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Port Pirie Ladies' Rowing Club

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/29/348

On the afternoon of Saturday 2 April 1921 the South Australian Ladies' Rowing Association held a test race to decide who should represent the state in the ladies interstate four-oar event to be rowed at Launceston, Tasmania, on 25 April 1921. A crew selected from metropolitan ladies' clubs was challenged by a crew consisting of M. Guerin(bow), Olga Graske(2), Eva Bulling(3), Roma Legg(stroke) and J. Murphy(cox) from the Port Pirie club. The Port Pirie crew pictured won the race and the right to represent South Australia in Launceston where they beat crews from Tasmania and Queensland to win the competition.

The SS 'Saldanha' berthed at Port Pirie

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/32/96

The SS 'Saldanha' berthed at Port Pirie wharf, South Australia.

Photographs of Port Pirie B.H.A.S.

McDonald, Allan Claud, c. 1940, Photograph, PRG 1062/14/1-91

Photographs collected by A.C. McDonald, Plant Superintendent at B.H.A.S. Port Pirie. The earliest date from ca.1940 before his arrival, and were the property of F. Whitworth, B.H.A.S. employee. Some were taken by D. Darian Smith, Adelaide photographer. Others have the date stamp April 1964. See 'Contents' for details.

Horner & Co. premises in Ellen Street, Port Pirie

c. 1870, Photograph, B 3133

[General description] Horner and Company in Ellen Street, Port Pirie. This large corrugated iron building has sacks of goods outside. Many horse drawn carts are waiting to be loaded. A large stack of firewood is piled nearby. [On back of photograph] Ellen St., Port Pirie 1870-79.

Ellen Street at Port Pirie

c. 1874, Photograph, B 3135

[General description] Business' and houses on Ellen Street at Port Pirie. The nearest store is a joint butcher and baker. The buildings are set back from the road and the whole area is dirt covered. Horses and carts are plodding by. [On back of photograph] Port Pirie Ellen Street. 1874 or 1875 (note absence of railway).

Galloway's Jetty at Port Pirie

c. 1870, Photograph, B 3137

[General description] Galloway's Jetty at Port Pirie. The jetty supports are exposed due to the low tide. A man is in a rowing boat in the shallow water at the end of the jetty. [On back of photograph] Port Pirie Galloway's Jetty 1870-79.

Alexander Street, Port Pirie

c. 1927, Photograph, B 4393

[General description] Alexander Street, Port Pirie, looking west towards The Terrace, where the Federal Hotel can be seen in the distance. City buildings with verandahs line the street. [On back of photograph] 'Port Pirie / Before 1927' A message written on the back of this colourised postcard by its original sender has been blotted out.

c. 1876, Photograph, B 8363

Port Pirie looking south, showing a steam train carrying bags of wheat south. The Port Pirie Hotel is on the right of the photograph.

Alexander Street, Port Pirie

c. 1900, Photograph, B 8402

Alexander Street, Port Pirie showing shops and business' along one of the main streets in Port Pirie.

Ellen Street, Port Pirie

1932, Photograph, B 8451

Ellen Street, Port Pirie showing a curve in the street which is lined by two storey buildings with verandahs . Across the street stands the Port Pirie Railway Station which was built in 1902 in the Victorian Pavilion style.

Port Pirie

c. 1880, Photograph, B 10438

Port Pirie Ellen Street 1883-86. Some of the stores to be seen include W Siebert Chronometer Maker, Port Pirie Stores - proprietor J Harris, and further along Ellen Street is the Ship Chandler.

Port Pirie

c. 1880, Photograph, B 10452

Port Pirie, Gertrude Street southern end looking from a vacant area (now the Memorial Oval) The Catholic Church is shown towards the extreme left. This information supplied by the Port Pirie Town Clerk 27/3/1941.

Smelters, Port Pirie

c. 1904, Photograph, B 11420

Smelters, Port Pirie. The BHP smelter was built in 1889 alongside an existing one built by the British Broken Hill Blocks mining company. In 1897 the smelter in Broken Hill was closed down and all smelting operations were concentrated in Port Pirie. Just after this photograph was taken the Zinc Corporation Limited (ZC) registered in Melbourne began treating zinc bearing tailings at Broken Hill. Later the smelter was taken over by a major joint venture of Broken Hill based companies, Broken Hill Associated Smelters

Port Pirie

Angus, W. J., c. 1907, Photograph, B 12107

Port Pirie. A street scene from Port Pirie approximately 1907 - 1911. A church can be seen in the centre of the photograph along with a tall chimney in the distance