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House at McRostie St., Millicent
Exterior view of driveway, carport and front door entrance of house at McRostie St., Millicent. Designed by Drogemuller and Pudney and built by J. S. & E. M. Mitchell.
House at McRostie St., Millicent
Exterior view of driveway, carport and front door entrance of house at McRostie St., Millicent. Designed by Drogemuller and Pudney and built by J. S. & E. M. Mitchell.
House at McRostie St., Millicent
Exterior view of front door entrance of house at McRostie St., Millicent designed by Drgemuller and Pudney.
House at McRostie St., Millicent
Exterior view of side of house at McRostie St., Millicent. Designed by Drogemuller and Pudney and built by J. S. & E. M. Mitchell.
House at McRostie St., Millicent
Exterior view of path to front door entrance of house at McRostie St., Millicent designed. Designed by Drogemuller and Pudney and built by J. S. & E. M. Mitchell.
House at McRostie St., Millicent
Exterior view of path to front door entrance of house at McRostie St., Millicent. Designed by Drogemuller and Pudney and built by J. S. & E. M. Mitchell.
Postcards from the First World War
Postcards from the First World War, sent to: Maynard Cole, William Elsdon Cole, Reginald William Cole, Maynard Cole's sisters Claudia and Millicent, and miscellaneous postcards. Sent from friends and family members on active service during the war including: Private Colin Lawson Andrews, Private Horace William George, Private Harrold Leslie Cole, Private Cyril Richard Cole, and Private Maynard Johnson Cole. See below for details.
Shearers at Furner
Furner-Gillap station shearing shed. From back to front: Probably Ray Culley, overseer (standing); ? ; ? ; Bob Brooks; Compton Holloway; Bill Stafford; Jimmie Brennan. The latter four were shearers who regularly shore at Gillap. The Hornsby engine on wheels in the background was installed in 1912 and ran until 1969 when it was given to the Millicent National Trust. The shed was destroyed in the bushfires of 16 February 1983.
George Glen
George Glen seated in a wheelchair. He managed the sheep run Mayurra Station in the south east of South Australia, the site of the future town of Millicent. Millicent was named after Millicent Glen (nee Short) wife of George Glen. Samuel Davenport established Mayurra sheep run which was later managed by George Glen.
Charlotte Emma McCallum on her wedding day
Photograph of Charlotte Emma (Trixie) McCallum (nee Heuzenroeder) taken in the studio on her wedding day at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Millicent on 16 October 1948. She married Ross Duncan McCallum in Millicent, and as Mr McCallum played the pipes, the couple were given a guard of honour by the Millicent pipe band. Charlotte was a qualified tailoress and tatted her head dress above the veil. She wore the dress on loan from a friend, Jean Marks, who lived in Tantanoola. Charlotte McCallum died in 2008.
Howard Stark
Howard Stark, 1st Australian Imperial Force. Service number 1992, Howard Stark, was born at Millicent, South Australia, on 19 August 1897. He enlisted at Millicent on 30 March 1916 and served with the 50th Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action in France on 2 April 1917.
B.R. Gurney
Photograph of Brian Ross Gurney in army uniform. Brian Gurney was born in Millicent in 1924 and was the son of Ernest and Mavis Gurney (nee Brooks). According to a researcher, this is Private GURNEY, Bryan Ross service number S112088. Born Millicent, 1924.
Ian James Pennell
Portrait of Master Ian James Pennell, son of Geoffrey Minett Pennell, sitting cross legged in the studio in Mount Gambier in 1945. He is five years old and is wearing a tie and tie pin with his shirt and short trousers. Ian was born in Millicent Hospital on 17 June 1940. His father Geoffrey was born in Kent, England on 18 January 1908 and immigrated to South Australia under the Barwell scheme, introduced by the then South Australian Premier Sir Henry Barwell. At age 16 Geoffrey was a passenger on the SS Benalla sailing out of London on 8 May 1924, and was sent to work on a farm 4 miles north of Millicent, South Australia.
Hughie Sutherland
Formal portrait of A.I.F. soldier, Hughie [Hugh] Sutherland of Millicent, S.A. Son of Andrew Sutherland and Ann Wake. Born 5th Oct 1895 Millicent. 2nd Depot Bat AIF No 5759.
Gymnasium Club
Members and the Patroness of the Blackwood Gymnasium Club. Back row: Dorothy Proud (m. Dr. Pavy); Rose Clements; Bertha Wade; Emily Coombe; Mr. Savage; Pearl Francis; Millicent Proud; Myra Webb (married Rev. W.S. Statton); Mary Magarey. 3rd row: "Beanei' Maag; Jean Magarey; Katie Proud; May Dall. 2nd row: Dorothea Hewett (m. Bigg); Ada Baker; Mrs Davis; Mrs Milne; Addie Dall (aunt of May); ? Sullivan. Front row: Daisy Hewett (m. George Tuckey Wray); ? Patterson; Agnes 'Nessie' Magarey.
Gawler Musical Society
A group of members of a Gawler musical society taken in a garden, they all wear costumes. Members are: Eva Marchant, Minnie Elliot, Sarah Marchant, Alice Finch, Maggie Moore, Ida Latter, Emily Summerton, Hilda Lavis, Daisy Latter, Eveline Harvey, Miss Richards(?), Rev. E. Hughes, Lily Rogasch, Miss Brooks(?), Emma Holmes, Amy Harvey, Miss Thomas, Miss Butler, Miss Brooks, Alice Rebbeck, Mrs Stevens, Miss Polden(?), Lilla Moore, Mrs Sanders, Miss Glastonbury, Emily Finch, Ada Finch, Pollie Marchant, Mr Magarey, Mr Follett, Mary Jane Summertown, Edgar Stevens, unknown, unknown, Melville Crose, Ebbie Marchant, unknown, Sylvia Harris, unknown, Millicent Lavis, Ida Finch.
George Street, Millient
George Street. Copy of postcard.
Railway Station, Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier Railway Station built of wood was erected in 1879. In was demolished and an Art Deco station was built in 1918. The line connected to Naracoorte, Bordertown and Adelaide. By 1897 the line connected Mount Gambier to Millicent and Beachport
'Merle', Screw Steamer
Screw steamer 'Merle', on a sightseeing trip on the River Murray at Blanchetown, after conversion to a motor vessel for tourist trips between Murray Bridge to Blanchetown and downstream to the Lakes. It sank after a fire and lies just south of the railway bridge at Murray Bridge. There was also a Paddle Steamer 'Merle', which sank during a storm in 1917. It was built in Morgan in 1904 by Edward Dienier and named after one of his daughters. It pulled the barges Eva Millicent and Flo D until it sank during a storm in Lake Alexandrina in 1917, the crew and passengers taking refuge on the barge Flo until help arrived [see PRG 1258/1/2675 for another copy of this image].
Old Homestead, Padthaway, Millicent
[General description] This low stone cottage has an iron roof and prominent chimneys. It was the original homestead of Robert Lawson and his wife Eliza when they established Padthaway Station from 1847. The station flourished and a large new two storey house, suitable for a wealthy grazier's family, replaced it as the main residence in 1882. For a view of the new homestead see B 3717. Both the old and the new buildings are still in use in 2010. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, July 17, 1926 / The old homestead / Padthaway / 1926' (Another hand) 'South west of Bordertown'.
New Homestead, Padthaway, Millicent
[General description] This large two storey Victorian mansion is built from stone and has spacious verandahs all around the front, decorated with iron lace. It was built in 1882 by Robert Lawson for his wife Eliza to replace their original humble station homestead. For a view of the old homestead see B 3716. Both the old and the new buildings are still in use in 2010. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the Chronicle, July 17, 1926 / The new homestead, Padthaway (south west of Bordertown) / 1926'.
Old Unley Inn
Old Unley Inn, Unley. According to a researcher, this building relates to the 74th Infantry Regiment. This was the first headquarters of the 74th Infantry Regiment, in the de-licensed Unley Inn at 158-160 Unley Road, South Australia, used from 1 July 1911 until 13 March 1915. The Unley Inn had been built in 1847-48 by William Ewens, who had come to South Australia on the Prince Regent in 1839; he was a publican in Adelaide in the early 1840s but in December 1847 he retired on 1½ acres of land at Unley where he built the Unley Inn and took out a Licence the following year. He died soon after, but his wife Sarah continued to manage the Unley Inn while living in the adjoining cottage. This photograph is from the period between May 1912 and June 1913 when the regiment was known as the 74th Infantry (Boothby Battalion): the drill hall has the title 'HEADQUARTERS BOOTHBY BATTALION', with a smaller sign above the verandah, '74th INFANTRY'. In June 1913 the battalion was redesignated 74th (Boothby) Infantry. On 13 March 1915, the new drill hall and headquarters of the 74th (Boothby) Infantry was established in Thomas Street, Unley.
John Ambrose Plunkett
Mr John Ambrose Plumkett Deputy Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Christian Heinrich Spehr
Christian Heinrich Spehr, resident of Millicent.
"Hilton" Home of Nunan Family
"HIlton", the second home built by the Nunan family, 21 miles from Robe on the road to Millicent; now demolished.
Albert Bald
Albert Harold Bald, 1st Australian Imperial Force.
The 'Merle' paddle steamer
GENERAL: The 'Merle', a stern wheel paddle steamer owned by river trader Edward Diener; it pulled the shop barges 'Eva Millicent' and 'Flo D' between 1903 and 1917 when it sank in Lake Alexandrina, about a year later the 'Flo' was reconstructed as the 'Kookaburra'. The craft was originally named after Merle the daughter of Edward and Catherine Diener.
A. Short
PORTRAIT: Albinia Frances Short, daughter of Millicent Clara Short, nee Phillips, and Augustus Short. Albinia later married George Maryon Wilson.
Dog and Ford cars with a 'Rio' truck
FURNER: A dog and Ford cars with a 'Rio' truck in front of a thatched shed on Ceres, Furner. The Ford truck, registration number 21-476, belonged to A.A. Bratchell. of Millicent.
Visitors to the Naracoorte Caves
NARACOORTE: Members of the Hutchesson family from Millicent visiting Cave Reserve at Naracoorte with their Vauxhall car.