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Sailing Club, Port Adelaide

News and Mail, 1939, Photograph, B 9104

Port Adelaide Sailing Club's Basin, Port River located on the Birkenhead side of the river a little west of the bridge that was erected in 1938-40. The photograph shows rows of yachts moored in the Port River. The Port Adelaide Sailing Club was mooted in 1919 and the members finally owned their own club shed and moorings in 1925.

Dredge, Port Adelaide

c. 1880, Photograph, B 9132

[General description]Shipping moored at Port Adelaide. On the right is a steam driven bucket dredge, in the centre is the Governor Musgrave. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide / Dredge / Probably in the eighteen eighties / The steamer in the centre is the Governor Musgrave'.

Shipping, Port Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1879, Photograph, B 9141

[General description] Reflections on still water make this an attractive image of shipping at Port Adelaide with the Jervois bridge forming a division between sea and sky. A small boy is seated on a spar in the foreground. The Crownthorpe was an iron Barque, built at Sunderland in 1873. She was dismasted and abandoned at the Cape of Good Hope 30th June 1886. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide / 1879 / The second sailing vessel from the left is the Crownthorpe / Jervois Bridge is in the background (Sweet Adelaide 208).'

News and Mail, c. 1937, Photograph, B 9889

[General description] Shipping on the Port River. The ship Wuppertal (dark ship moored on left) is on her maiden voyage for the Hamburg-Amerika line. The 'Bullaren' is a Swedish general cargo carrier, built in Gothenburg, 1918. [On back of photograph] 'Scene on the Port River / Port Adelaide / June 1937 / In stream is the 'Bullaren' with tugs 'Vigilant' and 'Wato' alongside. On left is the 'Wuppertal', and in the background the 'Westralia' / Reproduced in 'News', June 14th, 1937'.

Floating Crane, Port Adelaide

News and Mail, 1938, Photograph, B 10171

Floating crane at Port Adelaide, unloading cargo from the "Peshwur ", April 26th 1938.

Port Adelaide Institute

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1874, Photograph, B 10740

Port Adelaide Institute forms the southern section of the Customs House complex. The Port Adelaide Institute was formed in 1859 and was a centre for education and other cultural and social activities in Port Adelaide for over 100 years. The building was constructed from bluestone and contained a library, reading room, museum, lecture hall, classrooms and a balustraded parapet with a mansard roof.

Port Adelaide

Ballantyne, Colin, c. 1838, Photograph, B 11095

[General description] Shipping on the Port Creek [On back of photograph] Port Adelaide: 'View on the Port Creek' from a watercolour by Colonel Light. The original, presented by Mr. G.C. Morphett is in the Art Gallery of South Australia.

"Ulonga" at Port Adelaide

1948, Photograph, B 11920

River Murray steamer "Ulonga" arriving at Port Adelaide in 1948. 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

Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1877, Photograph, B 12241

Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide, in course of construction ; sailing ship "Joliba" is alongside the wharf. The bridge opened in 1878. A note on the back of the photograph says "Australia Club House Hotel was occupied by Reid in 1877"

Port River, Port Adelaide

c. 1900, Photograph, B 17563

Port River at Port Adelaide, showing children searching for cockles.

Port River, Port Adelaide

1900, Photograph, B 17564

Port River, Port Adelaide, showing children searching for cockles.

Soldiers' Produce Market

c. 1928, Photograph, B 36172

Reginald and Myrtle West's stall at the Port Adelaide Soldiers' Produce Market ; the stall is decorated for a Best Decorated Stall competition. Frank Terrell and Fred stand in front; the building was demolished in 1977.

Tram, Port Adelaide

1917, Photograph, B 44601

First tram to run in Port Adelaide. According to a researcher, the Port Adelaide tram system was opened on 3 April 1917. The tram is an A class 97 and is leaving the Port Adelaide depot. Consists of three different photographs as a montage.

Port Adelaide

Pulford Bros., c. 1910, Photograph, B 47213

A topical float in an eight hour day procession at Port Adelaide.

Shipping at Port Adelaide

c. 1936, Photograph, B 63034

PORT ADELAIDE: Cargo ships waiting at Port Adelaide wharves.

Port Adelaide Presbyterian Church

Excelsior Photographic Studio, c. 1880, Photograph, B 61758

PORT ADELAIDE: Architectural drawing of the proposed new Presbyterian Church at Port Adelaide, drawn by architect John Haslam.

European War troops at Port Adelaide

c. 1916, Photograph, B 54148

PORT ADELAIDE: 1914-18 European War troops leaving for overseas service.

Shipping at wharves in Port Adelaide

c. 1895, Photograph, B 59202

PORT ADELAIDE: Shipping at wharves in Port Adelaide.

Young man and a boy at Port Adelaide

c. 1895, Photograph, B 59203

PORT ADELAIDE: A young man and a boy resting on machinery after a long day working at the wharves in Port Adelaide.

Small ships at anchor along Port Adelaide wharves

c. 1895, Photograph, B 59204

PORT ADELAIDE: Small ships at anchor along Port Adelaide wharves.

Small yachts sailing near Port Adelaide

c. 1895, Photograph, B 59214

PORT ADELAIDE: Small yachts sailing near a Port Adelaide wharf, two sailing ships are at anchor in the background.

Waterside workers loading a ship at Port Adelaide

Hutchesson, L., 1932, Photograph, B 60028

PORT ADELAIDE: Waterside workers using a horse drawn cart and nets to load cargo on to a ship anchored at Port Adelaide.

Facade of Port Adelaide building, St Vincent Street

Hutton, George S., 1953, Photograph, B 70383/1

Exterior view of building at 226 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide five years before its partial renovation. Wally Bridges' Seamen's Outfitter occupies the ground floor on the street corner. Painted advertising can be seen on the side wall of the building in Hart Street (renamed Kyle Place).