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'Turgot' steel barque
'Turgot' steel barque 2680 tons [steel 3 mast barque, 2680 gross, 1773 net tons. 276.8 x 40.4 x 22.5. Built 1902 Atel & Chant de la Loire, Nantes. Owners: Cie Maritime Francaise, registered Nantes. Abandoned on fire June 11, 1909 off the Cape Verde Islands]
'Amiral Cecille' steel ship
'Amiral Cecille' steel ship 2695 tons. [steel three mast ship, 2847g, 1874net tons. Later 2695gross, 2203net tons. 282.8 x 44.0 x 22.8. Built 1902 Chant and Atel de St. Nazaire, Rouen. Owners: Cie de Nav. Francaise, reg. Nantes. Later: Soc. Nouvelle d'Armement, reg. Nantes. Destroyed by fire in January 1925.]
'Asnieres' steel 4 masted barque
'Asnieres' steel 4 masted barque 3103 tons. [steel four mast barque. 3230gross, 2446net, later 3103gross, 2715net tons. 312.0 x 45.1 x 23.9. Built 1902 (8) Forges and Chantiers de la Medit, Havre. Owners: Soc. Anon des Longs Courriers Francais, reg. Havre. Abandoned on fire, with a cargo of coal in September ?]
'Amiral Cecille' steel ship
'Amiral Cecille' steel ship 2695 tons. [steel three mast ship, 2847g, 1874net tons. Later 2695gross, 2203net tons. 282.8 x 44.0 x 22.8. Built 1902 Chant and Atel de St. Nazaire, Rouen. Owners: Cie de Nav. Francaise, reg. Nantes. Later: Soc. Nouvelle d'Armement, reg. Nantes. Destroyed by fire in January 1925.]
'Amiral Cecille' steel ship
'Amiral Cecille' steel ship 2695 tons. See also PRG 1373/49/80, PRG 1373/49/81. [steel three mast ship, 2847g, 1874net tons. Later 2695gross, 2203net tons. 282.8 x 44.0 x 22.8. Built 1902 Chant and Atel de St. Nazaire, Rouen. Owners: Cie de Nav. Francaise, reg. Nantes. Later: Soc. Nouvelle d'Armement, reg. Nantes. Destroyed by fire in January 1925.]
'Asnieres' steel 4 masted barque
'Asnieres' steel 4 masted barque 3103 tons. [steel four mast barque. 3230gross, 2446net, later 3103gross, 2715net tons. 312.0 x 45.1 x 23.9. Built 1902 (8) Forges and Chantiers de la Medit, Havre. Owners: Soc. Anon des Longs Courriers Francais, reg. Havre. Abandoned on fire, with a cargo of coal in September ?]
Photographs relating to the Ayers family.
Comprising a collection of 145 portraits and family photographs of Ayers family members and relatives; Sir John Fisher and Morphett family and relations, the children of Sir Henry and Lady Ann Ayers, Sidney and John Ayers sons of Harry and Ada, other children of Harry and Ada who died in infancy, Seafield Tower at Glenelg - summer residence of Harry and Ada, riding on Glenelg beach, Cowle family relations at Hamper Mill, England and unknown relatives. The collection also includes photographs of the Ayers family residences 'Dimora' East Terrace, Adelaide and 'Seafield Tower' at Glenelg. See CONTENTS for more information.
'Priwall' 4 masted barque
'Priwall'; working sand ballast at Port Victoria [steel 4 mast barque, 3105 gross, 2849 net tons. 323.0 x 47.2 x 26.3. Built 1918 Blohm and Voss, Hamburg. Owners: Reederei F Laiesz G m b H, registered Hamburg. Laid up in Valparasio at outbreak WW2, c. 1942 taken over by Chilean Government and renamed 'Lautaro' and destroyed by fire off the coast of Peru in 1945]
'Priwall' 4 masted barque
Making up sails preparatory to sending them aloft to be bent' 4 masted barque 'Priwall' [steel 4 mast barque, 3105 gross, 2849 net tons. 323.0 x 47.2 x 26.3. Built 1918 Blohm and Voss, Hamburg. Owners: Reederei F Laiesz G m b H, registered Hamburg. Laid up in Valparasio at outbreak WW2, c. 1942 taken over by Chilean Government and renamed 'Lautaro' and destroyed by fire off the coast of Peru in 1945]
'Priwall' 4 masted barque
Looking forward from poop deck; 4 masted barque 'Priwall' [steel 4 mast barque, 3105 gross, 2849 net tons. 323.0 x 47.2 x 26.3. Built 1918 Blohm and Voss, Hamburg. Owners: Reederei F Laiesz G m b H, registered Hamburg. Laid up in Valparasio at outbreak WW2, c. 1942 taken over by Chilean Government and renamed 'Lautaro' and destroyed by fire off the coast of Peru in 1945]
Tugs going about their business at Outer Harbor
Tugs going about their business at Outer Harbor [in this photograph the tug Eagle is seen towing. Eagle = steel single screw tug, ON95971, 229 gross, 17 net tons, Built 1890 (4) JT Eltringham and Co. South Shields, 125.4 x 22.6 x 12.8. Triple expans. recip. steam eng. one single ended coal fired boiler all by JP Rennoldson and Sons. Ltd. Owners Huddart, Parker Ltd. Registered Melbourne. Sold 1960 to Hines Metals Ltd. Port Adelaide and demolished. Spent long periods working in South Australia. See 'Steam Tugs in SA' by Parsons]
License and photographs
Records comprising licence for navigators, engineers or ground engineers issued to Leslie Jack Lucas by the Department of Defence along with photographs of aircraft using Harry Butler's airfields at Northfield and Albert Park. Pilots photographed include Ross and Keith Smith and Frank Hurley.
SAGASCO photographs : Brompton Site
Photographs of SAGASCO Brompton site.
Photograph albums belonging to Hermann and Hilda Heinrich
Records comprise photographs taken from three photograph albums belonging to Hermann and Hilda Heinrich. Captions found on the photographs have been noted in quotation marks. Some captions have been provided by Ilona Oppenheim. Photographs show activities in and around Hermannsburg Mission, people of the Mission, Alice Springs, Darwin, Henbury Station, Gosse Ranges, Palm Valley and other places in Central Australia.
Letters written by Henry Scott
Seven secretarial letters, six signed by Henry Scott and the other on his behalf, to Bordeaux wine merchants Adet Seward & Co., enclosing accounts and reporting on the state of the Adelaide market. All seven letters from Adelaide, and four with the embossed stamp of the 'Cornwall Fire & Marine Life Insurance Co. / Henry Scott / Adelaide', and dated between 17 May and 3 November 1879.
Trudgen Memorial fountain
The Trudgen Memorial fountain, St. Peters, erected in 1883 upon the death of Nicholas Wallis Trudgen, in memory of his work as mayor of St. Peters and as master builder, whose work included the Adelaide Art Gallery and the fire station.
Instructors at the Australian Corps School, Aveluy, France
A group portrait of instructors at the Australian Corps School (formerly the 1st Anzac Corps School), formed on 11 November 1916, at Aveluy in France. Back row, left: Lieutenant McKenzie, possibly Lieutenant Kenneth James David McKenzie, 21st Reinforcement, 7th Battalion, who was seconded for duty with the first Anzac Corps School in November 1917; back row, centre: Lieutenant Aldred Nelson Baldry, 5th Reinforcements, 53rd Battalion; back row, right: Lieutenant James Newson McAnna, 1st Reinforcements, 43rd Battalion; seated, left: Captain William Charles Scurry, MC, DCM, 8th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1916 for inventing the self-firing rifle, and awarded the Military Cross in 1917; seated, front; Lieutenant Arthur Bruce Durdin, MC, 11th Reinforcements, 27th Battalion, awarded the Military Cross in 1917.
Small bush hut
A man and a boy outside a small bush hut built against a large hollow tree. There is a camp fire burning nearby.
Rosa Fiveash : SUMMARY RECORD
Paintings of Australian flowers by Rosa Fiveash [See special list for series 1 for Australian wildflower watercolours].
Paddle steamer 'Murrumbidgee'
The 'Murrumbidgee' on the bank of a river, with a barge behind it. Caption on back reads PS "Murrumbidgee" loading wood. Steamers were wood fired. When the boats were running fast woodcutters would be engaged to cut and stockpile timber. When the pace was slower, as in slack times, the crew would often cut and load their own wood. The PS "Murrumbidgee" regularly steamed along the Goulburn River, shipping wheat from Shepparton. It was also used to hawk goods to settlements along the Darling River. Photo: Frank Tucker Collection'. This photo is part of the Sheahan Collection which consists of 114 views depicting river craft and two steam boat captains, bridges, and locks on the Murray River in South Australia.
Qantas office, Longreach
The Qantas office in Frank Cory's store, Longreach. After Qantas' first office in Longreach was destroyed by fire, stock and station agent Frank Cory offered his store as a temporary office.
Forge section, Holden's Motor Body Builders Limited
Black and white photographs of men working in the forge section in the Holden's Motor Body Builders Limited workshop at Woodville.
Machinery and plants, Holden's Motor Body Builders Limited
Black and white photographs of machinery and plants, some with men working at them, in the Holden's Motor Body Builders Limited workshops, mostly believed to at Woodville and Beverley. Includes a photograph of Holden's power plant at Woodville, and an early photograph of men constructing the interior of a workshop at Woodville.
Timber mill, stacks, drying kiln and buildings at Woodville
Black and white photographs of the timber yard and buildings at Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd., Woodvill. Contains images of men working in the timber mill, timber stacks, the drying kilns and storage systems, including some moving systems.
Memorial to Firemen Anderson and Hickey
Memorial erected at Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia, to the memory of Firemen, George James Alexandra Anderson and James Hickey, who lost their lives fighting a fire aboard the ship 'City of Singapore' at Port Adelaide on 26 April 1924.
War service photographs
A collection of photos relating to Thomas Chappell's time serving in the Middle East. Each image has a brief caption: many show military activities - vehicles such as trucks, tanks and horse-drawn carriages; prisoners of war; guns; captured planes; donkeys, mules and camels used for transportation; servicemen and army camps. There are also quite a few of the people, scenery and buildings in the Middle East. See items for details of individual images.
'Some of our hut boys'
A group of Australian soldiers pictured outside a weatherboard hut, with the inscription on the back 'Love from George - this is some of hut boys'.
Fraser and Rapko siblings
Two servicemen with two young women. On the back is 'Right - left - George Olive Polly Gus Rapko'. The 'right-left' is assumed to refer to the position of the figures when writing on the back of the photo; however, it is believed the individuals are (from left) Gus Rapko with his sister Polly, and George Fraser with his sister Olive.
Gravestone of George Fraser
Two views of the gravestone of George Arthur Fraser. Adjacent gravestones are for T. Toll and C.W. McEntee.
Surveying the North/South railway from Alice Springs to South Australia
23 black and white photographs taken by James (Jim) J. Kennedy in 1927 to 1928 during the surveying of the North/South Ghan railway from Alice Springs to South Australia. They were taken with a Box Brownie camera which Jim purchased for 10/- (10 shillings). Descriptions supplied by donor. See below for details.