Linger). Also includes Coroner's Report relating to a fire on the motor vessel 'Merle'.

Ruins of Macfarlane Brothers' store

1900, Photograph, PRG 1123/36/29

Men standing in the ruins of the Macfarlane Brothers general store, Port Lincoln, which was completely gutted by fire on 7 August 1900, casuing £4,000 damage.

Berry, Hodgson and Co., timber yard after fire

Smith, W. S., 1914, Photograph, PRG 733/28

The remains of Berry, Hodgson and Co., timber yard after fire destroyed it and the adjacent Mission to Seamen's Institute, Todd Street, Port Adelaide, on Friday 13 February 1914.

Mission to Seamen hall after fire

Smith, W. S., 1914, Photograph, PRG 733/29

The remains of Mission to Seamen institute and hall after fire broke out in Berry, Hodgson and Co., timber yard, Todd Street, Port Adelaide, destroying the yard and adjacent buildings on Friday 13 February 1914.

Man with burnt bible

c. 1987, Photograph, PRG 1631/5/43

Man salvaging a burnt bible after a fire to a church in Whitmore Square, Adelaide. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1631/5.

Man with burnt bible

c. 1987, Photograph, PRG 1631/5/42

Man salvaging a burnt bible after a fire to a church in Whitmore Square, Adelaide. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1631/5.