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Basil G. Watson
Photograph of post card depicting Basil G. Watson with words stating "Mount Gambier 14th February 1917. Today we witnessed with many hundreds of others MG Basil Watson's flight in own built machine. The performance was held at Mount Gambier race course. The day was very wet which made the outing very unpleasant. The aviator was often lost in the low clouds. This is the first flight at the Mount. This card will be leaving here tomorrow (Thurs) to be carried by aeroplane to Melbourne. Heavy thunderstorm set in upon return from flight."
Marching Girls
Photograph of six marching girls with their instructor in February 1964, Mount Gambier. According to a researcher, the girl with the whistle is Linda Sutherland and the woman next to her probably her mother and team chaperone, Mrs. J. R. Sutherland. This Mt Gambier team were called the 'Robertaires' and this was their first competition.
Kaiser siblings
Photograph of seven members of the Kaiser siblings. A family member has confirmed that 'they are Charles Spencer Kaiser, Ellen Jean Kaiser, Heather Anne Kaiser, George Edward Kaiser, Theodore Charles Kaiser, Peter Ivan Kaiser, Francis David Kaiser. They are the children of Theodore Charles Kaiser Snr & Ellen Ruth Kaiser'. Another researcher has suggested that 'Theodore Charles Kaiser' was actually Theo John Kaiser, born 12 June 1953.
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[Map showing section purchased at Mount Gambier] [cartographic material]
Map showing section 325 containing 106 acres in the Hundred of Gambier, purchased 9 June 1854, west of Mount Gambier. The town of Mount Gambier was settled initially on sections 1101-1103. The three lakes are shown in the middle of the map area, with the original sections 1 and 2 indicated at bottom left. Ink and watercolour on paper, ink notation. Scale 1 inch to 40 chains. Stamped 5.12.[18]54. (Original mounted on same sheet as map 44).
"Pine Hill", Mount Gambier
"Pine Hill", Mt. Gambier, the home of the Barrows family. William Barrows, sheep grazier, was a colonist of 73 years and had lived in the Mount Gambier district for 66 years. He arrived in South Australia onboard the "Pestonjee Bomanjee in 1854 and built a house at Mount Lofty. He was married to Lucy Jane Cobbledick and took his bride by bullock dray to Mount Gambier. Son William James and Beatrice Mary Barrows of Pine Hill on the Penola Road had three children. William Laurence Barrows, Olga (nee Barrows) McGowan and James Bryce Barrows. William James Barrows was also a sheep grazier.
Cave Gardens, Mount Gambier
Cave Gardens in 1896 showing a picket fence around the 90 foot deep cave. The area became a reserve when tree planting, gas lamps and seating were installed in the 1890's. The cave was originally used as the water resource for the town
Train explosion, Mount Gambier
Locomotive boiler explosion, 2 February 1914. The driver and fireman escaped with their lives and a large hole was blown in the carriage shed. The engine was built in 1879 demolished in April 1928.
Train explosion, Mount Gambier
Locomotive boiler explosion, 2 February 1914. The driver and fireman escaped with their lives and a large hole was blown in the carriage shed
Border Watch Office Interior
Border Watch office interior at Mount Gambier.
Inside Cooperative Garage
Inside the Cooperative Garage at Mount Gambier.
Inside Cooperative Garage
Inside the Cooperative Garage, Watson Terrace Mount Gambier.
Cheese & Butter Factory
Cheese and butter factory at Mount Gambier.
Foundation Stone Ceremony
Laying of the Boy Scouts Hall foundation stone at Mount Gambier, 20 July 1935.
Racing Cyclist and Bicycle
Racing cyclist and bicycle at Mount Gambier.
Foundation Stone Ceremony
Foundation stone ceremony for the Boy Scout's Hall at Mount Gambier.
Mount Gambier Court House
Court House.
Cave Gardens at Mount Gambier
Town Hall Hotel and cave garden.
Air Pageant at Mount Gambier
Air Pageant - crowds watching the aircraft.
Ladies cycle race
The start of a ladies cycle race; men hold the bicycles for three women at Mount Gambier.
Church of England
Members of the Church of England Boys Society attending a barbecue by Mount Gambier Lake, Mount Gambier.
Church of England
Members of the Church of England Boys Society firing pistols at Mount Gambier.
Leg of Mutton Lake
[General description] A neat farm is nestled into the crater next to the Lake. It is probably the original forestry nursery, established in the 1870s, where many tree species were trialled with the aim of establishing plantations in the area. Sparsely treed hills form a backdrop. Compare with B 7837 for a view taken in the 1920s. [On back of photograph] 'Mount Gambier: Leg of Mutton Lake / Probably in the eighteen eighties.'
Leg of Mutton Lake
Leg of Mutton Lake, Mount Gambier. One of the lake filled maars associated with the Newer Volcanics Province situated near Mount Gambier.
Boating party at 'The Caves'
MOUNT GAMBIER: A boating party at "The Caves", the residence of the Umpherston family east of Mount Gambier.
Four children from Mount Gambier
COSTUME: Four children from the Mount Gambier district wearing Scottish dress.
Residents of Mount Gambier: Margaret Preece
Carte de visite studio portrait of Margaret Preece, nee Callaghan/Calaghan, wife of Evan Preece of Mount Gambier. Margaret was an Irish orphan from County Cork who came to Tasmania with her sister under the London Emigration Scheme. She married convict Evan Preece (sentenced to hang for stealing a sheep with his brother John). When Evan was pardoned they left Tasmania with their 10 children and came, through Portland, to South Australia. Their last child, Alexander, was born in Mount Gambier in 1851.
Mount Gambier and District : Valley Lake
Valley Lake, Mount Gambier.
Mount Gambier and District : Leg of Mutton Lake
Leg of Mutton Lake, Mount Gambier.
Mount Gambier and District : Valley Lake
Valley Lake, Mount Gambier.
Mount Gambier and District : Valley Lake
Valley Lake, Mount Gambier.