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Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Kirby

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/17D

Probably Mary Kirby, c. 1821-1899; nee Nightingale, married John Kirby, Snr. Arrived in South Australia in March 1839 on board the ship the "Buckinghamshire". Resided in Glenelg, Adelaide, St. Leonards.

Sailing boats on a waterway

c. 1900, Artwork, B 75229

Watercolour painting of a waterway in a flat landscape, with a church tower in the distance. There are two small sailing boats and a dinghy on the water, and a man is standing on a bridge over an inlet. It is possibly painted at the Patawolonga, looking back towards Adelaide; another suggestion is the Murray River at Goolwa. The painting in unsigned, but has 'G. Holman' scribbled in biro on the back. [See B 75230 for a related painting.]

Lighthouse and residences

c. 1900, Artwork, B 75231

Watercolour painting of a lighthouse and residences for the lighthouse keepers on a promontory above the water. The painting is unsigned. Given it is associated with B 75229 & B 75230 it is possibly of the Seacliff lighthouse. A researcher suggests that it is more likely Cape Jervis Lighthouse given siting of buildings and shape of cove.

Glenelg trams in Victoria Square

1958, Photograph, B 76195

Double tram, one advertising Amscol, in Victoria Square.

Sir William Morgan

Crompton (Family), c. 1865, Photograph, PRG 331/30/2/7

Cate de visite of Sir William Morgan taken by 'Professor Hall, photographist, Hindley Street Adelaide'. [Photograph comes from an album of photographs that belonged to the Crompton family. To see a selection of photographs from this album search on Archival number PRG 331/30/2]

Mrs J.B. Spence

Crompton (Family), c. 1865, Photograph, PRG 331/30/2/46

Carte de visite of Mrs John Brodie Spence (formerly Jessie Cumming). [Photograph comes from an album of photographs that belonged to the Crompton family. To see a selection of photographs from this album search on Archival number PRG 331/30/2]

South Australian views: album

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1880, Photograph, B 72111/190

Portrait of six aboriginal people at a campsite near the river. Men are in western dress and standing to look at the camera. Two women are sitting on blankets on the ground. There is a tent to the right and three dogs lying on the ground at the camp. One man is fishing with a wooden spear on the edge of the river. Location unknown, possibly River Murray.

Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne

Sweet, Samuel White, 1886, Photograph, SRG 94/2/14

Volume 2 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]