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South Australian scenes and activities 13
Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities, featuring 'Ghan' Train, and a bus tour from Alice Springs. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
Photographs relating to persons with disabilities
A selection of photographs relating to people with disabilities and education. See 'contents' for the details of individual images.
Photographs of buildings, building sites, reserves etc.
View of the uncompleted Lock 3 with P.S. 'Success', P.S. 'Canally', P.S. 'Renmark'
Two views of paddlesteamer 'Success' in Lock 3 ahead of PS 'Canally' and PS 'Renmark', with lock construction in foreground. Photo 1 is a wider view of photo 2.
SS 'Lubra'
View of the steamship 'Lubra'. Annotation on the back of the print reads 'The morning the Lubra was launched [3 words indecipherable] with steamer lying inside the [3 words indecipherable] her ready for [3 words indecipherable] accordng [1 word indecipherable] specification at the yard [2 words indecipherable] the sails are not best to [2 words indecipherable]. J. Danvent'. On the front 'SSS 'Lubra' - Hansford Ward Esq. Commander'.
Men and child in the garden at Anlaby homestead
Four men and a boy in the garden of Anlaby homestead near Kapunda, South Australia. The garden leads down to a flat open paddock with many gum trees. The older man sitting on the chair may be the explorer John McKinlay, who lived at Oaklands with his wife Jane Pile and her family. He died in December 1872.
Scott family at Largs Bay beach
Kerry Scott walking toward her daughters Joanna Scott (front) and Nikki Scott making sand castles at Largs Bay, South Australia, during a family visit to the beach.
Hoffmann photographs, box 15, portraits and the beach.
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives which have been transferred from the National Trust of South Australia, Victor Harbor Branch. The images comprise portraits, mainly of women, and outings on the beach at Victor Harbor. The negatives were originally from Charles Hoffmann [assumed to be Hoffmann Photographics, Victor Harbor]. Austral Standard Orthichrome Plates.
The 'Daylight' in an unidentified harbour
The steel 4 masted barque 'Daylight', 3756 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, 3756 tons. ON114812, 351.5 x 49.1 x 28.2. Built 1902 (1) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Anglo American Oil Co. Ltd, registered London. c.1912 Standard Transportation Co. Ltd. registered Hong Kong. Made her last seagoing voyage in 1920-21 and then sold to Charles Nelson and Co. of San Francisco. Laid up until 1924 when she was converted to a barge. During WW2 with the shortage of tonnage she was re-rigged as a 6 mast schooner by Americans and renamed Tangara. Actual fate not known but apparently not a success under this last rig].
'Nunkarrie'
View of the house 'Nunkarrie', viewed from the street outside the main entrance. Eva Landseer (nee White) is standing near the gate with her daughters Patricia (left) and Elsea.
The 'Pleione' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Pleione', 1092 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 1139 gross, 1092 net tons. ON72369, 209.7 x 34.6 x 20.3. Built 1876 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow: 1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. About 1899 sold to Norway without immediately changing her name but eventually became re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Esov' and then 'Elvine Homuth' and finally 'Tamara XI'. Under this name she was wrecked in 1923 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Suffered a bad stranding in New Zealand in 1888 but was refloated and repaired] [Pleione = Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and mother of the Pleiades].
The 'Daniel' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Daniel', 299 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, originally 351gross, 317 net tons, later (Australia) 299 tons. ON121172 (British) 127.1 x 31.1 x 12.0. Built 1894 E Gundersen, Tvedstrand, Norway. Owners C. Wroldsen, registered Tvedstrand, 1907. Union Box and Packing Case Co. Ltd, registered Sydney later Sailing Ship 'Daniel' Ltd. converted to a hulk at Sydney c.1924. (Instead of a figurehead she had a lot of beautiful scroll work on her stem head and this has been preserved at the Snapper Island Training establishment in Sydney Harbour)].
G. & R. Wills & Co. : SUMMARY RECORD
Records of G. & R. Wills & Co., merchants and importers, comprising letters and invoices of Hodgkins & Farmer, drapers, 1848-1951, London letters of George Wills to Robert Wills 1862-1879, ledgers 1853-1866, in-house ledgers 1933-1977, minutes 1913-1987 including minutes of G. & R. Wills, George Wills & Co and Wills Gilchrist & Sanderson, balance sheets, shipping code, scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, share scrip, company die, pay records, architectural plans (including North Terrace elevation ca.1874), photographs, including two outsize mounted collections of staff in formal, informal and work occasions ca. 1949-1980, corset (1903) and sports shields.
McCoy family : SUMMARY RECORD
Records of the McCoy, Hensley and related families, comprising eight photograph albums. While the majority of photographs are not identified it would be possible to make tentative identification of a lot of them from photographer and other details. Family names that are identified have been indexed - a detailed item list is available at the reference desk in addition to the details on each volume (see below).
Papers relating to war service of Percy Wilson
Papers relating to Percy Major Graham Wilson's service in the S.A. Fourth Imperial Bushmen's Corps in the Boer War, South Africa. See below for details.
'Kermandie' wooden schooner
'Kermandie' wooden schooner 343 tons [wooden aux. twin screw 4 mast schooner. 343 gross, 222 net tons. ON133495. 141.9 x 35.0 x 11.0. Built 1920 by CM McKay of Hobart (frequently reported to have been constructed on the Huon by McKay) eng. 70hp, later re-engined. Owners: Lune Timber and Trading Co. Ltd. Registered Hobart. Later Kermandie Shipping Co. Ltd. Kauri Timber Co. Ltd, registered Melbourne. Went aground on North Point Reef, 6 miles from Stanley ,Tasmania. On Sept. 6, 1952 and could not be refloated and she was sold to a scrap merchant who stripped her of everything valuable and demolished the wreck with explosives. Said to have been the last 4 masted sailing vessel in Australia when wrecked]
'Zingara' wooden schooner
'Zingara' wooden schooner wrecked [wooden 3 masted topsail schooner, 211 gross, 184 net tons. ON122917. 128.1 x 33.1 x 6.2. 1908 converted to auxiliary steamer engine, 15 hp. 219 gross, 99 net tons. engines removed 1910 - 219 gross, 185 net tons. Altered Dec. 1919 to 219 gross, 90 net tons. Converted to twin screw auxiliary sailing vessel Sept. 1926 = 233 gross, 53 net tons, engine 220bhp. Owners: Jagger and Partners, registered Auckland; 1910 FA Sargeant, timber merchant Sydney; 1917 William Archibald; 1919 Winstone Ltd; 1925 Gisborne Harbour Board; Wrecked at Hokitika Jan. 16, 1929 - some reports say at the time of her loss was owned by the Wellington-West Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. Possibly chartered by them? See 'Out of Auckland' by Hawkins, Pelorus, Auckland, 1960]
'Cerro Alegre' iron ship
'Cerro Alegre' iron ship 1592 tons. [iron three mast ship rigged sailing vessel. 1592 gross, 1436 net tons. 254.1 x 39.0 x 22.9. Built 1883 (12) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow as Skelmorlie for Hunter Brown and Co. Greenock, ON87398 Owners: AD Bordes and Fils, reg. Dunkirk. Broken up 1924. Was originally the 'Skelmorlie, for details see under 'Cerro Alegre' and was renamed in 1915, her owners then being J Oelckers, of Chile]
'Coriolanus' iron ship
Figurehead, 'Coriolanus' iron ship. [iron ship, 1074 tons, later barque rigged 1055 tons, ON73665. 217.4 x 35.2 x 20.1 Built 1876 (5) A. McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners J. Patton Junior and Co. Registered London. c.1885. J. Stewart and Co. London. c.1891 to German owners and later Norwegian owners without change of name. In 1922 sold and renamed Tiburon and not long after became Eugenia Emilia in American ownership and registered in Panama, and under this name was caught rum running and sold to Portuguese owners by the authorities and c.1924 renamed Lina. Ultimately resold by Portuguese owners and reverted to her original name. Broken up c.1936. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (See Sydney Morning Herald 4/9/02)]
Black Forest Baptist Church members album
Album of photographs of the Black Forest Baptist Church comprising the following assorted black and white photographs of; the church and of church members and events; Silver Jubilee 1938; laying of foundation stone 1968; Diamond Jubilee 1973; 70th anniversary 1983.
Oliver Moriarty
Oliver Moriarty at his home in Stirling on the day of his interview with Nancy Flannery for her book on Paquita Delprat.
Scenes in Adelaide, Goolwa and Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula: photograph album
Album includes views of Adelaide and beaches at Brighton and Glenelg; draught horses at the Royal Show 1937; Goolwa barrage under construction, Sturt paddle steamer; the sailing ship Passat; together with family, farming, fishing and other leisure and sporting activities in the region of Ungarra, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Details of the photographs are listed under items.
Australian Democrats rally
Photographs of Janine Haines and Judith Barr speaking on stage at a filmed Australian Democrats gathering.
The 'Port Errol' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Port Errol', 1935 tons, in an unidentified harbour [Note from Ron Parsons - 'This vessel not owned by Crawford and Rowat] [steel ship, 1935 tons, ON104594, 264.3 x 39.0 x 23.5. Built 1894 (11) Russsell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: CA Banck, registered Glasgow. Destroyed by fire in January 1895. While built for Crawford and Rowat never sailed for them as scuttled when took fire while loading for her maiden voyage. She was raised and repaired and became in succession the 'Svea' Swedish flag; 'Oregon' registered Bremen, 'Fritz Smith', Norwegian flag and finally 'Ekelund'].
The 'Pleione' towing to Dunedin
The iron ship 'Pleione', 1092 tons, towing to Dunedin [iron 3 mast ship, 1139 gross, 1092 net tons. ON72369, 209.7 x 34.6 x 20.3. Built 1876 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow: 1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. About 1899 sold to Norway without immediately changing her name but eventually became re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Esov' and then 'Elvine Homuth' and finally 'Tamara XI'. Under this name she was wrecked in 1923 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Suffered a bad stranding in New Zealand in 1888 but was refloated and repaired] [Pleione = Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and mother of the Pleiades].
The 'Pareora' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Pareora' ex 'White Eagle', 879 tons, in an unidentified port [from the time of her acquisition by New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., the ship remained in the England-NZ passenger trade. In the period she took passengers to Auckland arriving Sept. 1878 and March 1882. To Wellington arriving July 1879, July 1880, April 1881, Jan. 1883. To Lyttelton arriving Oct. 1884. To Port Chalmers arriving Oct 1877, Nov. 1883. To New Plymouth arriving Dec. 1885. Reference 'White Wings' by Henry Brett 1924].
Photographs
Family and personal photographs of George R. Harrison including three of his uncle, the bass-baritone singer Peter S. Dawson. Eleven photographs in the series were kept by G.R. Harrison in his personal pocket-book while serving with the 31st Battery, 8th Field Artillery Brigade and, with it, were returned to his family at Henley Beach following his death. Twenty four photographs have been copied from an album belonging to his mother Mrs V.F. Harrison. A selection of the photographs have been digitised.
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.
Photographs relating to E.E. Scarfe and Mortlock family
Loose photographs of E.E. Scarfe, J.T. Mortlock and his mother, and the Mortlock yacht 'Martindale'. See below for details. Some of the images (nos. 3-9) have been digitised for the South Australiana Database. Do a NUMBER search on that database under PRG 1445/8.
Embroidered doilies
Three embroidered doilies featuring three Dicken's characters from the novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' - Jonas [Chuzzlewit], Mark Tapley and Chevy Slyme. The figures are surrounded by a stylised floral border in navy and red.