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South Australia and Northern Territory views
A half morocco over pebbled cloth album, inscribed on front pastedown 'Zur Erinnerung an Adelaide Sud-Australien / von Herrn & Frau Unbehaun / December 1899' [In memory of Adelaide, South Australia, from Mr & Mrs Unbehaun], and containing 24 window mounted silver gelatin prints, each 100 x 150 mm and with a manuscript caption on the album page beneath.
The 'Fleur de Maurice' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Fleur de Maurice', 317 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 333 gross, 317 tons. ON49938. 131.0 x 26.8 x 15.6. Built 1864 Clarke, Jersey. Owners: formerly owned in Jersey. July 1876 J Walker and Son, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked when crossing the bar at Port Natal, South Africa, April 5, 1894]
The 'County of Ayr' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, in an unidentified port. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart]
The 'Bankfields' at Port Pirie
The iron barque 'Bankfields', 785 tons, at Port Pirie. [iron barque, 859 tons. ON74533, 195.4 x 32.1 x 19.7. Built 1876 (6) Osbourne, Graham and Co. Sunderland. Owners: S. Wakenham and Sons, registered Liverpool. (Built as 'James Beazley' for William Kelly registered Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1878) January 1900 The Adelaide Milling Co. Ltd registered Port Adelaide: April 1908 Colonial Sailing Ship Co. Ltd registered Lyttelton, 1911 The Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd and converted to a hulk at Port Adelaide. Towed to Fremantle in 1918 for further use as a hulk. Sunk by gunfire RAAF off Rottnest Island 7 June 1950 when not required for further duty as a hulk.]
Photographs relating to Betty Fisher and Dawson family history
Photographs relating to Betty Fisher and Dawson family history, including: photocopies of a wedding photo of Betty to David Fisher; Betty's father John Oliver Dawson; Betty's brother John Dawson; and miscellaneous locations and families and friends. See below for details. Selected images have been digitised.
Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne
Volume 1 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]
South Australian views: album
Album titled 'South Australian views', with some photographs attributable to the photographer Captain Samuel White Sweet. Views include street scenes in Adelaide, the Botanic Gardens, Victoria Square, Mitcham, Glen Osmond, Morialta, Waterfall Gully, Clarendon, Eden Hills, Glenelg, Port Elliot, Naracoorte Caves, Mount Gambier and Lakes, Melrose, Broken Hill mines and River Murray. See 'more information tab' for further details of individual photographs. A small collection of loose photographs was found in the back of this album. To see details of these, go to B 72112/1-35.
The 'Annie Brown' at Port Pirie
The wooden brigantine 'Annie Brown', 160 tons, at Port Pirie. [wood 2 mast brigantine, 160 tons, ON55217, 90.5 x 23.6 x 11.9. Built 1867 Perth Shipbuilduing Co. Perth, Scotland. Owners: D. Brown, reg. Ardrossan: 1875 John Darling and J. Neill, registered Port Adelaide, August 1875 (1876) John Bickers: Feb. 1894 AE Howard: June 1896 W. Allan, R. Fricker and D. Deex: 1898 F. Carver, R. Fricker and D. Deex. Wrecked Spilsby Island, Spencer Gulf, Jan 20, 1904.]
The 'Lavinia' at an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Lavinia', 349 tons, at an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 361 gross, 349 net tons. ON66400, 125.8 x 27.7 x 15.4 built 1873 (11) Richard Keiff, Souris, Prince Edward Island. Owners: Nov. 1874 George Harris, registered Brisbane: Nov. 1875 William Hamilton registered Port Adelaide: Sept.. 1896 Adelaide Steam Tug Co. Ltd. converted into a hulk and broken up at Port Adelaide 1918]
The 'Glen Osmond' in unidentified port
The composite ship 'Glen Osmond', 776 tons, in unidentified port [composite barque, 776 gross tons, later 780 tons. ON56864, 172.3 x 33.5 x 18.0. Built 1867 (8) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners W Stevens, registered London, later WG Elder, registered London, and sometimes owned by AL Elder. Renamed 'Zora' owned by M Ivetta, of Ragusa, Austria-Hungary. Wrecked at Spykerplaat 7 Dec. 1895 on a voyage from Antwerp towards Buenos Aires. Popular passenger vessel in the Adelaide trade in her early days. Fate as yet unlocated. Drops from Lloyds c.1890].
The 'Lammermuir' moored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Lammermuir', 1054 tons, moored in an unidentified port (possibly Port Pirie) [iron ship, 1054 gross tons. ON50192, 200.4 x 35.5 x 20.9. Built 1864 (11) West Hartlepool. Owners: J Willis and Son, registered London. Posted missing on a voyage from Port Adelaide to London in 1876. (NB - there were two vessels of this name owned by Willis - Lubbock confuses them and apparently only believed there was one - note by Ron Parsons) In connection with this ship there is the oft told tale about the carpenter's box and 'Lammermuir' being overtaken by 'Orient' to deliver it - see Lubbock's 'Colonial Clippers'. An account of part of her maiden voyage in 'Sea Breezes' Vol. XVII (new series) pg. 408. (Jan. Jun. 1954) 'Colonial Clippers', 'China Clippers' and 'Log of the Cutty Sark']. Date is approximate.
The 'Bankfields' at Port Pirie
The iron barque 'Bankfields', 859 tons, at Port Pirie. [iron barque, 859 tons. ON74533, 195.4 x 32.1 x 19.7. Built 1876 (6) Osbourne, Graham and Co. Sunderland. Owners: S. Wakenham and Sons, registered Liverpool. (Built as 'James Beazley' for William Kelly registered Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1878) January 1900 The Adelaide Milling Co. Ltd registered Port Adelaide: April 1908 Colonial Sailing Ship Co. Ltd registered Lyttelton, 1911 The Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd and converted to a hulk at Port Adelaide. Towed to Fremantle in 1918 for further use as a hulk. Sunk by gunfire RAAF off Rottnest Island 7 June 1950 when not required for further duty as a hulk.]
Views of South Australian places, festivals and events
Views of South Australian places and events taken by a South Australian Government Tourist Bureau photographer. See 'Contents' note for more details.
Papers of Heather Graham
Papers of Heather Graham comprising 11 annotated photographs of the Low sheep property, 'Yakilo', near Spalding (ca.1880-1930), the George Graham family homes in Solomontown, Port Pirie (ca.1900-1908), Red Cross Rest Room (Hut) at Solomontown, and women Red Cross transport drivers at Woodward Park, Port Pirie (ca.1940-1944). Also one booklet and a greeting card relating to the Low family history. See details below.
South Australian scenes and activities 3
Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities, featuring the 1966 Festival of Arts, a flower show, Robe 1966, southern beaches, Southwark Brewery, Port Willunga, almond blossom and Port Elliot. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
The 'Moonta' leaving Port Lincoln
The M.V. 'Moonta' leaving Port Lincoln to continue the Gulf Trip. Another photograph using this image is B 26239. Image incorporated into Murray Views series as No. 11.
The 'County of Merioneth' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Merioneth', 1065 tons, in an unidentified port [[iron barque, 1098 tons, ON81341, 221.5 x 35.1 x 20.9. Built 1880 (3) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1908 passed to Russian ownership without change of name. Sold and converted into a hulk at Sydney in 1911 and given the name Merion. Taken to Fremantle for Adelaide Steamship Company in 1919 and then to Port Adelaide in 1927. Broken up at Port Adelaide].
The 'County of Merioneth' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Merioneth', 1065 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1098 tons, ON81341, 221.5 x 35.1 x 20.9. Built 1880 (3) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1908 passed to Russian ownership without change of name. Sold and converted into a hulk at Sydney in 1911 and given the name Merion. Taken to Fremantle for Adelaide Steamship Company in 1919 and then to Port Adelaide in 1927. Broken up at Port Adelaide].
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[South Australian landscape][artwork]
A 'South Australian landscape' painted in watercolour on paper heightened with white and gum arabic. The painting shows a large island seen from a coastline with a white horse and its rider, in the foreground, wearing a red jacket and black hat, talking to an Aboriginal man holding a spear. Nearby are three cattle. Some buildings can be seen at left and two vessels are sailing near to shore. On the verso is displayed through the backing piece the inscription: 'Michl. Stark Esqr wh JM Skipper's complts' and a finger print in ink. A label in French has been partly cut off by this inscription.
Photographs
Photographs of the company's Adelaide premises, personnel, sporting teams and early social events, founders and early directors, interstate premises in Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Northern Territory, centenary celebrations in 1949, and photographs of shipping interest. Also includes two collections of mounted photographs of company staff in formal, informal and work occasions, collected by former staff member, ca. 1949-1980 (originals in Reserve, B&W copies and separate name lists available for reference).
World War 1 and 2 era fundraising button badges
World War One era badges (also known as buttons or 'tinnies') collected by the R.S.L. Most badges were designed and created to be puchased as a fundraising interest, in order to raise money for various factions of the Red Cross. Included are badges created for occasions such as Australia Day, Violet Day, Army Nurses Day, and French Day, and for charity groups including the Red Cross, the Cheer-Up Society, the R.S.A. Building Fund (Returned Soldiers' Association, which later became the R.S.L.), the Wattle Day League, Soldiers' Home, Children's Patriotic League, Nursing Society, and the Y.M.C.A., as well as official peace badges marking the end of the war and various miscellaneous badges including a Christian Endeavour convention, fundraising carnivals and memorial gardens. Also includes some button badges from the inter-war years, 1919-1938, and from the Second World War, and other metal badges from WW1 and WW2. See below for details.
Collection of photographs taken around Adelaide by Theo Bachmann
Collection of glass plates negatives, acetate negatives and photographic prints taken around Adelaide by Theo Bachmann ca.1915-1950. The quarter plate negatives were originally housed in labelled sleeves with an index, featuring the Bachmann and Plunket families, as well as more general scenes. The original envelope number is shown in square brackets after the description of each image, and can be cross-referenced to the index (see B 71826/656). Photos 502-503 and 581-601 are prints only, and photos 515-518, 544-561, and 576-580 are acetate negatives. No negatives with envelopes 525 [no.294] or 536 [no.499]; nos. 564- 565 are half plate stereo negatives; 567-571 are half plate negatives; 572-575 are full plate glass negatives.
The 'Ainsdale' at Port Chalmers
The steel ship 'Ainsdale', 1825 tons, at Port Chalmers. [S. Ship, 1825t. ON97819, 270.0 x 39.8 x 23.4, B. 1890 (10) CJ Bigger, Londonderry, Ireland & Porter, reg. Liverpool Lt Alby Union Carbide Factories Ltd. c.1923/4 became the German screw steamship 'Bollan' reg. Hamburg. Fate unknown. Ref 5 Vol 2 = torpedoed on Feb 15, 1916 but was later towed into port and repaired and engine then added. Also further experience with torpedoes in April 1918. (In Section 4, of Volume 9 is a photograph of this ship but I find no evidence that she was ever owned by JD Newton, as the ship was built after his death and the company did not survive the owner) Volume 9, with the 'Lobo' in Port Adelaide and at Port Chalmers in New Zealand)].
Prints from glass plate negatives of South Australian scenes
Prints from glass plate negatives of photographs of scenes of country South Australia and Adelaide, taken in the first decade of the 20th century. See 'Contents' for more details about the photographs. Some locations, exact dates and the photographers' names are unknown - see 'More info' section for information. Do a NUMBER search on PRG 1377/78/1-231 to see digitised images of this collection.
The 'Wellington' entering the Port River
The wooden ketch 'Wellington', 49 tons, entering the Port River [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON79266, 50 tons, 70.5 x 18.6 x 6.0. Built 1884. Thomas Lancaster, Table Cape, Tasmania. Aux. engine fitted 1923. Owners: Thomas Lancaster, registered Launceston;Nov. 1885 GM Jackson, registered Melbourne; May 1890 J Catarinich (Port Adelaide), registered Port Adelaide; 1899. 1902 = J & A Tainsh; 1923 CK McFarlane; 1930 = J Tainsh; by 1946 JT Cosh and Partners. Sold to owners in the Solomon Islands and left Australia in January 1966. Subsequently returned and is now acting a replica of Captain Cook's 'Endeavour' at a marine park in Queensland]
The 'Prospero' off Port Macquarie, Sydney
The wooden brig 'Prospero', 198 tons, off Port Macquarie, Sydney [wooden 2 mast brigantine, 198 tons, ON45273, 108.5 x 22.4 x 12.6. Built 1862 Jersey. Owners: 1869 Joseph Stone, Port Adelaide: Nov. 1872 briefly owned in Melbourne, returns Port Adelaide 1873 to S Pridmore and others, until sold 1881 to J Graves, registered Hobart. 1893 CG Warburton, Sydney coal factor, registered Sydney, hulked at Sydney about 1902]
The 'Helen Marquis' at Port Victoria
The wooden schooner 'Helen Marquis', 128 tons, at Port Victoria in 1878 [wooden 2 mast fore and aft schooner, 128 tons, ON71771. 98.1 x 25.5 x 7.5. Built 1875 RD Marquis, Port Adelaide. Owners: RD Marquis, registered Port Adelaide: Jan. 1877 GR Selth: March 1877 Thomas Sinclair; May 1878 TG Fenn: March 1883 RD Marquis. Wrecked at the River Don,Tasmania July 7, 1883]
The 'Grace Darling' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Grace Darling', 82 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast schooner, 82 tons. ON57502, 83.2 x 20.3 x 8.1. Built 1869 Hobart. Owners (came to Port Adelaide in 1873) William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide. Sold to Fremantle in May 1892 and wrecked Feb. 4, 1914]
The 'Jean Pierre' at Port Augusta
The wooden barque 'Jean Pierre', 635 tons, at Port Augusta.
The 'Harold' wrecked at Port Victoria
The wooden ketch 'Harold', 98 tons, wrecked at Port Victoria [wooden 2 mast ketch. ON112505, 108 tons, 96.0 x 23.0 x 7.1. Built 1900 Hans C Christensen, Bermagui, NSW. Aux. motor fitted May 1922. Owners: HC Christensen, registered Sydney; c.1914 AL Le Messurier and others (of Port Adelaide) register transferred to Port Adelaide in 1919. 1922 = R Fricker and Co. and partners. Acquired by the Commonwealth Government during WW2 on behalf of USA Small Ships. Fate unknown]