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Sussex Street, North Adelaide
[General description] This pair of cottages was originally a group of three workmen's cottages. They have been remodelled in the popular Bungalow style of the era with a large half timbered gable at the front. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 1015 / Sussex Street, north side / east corner of West Pallant St., / June 18th 1928 / For photo. taken in September 1927 just before this house was remodelled / See B 4249. / Frontage of cottages is 15.5 yards'.
North Adelaide, near the intersection of Stanley and Jerningham Streets
Lower North Adelaide probably in the eighteen sixties looking east. On the right is the intersection of Stanley Street and Jerningham Street. The house facing the end of Stanley street is in Park Terrace, Gilberton. Kingston Terrace is immediately to the right of the double row of posts and rails on the left of the photo. There are large tracts of park lands surrounding blocks of houses.
Stanley Street
The Congregational Church on the south eastern corner of Stanley Street and Brougham Place. The baroque church on the hill was begun in 1860 and was finished in 1872. The tower was added in 1872 and large and extensive buildings were added at the rear of the church in approximately 1877. It is similar to St Phillip's Church in Birmingham which was completed in 1715.
Kingston Terrace, North Adelaide
Kingston Terrace, January 20th, 1930. The telegraph pole on the left is 67 yards east of Brougham Place. Two large houses can be seen behind the stone wall.
Stanley Street, North Adelaide
[General description] This large two storey house has a Mediterranean feel with its tiled roof and loggia. It is set behind a high stone wall which has a gate set into an archway. The house next door with the widow's walk and mansard roof is St. Andrew's. Both of these properties back on to Kingston Terrace. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 1028 / Stanley Street, north side / April 21st, 1931 / Built in 1930, see B 4972 / Left side of house is 70 yards east of Lefevre Terrace / Frontage: 27 1/2 yards'.
Jerningham Street, North Adelaide
General description] Large street trees and parked cars partially obscure this view of a substantial stone villa. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 1032 / Jerningham Street, east side / 28th November 1960 / Right side of dwelling is 16 yards north of Stanley Street / Frontage: 15 yards'
Stanley Street, North Adelaide
Stanley Street, North Adelaide, north side, in December 1916. Lawson's Store is a two storey building which features an unusual flagstaff, accessed by a ladder from its first floor balcony. This was taken down before 1924. A large advertisement for Lion Brand Groceries is displayed on its balcony. The left side of the shop is 90 yards north east of West Pallant Street. See B 14283 for a view of this building taken in 1960.
Adelaide View
View of south western Adelaide from the Town Hall Tower, featuring the intersection of Franklin Street and Victoria Square. Open paddocks, residential and business premises can be seen with parklands and hills in the distance. In the foreground is the Windsor Castle Hotel, licencee W. Haylock. The premises of Charles Farr, Builder and Timber Merchant displays a large array of cut timber in piles. Part of Panorama of Adelaide / Photographed from the Town Hall tower by Townsend Duryea in 1865 / Copied in 15 sections from B 5099.
Adelaide Views
[General description] Looking south east along Frome Road as it passes through the parklands toward the city. The Adelaide Hills are seen in the distance. In the foreground an electric tram negotiates the Melbourne Street intersection, where a large house and its outbuildings are set back off the road. [On back of photograph] 'Adelaide, looking from the North Adelaide Congregational Church / Acres 994, 963, 964' (Another hand) 'Taken in 1910.'
Adelaide View
[General description] Panoramic view of North Adelaide buildings, roads and gardens, looking north. Part of a rear tower of St. Peter's Cathedral appears in the foreground. Kermode Street runs across the lower part of the photo. Opposite Brougham Gardens (on the right) are the mansions of Brougham Place. Note the elaborate formal garden of the large house in the centre of the view. O'Connell Street is seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'F. Gabriel / 107 Pulteney St.' (Another hand) 'Looking north from St. Peter's Cathedral. Probably between 1903 and 1905. Gabriel's address as above only appears in 1904 and 1905 directories. Acres 721, 722, 723, 727, 711, 738, 739, 740, 741'.
Adelaide View
[General description] Panoramic view of North Adelaide buildings, roads and gardens, looking north. Part of a rear tower of St. Peter's Cathedral appears in the foreground. Across the lower part of the photo runs Kermode Street, where a man driving two cows can be seen just to the right of the tower. Opposite Brougham Gardens (on the right) are the mansions of Brougham Place. Note the elaborate formal garden of the large house in the centre of the view. O'Connell Street is seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Looking north from St. Peter's Cathedral. Probably 1903-5 / Acres 721, 722, 723, 727, 711, 738, 739, 740, 741'.
North Adelaide
[General description] View over North Adelaide with Kermode Street cutting across the left hand corner of the photograph. Large houses and gardens on Brougham Place can be seen in the centre. O'Connell Street is on the right. [On back of photograph] 'North Adelaide looking north west from the Cathedral Spire / 1902'.
Panoramic view of Adelaide. Fr
Panoramic view of Adelaide from east corner of Strangways Terrace and Jeffcott Street. This photograph was taken from the balcony of a house on the corner of Strangways Terrace and Jeffcott Street. The villa on the opposite corner has a large bay window over looking the parklands and the house itself is surrounded by a brick wall.
Parklands, Adelaide
Adelaide Parklands looking east from East Terrace from a point about 60 yards north of Wakefield Street. The area in the foreground has been planted with young olive trees. This olive grove was planted in 1870. In 1971 George McEwin, founder of Glen Ewin Jam factory, urged the Adelaide Council to graft the large number of olive trees on the East Park Lands, implying the seedlings were planted the previous year or earlier. This photograph shows paths criss crossing the Parklands between East Terrace and Dequetteville Terrace and the Adelaide hills looming in the distance.
Adelaide Bridge
Adelaide Bridge, King William Road, looking south. This iron bridge was opened in 1856, widened in 1877 and converted to a two lane bridge in 1884. A large Coat of Arms adorns the railings over the river. King William Road can be seen travelling south to North Terrace and the Post Office Tower is in the background.
Adelaide Technical College
[General description] This modern two storey brick building has a large balcony and stairs on the outside. [On back of photograph] 'Additions to Adelaide Technical College / Kintore Avenue, 1938 / This building was erected in 1937 / Compare with B 197'.
Anzac Arch
[General description] This large archway was erected across the roadway in front of the Cheer Up Hut to welcome returning Anzacs. It was the first to be erected in Adelaide and is newly completed in this photograph. A car is being driven under the arch towards the Cheer Up Hut. [On back of photograph] 'Anzac Arch / Cheer Up Hut in background / 20th October 1920'.
Anzac Arch
[General description] This large archway was erected across the roadway in front of the Cheer Up Hut to welcome returning Anzacs. It was the first to be erected in Adelaide and is newly completed in this photograph. [On back of photograph] 'Anzac Arch / March 7th 1919'.
Art Gallery
Art Gallery, North Terrace, December 19th 1935 looking south east from the Archives building. A fire escape ladder stretches from the roof to the first level. For additions made to the Gallery 1936-7 see B 8220 and B 8221. Large palm trees are growing at the back of the Gallery.
Art Gallery Entrance
Art Gallery Entrance, January 1936. Large brass letters spelling Art Gallery stand above the front entrance. A bluestone wall and railings surround the North Terrace entrance and lawn stands in the foreground between the wall and the pavement. Palm trees complete the picture.
Botanic Gardens, Adelaide
[On front of photograph] 'Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.' [General description] A man is walking along a path amongst formal gardens, featuring exotic trees and flower beds, in which a large classical urn is displayed. There is a building in the background which is possibly the East lodge (at that time part of the Adelaide Lunatic Asylum).
Botanic Gardens, Adelaide
[General description] The Botanical Gardens Kiosk nestles amongst a variety of exotic plants and trees next to the lake. There are Arum lilies on its banks and a rustic bridge. A family group sits at a table under a large Moreton Bay fig tree. [On back of photograph] 'Kiosk, Botanical Gardens, Adelaide / Before 1927'.
Botanic Gardens, Adelaide
[General description] A large fountain at an intersection of Botanical Gardens walks is set among trees and shrubs. A boy is leaning on the fountain whilst two women in the foreground appear to be calling back to him. [On back of photograph] 'Botanic Gardens, Adelaide / Before 1927'.
Botanic Gardens, Adelaide
[General description] A family group is looking over rustic railings into a duck pond. A large glasshouse, trees and shrubbery form a backdrop. [On back of photograph] 'Botanic Gardens, Adelaide / Before 1927'.
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens showing the rose gardens with a house in the background. The roses are planted in circular flower beds, each one part of a circular designed garden. In the distance a large urn on a plinth can be seen among more flower beds. Many established trees surround the lawns.
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens with view of the animal enclosure. [on verso] Animals transferred to Zoological gardens 1883. The attractive hexagonal shaped animal house stands amid wide paths and flower beds. In the distance stands a large gum tree with a wooden seat encircling it. Another couple of benches have been placed under a shady tree to the right of the photograph.
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens showing the North Lodge with flower beds in the foreground. This lodge was built in 1866 for the head gardener. Large gum trees are leading the eye to the lodge
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens central fountain. When water was available by tap in 1860 the large fountain was installed on the main path. The Owen Fountain, named after its benefactor, was turned on in November 1861
Botanic Park
Botanic Park showing a path winding through the trees. One large gum tree dominates the scene.
Burns Statue
[General description] The avenue of elms on North Terrace runs parallel with the ivy covered wall of Government House. A large sign, partially obscured by trees (above the parked cars) advises that the National War Memorial is being erected by the Australian Government. On the left the statue of Robbie Burns stands in its earlier location. [On back of photograph] 'Elm Avenue, North Terrace / North side between King William Road and Kintore Avenue / January 1929'.