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Anlaby Station
Outbuildings at Anlaby Station. Frederick Hansborough Dutton took the lease on the property near Kapunda and named it Anlaby for a village in Yorkshire, the village of his sister's husband. Analby Station is the oldest merino stud in Australia and plays an important part in South Australia's history. The Duttons ran it as a grand English estate employing seventy staff. The property contained forty large outbuildings including a manor house, huge shearing shed and impressive stable block.
Anlaby Homestead
Anlaby homestead in the 1860s. Frederick Hansborough Dutton took the lease on the property near Kapunda and named it Anlaby for a village in Yorkshire, the village of his sister's husband. Analby Station is the oldest merino stud in Australia and plays an important part in South Australia's history. The Duttons ran it as a grand English estate employing seventy staff. The property contained forty large outbuildings including a manor house, huge shearing shed and impressive stable block.
Christmas tree
Large decorated christmas tree at Pine Creek Lutheran Church, Appila.
Afghan camel handler
Afghan camel handler "Pa Bo Singh" with a large team.
Ardrossan
[General description] A few pedestrians and a horse and cart meander along the unsealed road winding uphill into the township of Ardrossan. The Royal Oak Hotel can be seen on top of the hill. Other buildings seen on the left display large advertisements for Fry's Cocoa, Lion Flour, Burford's candles and soap and Robur Tea. [On back of photograph] 'Ardrossan / Jan 1928 / Reproduced in the "Chronicle" for Jan. 28, 1928.'
Bullock team
Mr F. Austin and his bullock team pulling large timber passing through Athelstone.
Farmyard, "St.Andrews"
Farmyard and a large haystack at "St.Andrews", near Auburn.
Golden Cross Hotel, Balhannah
[General description] Various staff, customers and locals have gathered in front of the shingle roofed Golden Cross Inn to pose for the photographer, along with two saddle horses and a man with a horse and cart. There is a large lantern hanging out the fron of the hotel. John Gibbons is the licensee of the Golden Cross at this time. [On back of photograph] 'Golden Cross Hotel / Balhannah / 1868-77 / Copied from an old photograph made available through Rev. C.W.L. Noon, Balhannah'.
Barossa Goldfield
Barossa gold field (one of the diggings has sign erected with "Victory Co") Four men can be seen working a windlass erected over one of the mines. Horses and carriages are carrying on lookers, possibly owners of the mines. A large crack in the ground shows the severe lack of water in the area.
Barossa Reservoir
Barossa Reservoir was built between 1899 and 1902 to supply water to Gawler. The thin arch of the retaining wall curved against the pressure of the water and was thought radical at the time. Today the dam is notabled for its parabola effect (whispering wall) Large stones and old tram rails were used to strenghten the dam wall
Schoolchildren, Barossa
Large group of children outside a school, exact location unknown.
Belair Railway Station
Belair railway station opened in 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide to Melbourne line. A large wooden shelter was built for the crowds who used the train to visit the nearby National Park
St Albans Church, Berri
Sunday School in the grounds of St. Alban's Church with children seated in a large group.
Clayton Church, Beulah Park
Clayton Congregational Church, Kensington in the 1890's. Sweet Adelaide 473. The suburb the church stands in is now known as Beulah Park. During 1855 a large and commanding site on the corner of Portrush Road (then known as Kensington Terrace) and The Parade (then East Parade) was purchased. A stone and brick church was built in 1856. A gallery was added to the chapel in 1862. At the time of this photograph a fine new organ built by JE Dodd and Sons was installed. The church had seating for 560 people.
Clayton Church, Beulah Park
Clayton Congregational Church, Kensington was built in 1855 on a large and commanding site on the corner of Kensington Terrace (now Portrush Road) and East Parade (now The Parade). This spatial and ornamental chapel known as Clayton Chapel was named after Reverend John Clayton of London, former pastor of the founding minister Reverend John H Barrow.
Clayton Church, Beulah Park
Clayton Congregational Church, Kensington was built in 1855 on a large and commanding site on the corner of Kensington Terrace (now Portrush Road) and East Parade (now The Parade). This spatial and ornamental chapel known as Clayton Chapel was named after Reverend John Clayton of London, former pastor of the founding minister Reverend John H Barrow.
Parish Hall, Blackwood
The Blackwood Church of England Parish Hall being transported by a large team of bullocks from Cliff Street to Coromandel Parade.
Blyth
Lutheran Church, Blyth. St Petri Church was constructed in 1886 to service the large Lutheran community which settled in the area. The attractive and prominent tower of cut stone with rendered quoins was built in 1889 and housed a bell sent from Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm the First.
Flour Mill, Blyth
Fifth of 60 photographs in an album. Carting Deland flour using horses and wagons to the goods train at the Railway Station; the large shed was used to store the flour.
Wheat Stacks, Blyth
Twentieth of 60 photographs in an album. Large wheat stack for the Deland Mill, later destroyed by a mouse plague.
Dunn's Mill, Bridgewater
Dunn's mill, Bridgewater. Robert Cock who explored this area in 1837. The town was originally called Cox Creek but the name changed later to Bridgewater when the adjacent flour mill was built by John Dunn. This photograph shows stacks of grain sacks ready to be ground at the mill. The large water wheel can be seen at the side of the mill
Institution, Brighton
[General description] This two storey stone Victorian Gothic building features a central gable, topped with a cupola. There is decorative brickwork around its doors and windows, and a small balcony over its front door. A large ground floor verandah has carved wooden detail including an archway. Funds were raised for this building by William Townsend, M.P., the founder of South Australian Institution for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb. Building commenced in 1876 and was completed in 1878 at the cost of £4,289. [On back of photograph] 'Blind, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Brighton / 1878-86'.
Memorial Arch, Brighton
[General description] A large crowd of people, many holding sun umbrellas, has assembled for the opening of the Brighton Arch of Remembrance on November 27, 1926. The sea and jetty can be seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", Nov. 27, 1926. / Brighton Soldiers Memorial / 1926'.
Residence, Brighton
Stately residence of Hon J. Hodgkiss, Hove with two women riding sidesaddle near the front entrance. John Hodgkiss (1820-1897) was a businessman and a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia. After arriving from England in 1849 he owned businesses in Hindley Street and Rundle Street. He died at his residence, Lawn House, at Brighton. In 1862 he planted river red gums along the driveway to the residence, Frank Hayward House. The house was built in 1860. Minda purchased the property from Hodgkiss' niece and moved in there in 1911. The photograph shows a large two storey brick house with quoins, shutters on all six upper floor windows. A painted striped verandah runs along the front of the house and meets at the portico over the front entrance. The formal gardens are lined with low hedges which divide the geometric flower-filled garden beds.
Brighton Road, Brighton
Brighton Road, Brighton in approximately 1910 showing on the right side the Thatched House Taven (Thatched Cottage Tavern, Brighton Hotel, Hotel Brighton) It was known as the Thatched House Tavern from 1851-1936. A large cross stands in the south facing window of the tavern
Burnside, looking South
Burnside, looking South from the creek at a point about 200 or 300 yards east of Burnside Road and about 150 yards north of High Street. (Sweet Adelaide 834). Another copy is at B 72111/94. The photograph shows the rolling grassy Adelaide Hills in the background sparsely dotted with trees. Several large homes, all with plenty of land surrounding them can be seen on the plains. A field is in the foreground and two small boys are standing in front of a fence.
St. David's Church, Burnside
New St. David's Church, Burnside under construction, 31 August 1962. The large cross is being delivered and will be ready for erection in the church grounds. The church was designed by Stewart Game in 1962.
St. David's Church, Burnside
New St. David's Church, Burnside under construction. The large cross is being delivered and will be ready for erection in the church grounds. The church was designed by Stewart Game in 1962.
Sliding Rock Mine, Cadnia
Sliding Rock Mine, Cadnia, near Beltana. At the time of the reproduction of this photo in the "Observer", July 8, 1922, the mine was over fifty years old. Although the mine was no longer in operation there was a considerable amount of valuable machinery at the site. It produced a large amount of copper in its time.
Chain of Ponds
[General description] This view of Adelaide Hills scrub and gum trees shows a cleared area next to the water where two large stumps are prominent; a boy leans against one of them. The Sunning Hill Bridge is seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] Sunning Hill Bridge / Chain of Ponds / Probably in the eighteen eighties'.