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Osmond Gilles
[General description] Upper body portrait of Osmond Gilles, wearing wing collar and cravat. He came out to South Australia on the Buffalo in 1836 and was a prominent pastoralist, landowner, mine owner and South Australia's first Colonial Treasurer [On back of photograph] 'Original in posession of Mr. Travers C. Borrow, Malvern'Osmond Gilles.
Charles John Glover
[General description] This signed portrait of Charles R. J. Glover is in soft focus and shows the head and upper body of the subject looking at the camera. He is wearing wire spectacles, a wing collar, tie and a pin-striped suit. A businessman and public benefactor he was Adelaide's first Lord Mayor from 1917-19 and served two more terms from 1923-25 and 1930-33. [On back of photograph] 'Glover, Charles Richmond John' Glover, Lord Mayor of Adelaide.
Patrick McMahon Glynn
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait in profile of Patrick McMahon Glynn, showing a balding man with a bushy moustache. He was a lawyer, politician and federationist who represented South Australia at the Australasian Federal Convention of 1897-98. He was an eloquent speaker with a wide knowledge of literature.
Patrick McMahon Glynn
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait in profile of Patrick McMahon Glynn, lawyer, conservative politician and federationist. 'Paddy' Glynn was elected in 1897 as one of South Australia's ten delegates to the Federal convention.
Reverend J.F. Goessling
Formal portrait of Pastor J.F. Goessling, an early Lutheran missionary.
Charles Henry Goode
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Henry Goode in seven eighths view. He was a businessman, merchant, politician and philanthropist. In March 1865 he was elected to the House of Assembly for East Torrens, later resigning to attend to his business interests. He founded Goode, Durrant and Company in 1882. He was involved in many philanthropic and religious enterprises, eventually being knighted in 1912.
Clarence Goode
[General description] This head and upper body portrait shows an young man, seated and looking up from his book. Clarence Goode had a chequered career, as a wheat farmer, a Labour politician (Member for Stanley including a stint as Commissioner for Crown Lands), a cotton farmer in Queensland and enventually, on returning to Adelaide in the depression years, a cleaner at the Adelaide Centenniel Park Cemetery. Born in 1875, no date found for death. [On back of photograph] 'Clarence Goode'.
Sir John Hannah Gordon
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Sir John Hannah Gordon who is looking to the left, past the photographer. At this time he is about forty years old and has short hair and a neat moustache. He wears a high buttoned single breasted jacket over a shirt with a with a wing collar and spotted tie. He was a judge, politician and enthusiastic federalist. He was appointed Q.C. in 1900 and was knighted in 1908.
Sir John Hannah Gordon
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of a relatively young Sir John Hannah Gordon, seen in three quarter view, clean shaven with a moustache and wearing a winged collar and tie. He was a judge, politician and federationist who was knighted in 1908.
Charles Gosse
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Dr. Charles Gosse in seven eighths view. He was an opthalmic surgeon at the Adelaide Hospital and also had a special interest in the childhood mortality prevalent at the time. Sadly he died young as a result of an injury received in a carriage accident.
John William Gower
Studio portrait of the Reverend John William Gower, taken 16 January 1909 when he was aged 80.
George Woodroffe Goyder
[General description] Three quarter profile portrait of George Woodroffe Goyder. He is shown with greying hair, beard and moustache. A talented engineer and surveyor, he emigrated to Sydney in 1848 and later settled in South Australia. He became South Australia's Assistant Surveyor-General by 1856 and Surveyor-General by 1861. He was very active in his profession, often going into the field on horseback to deal personally with issues. He was a man of many achievements but he is best known for his work on the Goyder's Line of Rainfall.
John Benjamin Graham
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of John Benjamin Graham, in an oval frame inscribed with the words 'Yours very truly'. He was a pioneering Adelaide businessman and prominent investor in the Burra mines. He built Prospect House, known locally as Graham's Castle.
James Gray
[General description] Upper body portrait of James Grey in three quarter view. He has a neatly trimmed beard and moustache and wears a dark suit jacket, collar and tie. [On back of photograph] 'James Gray / Secretary of State Childrens' Department'.
Harold Greaves
[General description] Upper body portrait of Harold Greaves, director of Botanic Gardens. [On back of photograph] 'Harold Greaves / Director of Botanic Gardens / 1938 / Biographical notes supplied by W. H. Greaves; Born: North Adelaide, July 16th, 1882. Educated: Public School, North Adelaide. Joined staff of Botanic gardens as student under Dr. M. Holtze at the age of twelve years. Appointed Assistant-Foreman, July 1, 1920 and Foreman, 1921 / Appointed Director in 1932 / Presented by W.H. Greaves'.
Lady Eliza Lucy Grey
[General description] Photograph of a portrait of Lady Eliza Lucy Grey by William Gush. [On back of photograph] 'Lady Eliza Lucy Grey / wife of Sir George Grey, Governor of South Australia / Daughter of Sir Richard Spencer, R.N. / (Government Resident at Albany, W.A.) / Died in 1898 / See newspaper cuttings, v.2, p. 24 / Reproduction of a print inthe Old Colonists' Museum, Auckland / Presented by Mr. C. J. O'Keefe, 1934'.
Sir George Grey
[General description] This is a full-length portrait of Sir George Grey, third Governor of South Australia from 15th May, 1841- 25th October,1845. He is standing with his left elbow resting on the back of a chair and is holding his top hat.
Sir George Grey
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Sir George Grey in three quarter view. He has short grey hair, neat sideburns and a moustache. He was a soldier and explorer who was Governor of South Australia from 1841-45, then served two terms (not concurrently) as Governor of New Zealand, later serving as Governor at Cape Colony. He was knighted KCB in 1848.
Captain John Grundy
This is an upper body portrait of Riverboat Captain John Grundy who plied the Murray-Darling waters from age twelve until retirement at seventy. He was a long-time captain of the Tarella. [On back of photograph] 'Captain John Grundy of the River Murray / Son of Captain George Grundy / Presented by W.H. Godson'.
Robert Grundy
[General description] Upper body portrait of Captain Robert 'Bob' Grundy, one of three sons of George Grundy, pioneering riverboat captain. He died suddenly aged 84 on May 19,1919 aboard the Tolarno, the steamer with which he was associated for a long time. [On back of photograph] 'Captain Robert Grundy of the River Murray / April 1st, 1882 / Son of Captain George Grundy / Presented by W.H. Godson'.
Edward Castres Gwynne
Portrait of Edward Castres Gwynne.
William Hague
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of William Hague taken slightly from above in seven eighths view. Liberal Member for the House of Assembly 1912-1924 he had a reputation of being an honest and painstaking politician. [On back of photograph] 'Hon. William Hague'.
Mathew Blagden Hale
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Mathew Blagden Hale, Anglican Bishop, in three quarter view. He wears a dark jacket and shirtfront and clerical collar. He has grey hair and beard worn in the chin strap style and wears metal framed spectacles. He was a social and educational pioneer, noted for his work with Aboriginal people.
George Hall
George Hall M.L.C acted as Harbour Master to Thomas Lipson from 1840-1841. He started a business salt-curing beef. Worked on a cattle property near Angaston, then set up a shipping business in Port Adelaide. He was a committee member of SA Railway Company, Chamber of Commerce, Burra Burra Mine. He was a founder of SA Gas Company. He was elected to the Legislative Council and owned the property of Woodside House. The photograph is copied from glass portrait donated by Miss Alice E Hall of Frome House, North Terrace.
Matilda Whyte Hamley
Portrait of Matilda Whyte Hamley, nee Wilson, standing and resting her hands on the back of an ornate chair. She is wearing a long dark coloured gown. She is the wife of Major-General Francis Gilbert Hamley who administered the South Australian government from 1868 to 1869.
Francis Gilbert Hamley
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Francis Gilbert Hamley, soldier and Governor of South Australia from February 1868 to February 1869. He is facing right and wearing a double breasted coat. He has grey hair, beard and moustache.
Francis Gilbert Hamley
Head and upper body portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gilbert Hamley, in three quarter view. Holding a riding whip, he is resting his elbow on a pedestal on which his top hat is placed. He was the eighth Governor of South Australia from February 1868 - February 1869.
Francis Gilbert Hamley
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gilbert Hamley, Officer Commanding 50th Regiment of Foot. He wears his grey hair short and full beard trimmed. His jacket is fastened with braid 'frogs'. He was Administrator of the Government of the Colony and Chief of the Executive after the death of Governor Daly in February 1868 for a year until the arrival of the next governor, Sir James Fergusson.
Francis Gilbert Hamley
[General description] Full length studio portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Gilbert Hamley, Officer Commanding 50th Regiment of Foot. He has thick grey hair and a trimmed full beard and is standing, leaning on a pedestal. He is wearing the same frogged jacket as in B 5843.
John Chipp Hamp
[General description] Portrait of John Chipp Hamp, pioneer pastoralist of Nilkerloo Station at Elliston, near Port Lincoln. He is seated at a table, posing with an open book. He wears a baggy jacket, buttoned at the neck and striped trousers. He has a short trimmed beard. His grandfather, also of the same name, was killed by blacks near Elliston in 1849.