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Views of South Australia
Album of views by Capt. Sweet of South Australia including Adelaide, North Adelaide, Glenelg, Port Adelaide, Norton Summit, Clarendon, Farina and the Botanic Gardens. See 'contents' for more details.
Scenes of South Australia
Photographs in black & white and some sepia, of South Australian scenes and landscapes, ca.1890-1930. See CONTENTS for more information and details.
Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD
Records comprising 91 volumes of photographs of ships, organised under type of ship, or ownership, and with basic caption information. The volumes were compiled by shipping enthusiast Arthur Edwardes, using original prints if available, but most commonly copy prints. See below for details of ships in the various volumes.
Photographs of the West family
Photographs of family members of the West family and extended family members. See below for further details.
Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne
Volume 2 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.]
Thomas John King
Thomas John King, Mayor of Port Adelaide.
Album of people, places and events on Eyre Peninsula and the west coast of South Australia during the years 1929-1934
A collection of 329 photographs of people, events and places on the Eyre Peninsula and west coast of South Australia. Places include Tallala Well, Thevenard, Wirrulla, Poochera, Minnipa, Wudinna, Mount Wedge, Haslam, Carawa, Laura Bay, Perlubie, Venus Bay, Elliston, Coulta, Tod River, Poonindie, Tumby Bay, Verran, Cleve, Arno Bay, Cowell, Kimba, Whyalla, Penong, Iron Knob. The album contains photographs which document the Back to Port Lincoln Carnival celebrations, 7-14 February 1930; photographs taken at Ceduna of the Western Australian Centenary Air Race 1929 (also known as the East- West Air Race); the refuelling stop at Ceduna of the inaugural flight of Air Mail services between Adelaide and Perth 1929 and the 130th Anniversary of the Landing of Matthew Flinders at Boston Bay, 26 February 1932. A number of sailing ships and motor vessels visiting Boston Bay between 1929 and 1933 were photographed, among them Melbourne, Olive Bank, Hougomont, Viking, Phasianella, Minnipa, King Stephen, Moonta, Rhymney, L'Avenir, Grootekerk and the new aircraft carrier HMAS Albatross which was first commissioned in 1929. The photographs include some interesting images of farming and transportation on the far west coast of South Australia, and show glimpses of the lives of Aboriginal people at that time, at Poonindie Mission, Koonibba Mission, Fowler's Bay and Ceduna region. The photographs in this collection were taken by E. F. Derbyshire during the years 1929-1933, when he was a commercial traveller for Clarkson Limited of Adelaide, suppliers of builders' tools and hardware. See 'Contents' for more information and details of individual photographs.
Photographs relating to Messenger Press : other buildings
Photographs relating to 'other buildings', created by Messenger Press.
Egypt during World War I
Records of the Reverend Arthur M. Trengove comprising quarter plate size lantern slides of soldiers, horses and scenery in Port Said, Rafah, Kantara and Cairo in Egypt during his time in World War 1. 98 items. See CONTENTS for more information and details.
Former Politicians A-Z
Photographs of Politicians, Governors and Governors-General.
McColl family photograph album and scrapbook
An album and scrapbook initially kept by Jane McColl, daughter of James Ramsay McColl, showing the family and family home 'Largs Villa' at Woodville, her father and his employees in the marine plumbing business at Port Adelaide, and her brothers and cousins, some of whom found work on coastal steamers around Australia, including ports in Queensland, Sydney, Albany and Wyndham in Western Australia. The album was lent for copying and the State Library does not hold the original.
South Australian scenes and activities 7
Part of a collection of slides taken by amateur photographer Elva Heinemann of South Australian scenes and activities, featuring Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, the Adelaide Zoo and Torrens River near the Zoo, 1965. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
'Glenpark' steel ship
Figurehead, 'Glenpark' steel ship [3 mast full rigged ship. ON102575. What is known as baldheaded ship. Built 1897 by A Roger and Co. Glasgow. 265.0 x 40.0 x 23.0. 1799 tons. Under Captain Hugh Griffiths. Arrived Port Adelaide November 30th 1900. Ballast from Cape Town. Sent to Port Pirie to load wheat. Arrived Port Pirie December 6th. There for 7 weeks. Loaded 28,846 bags wheat for Guam. Sailed January 29th after some crew trouble. Cook and two seamen taken back to Port Pirie from near Port Germein. Apparently very slow trip down gulf as she stranded on NNE rock off Wedge Island at about 4.00am February 1st 1901. All crew rescued by barque 'Elda' and taken to Port Victoria. Ketch 'Mary Webster' picked up two casks and a hen coop. Mr Tapley of Wedge Island picked up a lifebuoy with the name 'Glenpark' on it and several spars. Sister ship named 'Kyance'. Went aground 1910. Mr TN Stephens, Collector of Customs, Port Adelaide received telegram from Harbour Master at Port Victoria advising of wreck. Captain Griffiths formerly in command of ship 'Bianca' also wrecked. Ship 'Wynford' grounded on same day as 'Glenpark' near Port Germein (on sand) towed off. Information supplied by AD Edwardes from Advertiser 1904. He never managed to obtain a photograph or picture of the ship]
'Glenpark' steel ship
Figurehead, 'Glenpark' steel ship [3 mast full rigged ship. ON102575. What is known as baldheaded ship. Built 1897 by A Roger and Co. Glasgow. 265.0 x 40.0 x 23.0. 1799 tons. Under Captain Hugh Griffiths. Arrived Port Adelaide November 30th 1900. Ballast from Cape Town. Sent to Port Pirie to load wheat. Arrived Port Pirie December 6th. There for 7 weeks. Loaded 28,846 bags wheat for Guam. Sailed January 29th after some crew trouble. Cook and two seamen taken back to Port Pirie from near Port Germein. Apparently very slow trip down gulf as she stranded on NNE rock off Wedge Island at about 4.00am February 1st 1901. All crew rescued by barque 'Elda' and taken to Port Victoria. Ketch 'Mary Webster' picked up two casks and a hen coop. Mr Tapley of Wedge Island picked up a lifebuoy with the name 'Glenpark' on it and several spars. Sister ship named 'Kyance'. Went aground 1910. Mr TN Stephens, Collector of Customs, Port Adelaide received telegram from Harbour Master at Port Victoria advising of wreck. Captain Griffiths formerly in command of ship 'Bianca' also wrecked. Ship 'Wynford' grounded on same day as 'Glenpark' near Port Germein (on sand) towed off. Information supplied by AD Edwardes from Advertiser 1904. He never managed to obtain a photograph or picture of the ship]
Photograph album relating to the visit of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Naval officers to South Australia in 1867, and the visit of H.M.S. 'Falcon' in April 1865
Small photograph album with brass clasp with carte de visite photographs of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and members of his party who visited South Australia in 1867 on the 'Galatea', made up by Caroline Louisa Turton, daughter of Sir Dominick Daly. Inside the album is written in pencil: 'Mother's book of Naval friends when in S. Australia, officers of the Galatea &c - Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's son who visited Adelaide in HMS 'Galatea' in Nov 1867'. A few photographs relate to the visit of H.M.S. 'Falcon' and H.M.S. 'Curacoa in 1865. Some are photographs of wives of officers, and a few are of Turton relatives in the Royal Navy. Some photographs had been placed between pairs of photographs and have been numbered with an 'A' and now housed separately. See MORE INFO 'Contents' for details.
SAGASCO photographs : Metropolitan and country sites
Photographs of SAGASCO sites and premises in metropolitan and country areas (Thebarton, Henley, Christies Beach, Plympton Park, Wayville, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Mount Gambier). Photos 16-17, Proof sheets for publicity event at Port Lincoln showroom (Lincoln Studios), and 1975 colour photos of Mount Gambier SAGASCO facility (74-77), Flagstaff Hill steel main (86-128) & suburban Gas Energy Saving Centres (129-140), Kapunda gas depot buildings (144-147) and street locations with mains, Gawler gas depot building, list of street main locations and street map (148-149), Strathalbyn works, map & details(150-152) have not been digitised. Photograph 154 of the Port Adelaide Gasworks after completion in 1866 is shown in the SAGASCO 1986 history (page 1) as part of the Bowden site buildings ca.1895. This is a copy made for SAGASCO ca.1986 from B 21542 (date given as ca.1900).
Location and production photographs
A collection of 350 location scouting photographs for 'Sebastian and the Sparrow' showing locations in South Australia including: Port Adelaide, West Lakes, Scotch College Adelaide, Two Wells, Cheltenham Cemetery, Holden Motors Woodville Plant, and Dublin. Also includes colour proof sheets of location photographs, production stills, proof sheets of production photographs with mark-up notes, and test prop photographs. Included are 236 colour prints (duplicates of negatives).
Album of photographs of the Radcliffe family and their surrounds
Selection of photographs by Charles Radcliffe, taken from an album, and including views of Port Adelaide, Heathpool and Norwood areas, as well as flower studies and children. His wife Emily (referred to as 'Mother') and their children Constance, Douglas and Phyllis are the subjects of some of the photographs. Housed in the box with the album is a postcard of the new Government House in Suva, Fiji (no. 69) and an English country house (no. 70), both in mounts. To see the selected digitised images do a NUMBER search on B 46969/1-68.
The 'Torrens' undergoing repair in Fletcher's Slip
The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, undergoing repairs on Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide. She returned to England, with a straight stem, where a new bow was fitted. The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, at Port Adelaide [composite ship, 1335 gross tons, 1276 net tons. ON73595. 222.1 x 38.1 x 21.5. Built 1875 (10) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: AL Elder and others, registered London (the others included her long time master, Captain SH Angel, not the one associated with 'Beltana'). Sold 1903 to Italian owners, and broken up in 1910. With the exception of the 'Loch' ships the last sailing ship to regularly carry passengers in the Australian-England trade. A very lengthy and comprehensive item in 'Colonial Clippers' gives an outline history. See pages 132 onwards. The damage caused by an iceberg, shown in some of the illustrations demonstrates the immense strength of the vessel. There are innumerable references to this vessel in books, newspaper cuttings etc. as she was a favourite passenger ship with a long career. Latter day writers frequently have called her 'The Wonderful Torrens'].
Additional miscellaneous photographs
A miscellaneous collection of mounted photographs relating to exploration of South Australia and the Northern Territory, including several unidentified outback stations, a group portrait of Aboriginal people of Port Lincoln ca. 1900, and maritime topics. A selection have been digitised. Photographs 3, 5-7 are albumen prints of etchings by Frederick Nixon, 1845 duplicating copies held elsewhere in the Pictorial Collection. A photograph of the 'Lusitania, Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW', Excelsior Photo Company' and an interesting series of nineteenth century photos of Tarputree Hindu temples, India with views of Gopuram, Mundapum with lion figures, and a stone car or chariot drawn by horses, are included.
Photographs of roads, bridges, equipment, vehicles and floods
Collection of photographs showing bridges, roads, vehicles, road construction equipment, punts, River Murray flood scenes and a cover from a South Australian themed Christmas card.
Photograph album of the Dunn family and their commercial premises
Photograph album of the Dunn family and their commercial premises compiled by Leonora E.N. Dunn; some of the photographs are missing from the album. See 'contents' for more details.
Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia
35mm colour slides originally housed in a container with the label 'I.C.I. Technical', arranged in small boxes with the labels: Pt Augusta (6), Sidewinder Solar Salt SF (25), Quarry (21), Quarry (26), Osborne (18), Aerial (9), Bluebird LMG Excav (19), S/F series (23), Ardrossan conveyor S/F (1), S/F Harvest tech (20), S/F (24), S/F (23), Mt Bold Solar (4), S/F fauna birdlife (11), Quarry (9), S/F (26). Comprising images of: solar salt fields at Port Augusta and Port Paterson, salt fields at Dry Creek near Adelaide, quarry at Penrice and the soda ash works at Osborne, Mount Bold dam and reservoir, and numerous images of salt harvesting and quarrying machinery and vehicles including conveyors, stacker conveyors, crushers, drills, elevators and salt harvesters, in particular the 'Curdimurka' and 'Hodog' salt harvesters. See below for details.
Aerial photographs of the city of Charles Sturt: Semaphore Park
Aerial views of Semaphore Park, in the city of Charles Sturt, South Australia. See below for details.
Aerial photographs of the city of Charles Sturt: West Lakes Shore
Aerial views of West Lakes Shore, in the city of Charles Sturt, South Australia. See below for details.
Photograph album of South Australian and other scenes
Photographic album of unknown provenance of South Australian views and other places. Some have been given captions by the creators. A selection of these has been digitised and available online. See 'Contents' for details.
South Australian views
An album of South Australian views of Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island, Port Pirie, Port Augusta and one of Darwin. Photographers are not all known - although some are attributed elsewhere to Walter Howchin, and, according to a researcher, numbers 1-24 are by H.R. Perry. Many are duplicated elsewhere in the collection but these for the most part are better quality images. Captions are as they appear in the album.
Photograph albums kept by the Scammell family
Two photograph albums kept by the Scammell family. Many carte-de-visites of people were taken in England or in South Australia but are unnamed. A collection of CDVs of the British Royal family begins the second album. Album 1 ends at photograph 40; album 2 begins at number 41 and ends at 153. A selection only from the albums has been digitised. Do a NUMBER search on PRG 119/115/1-149. See 'Contents' field for further details.
Kaines Collection
Collection of 15 photograph albums, containing 2943 photographs taken by Jack Kaines from the time he finised school until the end of World War II. The photographs act as a pictorial documentary of his life showing the places he traveled to around South Australia and Australia, including many roadtrips and daytrips visiting friends and family. Many of the photographs show the various cars that he owned. The photographs taken during World War II initially show many other Servicemen, but subsequently become mostly tourist shots. Except for a small number of photographs taken in Fiji, the collection ends with his war photographs, and the last 30 years of his life is not captured in this collection. A selection of photographs from his albums have been digitised and can be searched on PRG 1638.
Photographs relating to Ethel Booker, Betty Fisher, and the Booker family
Photographs relating to Ethel Booker, along with Betty Fisher and the Booker family, including: Reverend Barker and family; Donald and Raymond Booker (cousins of Betty Fisher); McKay family photographs; and miscellaneous locations and families. See below for details. Selected images have been digitised.