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Glenelg

Glenelg

[General description] This view shows the Glenelg seashore with scrub behind the sand dunes and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the distance. Tents, huts and a flagstaff have been erected in a clearing behind the dunes. Men are unloading stores from a ship's lighter. [On back of photograph] 'First landing place, Glenelg / Reproduced from a sketch by Colonel Light (Original in S.A. Museum'.

Glenelg

Glenelg

[General description] This dying arched gum tree, claimed to be the Proclaimation Tree, is surrounded by a railing fence and a few huts. Some people are posing near it for the photographer. There has been long standing controversy as to whether this is the correct tree under which the Proclaimation was read, or another one nearby.

Bridge, Glenelg

Bridge, Glenelg

Bridge over the Patawalonga Creek, Glenelg. The wooden bridge with wooden railings crosses the Patawalonga at Glenelg creating a typical seaside vista of water, boats and Norfolk Island pines.

Glenelg

Glenelg

[General description] Proclamation Day crowd, dressed in their best, walking past a variety of refreshment tents and marquees along the promenade at Glenelg beach. Picnicers with their horses and carts are seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'Glenelg / Looking north from the Institute / December 28th / 1896- 1900'.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Footbridge over the Patawalonga, Glenelg in approximately 1895. The bridge is on the same site as the bridge in use in 1939. The wooden bridge spans the almost empty Patawalonga and connects and sand dunes to the rest of Glenelg but unfortunately causes a large build up of seaweed. The name Patawalonga derives from the Aboriginal words for "The place of branches of the swamp gum".

Glenelg

Glenelg

Bridge over Patawalonga Creek at Military Road. The photograph was taken on March 15, 1929. The bridge spans marshy land

Glenelg

Glenelg

Commemoration ceremony at the Old Gum Tree dated before 1905. Yearly gathering to commemorate the fact that South Australia was proclaimed as a colony under this tree on December 28th, 1836. The Governor is giving a speech, the mayoral representatives are in morning dress and young boys can be seen wearing sailor suits, boaters and one in a pith helmet

Glenelg

Glenelg

Old gum tree.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Lifeboat "James Wardle" mooring at the Jetty.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Proclamation tree- The Old Gum Tree.

Pioneer Memorial, Glenelg

Pioneer Memorial, Glenelg

Pioneer Memorial.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Walking along the seafront, jetty in the background.

Glenelg

Glenelg

The Old Gum Tree.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Beachfront and Town Hall and Pier Hotel before alterations.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Old Gum Tree.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Historic old Gum Tree.

Glenelg

Glenelg

View of Historic Gum Tree.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Town Hall.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Old gum tree - painting by R. M. S. Photograph of an artwork.

Glenelg

Glenelg

The Old Gum tree.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Town hall during alterations 1924.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Old Gum Tree. Copied from lantern slide.

Glenelg

Glenelg

A view of the old jetty and beach full of people.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Scene at the Old Gum Tree, possibly Proclamation Day.

Glenelg

Glenelg

The Old Gum Tree.

Glenelg Centenary Pageant

Glenelg Centenary Pageant

Glenelg Centenary Pageant.

Pupils of Yoothamurra School, Glenelg

Pupils of Yoothamurra School, Glenelg

GLENELG: Pupils of Yoothamurra School, Pier Street, Glenelg.

Pupils outside Yoothamurra School, Glenelg

Pupils outside Yoothamurra School, Glenelg

GLENELG: Pupils outside Yoothamurra School, Pier Street, Glenelg.

Crowds on Glenelg beach

Crowds on Glenelg beach

GLENELG: Crowds on Glenelg beach, also showing refreshment booths.

Ruins of Adam Lindsay Gordon's home at Glenelg

Ruins of Adam Lindsay Gordon's home at Glenelg

GENERAL: Ruins of Adam Lindsay Gordon's home, at 59/61Penzance Street Glenelg, which he had rented after he arrived in Australia in November 1853 on the steam ship 'Julia'. He purchased the house in 1865 when he entered the South Australian parliament in the House of Assembly seat of Victoria. He gave up his Glenelg residence in March 1867, when he returned to Mount Gambier. [from information supplied by a researcher].