kapunda

1926, Photograph, B 3800

[General description] This perspective view down the Clare Road at Kapunda shows a line of telegraph poles receding into the distance. The corner store on the right is S.Wright, Fruiterer and on the left is J. Skull & Co.'s General Stores with advertisements for Viceroy Tea and Arab Coffee painted on the side of the building. Gum trees are grouped behind the store. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, Oct. 16, 1926 / Kapunda / 1926' (Another hand) 'Clare Road, from Main St., Kapunda'.

Kapunda

c. 1927, Photograph, B 4562

[General description] Township buildings line Kapunda's main street which is decorated with bunting for the 'Back to Kapunda' Carnival, 17-24 September, 1927. Note the large utility pole on the right. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Sep. 17, 1927 / Main Street, Kapunda, / 1927'.

Ben Lomond homestead

c. 1926, Photograph, B 63395

KAPUNDA: Partial view of the homestead at Ben Lomond sheep stud, near Kapunda; the four children playing on the lawn in front of the house are, left to right: Vivian, Nina, Peter, and Michael Butler [children of Gladys and Guy Butler].

Construction of Kapunda Church

c. 1866, Photograph, B 55104

KAPUNDA: The Rev. W. Claxton and workmen during the early stage of building Kapunda Church.

Mr. Hawke working at Hawke & Co., Kapunda

c. 1900, Photograph, B 58330/41

KAPUNDA: Mr Hawke working as a pattern maker at Hawke & Co., Kapunda.

Views of Kapunda and District : Railway station

Warner, C., c. 1900, Photograph, B 19675/24

Kapunda Railway Station. When opened August 1860 by Governor McDonnell, Kapunda became the railhead for the mid north.

"Eringa", Kapunda

1921, Photograph, B 686

"Eringa", donated to the Government by Sir Sidney Kidman for educational purposes.

Kapunda

c. 1926, Photograph, B 3802

[General description] Perspective view along Kapunda's main street showing town buildings, telegraph poles and parked cars. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, Oct. 16, 1926 / Kapunda / 1926' (Another hand) 'Main street looking south'.

Kapunda

c. 1926, Photograph, B 3803

[General description] Three men stroll across the main street of Kapunda which is lined with town buildings and telegraph poles. Traffic is a mix of motor and horse-drawn. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, Oct. 16, 1926 / Kapunda / 1926' (Another hand) 'Main Street looking north'.

Kapunda Mine

Davis, H., c. 1875, Photograph, B 7347

[General description] Panoramic view of Kapunda Mine site showing mine workings and tailings heaps. [On back of photograph] 'Kapunda Mine / Circa 1875 / Photograph by H. Davis for the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876'.

Kapunda Mine

Davis, H., c. 1875, Photograph, B 7348

[General description] Panoramic view of Kapunda mine site showing mine buildings and works. [On back of photograph] 'Kapunda Mine / About 1875 / Photograph by H. Davis for the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876'.

Kapunda

c. 1860, Photograph, B 9951

Looking towards the Flour Mill, from Dr. Blood's. Dr Blood was the first general practitioner in Kapunda and later Mayor of Kapunda. Township of Kapunda in the 1860s. It was established after copper was found in 1842 by Francis Dutton and Charles Bagot. Mining began in 1844 and continued until 1879. The railway line from Adelaide was opened in 1860. The flour mill at nearby Allendale North was able to produce the finest silk dressed flour due to the installation of an additional boiler and superior silk dresser.

Mine, Kapunda

c. 1860, Photograph, B 9954

Kapunda Mine. The township was established after copper was found in 1842 by Francis Dutton and Charles Bagot. Mining began in 1844 and continued until 1879. The railway line from Adelaide was opened in 1860. Kapunda was a keystone in the early development of South Australia and was the oldest copper mining town in Australia. This photograph shows the chimneys and workings of the mine.

Mine, Kapunda

c. 1860, Photograph, B 9955

Kapunda Mine. The township was established after copper was found in 1842 by Francis Dutton and Charles Bagot. Mining began in 1844 and continued until 1879. The railway line from Adelaide was opened in 1860. Kapunda was a keystone in the early development of South Australia and was the oldest copper mining town in Australia.

Meeting House, Kapunda

1900, Photograph, B 14978

First combined service of the Methodist Meeting House, Kapunda Mines. From left: Rev. McNeil (Bible Christian), Mr. Thomas Dunstan (1830-1905) and Rev. Watts (Methodist) pose in front of the original Methodist Meeting House, Kapunda. The building is in a dilapidated state.

Machine Gun Corps at Kapunda

c. 1914, Photograph, B 21690

Identified as the 'Machine Gun Corps at Kapunda' it is suggested by a researcher that the men are part of the 23rd Light Horse (as evidenced by the number badge on the hats). The photograph appears in The Chronicle (Adelaide, SA) under the banner 'Light Horsemen Under Training: The Camp at Kapunda' (1914, March 28).

James S. Pearce, Kapunda Football Club

Uren, James, 1879, Photograph, B 7437

James Smith Pearce, 3rd man forward right wing, Kapunda Football Club. Second son of Hon. James Pearce, Kapunda. Kapunda Football Club was founded in 1866 by copper miners. It is the oldest football club in the world to enjoy an uninterrupted identity.

Foundations of the Kapunda Church

T. E. Nixon & Son (Firm), c. 1866, Photograph, B 55105

KAPUNDA: Building workers and local residents at the foundations of Kapunda Church where the foundation stone was laid on the 24th May 1866.

Rectory of Christ Church, Kapunda

c. 1897, Photograph, B 58330/1

KAPUNDA: Interior view of the Rectory of Christ Church, Kapunda.

The Rector of Christ Church, Kapunda, with a young child

1897, Photograph, B 58330/4

KAPUNDA: The Rector of Christ Church, Kapunda, with a young child on a rocking horse in the garden of the Rectory. According to a researcher, Archdeacon Hornabrook was at this church from 1894-1905 and the child is probably one of his sons. [Leonard Charles Soward was born in 1895. Archdeacon Hornabrook's given names were Charles Soward].

Members of the Kapunda Parish Choir

1901, Photograph, B 58330/10

KAPUNDA: View of the members of the Kapunda Parish Choir, taken in 1901. Back row (from left): unknown, unknown, (3) Mrs Murray, (4) Rev. Hornabrook, (5) Hornabrook Jnr, (6) Miss Day, unknown, (8) Vera Davey, (9) George Walpole, (10) Joe James, unknown, unknown. Second back row (from left): unknown, unknown, (3) Miss Benham, (4) Mrs Joe James(?), rest unknown. Second row from fron (left to right): (1) Mabel Fawcett, unknown, (3) Miss Holthouse(?), (4) Mr Gill Nation, rest unknown. Front row (from left): unknown, (2) Joliffe, (3) Moyle, (4) Walter Kidman, unknown, unknown, unknown, (7) Bob Hodge, unknown, (9) Doris James, rest unknown,. Mrs Hornabrook just behind Doris James.