port adelaide

Navy ship, Port Adelaide

c. 1930, Photograph, B 77129

A Navy ship, possibly docked at Port Adelaide. A large group of people are waiting at the dock.

Woman at the Walk of Awareness, Port Adelaide

Gonçalves, Fernando M., 2020, Photograph, PRG 1766/18/1

Woman wearing a National Sorry Day t-shirt at the Walk of Awareness, held in Port Adelaide to commemorate the Stolen Generations on the anniversay of the National Apology.

Elevations view design drawings for the proposed wool store, Brock Street, Port Adelaide.

English and Soward (Firm), 1918, Plan, BRG 238/1/261C

Architectural design drawing for the elevations of the proposed wool store, Brock Street, Port Adelaide for S.A. Farmers Co-operative Union Ltd. Architect: English & Soward. Contractor: Henry Slader.

Fishermen's Wharf Market, Port Adelaide

Evans, Jim, 2015, Photograph, B 78644/15

Fisherman's Wharf market, Port Adelaide.

Stage show Thomas the Tank Engine festival, National Railway Museum

Evans, Jim, 2007, Photograph, B 78644/51

Stage show Thomas the Tank Engine festival, National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.

No. 2 Dock, Inner Harbour, Port Adelaide

1960, Photograph, B 32896

No. 2 Dock, Port Adelaide, viewed from the Port River.

This photo is on the extreme left of a panorama comprising B 518 A,B and C. It is of Port Adelaide taken from Lefevre's Peninsula, east of Fletcher's Slip, looking south. The following vessels are prominent, the measurements showing the distances from the left of the photograph: 1" Salisbury (from London); 3 1/2" Bulwark (from New Zealand); alongside her the Trevelyan (from London); 9 1/2" Woodlark (from London); 11 1/2 Bengal (from Newcastle); 13" Bell (from Launceston); 20" Lintrathen (from London); 22 1/2" State of Maine (in the distance) (from St John's); 23 1/2 "Ganymede & Odalisk (from Port Pirie & Newcastle respectively); 24 1/2 inches Phillis (stern only, about to go on the slip. Other ships: At the Copper Company's Wharf: Albert Victor; Crowthorpe; Sir W. Wallace; City of Nankin. At the Prince's Wharf: Coorong. In the stream opposite the Coal Company's Wharf: Cito; J.L. Hall; Claymore; Southern Belle. Information supplied by Mr. A. T. Saunders. See also B518 B and B518 C. (An article containing this information is included with B 518A).

Gabriel, Francis, c. 1910, Photograph, B 2156

Port Adelaide: ocean steamers wharf in the foreground, looking south west across the Port River. Birkenhead wharf on the other side is in course of construction.

Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide

c. 1911, Photograph, B 4433

[General description] The Port River and surrounds provide the setting for this busy wharf scene. Man and horse power are engaged in moving wagon loads of bags, casks and building materials whilst loading and unloading the vessels. In the foreground two steamers are moored at the wharf and the masts of many more can be seen in the distance. The ship with the diamond pattern on the funnel is the S.S. Mashona. [On back of photograph] 'Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide / Before 1927'.

Aerial view of Port Adelaide

News and Mail, 1937, Photograph, B 7254

Aerial view of Port Adelaide taken in 1937. The wharves and factories lining the Port River can be seen.

Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide

c. 1900, Photograph, B 7433

Looking west along Queen's Wharf from the flagstaff at the end of Commercial Road. The view from this height shows not only the shipping in port at the time but also the housing development of Port Adelaide looking towards Semaphore.

Divett Street, Port Adelaide

c. 1890, Photograph, B 9039

A.E. Sawtell's premises on Divett Street (north side) Port Adelaide. Standing outside the premises are Mr. Heinman, watchmaker for A.E. Sawtell, and Mr. Sommerville (arms folded), nautical instrument maker. The building on the left is on the east corner of Commerical Road. Alfred Sawtell provided the surveyor's transit instrument used for determining exact time of South Australia before the establishment of the Observatory in 1860 and the time ball tower at Semaphore in 1875. Greenwich Mean Time was relayed to vessels moored in the Port's inner harbour so the shipboard chronometers could be rated and corrected. This determined longitude and aided navigation. Sawtell also provided daily barometric and temperature data to local newspapers.

Dredging work at Port Adelaide

Hutchesson, L., 1932, Photograph, B 60026

PORT ADELAIDE: Dredging work being carried out on the Port River.

Painting of the dry-dock area of Port Adelaide

Gill, Samuel Thomas, c. 1845, Photograph, B 60663

PORT ADELAIDE: The dry-dock area, a watercolour by S.T.Gill showing the canal in Commercial Street looking north towards the Port River. On the left is the no. 4 Bonded Store and the Harbour-Masters residence; right side shows the S.A. Company Store and Commercial Inn.

The 'Moonta' at Port Adelaide

South Australian Harbors Board, c. 1955, Photograph, B 68529

The MV 'Moonta' tied up at No. 3 berth, and MV Port Victor (formerly HMS 'Nairana') at No. 2 berth, at Port Adelaide.

National Railway museum

Smith, Ryan, 2013, Photograph, B 73387

Broken Hill Associated Smelters, Port Pirie locomotive, Peronne, at the National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide.

Bagpiper welcoming the 'City of Adelaide' on its arrival at Port Adelaide

Eldridge, Grant, 2014, Photograph, B 73614

St. Andrew's Lodge bagpiper welcoming the clipper ship 'City of Adelaide' on its arrival at Port Adelaide.

St Vincent de Paul and Council Offices, Port Adelaide

Messenger Press, 1998, Photograph, B 73997/8

View of the St Vincent de Paul premises (left) beside the Port Adelaide Council chambers. According to a researcher, 'the caption states St Vincent De Paul premises and Port Council but the building on the left was the old Savings Bank, then Council Chambers, and Town Hall on St Vincent Street.'