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Kapara Red Cross Home
the former matron of Kapara Red Cross Convalescent Home, Glenelg, Mrs Jean Oborn receiving her Distinguished Service Award from the President, Lady Oliphant. Mr Mervyn Smith, Chairman.
China painted plate
China plate featuring an Aboriginal child and dog, painted by artist Brownie Downing.
The 'Eildenhope' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Eildenhope', 1539 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, reduced to barque mid 1880's. 1539 gross tons. ON76199, 240.0 x 37.3 x 22.9. Built 1876 (10) W Gray and Co. West Hartlepool. Owners Thomas Henderson and Partner, registered Newcastle upon Tyne, later Adam, Hamilton and Co. and in 1887 re-rigged as a ship, and register transferred to Greenock where the owners enrolled her in the name of Grianaig Shipping Co. with themselves as managers].
The 'Crown of Germany' at Port Adelaide
The steel 4 masted barque 'Crown of Germany', 2241 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel 4 mast barque, 2241 tons, ON99129. 284.4 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1892 (5) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners Crown SS Co. Ltd. (J Reid and Co) registered Belfast c.1902/3 Crown of Germany Ship Co. Potter Bros. registered London. In 1910 sold to Hamburg and renamed Fischbek. On her first voyage was wrecked in Le Maire Straits near Cape Horn, August 1910].
The 'Puerto Montt' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Puerto Montt', 1506 tons, in an unidentified harbour [was originally the 'Skelmorlie, for details see under 'Cerro Alegre' and was renamed in 1915, her owners then being J Oelckers, of Chile].
The 'Loch Vennachar' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Vennachar', 1557 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1557 tons, ON71748, 250.1 x 38.3 x 22.4. Built 1875 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked Kangaroo Island in September 1905. The remains of her hull have been examined by skindivers (1977) all hands were lost. She was not seen again after speaking to SS 'Yongala' Sept. 6, 1905, about 150 miles from Kangaroo Island].
The 'Loch Vennachar' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Vennachar', 1557 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1557 tons, ON71748, 250.1 x 38.3 x 22.4. Built 1875 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked Kangaroo Island in September 1905. The remains of her hull have been examined by skindivers (1977) all hands were lost. She was not seen again after speaking to SS 'Yongala' Sept. 6, 1905, about 150 miles from Kangaroo Island].
The 'Sutlej' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Sutlej', 1742 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1742 tons, ON94365, 260.3 x 38.2 x 23.1. Built 1888 (2) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Foley and Co., registered London. Sold c.1907 and renamed 'Antares' by Italian owners. Wrecked off the Victorian coast, west of Peterborough late in 1914, with the loss of her entire crew when on a voyage from Marseilles to Melbourne. Apparently struck the base of a high cliff and foundered].
The 'Loch Ard' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Loch Ard', 1624 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1693 tons, ON68061, 262.7 x 38.3 x 23.0. Built 1873 (11) Charles Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: General Shipping Co., (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked at Curdie's Inlet, June 1, 1878. About 27 miles west of Cape Otway, Victoria, with the loss of all but two of her complement of 52. One of the most sensational wrecks on the Australian coast and a whole body of literature has been built up around this disaster. Much too voluminous to list here. Almost any publication touching upon shipwreck in Australia will mention this wreck - a number of full length books have been written on the subject].
The 'Crown of Germany' in an unidentified port
The steel 4 masted barque 'Crown of Germany', 2241 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2241 tons, ON99129. 284.4 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1892 (5) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners Crown SS Co. Ltd. (J Reid and Co) registered Belfast c.1902/3 Crown of Germany Ship Co. Potter Bros. registered London. In 1910 sold to Hamburg and renamed Fischbek. On her first voyage was wrecked in Le Maire Straits near Cape Horn, August 1910].
The 'Holyhead' and 'Glaneuse' wrecked on Victorian coast
The iron 4 masted barque 'Holyhead', 2336 tons, wrecked on Victorian coast, 1890; and the iron barque 'Glaneuse', 482 tons, wrecked on Victorian coast, 1886 [Holyhead = iron 3 mast barque, 2260 tons. Built 1889. British owned. Wrecked on her maiden voyage outside Port Phillip Heads, Victoria. Feb. 12, 1890].
The 'Lord Ripon' in an unidentified harbour
The steel 4 masted barque 'Lord Ripon', 2765 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, 2765 tons, ON99385, 318.0 x 43.2 x 24.5. Built 1892 (3) Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Alloa. Owners: Sailing Ship Lord Ripon Ltd. (J Harron and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold 1898 to German owners and renamed 'Nal' after the war was allotted to the French who sold her to English buyers, and she was then sold to the free port of Dantzig, all without change of name. Abandoned in an apparently sinking condition off Cape Horn, January 16, 1922].
William White's home at Fulham
The house built by William White on Tapley's Hill Road, Fulham (later part of the 'Weetunga' property). A woman is standing behind the fence and hedge which mark the front boundary of the property; behind her is a stone building with a galvanised iron roof and verandah.
Eva White on a horse at Fulham
Eva White jumping on her horse across a post and rail fence in the paddocks at Fulham. On the front of the mount is a printed inscription 'A happy Christmas', with a handwritten annotation 'Eva Landseer nee White riding S.A. White (brother) horse Silver. In paddocks at Fulham now back of Lockleys Hotel' on the back of the photo.
Patricia and Elsea Landseer with their grandmother
Patricia Landseer (left) with her sister Elsea, pictured in the garden with their maternal grandmother, Martha White.
White family
Casual photograph of Mrs Martha White with her three children, all seated on the steps at Weetunga. From left: Bert, Martha, Eva and Mort.
The 'Wellington' at Port Chalmers
The iron ship 'Wellington', 1247 tons at Port Chalmers [iron ship, 1309 gross, 1247 net tons. ON71676, 239.9 x 36.0 x 20.8. Built 1874 (9) R Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow.1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd.; 1906 sold to Norwegians without change of name. Abandoned in sinking condition Dec. 3, 1906 while under tow from Gulfport, USA towards Argentina. Constantly engaged in the UK-NZ emmigrant trade most of her life and was involved in some exciting incidents].
The 'Mary Moore' at Port Adelaide
The composite barque 'Mary Moore', 585 tons, at Port Adelaide [composite 3 mast barque 581 gross, 565 net tons, later 544 tons. ON48615. 164.1 x 28.1 x 17.9. Built 1868 (2) A Stephens and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: John Norman junior, registered Maryport, then various others until 1899 when enrolled at Sydney by GJ Robertson and others. c.1905/6 G Sweet, registered Melbourne. c.1908/9 sold to Melbourne SS Co., and converted into a coal hulk that was employed in Albany and Fremantle in the 1920s. Eventually dismantled at Melbourne. Sometimes incorrectly called 'Maggie Moore' in her coal hulk days].
Landseer family
Eva Landseer (nee White) pictured with her daughters, Patricia Landseer (right) and Elsea. They are pictured in the garden of a family home, probably 'Nunkarrie'.
White family
Casual photograph of Mrs Martha White with her three children, all seated on the steps at Weetunga. From left: Bert (in his Army uniform), Martha, Eva and Mort.
'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 and Elsea.
The 'Alfred Hawley' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Alfred Hawley', 420 tons, in an unidentified port. [W 3 m. bq. 420t. ON29015, 135.5 x 28.9 x 17.1. Built 1860. Wm. Pile, the younger, Sunderland. Owners: Walker & Fowler, reg. London: 1881. GA Phillips, reg. Newcastle, NSW and transferred to Port Adelaide in Oct. 1883. Owners W. Llewellin, Wm. McLean & John Whittingham. Transferred to Melbourne June 1885 by the same owners. In November 1898 the ship was sold by order of the Court of the Cape of Good Hope and was re-registered in Port Natal. Returned to Australian owners in 1900 at Newcastle NSW and sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd for use as a hulk at Launceston, Tas., and later was used in the same capacity at Devonport. Was sold for breaking up in January 1927. In the early part of her career was employed in the UK-Tasmania run.]
The 'Elsinore' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Elsinore', 36 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner (all her life, according to official recoards - caption says 'ketch') 36 tons. ON70337. 55.0 x 16.6 x 6.5. Built 1875 Sims and Brown, Auckland. Owners: Ernest Ford and CF Hulme, registered Auckland; 1879 CV Dacre, JT Hendry and GC Gordon; 1880 DH McKenzie; 1881 William Roberts; 1884 James Johnston and partners, registered Sydney. March 1891 W& RF Gow, registered Melbourne; Jan. 1897 WE Telford (of Apollo Bay) May 1895 A Prince; Jan. 1898 G Currie August 1911 William Knights. Register closed in 1929 with 'lost at sea some years ago'].
Letters from C.E. Cooper
Letters written from Leipzig, Germany, during World War I, by Caroline Ethel Cooper to her sister Mrs Emmie Bevan Carr, in Adelaide. Miss Cooper, a musician, was allowed to stay on in Leipzig during the war. The letters were numbered and kept by Miss Cooper until after the war, with the exception of the first bundle which was taken from Germany by a friend.
Letters of George Grey
See below for itemised list.
Letters from Mary Mease
Extracts from a diary kept by Mary Mease, and letters written to relatives, during a voyage from Liverpool to Sydney. Describes conditions at Port Adelaide and Adelaide, including her experiences of South Australia, including staying on the ship in fear of travelling the 5 mile voyage in a small boat to the mainland, encounters with natives, dangerous journeys into Adelaide where she was lucky if the horse and carriage remained unturned on account of the terrible roads and general descriptions of the Kapunda mines, early streets, houses and vegetation.
Reminiscences of an Italian prisoner-of-war
Reminiscences of Rosemary McGann about the time she spent with her grandparents during the war and getting to know the Italian prisoner-of-war, Amedeo Bonvecchi (known to the family as 'Tony'), who had been assigned to work on the farm. Also included are copies of letters sent by Tony to the family for a few years after the war.
Photographs
Photographs of the Whitridge family and scenes around Blackwood, Victor Harbor and Mount Lofty.
Catherine Helen Spence
Plaster bust of Catherine Helen Spence by South Australian sculptress Ieva Pocius.
Canning family : SUMMARY RECORD
Family records consisting of photograph albums taken by George Canning, his wife Doris (nee Mather) and their daughter Sesca Canning. Selected images can be viewed on the South Australiana database.