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Funeral of Sir Ross Smith
[General description] A large crowd is assembled around the gravesite at the North Road cemetery (founded in 1853 by Bishop Augustus Short). In the foreground members of the cortege, clergymen and Smith family are at the graveside, whilst a choir stands nearby. The Nailsworth Chapel is seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Chronicle", June 24, 1922 / Funeral of Sir Ross Smith / Conclusion of the funeral service. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith are in the centre of the picture facing the clergymen.'
Funeral of Sir Ross Smith
The funeral of Sir Ross Smith, on June 15, 1922, showing the large crowd surrounding the casket in the North Road Cemetery.
Funeral of Sir Ross Smith
[On back of photograph] 'Funeral of Sir Ross Smith: pipers playing a lament at the graveside / 15 June 1922 / Reproduced in the "Chronicle" 24 June 1922.' [General description] A large crowd is standing behind the lines of Airmen who are forming a guard of honour at the graveside. Kilted pipers are playing their bagpipes and in the foreground soldiers are holding wreaths.
Funeral of Sir Ross Smith
[On back of photograph] 'Funeral of Sir Ross Smith: procession passing Children's Hospital / Reproduced in the "Chronicle", 24 June 1922.' [General description] The procession is seen from the rear as it passes north along King William Street. Airmen are marching, some carrying wreaths. Ahead of the Airmen is the flower laden bier and its attendants, which is preceded by a troop of [probably] Mounted Police, on grey horses. A large crowd lines both sides of the road. On the right is a row of palm trees which partially obscure the Children's Hospital.
Farm Apprentices
[On back of photograph] 'Immigrant farm apprentices under the Barwell scheme.' [General description] A large group of young men is posed for the photographer in front of a brick building. This scheme, implemented in 1922 by the then Premier Sir Henry Barwell, involved bringing young men from Britain (where unemployment was high) into South Australia to be indentured to farmers, to replace the 6000 South Australians killed in World War I. The caption reads '"Ballarat" Boys. 17-12-23'.
Home of the young J.G.O. Tepper
[General description] A sketch of a modest farmhouse and outbuildings set amongst large eucalyptus trees. There is a fenced area in front of the house, probably a vegetable garden. An inscription below the drawing reads: 'The home of my youth', signed O.T. and dated 18-6-1871. [On back of photograph] 'Sketch by J.G.O. Tepper / June 18, 1871'.
Tramcar
[General description] Type 'H' trams, two of a batch of thirty large 'inter-urban' cars ordered from Pengelley & Co. They were all delivered by Dec 1929 ready for opening the new electric line to Glenelg on Sat 14 Dec 1929. These trams ran for over seventy-six years. [On back of photograph] 'New Glenelg tramcar / (The two cars are equal in length, the near one being foreshortened) /1930'.
Captains of River Steamers
Group portrait of Captains George Grundy, Edward Creamer, and F. H. C. Kruse, Masters of River Murray paddle steamers. Edward Creamer or Creemer, later standardised as Cremer, first came to Australia as a sailor on a ship carrying convicts to Tasmania in the 1820s. He worked on a number of whaling ships before joining a land-based crew at Encounter Bay by 1848. He lived at Goolwa, where he married Mary Driscoll in 1850 and had a large family. He was appointed as the first signalman at the Murray Mouth in 1857, but soon returned to working as a pilot, fisherman and captain of the schooner Water Lily, carrying cargo from ports around the lakes to Goolwa. Captain Edward Cremer was appointed the first signalman when the railway was established between Adelaide and Goolwa. He was found dead in his boat after suffering a heart attack while carrying a load of salt. He was 75 years old when he died in 1892 and had been a colonist for 50 years. Captain FHC Kruse was born 25th May, 1823 in Germany and went to sea at 14 years of age. He arrived in Adelaide in 1854, settled in Milang and purchased boats to begin trading on the lakes and Cooroong. Although retired at 80 he remained active in the Milang Regattas.
Railway Accident
Railway accident on the Port Adelaide Line, with Governor Daly on board: a sketch. Notes on the back of the photograph state " accident to special train on the Port Adelaide side line, with Governor on board, April 13, 1865. Original sketch by DD Daly. See Parliamentary Paper Number 55 of 1865. Original in Illustrated Melbourne Post 18 May 1865, page 65" Note under the photograph states "from a sketch taken on the spot by His Excellency's Aide-de-Camp, Dominick Daniel Daly, esquire" The sketch depicts two de-railed carriages of the steam train on their sides with lots of people trying to help extract the passengers. Many people are running towards the accident with their hands in the air. It was recorded that Governor Daly was being conveyed to visit the warship 'Falcon' at Largs Bay. A 'flash American' train driver who was unused to the repair work being made to a portion of the track took the journey at high speed, derailing two carriages. Governor Daly refused to return on the train and came back on a horse.
Battalion Regimental Colour
48th Battalion Regimental was raised in Egypt in 1916 by splitting the 16th Battalion. It comprised of South Australians and Western Australians and due to a large number of members of the same Prospect family - the Leanes it was known as the Joan of Arc Battalion (Made of All Leanes - Maid of Orleans) The flag (Colours) lists ten campaigns.
Engine
This is a photograph of an exhibition of various pieces of (probably steam driven) machinery. The large engine in the foreground has a placard in front of it which reads as follows; 'This old beam engine is one of the first six engines of its type built by the celebrated Watts / It was brought out to South Australia by the late Mr. John Ridley and put under steam by him / It was the first engine under steam and the first to grind meal in South Australia / It is the oldest engine now under steam in the world / Presented for preservation to the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures inc. by Mr. Thomas Magarey' [On back of photograph] 'Engine used by John Ridley in his flour mill at Hindmarsh in 1840'. According to a researcher, this photo was taken at the S.A. Chamber of Manufactures 'Century Exhibition of Arts and Industries', held 15 March to 16 April 1900. (see Express & Telegraph, 15 March 1900, p. 2) The engine was also exhibited at their 1905 'South Australian Exhibition of Arts, Products and Industries', but by then Henderson & Co, Confectioners, exhibiting to the right of the engine, were no longer trading. Some of the statements on the sign in the photo are false. See LJ Jones, 'The beam-engine of Ridley's "Hindmarsh Mill": the fate of an historic artefact', South Australiana vol 19 no 1, March 1980.
Imperial troops at Victoria Park
[General description] A large crowd has assembled at Victoria Park, braving wintry weather to watch the Imperial troops march past. [On back of photograph] 'Duke of York's visit / Imperial troops at Victoria Park / 1901'.
Imperial troops at Victoria Park
[General description] Scottish troops marching past a large crowd at Victoria Park are probably the 79th Cameron Highlanders (see B 7608). [On back of photograph] 'Duke of York's visit, 1901 / Imperial troops at Victoria Park'.
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South Australian Pioneers 1838 [mosaic]
A collection of studio portraits under the title 'South Australian Pioneers 1838', with 'T. Duryea, Adelaide, 1872' at the bottom. This mosaic includes portraits of Governor Sir John Hindmarsh and Governor George Gawler above 116 portraits, and the handwritten names of the colonists are listed under the ships they arrived in on both sides of the portraits.
Dig Tree
'Dig Tree' at the Burke and Wills Depot Camp 65 on Nappa Merrie station in Queensland, near Depot Creek, a contributary of the Cooper Creek. The word 'Dig' is carved into the tree to signify where William Brahe buried supplies nearby. Brahe's stockade can be seen behind the Dig Tree, somewhat the worse for wear after the large floods on Cooper Creek in 1906. The tree is estimated to be about 250 years old. There has been confusion over the naming of the various explorers' trees on the Cooper until Charles Fenner of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia (SA Branch) published 'Two Historic Gum Trees on Cooper's Creek' in 1928. The 'Dig Tree' has often been confused with 'Burke's Tree', where Burke's strength failed him on his return to Adelaide in 1861. Burke died and was buried beneath the tree (see photograph B 351), which is also located on Cooper Creek, a short distance downstream in South Australia, on Innamincka Station. Robert O'Hara Burke was selected by ballot to lead the expedition although he had no experience in exploration or bushcraft.
Camel Team
Camel Team transporting wool from outback stations to Port Augusta before the railway was opened from Port Augusta to Kalgoolie. The camels each carry two large bales and appear to have bells around their necks. A cameleer and his dogs walk along side them.
Reedbeds Pioneers
[General description] Pioneers of the Reedbeds district. Sixteen senior men and women pose for the photographer, one row of eight seated, the other standing behind. They are wearing their 'Sunday best'. The Reedbeds was the name given to a large tract of flat, swampy land, in the Fulham-Henley Beach area into which the River Torrens emptied. Identified by a relative: Man 4th from right, back row, is John Edward Rowell, lady 3rd from right, front row, is Mary Ann Butterfield. Man 2nd from right, front row, is Henry George Butterfield.
"Phaeton"
"Phaeton" used by Hon. J. Lewis at Burra. The phaeton was a sporty open carriage that was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was drawn by one or two horses, had four extravagantly large wheels, open seating and was known for its dangerous speed. The Hon. J Lewis was a pastoralist, country grazier and a Member of the Upper House.
South African War
This group, which departed for South Africa on the Medic on November 2nd, 1899 is part of the South Australian Mounted Rifles which comprised the first two contingents sent off to the South African war. The men, all wearing their slouch hats are seated in tiers. [On back of photograph] 'South African War / 1899-1902 / First South Australian Contingent / see Chronicle illustrations November 4th 1899'. The following information was provided by a researcher: "This photograph was taken at the Old Exhibition Grounds on the eastern side of Frome Road, Adelaide, in front of the city's original Exhibition Building. All South Australian contingents for South Africa trained here. The officers and men of the 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles, commanded by Captain F.H. Howland of Mount Gambier, are shown only a few days before embarkation on 2 November 1899. Their uniforms, manufactured at Lobethal, were brand new. 1SAMR comprised five officers and 121 NCOs and men, most with service in the South Australian Military Forces. Later contingents took many more men without military experience. 1SAMR was an infantry unit and only converted to a mounted infantry role in January 1900, a belated recognition by the British general staff that mounted infantry had to be the priority in a country as large as South Africa". [Information from Dr. Tony Stimson, President, South Australian Boer War Association]
South African War
South African War, luncheon to one of the contingents. According to a researcher, the date is either 1900 or 1901. Only two South Australian contingents, the 4th and 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen, were large enough to fill Exhibition Building on North Terrace as shown in this photograph. The earlier and later contingents were mostly around 100 men in size; the number here is rather more. The photograph was taken before embarkation rather than on return from South Africa.
South African War
South African War, departure of the South Australian Imperial Contingent leaving Adelaide. A large crowd of wellwishers fill King William Street. A researcher who is President of the South Australian Booer War Association disputes the 1902 date on the photograph. 'This photograph was taken after 3 pm on 30 April 1900, two days before the 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen sailed for South Africa. The cart's canopy is clearly labelled 'Imperial Contingent.' Earlier contingents were financed by either the South Australian Government (1st South Australian Mounted Rifles -1SAMR - and 2SAMR) or the public (3rd South Australian Bushmen) but the fourth and subsequent contingents were financed by the Imperial Government in London. Hence the moniker 'Imperial Bushmen' was coined for this mounted infantry unit. 4SAIB was followed by 5SAIB and 6SAIB and, after Federation in 1901, by the Australian Commonwealth Horse. Press reports refer to gigantic crowds. Special trains were laid on from country districts, all mounted police within 20 miles were brought in for the occasion, and public service offices shut at 3 pm when the parade began. Reports also refer to the banner of the Australian Natives Association slung across King William Street from the Clarence Hotel to the balcony of the United Services Club (see photograph). The troops were converging on the Town Hall where a very popular Lord Tennyson, Governor, was about to take the salute from the balcony. The press was enormous and some horses reacted badly; Trooper Herbert Prosser found it difficult to control his steed which a few weeks later threw him on the Durban as the contingent disembarked. A passing trolley's iron wheels ran over Prosser and broke his neck. There is a memorial to him in St. John's Halifax Street, Adelaide.'
South African War
[General description] The first Contingent from the South Australian Mounted Rifles, before departing for the South African War. The men are lined up, standing at ease whilst the Officers, one of whom is mounted, confer. A large marquee is seen in the background. [On back of photograph] 'South African War / 1899-1902 / The first contingent / 1899'.
Battalion of Infantry
[General description] Half of King William Street has been closed to traffic for the troops marching past, cheered on by a large crowd. City buildings including the Colonial Mutual Life building are seen in the background. Part of the Roxy Theatre and Handby's Majestic Hotel are seen on the right. [On back of photograph] '2/10th Battalion of Infantry (second A.I.F.) marching through Adelaide on December 16, 1939, prior to their departure for the eastern states / Presented by the 'Chronicle'.
Anzac Day Procession
Anzac Day procession to the Cross of Sacrifice in Pennington Gardens, North Adelaide, showing some of the nurses who served in the Great War 1914-1918. The nurses are marching in uniform watched by a large crowd of spectators.
Unidentified Building
Unidentified Building. The photograph shows a large symmetrical sandstone house with verandahs on both sides of the building. A wall can be seen around the back of the property. There are bay windows either side of the front door and an overgrown path leads to the front of the house.
Royal Australian Artillery
Royal Australian Artillery inspection by Brigadier Martyn at Fort Largs on July 13, 1939. The uniforms are navy blue with red collars, having gold braid and brass buttons. The trousers have red stripes. The names of the soildiers from left to right are: Brigadier Martyn, Sgt. McLean, Gunners Lorne, Purton, Collingwood and Mason.
Militia Garrison Artillerymen
Militia Garrison Artillerymen on parade at Fort Largs during annual training April 1938. The troops are standing to attention and tents can be seen in the background.
Prince of Wales's Visit, 1920
Prince of Wales's visit, 1920. Crowd assembled at rear of the Railway Station. Edward, Prince of Wales visited Adelaide on July 12, 1920 during a tour on behalf of his father George V, thanking Australians for their participation in the First World War. He was accompanied by Lord Louis Mountbatten. A large Anzac Arch is prominent in the foreground.
Light Horse Regiment on parade
Mounted soldiers of the South Australian Light Horse Regiment on parade for a Colour Presentation ceremony at Morphettville racecourse, South Australia. See B 10302 for a photo taken at almost the same time. This photo appeared in 'The Advertiser' Monday 21 September 1914, page 9: 'The above picture, taken from an elevated position, shows the 3rd Light Horse Regiment drawn up in line of troop on the Morphettville Racecourse after the Governor had presented the colours. Lieutenant-Colonel Rowell, I.O.C. shown in the immediate foreground with Major Fulton who is second in command. A little to the left behind the O.C. the Transport and Machine Gun Sections attached to the Regiment are depicted on the right and left flank of the troops'. See PRG 280/1/29/73 for another photo taken just seconds apart from this one.
Horn Scientific Expedition
Members of Horn Scientific Expedition which travelled from Oodnadatta to Alice Springs and the Macdonnell Ranges. They travelled using camels over 3000 kilometres of largely uncharted country. The expedition was sponsored by William Austin Horn who was a wealthy pastoralist and mining magnate. They studied the country of the Arrernte and Luritja people and their natural history specimens and information. A photograph attached to the back of this photograph shows the land over which they travelled.