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Don Dunstan

Foyle, Lindsay, 1968, Photograph, B 74552

Don Dunstan, Premier of South Australia, in his office.

Four siblings from the Rundle family, Adelaide

Roberts' Studio, c. 1920, Photograph, B 74181

Studio photograph of three sisters and their brother taken when they were young adults or late teenagers. A hand-written note underneath identifies them as the Rundle family, Hurtle, Alby, Gwen and Ida.

Reginald Edward Kitto

Hammer & Co., 1916, Photograph, B 74182

Regimental number 2878 Private Reginald Edward Kitto, enlisted A.I.F. 2 March 1916. Member of 3rd Light Horse.

Marion Sinclair with Mrs Cliff

Advertiser Newspapers Ltd., 1982, Photograph, PRG 670/24/2

Photo of Marion Sinclair seated at a piano with another woman standing beside her. On the back (in Marion Sinclair's writing) 'Mrs Cliff and M. Sinclair with our song, on the engagement and wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (words by Mrs Cliff; music by M.S.). Sung by members of the Helping Hand Choir. 1982'.

119th Howitzer Battery

1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/487

The 119th Howitzer Battery, 12th Australian Field Artillery Battery, lined up by their stables in England, February 1917. The 119th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery was formed in England in 1916 for the 12th Field Artillery Brigade and was disbanded in April 1917.

119th Howitzer Battery

1917, Photograph, SRG 435/1/488

Group portrait of the 119th Howitzer Battery, 12th Australian Field Artillery Battery, taken in England, February 1917. The 119th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery was formed in England in 1916 for the 12th Field Artillery Brigade and was disbanded in April 1917.

World War One album of hospital ships, medical officers and nurses

c. 1915, Photograph, SRG 435/1/1-11

Album of photographs from the First World War, including hospital ships, Australian nurses, medical officers and soldiers aboard ships, arrival in the Middle East, and setting up camps. Names and locations unknown. See below for details.

Unidentified soldier

Mora Studio, c. 1915, Photograph, SRG 435/1/279

Studio portrait of an unidentified soldier in army uniform with sergeant stripes on the left sleeve. The soldier may be No. 1889 Frederick Ernest Adam Borthwick, 27th Battalion.

Soldiers' Fund Committee

Dick, W., c. 1916, Photograph, SRG 435/1/288

Group portrait of the World War I Soldiers' Fund Committee. Names unknown.

Officers at Mount Barker

Pederick, R., c. 1940, Photograph, SRG 435/2/241

Group portrait of Australian Army Officers in Mount Barker. Back row, left to right: Lieutenants Hayne, Middleton, Paterson, Ifould, Benden, VX15840 Sidney George Raggett, Hammon, Semorro, Schottelies, Fraser, MacPherson, 69010 (TX2098) Cecil George Brettingham-Moore, Devonshire. Centre row: Lieutenants Hands, Glover, Edwards, NX45438 Penleigh Lambert a'Beckett, Clark, Captain Cowan, Captain Kennedy, Padre Blakeway, Lieutenants Weir, Bormin, Clemett, Gandine, Hamilton. Front row: Captains S213108 Clarence Everard Pellew, SX9454 Henry Finlay Beaney, Lawson, Greene, Major Reed, Lieutenant-Colonel Blackluin, Captain Lymoh, Major Wallosoleck, Captains Gordon, Birleck. Missing: Major Lyneham, Captain Pipe, Lieutenant Demuslon.

World War Two photographs of Noel Stanley Errington

c. 1941, Photograph, SRG 435/2/555-625

Photographs and postcards of Lance Corporal Noel Stanley Errington's active service in the Middle East with 2/43 Battalion, 9 Division AIF, including Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Egypt, during the Second World War, comprising: Australian troops and camps, machine guns, artillery and tanks, and local people, landscapes and cities. Selected images have been digitised. See below for details.

5th Australian Field Squadron, 'A' Troop

C. Fitch and Son, c. 1940, Photograph, SRG 435/2/635

Group portrait of 'A' Troop, 5th Australian Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers. Top row (left to right): C. Brewster, C. Richards, N. Goring, J. Hull, C. Robinson, T. McMahon, L. Keller, H. Herdy, L. Robinson, -. Leibelt, R. Jeffries. Second row: M. Marles, D. Baldock, R. Willas, F. Angerami, W. McLeod, M. Paul, R. Leonard, H. Bowshall, B. Camens, J. Baum, M. Zubrinich. Third row: G. Miller, T. Duke, T. Cummings, H. Ware, J. King, R. Davis, W. Cox, W. Edwards, R. Hill, W. Knight, R. Campbell. Fourth row: C. Curnow, R. Griffiths, J. Krantz, J. Kerrin, W. Smith, C. Werlick, H. Sheperdson, J. ---ey, H. Axford, H. Fitzgerald, H. Duffield. Fifth row: D. Holland, J. Putman, R. Keast, C. Kemp, J. Stevenson, R. Madigan, L. Russell, M. McNamara, M. O'Flaherty, J. Levy, G. Gepp. Sixth row: O. Knight, J. Slater, W. Leslie, J. Heaven, P. Marshall, E. Fox, E. Hansford, G. Caller, J. Reynolds, R. Symons.

No. 1 Air Crew Trainees' Hardening Course, Royal Australian Air Force

Boase, Frank, 1944, Photograph, SRG 435/2/636

Group portrait of the Royal Australian Air Force No. 1 Crew Trainee's Hardeing Course, taken in Adelaide on 11 July 1944. The trainees have the rank of Aircraftman 2nd class. Back row: A.C.IIs. Jolly, Barrie, Morris, Bond, Ardill, Schultz, L.E., Ditter, Mitchell. Fourth row: A.C.IIs. Custance, Barr, Fax, Jarman, Jene, Jenkinson, Schultz, W.M., Thompson, Frost. Third row: A.C.IIs. Dart, O'Callaghan, Billing, Flavell, Rowe, Heritage, Dyster, Sketheway, Dunn, Player. Second row: A.C.IIs. Ryan, Sandery, Darwin, Higginson, Sgt. Warburton (Instructor), F/O. Errington (Chief Instructor), Sgt. Silver (Instructor), A.C.IIs. Humphreys, Balfour, Krollig, O'Leary (M.M.). Front row: 'A.C.IIs. McConachie, Lovell, Williams, Watson, Pearce, Woon, Raggatt, Cuddihy, Jones.

Shunting yard at Adelaide Railway Station

c. 1870, Photograph, B 75038

View of sheds and tracks at the Adelaide Railway Station, with a pile of wood visible on the left hand side of the photo.

Group of six men

c. 1865, Photograph, B 75088

A group of six men standing looking at the camera (with a seventh man just visible on the right).

Pilot Frances Marion 'Brownie' Wright

c. 1930, Photograph, B 75228/1-2

Two copy prints of early South Australian aviator Frances Marion 'Brownie' Wright (nee Lunn), one of her in her flying gear, another in an oriental inspired jacket.

Pilot Frances Marion 'Brownie' Wright's 90th birthday

2003, Photograph, B 75228/3

A photo of early South Australian aviator Brownie Wright (nee Lunn) with Kath Sutherland (centre, who flew at the same time as Brownie) and June Wheeler (on right, retired pilot). The occasion was Brownie's 90th birthday party in January 2003.

Frank Ford and Ian Purcell

Scott, Jenny, 2008, Photograph, B 75267

Frank Ford AM and Ian Purcell AM at 'Binge' described as a Feast Festival gala event in the Norwood Concert Hall.

Ian Purcell and Margie Fischer

Scott, Jenny, 2013, Photograph, B 75266

Ian Purcell AM and Margie Fischer in the Institute Building of the State Library during the set up of the 'Gay Times are here again' exhibition.

Norwood Football Club trainers

Whitney Brothers, c. 1920, Photograph, B 75401

Studio portrait photograph of a group of five men, including three Norwood Football Club trainers, and Wilf Sparks.

Family with their maid

Humberstone, A. J., c. 1900, Photograph, B 75421

Cabinet card portrait photograph of a family with their maid Drusilla. The family, sitting in a garden, has five children.

Mr. Gavin

c. 1865, Photograph, B 75418

Cabinet card photograph of a man captioned as 'Grandpa Gavin', which may be Joseph Gavin (1839-1866). He was married to Agnes Blanford (1843/44 - 1922) in 1862, and had a son W.H. Gavin.

McColl Family of Quorn

Thelma-Duryea Studios, c. 1920, Photograph, B 75398

McColl Family of 'Braeside', Quorn. Anna Louise McColl (1872 - 27 August 1954, Blyth) is centre front with L-R: John Herbert (1899-), Eva Marjory (1902-1993), Charlotte Jean (1906-1999), Archibald Hugh (1902-1992), and Catherine Jessie (1897-). Eva and Archibald McColl are twins.