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Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide
[General description] This view of the Jervois bridge over the Port River has a backdrop of industrial buildings and warehouses. There are a few pedestrians and several horse-drawn vehicles including a pair of draught horses with a wagon load of sacks, driver perched on top of the load. This iron swing bridge was opened on 6th February 1878 by Governor Sir William Jervois. See B 4419 for an earlier view. [On back of photograph] 'Jervois Bridge, Port Adelaide / 1917-27'.
Post Office, Port Adelaide
This solid stone two storey building served as the Post Office at Port Adelaide during the latter half of the nineteenth century and into the the nineteen twenties. It features decorative ironwork in a curved archway over its front entrance. A large postbox stands on the footpath in front of the building. [On back of photograph] 'Post Office, Port Adelaide / Marine Parade / 1928 / In 1928 the Post Office was transferred to a new building in Commercial Road. See B 4605 / Reproduced in the "Advertiser" for Jan. 25, 1928'. According to a researcher the street address was North Parade, Port Adelaide.
Port Adelaide in 1844
[General description] This is a photographic copy of a lithograph of Port Adelaide in 1844, based on a sketch by Alexander Murray. Lithographed by A. Vaughan of the Surveyor's General Office, Adelaide. It depicts shipping and buildings of early Port Adelaide with a rowboat moored in the foreground amongst a few mangroves. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide in 1844 / Reproduced from a sketch by Alexander Murray' [See also PRG 280/1/38/76].
Nile Street, Port Adelaide
Premises in Nile Street Port Adelaide, south side, nearly opposite the Sailor's Rest in 1928. Formerly used for public stores at Old Port . These were demolished early in 1929. Under the corregated iron is one of the two half-round structures erected at the Old Port in the early days for housing public stores. It had a smooth (not corregated) iron roof, supported by a framework or iron. these old stores can be seen in Light's view of the Old Port (B 508) By 1844 they had been moved to the New Port (B 2220) The photograph depicts a man and a boy standing at the raised doorway to the business premises of Fred. A Elix Forage Merchant. A man in a car is parked in the street in front of the building.
Port Adelaide
[General description] This composite view shows shipping moored at Port Adelaide, the ships being named on the photograph. [On back of photograph] 'About 1872 / Looking West across the Port River from Copper Co's wharf / Names of vessels (left to right): 'White Eagle' (stern only); 'Adelaide', schooner (on the inside, against wharf); 'Fairy Rock' (on outside, against the Adelaide); 'Ella Gladstone', brig'.
Divett Street, Port Adelaide
Alfred E. Sawtell's premises on the northern side of Divett Street, Port Adelaide. To the left is the Bank of South Australia, on the east corner of Commercial Road. Sawtell's Nautical Optician and Watchmaker was established in Port Adelaide in 1853 by Edwin Sawtell and was run solely by his son Alfred from the 1860's.
Sailing Club, Port Adelaide
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
[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
[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).'
Port Adelaide
[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
Floating crane at Port Adelaide, unloading cargo from the "Peshwur ", April 26th 1938.
Port Adelaide Institute
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
[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
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
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
Port River at Port Adelaide, showing children searching for cockles.
Port River, Port Adelaide
Port River, Port Adelaide, showing children searching for cockles.
Soldiers' Produce Market
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
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
A topical float in an eight hour day procession at Port Adelaide.
Shipping at Port Adelaide
PORT ADELAIDE: Cargo ships waiting at Port Adelaide wharves.
Port Adelaide Presbyterian Church
PORT ADELAIDE: Architectural drawing of the proposed new Presbyterian Church at Port Adelaide, drawn by architect John Haslam.
European War troops at Port Adelaide
PORT ADELAIDE: 1914-18 European War troops leaving for overseas service.
Shipping at wharves in Port Adelaide
PORT ADELAIDE: Shipping at wharves in Port Adelaide.
Young man and a boy at Port Adelaide
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
PORT ADELAIDE: Small ships at anchor along Port Adelaide wharves.
Small yachts sailing near Port Adelaide
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
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
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).
Port Adelaide Police Complex
Port Adelaide Police Complex on St. Vincent Street, Port Adelaide.