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Kintore Avenue

c. 1908, Photograph, B 13759

Kintore Avenue looking south. A picket fence is in the centre of the photograph at the bottom of Kintore Avenue. The building on the corner of Gawler Place and North Terrace can be seen in the distance at the top of Kintore Avenue

North Terrace, Adelaide

c. 1886, Photograph, B 712

North Terrace, Adelaide, looking east from Gawler Place. Note presence of the Exhibition Building and absence of the Art Gallery.

North Terrace, Adelaide

c. 1922, Photograph, B 1177

[On back of photograph] 'Published in the "Chronicle", December 16, 1922. North Terrace, looking east from Gawler Place.' [General description] Panoramic view of North Terrace, sometimes described as Adelaide's cultural boulevard, showing its well integrated mix of public buildings, statuary and plantings. The South Australian Institute, Mortlock Building and the Museum are prominent on the left and further along the dome of the Exhibition Building can be seen. Transport includes electric tram, car, bicycle and horse-drawn. The statue of King Edward VII stands in the foreground and the eastern suburbs and foothills form a backdrop to the view.

North Terrace, Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1870, Photograph, B 2918

North Terrace, Adelaide, looking west. The Adelaide Club can be seen on the left in the distance. The near side of the gate on the extreme left is 8 yards east of Gawler Place.

North Terrace near Gawler Place

1914, Photograph, B 5635

North Terrace, looking west from Kintore Avenue. A contingent from the Light Horse Regiment can be seen in the parade which is being watched by a crowd of spectators. Some of these are taking advantage of the balconies and roof tops along North Terrace. A Union Jack flag flies from the tallest building.

North Terrace, Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1878, Photograph, B 9179

[General description] Looking along North Terrace east with houses and commercial premises on the right and the South Australian Institute building on the left side of the road which is lined with trees and white picket fencing. The spire of Scots Church is seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 20,21 / North Terrace East / Looking east from a point a little west of Kintore Avenue / 1878- 1884 / The near side of G. & R. Wills' premises (on right) is 63 yards east of Gawler Place'.

Public Library

c. 1910, Photograph, B 23537

Public Library from Gawler Place.

South Australian Institute.

B. Goode & Co., c. 1864, Photograph, B 2871

South Australian Institute, on the north side of North Terrace, Adelaide. Opened in 1861, it was the forerunner to the State Library, housing a large book collection and acting as a cultural centre. Lectures and educational talks were given and museum specimens and artistic works were shown. The west side is 19 yards east of Gawler Place and the frontage is 35 yards.

Chalmers Church in Adelaide

1901, Photograph, B 63783

ACRE 24: Premises of Chalmers Church on the corner of North Terrace and Gawler Place, Adelaide, 21 August 1901.

The York picture theatre

c. 1936, Photograph, B 64013

ACRE 43: Premises of the York picture theatre located on the corner of Gawler Place and Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia.

Employees outside Krischock's bootmaker business, Adelaide

c. 1884, Photograph, B 59526

ACRE 19: Group of male employees, including boy apprentices outside the premises of F. Krischock's bootmaker business in Gawler Place.

Views of South Australia : Union Bank

c. 1880, Photograph, B 62414/1/40

Union Bank of Australia, Pirie Street on the south west corner of Gawler Place.

Sven Kallin's electrical store

Rainsford, Keith C., 1956, Photograph, B 69680

Interior of Sven Kallin's electrical store located in Gawler Place, Adelaide, showing radios and radiograms, washing machines, refrigerators, radiators, mix masters and a deep fryer. Sven Kallin was the first to bring television sales and service, and later a rental service for electrical goods, to South Australia.

North Terrace, south side

c. 1953, Photograph, B 12846

View taken on December 31st, 1953, of the Mothers' and Babies' building on North Terrace, with cars of the era parked in front. The building has a frontage of 12 yards, and is situated 51 yards east of Gawler Place.

Students in Prosh procession

c. 1947, Photograph, B 70380/12

Students on a horse-drawn float, one sitting 'undressed' in a bath under an umbrella, with a banner 'The Dirt Comes Out In Smith's Weekly Bath'. A clothes mangle can also be seen on the float. Buildings looking down to the Gawler Place corner can be seen along North Terrace.

Students in Prosh procession

c. 1947, Photograph, B 70380/13

Students on a truck float, with a banner 'The Egg and I' at the end of the tray back. (This was the name of a film released in 1947 starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.) Buildings looking down towards the Gawler Place corner can be seen along North Terrace.

A. Simpson & Son

Caire, Nicholas John, c. 1870, Photograph, B 70598

Photograph of A. Simpson and Son building on the corner of Gawler Place and Grenfell Street. A man on a ladder is working on the word 'tinware' on the front of the building.

Union Bank

c. 1869, Photograph, B 70722

Two stereoscopic views, one of the Union Bank of Australia, Pirie Street, on the south-west corner of Gawler Place, the other of the Town Hall.

Town Hall

c. 1869, Photograph, B 70722A

Two stereoscopic views, one of the Union Bank of Australia, Pirie Street, on the south-west corner of Gawler Place, the other of the Town Hall.

Group photograph of men in suits

Frank A. McNeill, c. 1925, Photograph, B 70752/48

Group photograph of men in suits. Photograph by Frank A. McNeill, Gawler Place Adelaide.

Places (Adelaide)

Messenger Press, 1991, Photograph, B 70869/18028

The Gawler Chambers, North Terrace.

Office workers at their desks

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/442

Office workers photographed at their desks at a premises in Gawler Place, Adelaide, South Australia; the name of the employer is not known. [Note that the interior details are similar to those in PRG 280/1/10/30, which is identified as the Nestles and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Company headquarters.]