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Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
H. P. Murray's general store, Penneshaw, with the second car to arrive on Kangaroo Island with Murray and his family in the car.
River steamer, Goolwa
River steamer "Tyro" on the slips at Goolwa. The boiler of this steamer blew up 20 Nov 1897, badly scalding Captain Randell and engineer Trounson. She was rebuilt at Mannum. She weighed 72 tons and shuttled between Murray Bridge and Mannum from 1884 to at least 1917. She was destroyed by fire at Murray Bridge in 1926.
Football team, Mangalo
Mangalo Football team. Back row, L-R: H. Olsen, Dean Turner, Malcolm Riches, George Cleave, Ralph Dohnt, Cleave Hayward, Mick Elson, Ray Rodda, John Burton, Jack Jackson, S. Hanneman, Norm Walker, Les Hanneman, Frank Byles. Front Row L-R: Bruce Turner, Murray Klingberg, Ray Lathlean, Kelvin Rodda, Russell Turner, Murray Crettenden, Kevin Hanneman, Kelly Olsen. The team was part of the Franklin Harbour Association.
Public School at Morgan
Morgan Public School and group of scholars ; Mr W. Edwards: Headmaster. Miss Fawcett: Junior teacher. Morgan was proclaimed a town in 1878. A large wharf was built and Morgan became one of the busiest ports on the Murray. It handled all the goods that were being exported and imported (especially wool) to and from the region upstream along the Murray and Darling Rivers. This photograph has very faint names of students written around the edge of the photograph.
"Ulonga" at Port Adelaide
Arrival of River Murray paddle steamer "Ulonga" at Port Adelaide, the last vessel to negotiate the Murray mouth and believed to be the first paddle steamer to call at Port Adelaide since 1905. It was brought to Adelaide by Capt. B. J. Tainsh in February 1948 (after sheltering in Kangaroo Island for a couple of days due to having open hatches). The boiler was wood fired and of necessity used sea water as feed. Later, when the boiler was opened, huge salt crystals covered the heating surfaces. She sank off Carrickalinga Beach carrying a cargo of gypsum in 1976
Jetty, Port Elliot
Jetty, old Government warehouse, and breakwater at Port Elliot. . Port Elliot's Horseshoe Bay was proclaimed a port in 1851. The port was established to provide a safe seaport for the Murray River traders. The mouth of the Murray was treacherous for navigating. Goods and passengers were carried between Goolwa and Port Elliot on the first public railway in Australia which was completed in 1854.
Military Barracks, Moorundie
Military Barracks at Moorundie; described on the back as 'Soldiers Barracks. Moorundie on the River Murray, S.A.'. According to a researcher, this is not the Military Barracks but rather the Police Station, as the station was built in 1841, the first of a chain of stations at the Murray River crossings to prevent a repitition of the battles fought between the Overlanders droving stock from New South Wales to South Australia and the local tribes. First commander of the post was explorer John Eyre who maintained good relations with the Aborigines. He was replaced in 1844 by William Nation who reported: 'Within the last six months, many overland parties have arrived, and all bear testimony to the good conduct and usefulness of the natives generally'.
Tailor shop
Lino print (number 3/30) by Khan Ali Rezaye, of an Afghani tailor shop, executed with brick red/ochre ink on paper.
Camel train
Lino print (number 7/30) by Azizullah Qorbani, of a camel train, executed with brown ink on paper.
My Mother
Lino print (number 2/30) by Mohammed Younis Yousefi, of a woman standing outside a traditional Afgani dwelling, executed with black ink on paper.
Yalata Station
Seventh of nine photographs in an album of views of Mr. George W. Murray, West Coast, S.A., 1917. Miss Jessie Murray with shearers and some of the chorus Hut Concert Co. from Album of 9 views of Yalata Station. (in album-Solander box).
William Barber
[General description] Portrait of Captain William Barber and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Hennessy). Captain Barber was a well-known early navigator of the River Murray. [On back of photograph] 'Captain William Barber (of the River Murray) and wife'.
Captain Francis Cadell
Captain Francis Cadell was born in Scotland and later established steam navigation of the River Murray. He negotiated with the South Australian Government to provide a bonus for the first two iron steamers to travel up the Murray to the Darling Junction. Later he navigated his way down the river onboard the "Lady Augusta", landing at Port Elliot.
Captain Francis Cadell
Captain Francis Cadell claimed the government bonus for opening up the Murray River. His steamer the "Lady Augusta", commanded by Captain Davidson successfully passed through the breakers at the mouth of the Murray. With Cadell in command his vessel reached a point 2,400 kilometres up the river. Later in his career Cadell became involved in whaling, trading, pearling and slave trading
Captain John Grundy
This is an upper body portrait of Riverboat Captain John Grundy who plied the Murray-Darling waters from age twelve until retirement at seventy. He was a long-time captain of the Tarella. [On back of photograph] 'Captain John Grundy of the River Murray / Son of Captain George Grundy / Presented by W.H. Godson'.
Grundy, Captain John
This is a portrait of Riverboat Captain John Grundy who plied the Murray-Darling waters from age twelve until retirement at seventy. He was a long-time captain of the Tarella. [On back of photograph] 'Captain John Grundy of the River Murray / Son of Captain George Grundy / Presented by W.H. Godson'.
Capt. James Ritchie
Capt. James Ritchie: a pioneer navigator of the River Murray and father of Sir George Ritchie (see "Advertiser", August 8th 1944. ). James Ritchie founded a family of riverboat skippers. James had two brothers John and George. He joined Captain Francis Cadell's River Murray Navigation Company. James worked the river trade from Goolwa until he moved to Echuca to reside and trade on the river. He died in 1881 in Echuca. He had seven children, four of which became river boat captains
Captain William Tulloch
[General description] Upper body portrait of Captain William Tulloch, wearing his uniform. [On back of photograph] 'Captain William Tulloch of the 'Grace Darling', trading to the west coast / married Esther Armstrong (daughter of Mary, nee Murray, sister of William Murray of Glen Osmond) and was father of William Tulloch, Mayor of Woodville.'
Captains of River Steamers
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.
Railway Hotel, North Terrace, Adelaide
W.S. Murray's Railway Hotel on North Terrace, Adelaide, situated just east of Trinity Church. This hotel ceased trading in 1873, W.S. Murray being its last licensee.
Gawler Place
[General description] Two cyclists pedal past this four storey building which features a detailed stucco facade in the neo- classical style. On the left is Flehr and Company Tailors. [On back of photograph] 'Acres 106 & 81 / Gawler Place, west side / 1927 / D.& W. Murray's / Near side of Murray's is 49 yards north of Grenfell Street. / Frontage: 26 1/2 yards. / For a view of the building after remodelling in 1949 and renaming as "Churchill Building", see B12358 / Reprod. in "Chronicle", Dec 10, 1927.'
McHenry Street
McHenry Street, north side, March 24th 1937, right side of Goode Durrant & Murray's premises is 23 yards west of Gawler Place and frontage is 17 yards. Goode Durrant and Murray's building was erected in 1936. Compare with B 6831. The three storey building has bars on the windows on the ground and first floors. Cars and motor bikes are parked in the street.
University of Adelaide
[General description] The building on the left has arched, leadlight windows and a cement wreath surrounding an oval shaped window on its gable above the door. It has ivy growing on its walls. New additions on the right are the Mayo Refectory (centre) and the George Murray building (far right). [On back of photograph] 'University of Adelaide / Studens union buildings / east side / Refectory, offices etc and Sir George Murray Building / April 11th, 1939 / The extensions beyond the gabled building were opened in March 1938 / Compare with B 5174 / For site see plan accompanying B 5167'.
Nuriootpa High School group
NURIOOTPA: School group from Angas House, Nuriootpa High School, 1938; Back row, left to right: Max Hentschke, Murray Bryant, Max Lehmann, Douglas Mutton, John Basedow, Bob Kuchel, Keith Gramp, John Schulz Bob Burton, Barry Hall, Murray Fowler. Second row, left to right: Victor Grope, Valda Chesterfield, Rita Fiebig, Eileen Kotz, Elsie Ahrens, Joyce Blenkiron, Priscilla Lange, Marjorie Burgess, Margaret Delon, Joyce Vianello, Rita Eberhard, Grace Boer, Ron Zwar. Third row, left to right: Thelma Fisher, Constance Thorn,, Helene Held, Jeff Bode (prefect), Joyce Woodwards (prefect), Don Winton (head prefect), Lauri Sheard (prefect), Clare Sutton, Betty Pfeiffer, Sylvia Seidel, Joan Krief. Front row, left to right: Lance Craker, Stanley Braunack, Kevin Dennis, Howard Mutton, Wynne Lake, Bill West, Colin Hamann, Philip Bode, Leslie Koithan, Gordon Heidrich, Arthur Hoffmann. Absent: Cyril Henschke.
An album of photographs mostly from Point Pearce and Koonibba, South Australia
A collection of 71 black and white prints, of a settlement and of Aboriginal people at Koonibba Mission Children's Home, taken during the first half of the twentieth century at Koonibba Mission. Images feature Aboriginal helpers at the home pre 1926. See 'contents' for details of items. Some of these were taken at Point Pearce and also Colebrook.
Photograph album of Miss Molly Stokes
ALBUM: Holiday views in South Australia, 1926-34.
John Tinline
PORTRAIT: John Tinline, 1821-1905, brother of George Tinline and Mrs. Margaret Murray, a long-time resident of "Murray Park" at Magill.
Studio view of the three Bowman Brothers
PORTRAIT: Studio view of the three Bowman brothers and W. Murray dressed for polo, the original view entitled 'The Northern polo team'. Left-right: C.W. Bowman; H. Bowman; W. Murray; E. Bowman (captain).
Railway transport: 500 class
500 class engine No.509 and carriages at Murray Bridge. The building behind the train is the Murray Bridge railway station and the photograph was taken facing west, towards Adelaide.
Men on holidays
A group of men on holidays on a boat on the River Murray around Murray Bridge.