mount gambier

1890, Photograph, B 15770

Looking North along Wehl Street. This road runs from the Blue Lake to the other side of the city. The photogaph shows a man possibly with a milk churn on his cart delivering milk. The rest of Mount Gambier can be seen down the hill in the distance

Floodwaters at Mount Gambier

1929, Photograph, B 15779

Floodwater at Main Corner in Mount Gambier in 1929

Flour Mill, Mount Gambier

1890, Photograph, B 15848

The Commercial Roller flour mills at Mount Gambier with staff posing for the camera in front of the building. On the left men are unloading bags from a wagon drawn by a team of Clydesdale Horses. The Commercial Mill was built in 1895 and operated by Mr. T.H. Williams. The modern roller machinery was installed in 1892.

Public Baths, Mount Gambier

1925, Photograph, B 15850

The Public Baths at Mount Gambier. See B 15849 for a view taken on the opening day of the Baths on January 31st, 1898.

Telegraph Station Mount Gambier

1860, Photograph, B 15852

Reproduction of a watercolour of the first Telegraph Station at Mount Gambier. See photograph of the building (and info) at B 15495, taken around 1875.

Telegraph Office, Mount Gambier

1870, Photograph, B 15853

Telegraph office at Mount Gambier, built 1865. It is a solid stone two storey building with paddocks in the foreground surrounded by paling fences.

Mount Gambier Post Office

1880, Photograph, B 15854

Post Office at Mount Gambier. It is a square two storey building with dark stone walls and cement dressings. Erected in 1877 as a Post Office, later transferred to Bay Road. Sandford & Co. later occupied the building for many years from 1888. It was demolished in 1956 to make way for a new RSLbuilding.

Race Course, Mount Gambier

1883, Photograph, B 15857

Race Course at Mount Gambier, completed in 1883. Work is still underway as a horse drawn roller is in the centre of the view.

Brewery Building, Mount Gambier

1899, Photograph, B 15858

[General description] At this time the South Australian Brewery has just been taken over by Mr. John Tothill. The Brewery was managed for over thirty years prior to 1899 by Mrs. E.W. Gebhardt. [On back of photograph] 'South Australian Brewing Building in Commercial Street West, Mount Gambier, 1899 / The site of this building was occupied in 1955 by D. Forbes / Situated between Molony's Brewery anf the Park Hotel'

Rover Car, Mount Gambier

1909, Photograph, B 16438

Rover car owned by Mr R. M. Gardiner of 'Sunnyside' Mount Gambier.

Motor Buggy at Mount Gambier

1907, Photograph, B 16440

International Motor Buggy at Mount Gambier.

Car at Summit, Mount Gambier

1907, Photograph, B 16441

First car to reach the Summit of Mount Gambier. (Driven by Mr S.A. Cheney of Melbourne in a 16 h.p. Argyle).

Town Cave, Mount Gambier

1914, Photograph, B 16444

Removing silt from Town Cave at Mount Gambier.

Railway Line, Mount Gambier

1887, Photograph, B 16473

Official opening of Mount Gambier - Naracoorte Railway Line by Governor of South Australia, Sir William Rob.

Memorial Club, Mount Gambier

1921, Photograph, B 16474

Official opening of Soldiers' Memorial Club at Mount Gambier.

Aborigines, Mount Gambier

1889, Photograph, B 16533

Group of Australian Aborigines, camped east of Frew Park, Mount Gambier. According to a researcher, the young girl in the front is Dorothy (Dossie) Gibson, who later became 'Hartmann'. Her brother, 'Eddy' Gibson is the boy pictured. Dorothy's grandmother Catherine, is seated behind.

Aeroplane, Mount Gambier

1919, Photograph, B 16536

Basil Watson and his aeroplane, which was first plane to fly to Mount Gambier.

Aerodrome, Mount Gambier

1932, Photograph, B 16538

Official Opening of the Aerodrome at Mount Gambier.

Band, Mount Gambier

1917, Photograph, B 16543

Mount Gambier Band.

School Band, Mount Gambier

1929, Photograph, B 16544

Mount Gambier Public School Fife and Drum Band.

Butcher Shop, Mount Gambier

1898, Photograph, B 16551

Staff and others of MacArthur's butcher's shop, Mount Gambier.

Aborigines, Mount Gambier

1899, Photograph, B 16557

Group of Aborigines camped East of Frew Park, Mount Gambier.

Aeroplane, Mount Gambier

1927, Photograph, B 16558

Horrie Miller winding his DH9 at Mount Gambier.

Aborigines, Mount Gambier

c. 1890, Photograph, B 16560

South Eastern Aborigines, Yallum, Mount Gambier.

Aborigines, Mount Gambier

1874, Photograph, B 16561

Mount Gambier Aborigines.

Boandik Tribe, Mount Gambier

1866, Photograph, B 16564

Members of Boandik Tribe, Mount Gambier. L-R: Ellen, Tommy, --, with Mrs Christina Smith, Sally, --. According to a researcher, the lady on the right of the picture is Annie Brice who was born at Penola. She worked with Christina Smith at her home.