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A sailor from H.M.S. Cerberus

c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/28/63

Close view of a sailor from H.M.S. Cerberus; Searcy notes that the man, who wears three medals comes from Port Adelaide and has been in the Royal Navy since 1884, name not known.

Lady Barwell launching a ship at Osborne shipyard, Port Adelaide

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/30/2

Lady Barwell, wife of the Premier of South Australia about to launch a ship at Osborne shipyard, near Port Adelaide.

Sir Tom Bridges visiting the Port Adelaide rifle ranges

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/33/11

Sir Tom Bridges, Governor of South Australia sitting fourth from the right front row, with Lady Bridges on his left photographed with others during a visit to the Port Adelaide rifle ranges; the group also includes the Hon. Mr. Glynn, politician and lawyer but he has not been identified, possibly the man sitting fourth from the left next to the Governor.

Port Adelaide football Players jumping for the ball during a match

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/33/286

Distant view of Port Adelaide and possibly Norwood football players jumping for the ball during a match in South Australia.

Steamboat 'Leveret' packed with spectators at a boat race

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/35/176

The steamboat 'Leveret' packed with spectators sailing on the Port Adelaide river during an inter-varsity boat race.

The shipyard at Osborne, near Port Adelaide, South Australia

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/35/210

Distant view of the shipyard at Osborne, near Port Adelaide in South Australia; groups of men are walking away from the premises along a railway track at the sea edge.

Sailing ship 'Dimsdale'

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/37/22

The sailing ship 'Dimsdale' impounded by the South Australian government after its collision with the Port Adelaide lighthouse.

The Port Adelaide lighthouse at Outer Harbor

c. 1900, Photograph, PRG 280/1/37/86

The Port Adelaide lighthouse at Outer Harbor, South Australia, destroyed by a collision with a ship in November 1912.

Men of the South Australian Yacht Squadron

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/37/144

Four men of the South Australian Yacht Squadron based at Port Adelaide; names not known but one is possibly Arthur Rymill, Commodore of the Squadron.

Battlecruiser at sea off Port Adelaide

1924, Photograph, PRG 280/1/40/166

Distant view of what had been thought to be H.M.S. Hood at sea off Port Adelaide during a visit of the British fleet to South Australia in 1924. A researcher states that there is a steam pinnacle in the foreground, not a tug. Another researcher has provided the following informtation: HMS Hood and HMS Repulse (Battlecruisers and huge ships for the time) were in South Australian waters as part of the cruise of the British Special Service Squadron (The Empire Cruise) in March 1924. They were accompanied by a number of Cruisers. The ship in the image is not a Cruiser (a cruiser was smaller) and it is not HMS Hood. HMS Hood's funnels were not stepped like the ones in the image. The only ship it can possibly be in that location and at that time is HMS Repulse. It is definitely not HMS Hood (have a close look at the funnels of the two ships in side profile) Another notable difference is Hood's Conning Tower is somewhat different.

Ship at sea off Port Adelaide

1924, Photograph, PRG 280/1/40/169

Description provided by Searcy: 'H.M.S. Repulse(?) at sea off Port Adelaide during a visit of the British Fleet to South Australia in March 1924'. However, this ship is not likely to be the Repulse but one of the light cruisers that accompanied H.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. Repulse on their 1924 visit to Australia. Believed to one of the light cruisers 'C' class, it is possibly the 'Curlew'. The image is not clear enough to determine which of the cruisers it is. Another researcher states that 'there were no 'C' class cruisers in the 1923-24 Special Services Squadron Empire Cruise. This ship is a 'D' class cruiser; one of the first 3 built as it has a straight bow, not the flared trawler bow of the latter ships of that class. It is either the 'Danae', 'Dauntless' or 'Dragon'. The 'Curlew' escorted the Special Services Squadron in the Atlantic in 1923 before returning to the West Indies station.

A dredger being towed at sea from Port Adelaide to Cowell, South Australia

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/11/1

A view from the deck of the S.S.'Governor Musgrave' of a dredger being towed by sea to Cowell from Port Adelaide.

A dredger being towed at sea to Cowell from Port Adelaide, South Australia

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/11/2

A second view from the deck of S.S.'Governor Musgrave' of a dredger being towed at sea to Cowell from Port Adelaide, South Australia.

On board the sailing ship 'Grassendale' bound for Port Adelaide in stormy seas

1913, Photograph, PRG 280/1/16/1

Seamen photographed on the sloping deck of the sailing ship 'Grassendale' which is running into bad weather on its journey to Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Men working the pumps on the 'Aurora', Antarctic expedition ship

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/16/145

Two men working the pumps on board the 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition ship 'Aurora' when berthed at Port Adelaide, South Australia after the return of the expedition.

Australasian Antarctic Expedition sledges being taken off its ship the 'Aurora'

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/16/147

Sledges being taken off the Australasian Antarctic Expedition ship 'Aurora' at Port Adelaide, South Australia after the return of the expedition.

A husky dog returning from the Antarctic

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/16/148

A husky dog on board the 'Aurora' during the return of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914 to Port Adelaide, South Australia.

A husky dog on board the 'Aurora'

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/16/149

A husky dog on board the 'Aurora' during the return of the 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition to Port Adelaide; a comment by Searcy indicates that it was originally with Roald Amundsen's Norwegian party.

Captain Patrick Weir with his sons.

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/76

Composite image of Captain Patrick Weir, Harbour Master at Port Adelaide standing with four young men, two in naval and two in army uniform, next to a flagstaff where they are about to raise the flag. (The garden they are standing in outside a house is possibly their home at Birkenhead.) It was assumed that these were Captain Weir's four sons, but additional information suggests that the soldier on the right is actually Captain Weir's nephew, Ellis Weir. This is supported by a contemporary postcard which reads 'Sir / My cousin Ellis Weir enlisted from South Australia in 1916. We saw in the dailies on Tuesday that he has been wounded. His father, his next of kin, is in Leeds England. We - my father, who is his uncle, and family - are his only relatives in Australia. His home has been with us, and we feel anxious about him'. (Signature has been removed.) The daughter of Felix Christie, (one of the sons) believes that the photograph was taken at the family home in Albert Street, Semaphore and that the added figure on the left hand is Alex. Ales served in the Navy in World War One and was an engineer - lieutenant in WW2. The other son in navy clothes is Felix. He did not go away to war but he might have been in the Naval reserve. The two soldiers are Patrick and a cousin who lived with the family name Ellis.

Government Produce Department buildings and stockyards

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/17/96

Government Produce Department buildings and stockyards near Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Physical education drill for naval cadets

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/500

Naval cadets carrying out physical education drill exercise at Port Adelaide.

The Governor-General of Australia arriving at Outer Harbor, South Australia

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/21/6

Lord Munro Ferguson, Governor-General of Australia arriving at Outer Harbor, South Australia; he is being welcomed by the Mayor of Port Adelaide and accompanied by Sir Richard Butler, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Lady Butler.

A group of football players in South Australia

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/21/210

A group of football players from a Port Adelaide team in South Australia photographed with two other men and a group of spectators in the background; Second from left in the middle row is Sampson Hosking, and Angelo Congear is sitting on the end of the middle row.