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Smelting Chimney, Port Adelaide

Howard, N. C., c. 1939, Photograph, B 8234

[On back of photograph] 'Chimney near Ocean Steamer's Wharf, Port Adelaide, formerly used for smelting / Later a water tower for the freezing works of the Government Produce Department / Height of the chimney was 80 feet / Demolished in 1939 / Photographed in 1939 / Reproduced in the Chronicle, April 20, 1939'.

Troopship, Port Adelaide

Gazard, John, c. 1899, Photograph, B 8825

[General description] A large crowd has gathered at Queen's Wharf to send off the First Contingent to the South Africa War. In the foreground men are standing on their wagons to get a better view. [On back of photograph] 'South African War, 1899-1902 / Departure of First Contingent / leaving Queen's Wharf, Port Adelaide in the tug Yatala to join the Medic at Largs Bay / October 31, 1899 / Reproduced in the Chronicle / November 4th, 1899'.

McLaren Wharf, Port Adelaide

1935, Photograph, B 9265

McLaren Wharf, Port Adelaide in 1935 after its reconstruction. The first vessel to use the new wharf was the S.S. Bitterfeld, shown loading wool. The new sheds are built of heat-proof fibrolite.

Ferry Landing, Port Adelaide

McNeill Studios, 1925, Photograph, B 9531

Commercial Road Landing at Port Adelaide (near McLaren Wharf). The ferry 'Lena M.' (Lena Murch, the property of John H. Murch, lessee of Central Ferry tied up at the Landing. The tug 'Surprise', seen on the left, was owned by Messrs Ritch and Hunt. The Exchange Hotel can be seen behind the wharf.

Walker, Gordon, c. 1908, Photograph, B 10088

St. Vincent Street, Port Adelaide showing a train running along the centre of the road. Shops on either side of the street include Hampton and Company Drapery and Millinery, James Bros. Grocers, a chemist shop and the London Ham Shop proprietor GW Hutchinson.

Ketches, Port Adelaide

1938, Photograph, B 10181

Ketches "Florence Maud", and "Betty Joan", at Port Adelaide in June 1938. "Florence Maud" carried 23 tons and was built in Tasmania in1887 by Thomas Bennet senior. Grain was loaded onto the ketches at Pine Point using two Clydesdales pulling a scoop. "Betty Joan" was built at Birkinhead in 1933 weighing 78 tons. After being used by the Commonwealth Government during WWII she was washed up on the beach in Darwin during Cyclone Tracy in 1974.

Dockyard, Port Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, 1879, Photograph, B 10735

Government dockyard, at Port Adelaide: in the centre can be seen the "Kadina", a 400 tons steam barge/hopper used in connection with dredging operations and was imported by the South Australian Government in 1879.

Prince Alfred Sailor's Home

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1878, Photograph, B 10737

Prince Alfred Sailor's Home, Port Adelaide is an imposing three storey building designed by architect Robert G Thomas. HRH Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh laid the foundation stone in 1869. It was built on intertidal ground and suffered severe subsidence with the foundation sinking 19 inches into the sediment. When the building was demolished several artifacts were discovered in the foundation stones which included bottles, coins copies of the newspapers of the time.

Port Adelaide Dock

Sweet, Samuel White, 1879, Photograph, B 10743

Port Adelaide Dock, showing excavation work. Horses pull fully laden carts up the long ramps dug into the sand and rock. During the 1880s and 1890s the harbour facilities grew with the demand for increasing trade.

Port Adelaide Dock

Sweet, Samuel White, 1879, Photograph, B 10744

Port Adelaide Dock, showing excavation work. Horses pull fully laden carts up the long ramps dug into the sand and rock. During the 1880s and 1890s the harbour facilities grew with the demand for increasing trade.

Port Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1877, Photograph, B 10852

Port Adelaide; in the centre is Prince's Wharf, Hart's Mill, and Mundy Street ferry steps. Notes on the back of photograph from Captain Lee say "The barquentine alongside the wharf, inside the ketch drying sails, is the "Ocean Ranger". The stern of the vessel on the extreme right is that of the barque "Lintrathen".

Shipping in Company's Basin, Port Adelaide

Scott-Barry, Walter, c. 1911, Photograph, B 10862

Shipping in the South Australian Company's Basin, Port Adelaide. The steamer to the left is the"Moorabool"; a little to the right is the hulk "Mangana", next to the wharf is the "Hebe", formerly the "Zoe" in process of conversion into a hulk.

Aerial view of Port Adelaide

1929, Photograph, B 10870

Aerial view of Port Adelaide in January 1929

Sail-Maker, Port Adelaide

c. 1886, Photograph, B 10880

Sail-maker's shop in Lipson Street, Port Adelaide. Jane Street is on the extreme left of the photograph. Left - right: David Deex; ? ;? ; Captain Jones; Captain Swiggs; Robert Linton. The photograph shows the premises of Henry Weman - sail maker and ship chandler. Situated in Jane Street the back of F Pinard's premises can be seen in the distance.

St. Vincent Street, Port Adelaide

c. 1909, Photograph, B 11439

St. Vincent Street, Port Adelaide with a train waiting. Shops seen include Webb's Boot Store and Hunter's Boot Palace

Port Adelaide

Davidson, John, c. 1902, Photograph, B 11747

Port Adelaide, showing the steam ship "Ferret" was an iron screw steamship built in Glasgow in 1871. In 1880 the ship was stolen but later turned up in Australia under a different name and spent the remainder of its working life in Australia under the Adelaide Stamship Company

View of Port Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, 1902, Photograph, B 11756

View of Port Adelaide and the sailing ship "Monarch". This is possibly the iron barque "Monarch", 1274 tons, built in 1875 and wrecked in 1903. See PRG 1373/12/23

Shipping at Port Adelaide

Angus, W. J., c. 1898, Photograph, B 12188

Shipping at Port Adelaide moored at the Queen's Wharf. The British Hotel and Princes Hotel can be seen in the street behind the wharf. The Customs House stands in the foreground of the photograph

Shipping at Port Adelaide

Stump & Co., c. 1898, Photograph, B 13301

Shipping at Port Adelaide including a steam boat and three-masted ketches. Many of the smaller boats are aground on sand bars

North Parade, Port Adelaide

1907, Photograph, B 13337

North Parade, Port Adelaide. This photograph shows all the activity associated with shipping at the wharf loading and unloading goods. Three steam ships are moored at the wharf and bales of wool is one of the cargoes

Port Adelaide

c. 1910, Photograph, B 16428

Port Adelaide, showing the Adelaide Steamship Company's wharf and no.1 quay.

Cargo Ship, Port Adelaide

c. 1920, Photograph, B 16430/1

Cargo ship, Port Adelaide.

Robin & LeMessurier's Timber Yard, Port Adelaide

c. 1867, Photograph, B 17416

LeMessurier's Timberyard and steam saw Mill at Port Adelaide. It is believed the view is looking east from Commercial Road to Dunn's Mill in Lipson Street.