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HMAS 'Protector'

c. 1900, Photograph, B 11857

HMAS 'Protector' with four flags flying. Annotation of the back reads 'HMAS Protector went to China during the Boxer Rising'.

A large stone residence with flags hanging on the verandah ready for a celebration, possibly the return of soldiers from World War I. There are a number of people gathered on the verandah. See also B 60886.

Photographs of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition: 'BAARE', to Greenland

Rymill, John Riddoch, 1930, Photograph, B 52414/1-174

Photographs from a personal album compiled by John Riddoch Rymill, a member of the Expedition and owner of Old Penola Estate. They were lent for copying by Dr. Eleanor Rymill of Penola and are arranged in their original order. See 'contents' note for more details.

Pageant of Progress

1936, Photograph, B 8334/115

Crowds in King William Street for the Pageant of Progress, 22 December 1936. Caption on the verso has 'Detachment of Royal Australian Artillery from Victoria and Western Australia, in military section of pageant. Reproduced in Chronicle, 24 December 1936'. The street is decorated with flags.

Government House

c. 1884, Photograph, B 3127/A

[General description] Looking down on Government House and its garden from a building on North Terrace. The Union Jack is flying from a flag pole and the gatehouse guards the house and grounds. On King William Road the triple fronted building housing the Swimming Baths can be seen. The Rotunda stands in Elder Park and the steeples of North Adelaide can be seen above the trees. [On back of photograph] 'North Adelaide and Government House. Government Domain and City Road'. [Note on back of image] King William Road looking north. probably in the 1880s - after November 1883 (Note - New Baths opened November 6, 1883).

South Australian views: album

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1880, Photograph, B 72111/1-189

Album titled 'South Australian views', with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in Adelaide, the Botanic Gardens, Victoria Square, Mitcham, Glen Osmond, Morialta, Waterfall Gully, Clarendon, Eden Hills, Glenelg, Port Elliot, Naracoorte Caves, Mount Gambier and Lakes, Melrose, Broken Hill mines and River Murray. See 'more information tab' for further details of individual photographs. A small collection of loose photographs was found in the back of this album. To see details of these, go to B 72112/1-35.

King William and Grenfell Street corner

c. 1920, Photograph, B 72373

King William and Grenfell Street corner. Decorations of flags, garlands and a 'crown' on the balcony of the corner building, may indicate that the image was created around the time of the Prince of Wales visit to Adelaide, 1920.

Adelaide buildings decorated with lights for the visit of H.R.H. Prince of Wales

Government Photographer (S.A.), 1920, Photograph, B 72465/1-5

Photographs of a number of Adelaide buildings illuminated with lights in honour of the visit of H.R.H. Prince of Wales, July 1920. Two of the photos (2 and 3) taken by J. Gazard, 111 King WM. [William] St. See 'contents' for details of items.

South Australian Seamen's Union banner

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1880, Photograph, B 43158

View of the trade union banner of the South Australian Seamen's Union, featuring vignettes and flags. See also B 43159.

South Australian Seamen's Union banner

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1880, Photograph, B 43159

View of the trade union banner of the South Australian Seamen's Union, featuring vignettes and flags. According to a researcher the man on the right is Charles Hains, one of the founders of trade unionism is Port Adelaide. See also B 43158.

Celebrating SA Women - Embroidery

Cook, Maureen, 2005, Photograph, D 7971(Misc)

Embroidery depicting 17 women including: Her Excellency, IWD Committee Patron Justice Robyn Layton QC; Betty Fisher, historian, former IWD Committee President and Women's Electoral Lobby founding member; Mary Lee, SA's women's voting rights champion; the late Gladys Elphick MBE, longstanding IWD Committee Secretary; the late Irene Bell, a woman representing those who went into the trades and other traditional men's jobs during World War II; three figures representing indigenous young women and six figures representing other culturally and linguistically diverse women involved with the IWD Committees over the years, including Chinese, Filipino, Latvian, Iranian, Italian and Greek women. The embroidery also features the State's floral emblem, Sturt's Desert Pea, the IWD Committee logo, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flag and the words, "The Spirit of the First Nation" to recognise traditional, indigenous custodianship.

Holiday makers at Semaphore

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/25/184

Distant view of holiday makers enjoying the beach and jetty at Semaphore where flags are flying from the old Signal Station on the foreshore.

Navy Day in Adelaide

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/25/187

Sailors taking part in a march along North Terrace, Adelaide to celebrate Navy Day; two large flags are carried at the head of the parade and four banners remembering momentous naval battles during World War 1 are carried further along the line.

Girl Guides in South Australia

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/25/219

A group of senior Girl Guides from South Australia photographed sitting and standing with an older woman in front of a large Union Jack flag; names not known.

Unveiling the war memorial at Magill

c. 1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/25/271

Part of the unveiling ceremony for the new war memorial at Magill, South Australia; a large crowd of spectators watch as the flags that drape the monument fall away.

Fund raising group

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/25/273

A group of adults and children, some wearing Scottish national dress and other costume, photographed on a flag decorated stage, possibly an amateur concert party group and button sellers for charity fund raising in South Australia.

Spectators at a military function

c. 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/595

Close view of spectators which include children and adults, some wen wearing soldier's uniform, attending an outdoor function where flags of the allied nations are flying, possibly during a medal presentation ceremony held in South Australia.

South Australian Institute.

Sherrah, M. E., 1934, Photograph, PRG 1211/2/7

The premises of the South Australian Institute photographed at night, when it was decorated with flags and illuminated during the visit of the Duke of Gloucester, October 16, 1934.

Barge 29 approaching Murray Bridge

c. 1950, Photograph, PRG 1258/1/226

The 'Barge 29'approaching Murray Bridge with helmsman standing at wheel and flag flying. [Comment from F. Tucker: 'This has got to be the "D26" barge which Alan Moritz purchased at about this time at Echuca and brought back to Murray Bridge using an outboard as propulsion'].