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Moonta at Port Adelaide

1952, Photograph, B 76001

The 'M.V. Moonta' at No. 3 Berth, Port Adelaide. The 'Port Victor' is behind at No.2 Berth.

M.V. 'Moonta' at Port Lincoln

Brentson, Ivy May, 1939, Photograph, B 76293

View of the M.V. 'Moonta' moored alongside the Port Lincoln wharf during one of its' gulf trips. 'The Gulf trip - 6 pounds for 6 days' saw the ship visit Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Port Hughes as well as Port Germein, Wallaroo and possibly Whyalla. The photographer was one of the passengers on the trip.

Group of passengers aboard M.V. 'Moonta'

Brentson, Ivy May, 1939, Photograph, B 76294

View of a group of passengers on the deck of M.V. 'Moonta' during one of its' gulf trips. 'The Gulf trip - 6 pounds for 6 days' saw the ship visit Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Port Augusta and Port Hughes as well as Port Germein, Wallaroo and possibly Whyalla. The photographer was one of the passengers on the trip.

Crowd on the Moonta Jetty

1909, Photograph, B 77388

View taken looking along the jetty towards the land, with a large crowd filling the jetty and a small steamer moored alongside.

Mural by Vans the Omega, Moonta Street, Adelaide

Scott, Jenny, 2022, Photograph, PRG 1629/29/21

Mural by Vans the Omega, Moonta Street, Adelaide.

McColl family photograph album and scrapbook

McColl, James Ramsay, 1902, Photograph, PRG 1556/2/1-110

An album and scrapbook initially kept by Jane McColl, daughter of James Ramsay McColl, showing the family and family home 'Largs Villa' at Woodville, her father and his employees in the marine plumbing business at Port Adelaide, and her brothers and cousins, some of whom found work on coastal steamers around Australia, including ports in Queensland, Sydney, Albany and Wyndham in Western Australia. The album was lent for copying and the State Library does not hold the original.

Three workers outside their tent accommodation named 'Moonta Villa'

c. 1890, Photograph, B 60127

Three men from Moonta; from the fashions, they are possibly working on the east-west railway. This is probably not a work day because all three are wearing ties.

Honour rolls

Independent Order of Rechabites. Friendly Society. South Australian District, No.81, 1865, Realia, SRG 164/37

Honour Rolls (covered wooden rolls housing framed certificates of inception, with doors, mostly folding, with inscriptions of names of Past Chief Rulers, originally intended to be hung on wall) for Victoria No. 1 (City of Adelaide) Female branch, Zion Tent No. 11 (Brighton), Lady Kintore Tent No. 20 (Moonta Mines) Female branch, Love and Unity Tent No. 18 (Moonta Mines), Princess Irene Tent No. 17 (Kapunda), Tent No. 54 True Blue & Lady Tennyson, Salem Tent No. 8 (Kapunda), Star of Hope Tent No. 8 (Juvenile: Kapunda), Southern Star Tent No. 5 (Adelaide), Hope of Prospect Tent No. 71 & Harbour of Refuge Tent (both Prospect), Go Ahead Tent No. 34 (Torrensville), Ark of Safety Tent No. 15 (Clare), True Blue Tent No. 54 (Goodwood) and two unknown groups. See series list attached to Summary Record, and also attached to this series, for full details of the rolls.

Wheatstacks after Mice Plague

1916, Photograph, B 30924

The wheatstacks after mice were eradicated.

Moonta and Wallaroo delegates

Duryea, Townsend, 1874, Photograph, B 5037

Portraits of 11 men appointed by the Moonta and Wallaroo miners and tradesmen to go to Adelaide and interview the directors during the strike of 1874. John Prisk, John Anthony, John Uren and Thomas Rodda represented the miners; L.L.Furner and N.Thomas represented the Moonta tradesmen; Martin Edwards and J.Visick represented the Wallaroo miners; and G.W.Gurner, G.N.Birks and Joseph Nottle represented the tradesmen of Kadina. Photograph dated 11 April 1874.

Moonta Street

State Library of South Australia, 1941, Photograph, B 10491

Moonta Street, West side, 21 May 1941, the near side of the two storey building is 48 yards south of Grote Street. The two storey brick building in the centre was erected in 1940. Compare with B 9301. The premises of National Radio Company can be seen in Grote Street opposite the junction with Moonta Street.

Small offices, Moonta Street

1969, Photograph, B 19352

Small offices, Moonta Street, east side. One 'To Let' and the other occupied by W.J. Wright Plan Service. Left side of building is 60 2/3 yards south of Grote Street, Moonta Street frontage is 10 yards.

Number 31, Moonta Street

1980, Photograph, B 38907

House at No. 31 Moonta Street, west side, 22nd September 1980. View shows expired parking meter in front of residence. Left side of building is 35 1/3 yards north of Gouger Street, Moonta Street frontage is 10 yards.

"Rush On! for Dinner"

Hardy, Wentworth M., 1869, Artwork, B 63863

Shipboard life depicted through a pen, ink, and watercolour drawing by Wentworth Marmaduke Hardy, who was a draughtsman on the Goyder expedition from South Australia to the Northern Territory 1869-70. The scene, entitled 'Rush On! for Dinner' Outward-bound Ship 'Moonta', shows nine men drawn in a naive style, hurrying to the entrance of the galley at dinner-time on board the 'Moonta', which was the barque that was used for the sea voyage. Signed and dated, bottom right corner.

Sunday School and Commonwealth flags

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 1185/7/5

The flag of the Moonta Mines Sunday School with the motto 'through the cross to the light', with the Commonwealth flag.

Gravestones of Alfred and Selma Henrietta Mannheim

Pritchard, Hal, 1976, Photograph, PRG 1561/6/1/40

Gravestones of Alfred, and Selma Henrietta Mannheim, children of Rebecca and Marcus Mannheim.

Church of St. Francis of Assisi

c. 1880, Photograph, B 8028

Catholic Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Moonta is a solid limestone building with an iron roof. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Shiel in 1869 and the church was opened later that same year. The photograph shows a tall steeple located where the lean-to vestry now stands.