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Album of Adelaide

c. 1889, Photograph, B 5220/7

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.

Jean Hodgkiss Prockter

Duryea, 1887, Photograph, B 7722/32

Jean Hodgkiss Prockter aged 5 1/2 years dressed as 'Fairy'.

River Torrens Flood

c. 1917, Photograph, B 52985/1-13

Album of photographs of the featuring the 1917 floods in the Torrens River and the Sturt River, the proclamation tree at Glenelg, and Chimney Hill at Glen Osmond.

Coupled tram in Victoria Square

c. 1950, Photograph, B 69723

Coupled Glenelg tram on Victoria Square turning from King William Street into Gouger Street, after delivering passengers from Glenelg in the middle of the Square, and before heading to the down terminus in front of Moore's Department store.

Sir Samuel and Lady Way

1899, Photograph, B 70805

A portrait of Sir Samuel and Lady Way, signed by both underneath the image, and mounted in an ornate gilt frame. The portrait was a gift to the then Mayor and Mayoress of Glenelg as indicated by the inscription of the back: 'To The Mayor and Mayoress of Glenelg / with every good wish for the / new year / Marble Hill / 1st Jany 1899'. [The mayor at that time was J.M. Scott.]

Glenelg Christmas Pageant. (left to right) Toni Forbes (Kurralta Park) and Catriona Walker (West Beach) are mermaids on the Glenelg marine float. 6th December 1989.

Messenger Press, 1989, Photograph, B 70869/1840

Travels in South Australia

Hale, Jean B., 1941, Photograph, B 71180/1-47

Collection of photographs taken by Jean B. Hale on her travels through South Australia in 1941. See 'Contents' for details of individual photographs.

Promotional photographs of places and events in South Australia

South Australia. Government Publicity & Tourist Bureau, c. 1974, Photograph, B 53407/1-132

Collection of 132 photographs highlighting events, entertainment, recreation and sights of interest in Adelaide and other South Australian regions, including Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Fleurieu Peninsula, River Murray, South East, Flinders Ranges, Yorke Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Mid North and Far North, during the nineteen seventies.

Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills: album of views

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1875, Photograph, B 72115/1-31

Album of views taken in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in and around Adelaide showing prominent buildings and the Botanic Gardens, Glenelg and Port Adelaide, as well as Norton's Summit, Waterfall Gully, Morialta, and Bridgewater in the Adelaide hills.

Adelaide views

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1868, Photograph, B 45002/1-77

An album of photographs by S.W. Sweet, featuring scenes in and around Adelaide.

Canoeing on the Patawalonga

Rainsford, R. J., 1948, Photograph, PRG 1459/2/5

Two men and a dog in a canoe on the Patawalonga River approaching the mouth of the river at Glenelg, early morning, 19 November 1948. A number of small sailing vessels are tied up at the river's edge. 'Photo taken looking west to the mouth of the Patawalonga. The boats mooored along the rotting old wooden sheet-piling would be bogged down in black mud for most of the day when the tide was out. The old Glenelg Sailing Club building is at left of the photo.' [Information supplied by Doug Mackenzie].

Canoeing on the Patawalonga

Rainsford, R. J., 1948, Photograph, PRG 1459/2/6

View across a section of the the Patawalonga River, early morning, 19 November 1948. A number of small sailing vessels and a rowboat are moored on the river's edge, two men and a dog are in a canoe, and a large building can be seen on the far bank. 'Don Paterson and Doug Mackenzie are in the canoe and the Glenelg Town Hall can be seen directly beyond to the right of the trees. Some of the permanent sideshow buildings are in the centre distance and the old Glenelg Sailing Club building is on the right of the picture. At low tide most of this area was comprised of mud flats with only a very narrow, shallow stream snaking through.' [Information supplied by Doug Mackenzie].

Decorations for the 'Arctic Cabaret'

Mellor, Don G., 1951, Photograph, PRG 1459/6/4

This 15 foot high model of an iceberg, featuring an Eskimo hunter and polar animals, was designed and made by Doug Mackenzie, with assistance of members of the Glenelg Apex Club, for the Arctic Cabaret held in the Glenelg Town Hall in March 1951. It was not possible to convey in the photograph, by Don G. Mellor, the glittering Arctic scene that greeted guests on entering the hall. The towering central feature of the iceberg was liberally sprinkled with a mixture of silver glitter and salt crystals. Under the effect of a spotlight the whole thing glittered and sparkled, creating a remarkable impression of the real thing. In the background can be seen part of the 5 foot high scenery that encircled the entire hall. The background of sea and sky was painted by Apex Club members for talented volunteer artists to brilliantly illustrate with fanciful events of life in a polar setting. The scenery was illuminated by concealed lighting, leaving the hall above in darkness to create the impression that the onlooker was viewing an Arctic landscape. Table lamps consisted of icy igloos with light shining through the doorways. Artistic licence permitted penguins from the Antarctic to enliven the scene. At all Appex balls appropriate novelties were manufactured by club members for sale to the guests. On this occasion there were snowballs, consisting of crumpled-up balls of newspaper covered with raw cotton supplied by Actil. Guests gleefully hurled these at each other leaving those with dark suits covered in sticky white raw cotton which wives complained took weeks to remove. Even so, they had to admit that a great time was had by all. [Text by Doug Mackenzie].

Doug Mackenzie with decorations for the 'Arctic Cabaret'

Don G. Mellor, 1951, Photograph, PRG 1459/6/5

Doug Mackenzie pictured in front of some of the decorations used in the Apex Club of Glenelg's ball. Identified on the back as 'Doug 'Art Director' Arctic Cabaret / Glenelg Town Hall / March 1951'. The artwork on the murals was by Adelaide volunteer artists. Photo by Don G. Mellor, Outdoor Division, Mora Studio, 49 Rundle Street. [Doug Mackenzie created the artwork on the Apex Ball tickets for Buccaneers Ball and the Prehistoric Cabaret].

Decorations for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret'

1953, Photograph, PRG 1459/6/8

Members of the Apex Club of Glenelg working on a 14 foot high model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret' held in the Glenelg Town Hall, March 1953. From the notation on back 'News photo for "Claude" our Tyrannosaurus for Prehistoric Cabaret March 1953'. Shows Betty Mackenzie on ladder, Zelda Scrymgour on stool and Marlene Parham on ground.

Decorations for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret'

Rainsford, R. J., 1953, Photograph, PRG 1459/6/9

This 14 foot high model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex was conceived and made by Doug Mackenzie, with the assistance of members of the Glenelg Apex Club, for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret' held in the Glenelg Town Hall on 27 March 1953. The dinosaur was brilliantly painted by Eric J. Field and photographed by Ross J. Rainsford. The sound effectes were by Bob Malin. In the background, beneath the 12 foot wing span of a hovering Pteranodon, can be seen part of the 200 feet of 5 foot high painted scenery depicting life in prehistoric times as portrayed by volunteer Adelaide artists. The scenery was illuminated by a continuous string of festoon lighting concealed beneath a cardboard pelmet. The hall above remained in darkness creating the illusion that the onlooker was actually surrounded by the pre-historic landscape. The awe-inspiring, towering image of Tyrannosaurus Rex, illuminated by an eerie green spotlight, dominated the scene. Part way through the evening, with dancing in full swing, a devastating, thunderous roar, comprised of a mixture of the roaring of lions and other jungle denizens, burst at full volume from a large speaker concealed in the throat of the monster. So shocked were a number of the dancers that they immediately fell flat on the floor and it was indeed fortunate that no one suffered a heart attack. During a following pause a desperate sounding announcer shouted "Quick, he's hungry. He won't stop roraring until you throw money into his mouth". We only dared to try this stunt once more during the evening which resulted in a considerable amount of money being ingested by the monster. Unfortunately it proved almost impossible to get it all out as most of it was caught between the wire mesh lining and the Papier-Mache skin. For a number of years following this event coins were often excreted every time the monster was disassembled. [Text by Doug Mackenzie].

Decorations for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret'

Rainsford, R. J., 1953, Photograph, PRG 1459/6/10

A 14 foot high model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex conceived and made by Doug Mackenzie, with assistance of members of the the Apex Club of Glenelg, for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret' held in the Glenelg Town Hall on 27 March 1953. The dinosaur was brilliantly painted by Eric J. Field and photographed by Ross J. Rainsford. The sound effects were by Bob Malin. In the background, beneath the 12 foot wing span of a hovering Pteranodon, can be seen part of the 200 feet of 5 foot high painted scenery depicting life in prehistoric times as portrayed by volunteer Adelaide artists. The scenery was illuminated by a continuous string of festoon lighting concealed beneath a cardboard pelmet. The hall above remained in darkness creating the illusion that the onlooker was actually surrounded by the pre-historic landscape. The awe-inspiring, towering image of Tyrannosaurus Rex, illuminated by an eerie green spotlight, dominated the scene. Part way through the evening, with dancing in full swing, a devastating, thunderous roar, comprised of a mixture of the roaring of lions and other jungle denizens, burst at full volume from a large speaker concealed in the throat of the monster. So shocked were a number of the dancers that they immediately fell flat on the floor and it was indeed fortunate that no one suffered a heart attack. During a following pause a desperate sounding announcer shouted "Quick, he's hungry. He won't stop roraring until you throw money into his mouth". We only dared to try this stunt once more during the evening which resulted in a considerable amount of money being ingested by the monster. Unfortunately it proved almost impossible to get it all out as most of it was caught between the wire mesh lining and the Papier-Mache skin. For a number of years following this event coins were often excreted every time the monster was disassembled. [Text by Doug Mackenzie.] A unsourced newspaper cutting is pasted to the back of the photograph - see PRG 1459/6/10V.

Promoting the 'Prehistoric Cabaret'

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd, 1955, Photograph, PRG 1459/6/11

A 14 foot high model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex made by members of the the Apex Club of Glenelg, originally for the 'Prehistoric Cabaret' held in the Glenelg Town Hall in March 1953. Here it is being towed through the streets in a promotional exercise with the front of the trailer reading 'Don't forget the date! March 18. 1955. It's another monster ball'. George Haig (who had 'left his false tooth parked in a shelf in our dirty old shed so he looked even more primitive than usual') was a caveman, with Lorna Maddern acting as his wife. The dinosaur was designed and made by Doug Mackenzie.

A new railway carriage being built at Islington Workshops, South Australian Railways

1908, Photograph, PRG 280/1/4/218

A new railway carriage being built at coachbuilder Duncan and Fraser's factory. A researcher has provided the following information: Duncan and Fraser was a well-known coach builder and built railway carriages, horse-drawn vehicles, horse trams, electric trams, and motor bodies, especially for model T Fords. Originally in Franklin Street, they later built a factory at Woodville, later taken over by Holden Body Builders. Another researcher has provided the following information: "According to the National Railway Museum Port Adelaide the photo was taken at Islington Workshops in 1908. The clerestory car on the right was one of 10 cars built for the SAR in 1908 for use on the Glenelg lines. These all had 10' 6" wide bodies and were all converted to Centenary Cars in the 1936 conversions. Two of the cars were baggage cars numbered 268 and 269, so my guess is that the car in the photo is one of these two cars. Car 268 was used as a buffet car on the Centenary Ltd for a short time. It is now preserved at the Broken Hill Railway Museum. The remaining cars in the photo are all narrow gauge "short tom" cars with two central windows for the toilet, six windows either side of the toilet on each side and one window each side of the door in each end. These cars were numbered in the series 157 to 170 and they all entered service around 1908. Flinders, Sturt etc [at Pichi Richi Railway] are examples of this type of car. According to the SAR records, none of the cars mentioned above were built by Duncan and Fraser. Duncan and Fraser did build some Glenelg cars, but nowhere near the timeline for the narrow gauge cars listed above".

Ron Wride in his first canoe

Mackenzie, Doug, c. 1936, Photograph, PRG 1459/8/3

Ron Wride in his first canoe (Azuri) near the mouth of the Patawalonga River, 1936/1937. Glenelg Sailing Club is in left background.

Jack Hockley at Second Valley

Mackenzie, Doug, c. 1942, Photograph, PRG 1459/8/7

Jack Hockley with his canoe 'Fury' on over-night stop at Second Valley on his solo trip back from Kangaroo Island. See The Mail, 18 March 1939 page 7 (via Trove Newspapers). He crossed from Hog Bay (Penneshaw) to Cape Jervis and then paddled up the coast to Glenelg.

Photographs of athletes

Messenger Press, c. 1989, Photograph, B 72243/1-98

Photographs of athletes in sporting events in Adelaide, suburban and other places. All have participants' names and most are dated. In addition there are additional photocopied photos with captions from City Port Fun Run (2000), Corporate Cup (2000), and senior inter-club athletics ar Santos Stadium, December 2001.