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Railway Exhibition 1954 : collection of views
Collection of mounted photographs used in a Railway Exhibition 1954. Two volumes of photographs include engines, carriages, rolling stock, railway stations, motor bus services, derailments, railway construction, camel transport related to construction of the transcontinental railway. Engine No. 1 (photograph 38, ca. 1873), Engine No. 2 (photograph 87, ca. 1879), Engine No. 3 'Jinnie' (photograph 45, ca. 1876), Engine No. 4, G class (photograph 46, ca. 1870), Engine No. 5 (photograph 43, ca. 1885), Engine No. 6 'Dirty Girt' (photograph 42, ca. 1886) and some other engines are included. Most images are already held elsewhere in the Pictorial collection. To view all photographs request album. Thirteen mounts have photographs missing.
Launching a canoe on the Patawalonga
Two men with a canoe on the edge of the Patawalonga River at Glenelg, early morning, 19 November 1948. A dog is sniffing at the upright paddles and houses along the river can be seen on the distance. 'This photo was taken, looking north, from the point where the old bridge met the western bank of the Patawalonga. (This small patch of white sand can just be seen behind the white boat in photo PRG 1459/2/2.) The eastern end of the bridge began where the Buffalo now stands. Apexian Don Paterson was assisting Apexian Doug Mackenzie (in white). Doug's family home is hard to discern next to the white fence in the top right hand corner of the photo. The house with the small tower roof is the only one remaining to this day [2008]. It was the family home of David Krantz.' [Information supplied by Doug Mackenzie].
Photographs relating to baseball team Sturt Saints
Photographs relating to baseball teams, created by Messenger Press.
Album of views in and around Adelaide, including some portraits of Aboriginal people
Album of views in and around Adelaide, including some portraits of Aboriginal people. Photographs include a set of views, interior and exterior, of the Exhibition Building, North Terrace. These photographs are duplicates of images found elsewhere in the Pictorial Collection and can be viewed online by searching on Archival number B 10212; view of the first Congregational Chapel in South Australia (a duplicate of photograph B 538); several formal studio portraits taken of Aboriginal people in traditional dress and cloaks of animal skin, holding traditional weapons or implements; several other photographs of Aboriginal people, possibly gathered at Point McLeay on Lake Alexandrina at the time of the visit of the Royal Princes Albert and George. These can be viewed online by taking the Browse Album link. The album also contains several views of Glenelg, Burnside and Magill and surrounding hills, Waterfall Gully, and several North Adelaide Church properties including St Peter's Cathedral before its renovation and expansion. The album is a re-assembled and reconstituted photographic copy of an earlier album with original pressed flowers rehoused in plastic and tipped in. The album includes photographic copies of cuttings and illustrations collected from other sources, characteristic of a scrapbook. There is a portrait of a young woman, unnamed (image 57) who may be the creator of the album. Photocopies of three handwritten poems appear in the album. Two of these have the first line 'My darling! my beautiful darling' and the words 'Agnes Neale' Adelaide at the end. The first of these poems marks the gift of a child and the second, the loss of a child. The third poem is titled 'Grace Darling' and appears together with an illustration of Grace Darling rowing a small boat in heavy seas.
Murals arranged by project
The series consists of photographs, negatives, transparencies, correspondence, drawings, paintings, pamphlets and a wooden model which relate to murals created by J S Ostoja-Kotkowski. These include projects for hotels, the Adelaide Airport, B.P. House in Adelaide, B.P. House in Melbourne, Ciba-Geigy building in Preston Victoria, Earth Sciences building University of Melbourne, Montreal Expo 67, Nauru House Melbourne, National Mutual building Adelaide, Polish Church, Polish House, Solaris, South Australian Institute of Technology, State Educational Centre, Unley shopping centre and the Weir restaurant in Adelaide. Chronology:. 1955 Milford House North Adelaide. 1957 Pier Hotel Glenelg; Tasman Hotel Port Lincoln. 1960 Taboo Peel St Adelaide. 1961 Weir restaurant Adelaide. 1962 Office mural; National Mutual building Adelaide; vitreous enamel mural Kym Bonython gallery(?). 1964 Vitreous enamel mural Melbourne. 1965 BP House Adelaide; BP House Melbourne; Dollar Club Adelaide. 1966 Unley shopping centre. 1967 Montreal expo. 1968 Chanteclaire; school seminary refectory North Adelaide. c1960s M Hobbs vitreous enamel mural; Hotel Elizabeth Melbourne; Hotel Eyrie Whyalla; mosaic mural Adelaide; restaurant mural. 1970 Adelaide airport s'pacescape'; MLC building Melbourne; ANZ Bank Adelaide. 1971 Ciba Geigy building Preston Victoria. 1973 Polish House Adelaide. 1975 Earth Sciences building University of Melbourne. 1976 Nauru House Melbourne; Kooroora Hotel. 1977 South Australian Institute of Technology; State Educational Centre Adelaide. 1978 Op mural Stirling hardware; op mural chemist shop. 1980 Perspex mural Kay. 1981 Telecom Australia. 1986 Sheik's restaurant Adelaide; Solaris Sydney. 1987 Polish church mosaic Adelaide. 1988 Brisbane expo Solaris Mk2. No date: Eta food factory Adelaide; Perth tapestry project; Shamern's(?); Twelve Apostles and various unidentified murals.
Postcard views of South Australia
Twenty nine postcards depicting scenes around South Australia. Locations include Victor Harbor, Adelaide, Blanchtown, Crafers, Clarendon, Belair National Park, Largs Bay, Glenelg, Mount Lofty and Unley. Contents include SS 'Riverina', horse drawn vehicles, shearing, railway stations, beaches, and buildings. Many are tinted.
Surf life saving events
Photographs of surf life saving events held at Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliot, and Chiton Rocks, near Victor Harbor. Also includes photographs of the Toc H campsite at Victor Harbor and groups of children.
GE class locomotive
Half-plate glass negative of a locomotive pulling a passenger train. According to a researcher, this in not a Y class locomotive. 'The Y class were a 2-6-0 tender locomotive not a 4-4-0 tank locomotive as this image shows. The image is in the book 'Steam Locomotives And Railcars Of The South Australian Railways', Authors: R. E. Fluck, R. Sampson, K. J. Bird with the caption 'Ge166 hauls a Glenelg line 'mixed' near Mile End Junction'. Another researcher has provided the following information: It is Ge class locomotive No.166 (4-4-0 tank engine) shown here approaching Mile End Junction with a mixed train for Glenelg. Built in Manchester by Beyer Peacock, it entered service for the Glenelg Railway Company in 1897, before being acquired by the South Australian Railways in 1899. The locomotive was condemned in 1929.
Players from the West Torrens Football Club at matches and events
A collection of photographs relating to the West Torrens Football Club, also known as the Eagles and part of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). The images include action shots from various matches, player portraits and other club related activities. According to brief paperwork attached to the photos (now removed), many of the photographs were published in the Weekly Times Messenger or the Football Times. Where more than one date has been supplied, one of the dates may refer to the date of publication. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
Goodwood
Glenelg tram on overway bridge on route to Glenelg, looking east.
Tram, Henley Beach
Tram on Henley Beach Road crossing the bridge. (The Glenelg 'H' trams ran on the Henley track between 10 June 1935 and the closure of the line on 2 February 1957). See article 'Glenelg trams used on Henley Route' in 'The News', Monday 10 June 1935, page 6, for details.
Jetty, Largs Bay
The Largs Bay jetty, showing Loco. no. 2. Note on the back of the photograph states "The locomotive is Loco. Number 2 of the Holdfast Bay Line (after amalgamation of the two Glenelg Lines). The carriages are from the former Glenelg-Brighton Line. Note by LS Kingsborough"
The 'Empress' yacht sailing off Largs Bay
The 'Empress' yacht sailing off Largs Bay.
Port Adelaide
Looking across the Port River from Birkenhead to Queen's Wharf. Notes on the back of the photograph say "Identification notes by Captain Lee. The name of the ketch in the foreground is not known. The steamer inside this ketch is the SS "Glenelg". Inside the "Glenelg" is the barque "Agincourt". The barque (with painted ports) alongside the wharf is the "Star of India". On the extreme right of the photograph can be seen the tug "Adelaide".
William R. Wigley
Portrait of 'The late Mr W.R. Wigley, S.M.' by T.C. Dalwood.
John Pepperell Bickford
Portrait of John Pepperell Bickford. He was Town Clerk of Glenelg for many years and prior to that was Rate Collector for Glenelg.
Rev. Charles Manthorpe
Rev. Charles Manthorpe was born in England and arrived in South Australia in 1858. He married and began his ministry at Glenelg Congregational Church in 1862. He oversaw the construction of the new church which was designed in an Italian style. He was pastor of Glenelg for over 30 years and was remembered for his quiet manner and gentleness. He suffered a stroke and died while conducting the second morning service at the Unley Uniting Church in 1898 aged just 62.
Maudslay Motor Bus
[General description] This is one of the English built Maudslay buses which were imported for use in Adelaide at this time. The route of this bus, to (and from) Glenelg via Anzac Highway, is painted on its side. Government House can be seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'Photographed June 14, 1926. / Maudslay bus: one of the largest in use in 1926. Taken in King William Rd. opposite City Baths where the buses on the Glenelg route line up during slack periods.'
Double Decker Railways Bus
[General description] The brand new number 23 bus to Glenelg, with an open top popular at the time. It has the following advertisement for Berger Paints painted on its side: 'Berger's Roof Paints; They keep on keeping on'. It is a double decker Railways Bus, Garford Model CB with 57 seat South Australian Railways Workshops (Islington, Adelaide) body of 1926. Taken over by Municipal Tramways Trust, Adelaide, 1927 and renumbered 201. [From information provided] [On back of photograph] 'Double decker railways bus introduced by Railways Dept. on Glenelg route, 1926'.
Tramcar
[General description] Type 'H' trams, two of a batch of thirty large 'inter-urban' cars ordered from Pengelley & Co. They were all delivered by Dec 1929 ready for opening the new electric line to Glenelg on Sat 14 Dec 1929. These trams ran for over seventy-six years. [On back of photograph] 'New Glenelg tramcar / (The two cars are equal in length, the near one being foreshortened) /1930'.
Motor Bus
Motor bus on the Glenelg to Adelaide route. Written on the back of the photograph is " motor bus which plied between Adelaide and Glenelg about 1908, charging one shilling for the trip. Said to have been the first motor bus in South Australia". People are sitting or standing on the upper deck and a man can be seen climbing the outside spiral staircase. No passengers are seated inside on the lower deck.
Stanhope Printing Press
Stanhope Printing Press. This photograph shows part of the printing press brought to South Australia from England by Robert Thomas in 1836 onboard the "Africane". It was installed in a tent at Glenelg. A plaque states "The following is the inscription on the plate which may be seen on the left side of the press. "On this press was printed the first number of The Register published in Adelaide on June 3, 1837, also one hundred copies of the Proclamation of South Australia read by His Excellency the Governor Captain John Hindmarsh at Glenelg on December 28, 1836. The press was a part of the printing plant brought from England by Mr Robert Thomas in 1836".
Soldiers
Re-enactment of the landing of Governor Hindmarsh at Holdfast Bay, soldiers marching across the beach.
Soldiers
Re-enactment of the landing of Governor Hindmarsh at Holdfast Bay.
Landing re-enactment
Re-enactment of the landing, sailors coming ashore.
Landing re-enactment
Re-enactment of the Landing, the arrival of Governor Hindmarsh.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, showing the Glenelg train. The service from Victoria Square started in 1873 and went through until May 1914. After that the train went to South Terrace where patrons would switch to a tram. This Glenelg to South Terrace service ceased to operate in April 1929. The near side of the South Adelaide Dispensary is 62 yards north of Wright Street.
Mrs Alfred Bird and Family
Mrs Alfred Bird and her four children. Mrs Bird was formerly Emma Chittleborough, daughter of William Chittleborough and granddaughter of James Chittleborough. William died in 1911, a farmer from Reynella and was one of the first pioneers present at the reading of the Proclamation at Glenelg. He arrived at Glenelg onboard the Buffalo in 1836. To her left is Ellen Bird, later to become Mrs Bent. It is interesting to note the fashion worn in the photograph, Emma is wearing a full skirted, high necked costume and the girls are wearing dresses with frills around the skirts. The boy is wearing a loose fitting jacket and cravat.
Burke Street tram stop, Glandore
Stop No. 11 on the Adelaide-Glenelg tramline looking west towards Glenelg. October 1989.
Album of Adelaide
Composite covering two pages: 2 photographs of Mitcham; Port Adelaide (showing sailing ships); The spot where the Colony of South Australia was proclaimed a British Dependency; Second Waterfall.