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Fireworks during the Empyre Fire Festival performance, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square
Fireworks during a performance in the Empyre Fire Festival, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square, in front of the Big Christmas Tree.
Solo performer in the Empyre Fire Festival, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square
Solo performer in the Empyre Fire Festival, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square, in front of the Big Christmas Tree.
Empyre Fire Festival performance, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square
Empyre Fire Festival performance, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square, in front of the Big Christmas Tree.
Final bow of the performers of the Empyre Fire Festival, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square
Final bow of the performers of the Empyre Fire Festival, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square, in front of the Big Christmas Tree.
Kraken with her friends from the Empyre Fire Festival, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square
Kraken with her friends from the Empyre Fire Festival posing for a photo, Tarntanyangga / Victoria Square.
Photographs of company premises, staff and merchandise
Approximately 170 photographs and postcard images of Colton, Palmer & Preston Ltd. premises in Currie Street, Adelaide, on Port Road, Allenby Gardens and Gepps Cross; including scenes at Currie Street of the February 1907 fire, new building, leather goods factory, celebrations for Armistice Day 1918, Port Adelaide steel yard and bulk store, Adelaide warehouse interior scenes, Harrold Colton & Co. staff in 1909 and later, social functions, sporting functions, cricketing and football teams.
Photographs relating to J. Hallet & Son Limited
Photographs relating to J. Hallett & Son Ltd., brick and tile manufacturers. Photograph number 122 of the Lonsdale Hallett Brick Co. album (no. 206 of list) was missing from original album.
Colin James Ellis, World War II photograph album, Darwin.
Comprising a World War II photograph album of 49 pages created by Private Colin James Ellis 'S21513', during his service in Darwin, in the 27th Infantry Battalion (South Australian Scottish Regiment) 20/11/1941-18/8/1943. The album consists of 49 composite pages, each page with an average of 4 individual photographs, which document Ellis' war service in Darwin and surrounding regions whilst serving in the 7MD Field Postal Unit. Included are images of everyday life in service, servicemen and military scenes in Darwin and Larrakeeyah (Northern Territory), Japanese Air Raid scenes during and after the attacks, damage caused by air raids including sunken ships and burned out buildings, Adelaide River headquarters, general landscape and leisure scenes, scenes of men and women off-duty. There is a section of pages at the end which illustrate Army troupes marching though Wagga Wagga (New South Wales) Labour Day 7/10/1943. Much of the photograph album is captioned. See CONTENTS and NOTE for more information and details.
Photographs of Port Stanvac oil refinery, plant and staff
Records of the Port Stanvac Oil Refinery including images of the plant, details of buildings and equipment and of staff. See below for details of individual photographs.
Photographs relating to Messenger Press : vintage cars and penny farthings
Photographs relating to 'vintage cars and penny farthings', created by Messenger Press.
Eden Hills CFS Fire Unit need wrecked car for training. From left: Robin Mangnason (Fire Fighter), Neil Gloyn (Senior Fire Fighter) and Ian Motley (Lieutenant Fire Fighter). 1989.
Yesterdays Power Rally, Milang
Yesterdays Power Rally, held at Milang, January 20-21, 2018.
Broken Hill
Lantern slides used by Rev. Stanley Trengove Harper
Rundle Street, Adelaide
Rundle Street, Adelaide, south side, showing the premises of Barlow & Sons, Coachbuilders. The photo was taken between 1872-1883 (see directories). For another view, see B 8045. According to a researcher, Thomas Barlow & Sons, coachbuilders, first established their business in 1855, in Hindmarsh Square, where they also ran one of the first Adelaide fire 'engines' on behalf of three insurance companies. They moved the business (and the fire appliance) to this site in Rundle Street East, opposite the Tavistock buildings, in Oct 1866. (A photo of the fire engine is in the State Library collection at B 7958.) The royal coat of arms displayed on the roof was a Royal Warrant, "By Appointment to H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh", granted in 1868 for the construction of a coach for Prince Alfred's visit to South Australia. The business moved back to the Hindmarsh Square site in April 1883 to a new, purpose-built coachworks, which was the largest in Adelaide at the time.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side showing the premises of Barlow and Sons Coachbuilders. A man in a top hat and overcoat is holding two horses in a laneway between the buildings while other men and children watch the proceedings. The building stands on the corner of Rundle Street and Union Street. According to a researcher, Thomas Barlow & Sons, coachbuilders, first established their business in 1855, in Hindmarsh Square - where they also ran one of the first Adelaide fire 'engines' on behalf of three insurance companies. They moved the business (and the fire appliance) to his site in Rundle Street East, opposite the Tavistock buildings, in OCtober 1866. The royal coat of arms displayed on the roof was a Royal Warrant - "By Appointment to H.R.H the Duke of Ediburgh" - granted in 1868 for the construction of a coach for Prince Alfred's visit to South Australia. The gentleman wearing a white apron (to the left of the horses) is possibly George Barlow, the oldest of the three brothers then operating the manufactory (see B 40279 for George Barlow and B 7958 for the fire engine). The business moved back to the Hindmarsh Square site in April 1883 to a new purpose-built coachworks, which was the largest in Adelaide at the time.
Grenfell Street
Grenfell Street, east end, after the fire at Burford's Soap factory. WH Burford and Son were soap and candle makers. The factory was on the corner of Grenfell Street and East Terrace. Residents complained about the smell from the soapworks and Peacock's Tannery. A fire which started in the adjoining timber yard destroyed the factory. Another was built in Sturt Street. A researcher notes that there was also a fire at Burford's Adam Street, Hindmarsh site in 1907.
S.S. "City of Singapore"
S.S. "City of Singapore" after the fire of April 26, 1924. This photograph shows the restoration of the ship as she was on August 30, 1924. The ship was loaded with cars, tractors and a large cargo of flammable materials. The fire broke out and took hold with an explosion throwing fire fighters onto the wharf. A memorial was erected to remember the two firemen killed in the explosion.
S.A. Farmers' Co-operative Union premises
Main premises of the South Australian Co-operative Farmers' Union on the corner of Franklin and Bentham Streets, Adelaide. Behind the main building, in Bentham Street, is the SA Farmers' Co-operative Union merchandise store. Several vehicles are parked outside the merchandise store. Also visible are a fire hydrant and telephone terminal box. Photograph taken subsequent to rebuilding after a fire damaged the premises in 1923. For photographs of the damage caused by the fire see B 1201 and B 34376.
The 'Cospatrick' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden ship 'Cospatrick', 1200 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [wooden ship, 1200 tons. ON20400, 190.0 x 34.0 x 23.5. Built 1856 Moulmein. Owners: J Fleming, registered London, 1873 Shaw Savill. Lost by fire when on a trip from England to Auckland with the almost total loss of nearly everyone aboard - 429 passengers and crew of 44. Lost in 1874. ] Further notes [On a voyage from London towards Auckland the vessel took fire when south of the Cape of Good Hope Nov, 17th 1874. There were 473 persons on board. The fire became uncontrollable and only two boats got clear, but without oars or provisions. On Sept. 19th the vessel sank, still burning, and the only lifeboat to survive drifted until the 28th when those remaining alive were found by the ship British Sceptre, approximately 470 lives were lost].
Additional photographs relating to exploration and maritime topics
A collection of mounted photographs relating primarily to exploration and maritime topics in South Australia and the Northern Territory, together with a small collection of portraits of people associated with the Royal Geographical Society. Two group portraits of Aboriginal people, from Port Lincoln and from Kopperamanna are included (photographs 9 and 15). Photographs 67-70 relate to the Flinders Centenary 1902. The following photographs have not been digitised (copies are held elsewhere in the Pictorial Collection or not related specifically to South Australia): 2. 'Light on Kingston jetty' with lighthouse keeper, his dog and bicycle; 3. 'Kingston jetty' Also at B 9409; 8. 'The British Hotel Port Adelaide', pencil sketch ca. 1841. Also at B 510; 9. 'Port Lincoln natives, last of tribe, 1897'. See B 512; 13. 'Victor Harbor breakwater'. Also at PRG 280/1/2/39; 20. Distant view of the landing place and iron stores at Port Adelaide, South Australia. Photograph of an artwork of 1838; 25. Horrocks' expedition, showing Horrocks and his party, with laden camel, moving through the bush. Photo of an artwork ca.1846; 26. 'Horrocks after being wounded on his way to Penwortham'. Photograph of an artwork ca.1848. Also at B 475. Original in the Art Gallery of South Australia; 28. Photograph of painting signed by E. Magraith 1904 with inscription 'H.M.C.S. Yatala after a painting by H. C. R. 1849', to Arthur Searcy Esq, President of Marine Board, from G. H. 1904'. See also B 9316; 31. View of the gorge on Mary River by Stephen King 1862. John McDouall Stuart Expedition. See also B 486/9; 33. 'Matthew Flinders, aged 27', photo of a portrait . See B 11153; 38. 'Captain Sir Leopold Mc Clintock, R.N. LL.D' photograph of an engraving of Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Arctic explorer; 39. 'The late Sir John Franklin' photo of an engraving;40. 'Captain Charles Sturt' (Australian explorer). Also at B 70378/3; 41. 'Relievo of National Memorial to Sir John Franklin. M. Noble, Sculptor', photo of bronze sculpture in London; 51. 'Robert Kyffin Thomas' portrait. Also at B 3687; 52. 'Charles Davies older brother, Gawler'; 58. 'The Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth, Secretary of State for the Colonies'; 59. 'Sir Leopold Mc Clintock, 1880'; 60. Commander Verney Lovett Cameron 1878; 61. 'John McKinlay'. Davies & Co. photographer. Also at B 1782; 65. 'Sir J. Langdon Bonython'. Also at B 2255.
Collection of lantern slides
Collection of lantern slides, created by Raymond Gordon. Gordon travelled widely in South Australia and to the Northern Territory. Views include Mount Gambier, Barmera, Adelaide and the Ungarra district, Eyre Peninsula. Prints and negatives of some slides are also held in other series (Series 1, 3, and 4) and have been digitised in those. Listed below is a selection of the slides. Many of the slides have been digitised in series 3 and are not repeated in this list. Slides taken in the Middle East also have not been listed or digitised.
Slides of Kenny Laughton's war service
Images of the Vietnam War taken by Kenny Laughton and others, part 1 of a series of 210 slides, with captions supplied by K. Laughton. Other photographers: [GR] Gerrard Rentmeester, [EB] Eric Briansky. See 'Contents' for details of items.
Sections of the new GMH proving ground, Lang Lang, with FE Holden
Black and white photographs of various vehicle testing roads and surfaces at General Motors-Holden's Proving Grounds, Lang Lang, Victoria, with an FE Holden (registration no. GSE-026 Victoria) being driven over the proving grounds. Includes an image of the Speed Loop at an unfinished stage and various buildings. The photographs formed part of the working papers of Harold Ingamells, the Holden engineer involved with working with the contractors on the construction of the various tracks at the proving grounds.
Fort Largs
Firing the six inch gun. The photograph depicts a group of soldiers firing the six inch gun out to sea at Fort Largs, watched over by an officer.
River Steamers at Morgan
River steamers "Success", "Waikerie" and "Murrabit" at Morgan. "Success" operated from 1877-1957. She made a record run from Wilcannia to Wentworth in 1906 in a record 40 hours. "Waikerie" operated from 1911 until destroyed by fire in 1929. "Murrabit" operated from 1914 and was a replacement for "Arbuthnot" which was destroyed by fire
One Tree Hill E.F.S. Unit
One Tree Hill E.F.S. unit.
Port Wallaroo from the jetty
Lithographic print of a panoramic view of Port Wallaroo from the Jetty, with the smelting works in the background. A note on the back by O. Pryor reads: 'View of Wallaroo Jetty and Smelting works. Erection of smelters began early in 1861. Ten furnaces completed about September of that year. Fires list in November 1861. Wood fuel used at first, mixed with coal a little later. Architects: G. and E. Hamilton, Adelaide. Contractors: Tiver and Co. Superintendent: Capt. Lysson Jones, formerly of Burra and Kapunda. Stack - 110 feet high, 24 feet square at base, 12 feet square at summit. See the "Observer" for articles on furnaces, jetty & stack (Jan. 25, 1862), opening ceremony and lighting new furnaces (Nov. 16, 1861, Suppl. 4c), new jetty (Nov. 30, 1861, 2b), and arrival of crane and donkey engine for jetty (Dec. 14, 1861, 7g).
Underground Electric Pump Tay
Underground electric pump, Taylor's Shaft, Wallaroo Mines. Taylors 60 inch Cornish pumping engine operated from 1863 until the fire of 1904 which destroyed the upper part of the shaft. Electric pumps shown in this photograph replaced the Cornish engine after the fire
Caledonian Piper's Band
[General description] The Caledonian Piper's Band giving a group of Fire Brigade Athletes (complete with brass helmets) a rousing sendoff. The Oval at this stage is surrounded by a white picket fence. [On back of photograph] 'Caledonian Piper's Band (leading Fire Brigade athletic troups from Adelaide Oval after an entertainment / April 26th, 1937 / Reproduced in News, April 27, 1937'.
East Terrace
[General description] East Terrace Fruit and Vegetable Market shortly after the fire in 1926. The buckled roof and blackened buildings are visible. Four men are standing next to a parked car outside the market and two women and a child are walking by. [On back of photograph] Acre 31. East Terrace. Showing portion of the Market. Feb. 1, 1926. Taken a few weeks after the fire. Compare with B 4808. Left side of open space is 67 yards south of North Terrace. Far side of the building to the right of this space is 36 yards south of North Terrace.