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Judge William Alfred Wearing
[General description] Upper body portrait of the subject in three quarter view. He wears a dark jacket and contrasting waistcoat with a wing collar and bow tie. His mutton chop whiskers are neatly trimmed. He was the third judge in the Supreme Court of South Australia. He was drowned returning from Circuit duties in Palmerston in the shipwreck of the 'Gothenburg' in Torres Strait on 24 February 1875. He was aged 59 years [On back of photograph] 'Judge William Alfred Wearing / Presented by the Master of Supreme Court / Adelaide'.
William Alfred Webb
[General description] A head and shoulders portrait of a thoughtful looking Mr. Webb. He is wearing a dark suit and wire rimmed glasses, his hair parted at the side. The present Adelaide railway station was built under his administration. [On back of photograph] 'William Alfred Webb, Railways Commissioner, Adelaide / Particulars supplied by Mr. Webb in letter XWE / 27:Born May 16, 1878. Entered railroad service in United States on Oct. 15, 1890. Until May 1912 occupied various subordinate positions. Then appointed Vice President and General Manager of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (4,000 miles). When the United States entered the World War was called to Washington in the administration of the railroad operations under the Government. At the close of this period in 1922 was made President of the Cambria and Indiana Railroad in Pennsylvania and relinquished this position to come to South Australia in Nov. 1922.' (Another hand) 'Died August 9, 1936 in U.S.A. (In "Advertiser", Sept. 10, 1936. 24 e.).
Sir Archibald Weigall
[General description] A portrait of Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1874-1952, 18th Governor of South Australia. The face and upper body of the subject is shown, with folded arms. His appointment went from 9 June 1920 - 30 May 1922. He resigned after a short time in office because he became disenchanted with the manner in which Parilament handled its finances.
Dr. H. Wheeler
Portrait photograph of Dr. Henry Wheeler. He was an Honorary Physician at the London Homoeopathic Hospital, prior to being registered with the South Australian Medical Board. On 9 December 1869 he laid the Foundation Stone of the North Adelaide Baptist Church in Tynte Street. He was a deacon of the church, but returned to England with his family prior to the completion of the building. He practised with Dr. Allan Campbell (1836-1898), who was the founder of the Adelaide Children's Hospital.
Gilbert White
[General description] Upper body portrait of Gilbert White, poet, author and Anglican bishop, who is seated at a table. He is bearded and is wearing a clerical collar and coat. He travelled vast distances by sea and land to service his sparsely settled dioceses. [On back of photograph] 'Born June 9th 1859 / Bishop of Carpentaria 1900 / Bishop of Willochra 1915 / Retired Nov 1925'.
Mrs. Barbara White
Portrait: Mrs. Barbara White, 1800-1899, wife of John White of Fulham Wesleyan Church.
Hon. S. R. Whitford
[General description] Portrait of the Hon. S. R. Whitford, Chief Secretary, taken 1930. He is clean shaven and wears horn rimmed spectacles, a wing collar and spotted tie with a dark jacket.
Dr. Horatio T. Whittell
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Doctor Horatio T. Whittell. He is bearded and wears a waistcoat and a cravat with a pin.
Leslie Andrew Wilkie
Leslie A. Wilkie, Australian artist. He was born in Melbourne, 1878 and educated at Brunswick College, Victoria. He became President of SA Society of Artists in 1932 and undertook further study in Europe in 1904, later becoming Curator of the Art Gallery of SA. In 1934 he painted portraits of Aboriginals near Cooper Creek during an anthropological expedition to Central Australia. He died in Adelaide after an appendix operation in 1935.
William Williams
[General description] This portrait shows Mr. W. Williams with straight dark hair, a light coloured vest and bow tie. [Caption on photograph] 'W.Williams / Arrived in the Signet (sic) 11th September 1836 and at Government Iron Stores Montefiore Hill' [On back of photograph] 'William Williams / Deputy Colonial Storekeeper'.
A. J. K. Wilson
Portrait of Algernon Theodore King Wilson, Queen's Counsel, born 7 August 1863 at Kensington SA; married to Lillian Charlotte Laurence at St. Michael's Church, Mitcham, 27 November 1895; and died at St. Peters 15 August 1925 aged 62. He was a founding member of the Philatelic Society of South Australia in 1888 and its President from 1909 to 1911. [References: BDM registers and minute books of the Philatelic Society of South Australia.]
Alfred Winton
Opalotype portrait, overpainted, of Alfred Winton - born in Crystal Brook.
Mr. Peter Wood
Portrait of Mr Peter Wood, Senior Deacon of Clayton Congregational Church 1874-1890.
John Woodforde
[General description] This portrait shows Dr. Woodforde seated and resting an elbow on a small table. He wears a dark suit with frock coat and a chin strap beard. He was the ship's surgeon on the 'Rapid' and upon arrival in the colony was appointed by Colonel Light as surgeon to the Survey Department at Rapid Bay. He later established a private practice in Hindley Street. He was appointed Coroner for Adelaide in 1857. [On back of photograph] 'John Woodforde, M.D. / Medical advisor to Colonel Light. Arrived in South Australia on the 'Rapid' in 1836 / presented by Miss Meliora O'Halloran'.
Alfred T. Woods
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Alfred Thomas Woods in severn eigths view. He is portrayed here as a relatively young man with wavy hair and a moustache. He was a surveyor on Goyder's Northern Territory Surveying Expedition 1868-1870.
J. Crawford Woods
[General description] Upper body portrait of the Reverend J. Crawford Woods, Unitarian minister.
John Maude Woolley
[General description] Studio portrait of two Customs agents, John Maude Woolley of the Customs Department, Inspector of Sheep (seated) and W.N. Potter, Customs agent of Blanchetown, standing. [On back of photograph] 'John Maude Woolley on left and W. N. Potter on the right'.
Clement Lindley Wragge
[General description] Full length portrait of Clement Lindley Wragge, meteorologist. A tall slim man with red hair and quick temper he created controversy in his field. He was the first person to present real weather forecasts in Australia and originated the use of names for weather systems. He is regarded by many as the 'father of modern meteorology'.
Fanny Wragge
Tintype portrait of Fanny Wragge, daughter of Professor Clement Wragge, Government Meteorologist in Adelaide and later Queensland. She is wearing a dress with an elaborate deep collar, bordered in lace, and a lace jabot with a heavy chain and pendant, and a belt around the waist.
George Speller Wright
George Speller Wright was the Inspector-General of Credit Lands. He worked in various Government departments including Marine Board, Chief Secretary's Office, Govermment Statist, Crown Lands between 1863 and 1884. He was the first Inspector of the State Bank, Mayor of Henley and Grange and was an earnest church worker. He was married and had seven children
George Barr Yeates
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of the subject in three quarter view. He wears a trimmed beard and moustache. He was a pioneering grazier in the mid north of South Australia who, together with his brothers John and Sidney made a journey up to northern Queensland to open up new grazing country, enduring much hardship. He ended his career as the Town Clerk at Jamestown. [On back of photograph] 'George Barr Yeates / Town Clerk / Jamestown / Arrived per ship 'Bardaster' / Captain Virtue / January 18, 1839 aged 14 years'.
Sir Henry Edward Fox Young
[General description] Head and upper body portrait of Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, KCMG. He was the fifth Governor of South Australia from 2nd August, 1848 until 20th December,1854. He is wearing a dress uniform with brass buttons, gold braid and epaulettes.
Sir Henry Edward Fox Young
This portrait shows the subject seated, wearing light trousers and a long double breasted jacket worn open, showing his watch. He has a grey full beard. Sir Henry Edward Fox Young was Governor of South Australia from 2nd Aug 1848- 20th Dec 1854.
Sir Henry Edward Fox Young
[General description] Head and upper body portrait of Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, in three quarter view. He sports a grey beard and side whiskers. Appointed KCMG in 1847 he served as South Australia's fifth Governor from August 1848 to December 1854 before taking up the Governorship of Tasmania.
John Lorenzo Young
[General description] This is a portrait of John Lorenzo Young. He is seated in three quarter view, turning to face the camera. In the 1860s, with his brother Oliver, he founded the Adelaide Educational Institution which grew into the largest private independent school in South Australia. In 1872 new premises were built at Parkside in Young Street (named after the schoolmaster). For a photograph of the school, See B 1843.
'Bob' the Railway Dog
Souvenir presentation of 'Bob the railway dog', comprising a photograph of Bob with a handwritten caption 'Stop me not / but let me jog / I am Bob / the driver's dog'. Underneath the photograph is a poem '"Bob" the driver/s dog'. Photograph by Art Portrait Co., 174A Rundle Street, [Adelaide]. See B 26282/1 and B 26282/2 for detailed images.
Cabinet Portrait
Cabinet Portrait in honour of John Dunn on his retirement.
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Portrait. Man dressed in theatre costume.
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Portrait. Man dressed in theatre costume.
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Portrait. Man dressed in theatre costume.