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Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/14

Gum tree, with scale ruler on it, near Milang. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/15

Gum tree, with scale ruler on it, with a wire fence behind, near Milang. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/16

Gum tree, with a wire fence behind, near Milang. Two young boys are looking at a scar in the tree. The younger boy is holding up a scale ruler. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/17

Gum tree, with a wire fence behind, near Milang. A young boy is looking at a scar in the tree. A scale ruler rests against the tree. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/18

Gum tree, with a wire fence behind, near Milang. Two people, posing for the camera are standing alongside the tree and a young boy stands on the other side of the tree. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/19

A young boy, with a dog, crouches down to look at a gum tree near Milang. There is a scale ruler leaning up against the tree. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/20

A gum tree near Milang with a scale ruler leaning up against it. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/21

A young boy, with a dog, looks at a gum tree near Milang. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Canoe tree

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20/22

Gum tree near Milang. A scale ruler is leaning against the tree. A native canoe has been made from the bark of the tree.

Messrs. W. P. Dunk and L. Von Doussa

c. 1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/39/164

Close view of W. P. Dunk, a businessman from Milang and L. Von Doussa, a solicitor of Mount Barker, South Australia.

W. P. Dunk, businessman from Milang, South Australia

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/13/154

W. P. Dunk, justice of the peace and businessman from Milang attending the Mount Pleasant agricultural show.

Messrs. W. P. Dunk and L. Von Doussa

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/38/119

Close view of W. P. Dunk, a businessman from Milang and L. Von Doussa, a solicitor of Mount Barker, South Australia.

[Map of sections purchased in the Hundred of Bremer] [cartographic material]

1854, Archival map/chart, BRG 42/119/42

Map of sections in the Hundred of Bremer, purchased in March 1854. These sections are situated on the western side of Lake Alexandrina (though this map uses the name Lake Victoria which was proposed after Queen Victoria's accession) near Todd Hill, the site of the township of Milang. Scale 2 inches to 1 mile. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation. (Original on same sheet as map 41).

Photographs of family, barge construction and Holden works

Fairweather (Family), c. 1870, Photograph, PRG 1372/12

Photograph nd of James Abercrombie (died 1873); barge construction at Milang in early 1920s; Fairweather family members, including several of Stanley Fairweather at various ages; and extensions to the Holden works at Woodville 1925-1927.

Index 175, batch 26

Edwards, Robert, c. 1966, Photograph, PRG 1409/20

Twenty two black and white prints, (20.5 cm x 15.5 cm) of canoe trees at Milang. Several of the photographs have children looking at the trees. One has two adults and a child posing for the camera in front of a tree. Also includes contact prints. Two of the contact prints show State Library staff members.

Views of S.A., Victoria and overseas

c. 1910, Photograph, B 49705/1-53

Comprising an album of travel photographs taken during various journeys, including South Australia, Victoria and abroad in Chile (including aftermath of the earhquake), Egypt, South Africa and Sri Lanka (Ceylon). The album also includes some images of the photographer's home and garden in the Adelaide suburb of St Peters.

Photographs of river shipping and places

Godson, Harry, 1871, Photograph, PRG 1258/59/1-180

Photographs from Harry Godson's collection which had been given his catalogue numbers but were not included in earlier digitised series 1-4. His numbers are included in caption details. Among the collection are photographs from the PS 'Marion' on its last trip from Berri to Mannum in June 1963 before being handed over to Mannum National Trust (images 32-63). Most images undated. See 'Contents' in 'More info' for details.

Steamers at Murray Bridge

c. 1925, Photograph, B 11640

River Steamers and Barges at Murray Bridge : Murrumbidgee on extreme left. According to a researcher, the Pyap is the closest paddle steamer to the camera. By 1880 about 100 steamers and 200 barges were engaged in river trade on the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Darling rivers. Another researcher has provided the following information: 'PS Milang is directly behind the Pyap, but facing in the opposite direction to all the other boats. Beyond the Milang there are 2 steamers mostly hidden from view. The PS Arcadia can be made out between the Milang and the Murrumbidgee. The wheelhouse and name board of the stern wheeler Victoria can be seen between the Milang and the wharf.'

Captain Dan Cremer

1935, Photograph, PRG 1258/4/58

Captain Dan Cremer, standing side-on to the camera, Master of the 'Jupiter' for twenty-seven years, travelling between Milang, Narrung and Meningie on Lakes Alexandrina and Albert.

Paddle steamer Bourke

c. 1886, Photograph, B 9931

Paddle steamer "Bourke", built at Milang 1876 carried a large cargo is measures 113 feet 7 inches long, 21 feet main beam and 7 feet 6 inches depth of hold. She contains an elegant saloon, well ventilated and furnished. "Bourke" has two high pressure engines of 40 hp and a very powerful boiler. She was built at Milang by Mr F Potts and weights 130 tons. In 1876 the Captain was George RS Pickhills. The owner was well known miller and importer Mr AH Landseer. She was a regular trader at Bourke.

Captains of River Steamers

c. 1875, Photograph, B 6424

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.

P. S. Bourke

Dailey, S. J., 1895, Photograph, B 47761

P.S. Bourke. According to a researcher, Captain George Wallace captained this boat while working for the Chaffey brothers at Renmark and Mildura. He also captained the 'Dispatch' across Lake Alexandrina mail run for 20 years. Saved 11 lives. He is buried at Milang cemetery. His brother John Wallace was also a river captain. Another researcher has provided the following information: 'This is the North Adelaide Cricket team which, over Easter of 1895, took a trip to Murray Bridge, Milang and Point McLeay.'