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Adelaide Refinery handover staff

1963, Photograph, BRG 362/7/8

Kellogg Boys handover to PRA operators group photograph. Back row: ?, Kellogg operator, ?, Stan Bishop, ?, Len Clarke, ?, John Weir. Middle row L-R: Arie van der Winden, John Watson, Paul Armbrecht, ?, ?, ?, Alan Minerelli. Front row L-R: ?, ?. Lyn Arnold, Ron Edge, Cecil Clar, Tom Donlan, K?, K?, Alan Heithersay. K? refers to the person probably being a Kellogg overseas corporation operator.

Safety award, Adelaide Refinery

1984, Photograph, BRG 362/7/50

Group photograph of staff receiving the 'safety award' for 750000 hours worked injury free, in the Lube refinery control room. Faces clearly shown only L-R: Gerry Maidment, Jim Brown, ?, ?, Paul Duncan (person from National Safety Council of Australia), ?, Mike Hannell (refinery general manager), Damian Young, Josie Nixon, John O'Brien, ?, Mac Painter (with darkened glasses), David Lightbody, Frank Geisser.

Plan shewing the Adelaide and Port Darwin telegraph line [cartographic material] / drawn by J. Brooks, F.C. Ward and W. M. Hardy

South Australia. Surveyor-General's Office, 1872, Archival map/chart, C 1090

Map of the Northern Territory and northern South Australia showing the Overland Telegraph Line route, with sections marked A-E and contract sections. Shows the area from Port Augusta to Palmerston. Details include named natural features (mountain ranges, lakes, rivers, creeks, springs), railway lines and stations.

Port Victor and environs [cartographic material]

Archival map/chart, C 304

Coloured map showing Port Victor, South Australia, and surrounding area, including The Bluff and Granite Island. Details include fishing grounds, roads and tracks, Inman and Hindmarsh rivers, some occupants names, and location of Aboriginal camp. Relief shown by form lines and pictorially.

Stereographs of South Australian scenes

Adcock, Thomas, c. 1900, Photograph, B 78627

Nine stereograph images of scenes around South Australia, including views of Victor Harbor, Granite Island, Port Elliot, Adelaide Botanic Gardens and unidentified scenery. See individual item records for more information and links to digitised images.

Photographs relating to basketball

Messenger Press, 1994, Photograph, B 72513/1-98

A selection of photographs relating to basketball played by school boys, girls, clubs and professional players. Also a photograph of Jack Cahill (probably originally misfiled at Messenger Press).

South Australian politicians at various events

Messenger Press, c. 1989, Photograph, B 71858/1-67

A collection of photographs of people and events associated with South Australian politicians. In addition to the photographs, it also includes a number of photocopied pages with additional photos and the captions which were used with the images (items 68-79), and a 35mm slide of an unidentified man (item 80). A selection have been digitised and may be viewed online (do an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on B 71858); the rest may requested and viewed in the Reading Room.

Aerial photographs of the city of Charles Sturt: Grange

Jones, Daryl, 2007, Photograph, B 75700/1-11

Aerial views of Grange, in the city of Charles Sturt, South Australia. See below for details.

Series 001: Aerial views of city and other locations

Smith, D. Darian, c. 1928, Photograph, BRG 397/2/1

Aerial photographs of the city of Adelaide and surrounding parklands, Broadview Oval and Old Noarlunga.

Series 041: Aerial views around greater Adelaide

Smith, D. Darian, c. 1930, Photograph, BRG 397/2/41

Aerial views of various locations around Adelaide, including photographs of the city and buildings at Mile End South, Goodwood, Birkenhead and the river at Castambul.

Photograph album 2

Krichauff, Frederick Charles, 1885, Photograph, B 71095/1-66

Collection of silver albumen photographs, in an album. Believed to have been taken by F.C. Krichauff, who worked as a photographer in South Australia. The photographs feature the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Adelaide Zoo, the Eden Hills railway viaduct, countryside near the Gemmell's home at Bugle Range and scenes along the Murray River. See 'contents' for details of individual photographs.

Group photograph of participants of the Annual Congress of the Institutes Association held in Adelaide

Smith, W.S., 1914, Photograph, B 78574

A group of formally dressed men in front of the eastern wall of the Institute Building on North Terrace, Adelaide. The photograph was published in the Adelaide Chronicle, where a caption lists the people as follows: "Back row - J. Hassell (Riverton), W. Campbell (Lameroo), J.G. Woolcock (Kersbrook), F.W. Sims (North Adelaide), R.D. McEwin (Plympton), H.F. Ford (Thebarton), T.E. Fisher (Prospect), R.M. Dunstone (Edwardstown), J.J. Griffen (Geranium), H.T.S. Stacy (St. Peters), R. Newland (Kapunda). Next row - W. Langsford (Unley), W.W. Robinson (Crystal Brook), S. Carter (Orroroo), J.S. Shepherd (Port Lincoln), E.J. Pearce (Whyte-Yarcowie), W. Odgers (Gladstone), W.H Campbell (Laura), W.J. Back (Walkerville), A.W. Poyzer (Prospect), J.B. Stevenson (Hahndorf), Rev. A. Bungey (Pinnaroo), G. Wiltshire (Millicent). Seated - S. Rickard (Penola), H. Kennedy (Lyndoch), Colonel J.W. Castine (Auburn), J.G. Ashton (Goodwood), R. Woolnough (institutes' representative on the Public Library Board), L.H. Sholl, C.M.G., I.S.O. (president), H.D. Gell (vice-president of the council), S. Talbot Smith, M.A., LL.B. (chairman of the literature committee), J.N. Taylor (Unley), G.F. Hussey (North Adelaide), Rev. W.H. Winter, B.D. (Glen Osmond), Rev. J.G. Wright (Angaston). Front row - W.J. Kimber (Klemzig), F.E. Meleng (general secretary), G.H. Boucaut (Jamestown), T. Grealy (Mylor), V. McDowall (clerk), A. Driscoll (Dublin)."

Outer Harbor

c. 1927, Photograph, B 3990

[General description] This aerial view shows the mouth of the Port River, with breakwaters on either side. Ships are berthed at the wharf where goods sheds and the railway lines can be seen. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the 'Chronicle', Feb. 5, 1927 / Aerial view of the Outer Harbor / 1927'.

Warships at Port Lincoln

1926, Photograph, B 38254

Visit of detachment of 5 RAN ships 21.9.26 to 4.10.26 - 2 light cruisers: left to right: HMAS Sydney, HMAS Adelaide; 3 Destroyers HMAS Success; HMAS Swordsman; HMAS Tasmania.

Steam crane

1926, Photograph, B 44298

The Harbors Board 60 ton floating steam crane lifting the newly built "Fire Queen" into the Port River at McLaren Wharf in November 1926.

Semaphore Drainage

1913, Photograph, B 26334

Sewer being laid across the Port River.

King William Street

Gall, Ernest, 1901, Photograph, PRG 631/2/52

King William Street looking south towards Victoria Square during the visit of the Duke of York, 1901. The Royal visit occurred between 9th and 15th July 1901. The Governor at the time was Tennyson and the Mayor of Adelaide was A.W. Ware. Addresses were given at the Town Hall to welcome the Royal couple to Adelaide after their arrival at Port Adelaide, Adelaide Railway Station en route to Government House. To mark their arrival 1,200 homing pigeons were released from Victoria Square to convey the good news to many parts of the State. The photograph shows crowds lining Victoria Square and the various military personnel including Mounted Rifles, Machine Gun Corps., Field Artillery, Naval Brigade, Garrison Artillery, 1st and 2nd Battalion Infantry, Cadets and Defence Rifle Clubs. The parade is turning from Victoria Square into Wakefield Street at the highly decorated statue of Queen Victoria.

King William Street

Gall, Ernest, 1901, Photograph, B 7537

King William Street looking south towards Victoria Square during the visit of the Duke of York, 1901. The Royal visit occurred between 9th and 15th July 1901. The Governor at the time was Tennyson and the Mayor of Adelaide was A.W. Ware. Addresses were given at the Town Hall to welcome the Royal couple to Adelaide after their arrival at Port Adelaide, Adelaide Railway Station en route to Government House. To mark their arrival 1,200 homing pigeons were released from Victoria Square to convey the good news to many parts of the State. The photograph shows crowds lining Victoria Square and the various military personnel including Mounted Rifles, Machine Gun Corps., Field Artillery, Naval Brigade, Garrison Artillery, 1st and 2nd Battalion Infantry, Cadets and Defence Rifle Clubs. The parade is passing the highly decorated statue of Queen Victoria on its' return to Government House.

King William Street parade

Gall, Ernest, 1901, Photograph, PRG 631/2/50

Visit of the Duke of York, 1901. King William Street, looking north from the General Post Office. The Royal visit occurred between 9th and 15th July 1901. The Governor at the time was Tennyson and the Mayor of Adelaide was A.W. Ware. Addresses were given at the Town Hall to welcome the Royal couple to Adelaide after their arrival at Port Adelaide, Adelaide Railway Station en route to Government House. To mark their arrival 1,200 homing pigeons were released from Victoria Square to convey the good news to many parts of the State. The photograph shows crowds outside the Town Hall and the various military personnel including Mounted Rifles, Machine Gun Corps., Field Artillery, Naval Brigade, Garrison Artillery, 1st and 2nd Battalion Infantry, Cadets and Defence Rifle Clubs.

Railway Station

c. 1905, Photograph, B 16393/42

Adelaide Railway Station showing Paliament House in the centre of the background. Adelaide's first railway station opened in 1856 to serve the broad gauge line between Adelaide and Port Adelaide and was the first government owned and operated railway in the British Empire. The original station handled passengers, livestock and freight. Livestock was unloaded adjacent to the markets and abattoirs on the corner of West Terrace, opposite the Newmarket Hotel.

Railway Station

1950, Photograph, B 46528/100

Port Dock Station.

Workers at the Catholic Young Men's Paper

1910, Photograph, B 61934

GENERAL: Workers in the Adelaide office of the Catholic Young Men's Paper. Left to right: Gaetano Rubeo; John Patrick Hanson, who owned a book shop in Adelaide Arcade for 20 years; Eddie McCarron, who owned the Red Lion Hotel; C.J. Dennis, well known South Australian writer and journalist; Mr Madigan, who worked for John Martins; Frank Hansen thought to be a Port Adelaide football team captain who lived to the age of 96; Mr. Cahill, far right and obscured.

Views of early Adelaide

c. 1890, Photograph, B 50421

Album of early Adelaide views including King William Street, Government House, Victoria Square, Post Office, Supreme Court, Bank of Australasia, Parliament House, Exhibition building, Rundle Street, Adelaide Arcade, Botanic Gardens, City Bridge, Torrens Lake, St Peter's Cathedral, Glenelg jetty, Largs jetty, Port Adelaide, Belair, Murray Bridge and waterfalls.