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H.E. Penny
Half-plate glass negative portrait of H.E. (Henry Ernest) Penny in World War One military uniform, seated on a wooden bench and holding a cane in his hands. Written on original paper envelope: '750. 724. H.E. Penny. 6 Cabs & 2 Bro. coupon slip. June 7. R.O. 1 doz P. C'ds', and stamp: 'Photo by Edwards & Errington, 52 Flinders St, Adelaide, Phone 6094'.
Soldier Pointon in military uniform
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Australian soldier Pointon wearing World War One military uniformWritten on original paper envelope: '722 Pointon. 1 Doz PostCards'.
Chaplain Donald McNicol
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Chaplain Captain Donald McNicol, wearing a cap with a cross badge and a great coat. Written on the original paper envelope: 'Donald McNickel, 25-05'.
Frederick August Rochow
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Frederick August Rochow wearing World War One military uniform. Written on original paper envelope: 'F.A. Rochow. 1 Doz Cabs Friday 10/6 Ovals. 1168 2 Doz PC Friday. 1 Doz PC Friday night'.
Frederick Edgar Robey
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Corporal Frederick Edgar Robey wearing World War One military uniform, including a braid or lanyard around one shoulder. Sections of the image have been damaged and worn away, including a large portion showing the lower face and neck. Written on original paper envelope: 'F.E. Robey. 1164. 1 Doz P.C. Bust. Wednesday'. Written on glass plate: '??? PC Wednesday no proof'.
Clarence John Schroeter
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Private Clarence John Schroeter in World War One military uniform, standing in front of a background of a woodland path. The bottom section of the glass plate has broken off. Written on original paper envelope: 'Schroeter C.J. 2762 3 ud 26 12 P.C. coup. Aug 19th'.
Signaller McBain
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Soldier McBain in World War One military uniform. He is wearing a peaked cap and a greatcoat with a cloth badge on the upper arm, featuring two crossed flags, possibly denoting a Regimental Signal Instructor. Written on original paper envelope: '3472. McBain. 1/2 doz P.Cards. Tues 1/2 Doc PC'. This is possibly No. 14814 Sapper John Stanley McBain of North Adelaide who worked as a plumber before enlisting on 19 January 1916, aged 26. He served with Divisional Signal Company 5, Reinforcement 4 and embarked from Adelaide on board the HMAT A53 'Itria' on 14 August 1916. He returned to AUstralia on 22 May 1919 and was awarded the Military Medal for courage and devotion to duty maintaining lines of communication on 25 April 1918.
Soldier MacPherson
Half-plate glass negative portrait of soldier MacPherson in World War One military uniform, including peaked cap. Written on the original paper envelope: '2503 MacPherson'.
Louis William Saler and family
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Trooper Louis William Saler in World War One military uniform, holding a cane in one hand, with his wife, Elsie Lily Saler (seated), who is wearing a long dress with a jacket and hat with floral decorations, and their daughter Violet, aged approximately 9 years, wearing a knee-length dress with lace cuffs and collar, knee-high socks and ribbons in her hair. They are posed in front of a woodland path background. Written on original paper envelope: 'Mrs Saler. Owen 2761'. Written on glass plate: '11 Cabs, Mrs Saley'.
W. Pearn
Half-plate glass negative portrait of W. Pearn wearing World War One military uniform including slouch hat, with a braid or lanyard around one shoulder. Written on original paper envelope: 'No. 2372. Name W. Pearn. Order 1 doz Cabs, 6 Brom. Br Mts 12/6, Framed 15 x 12, 3 inch oak & slip, £1-0-0. Received Feb 21st. To be completed Finish 25th Feb'. Possibly Corporal William Leslie Pearn or his younger brother Private Wilfred Joseph Pearn, who both lived in Unley, South Australia, with their mother Ada Pearn.
Private Duckworth
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Private Duckworth, wearing World War One military uniform including slouch hat, seated in front of a background of a woodland path. Written on original paper envelope: 'Pte Duckworth 1693'.
Unidentified soldier
Half-plate glass negative portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier in pre World War One military uniform including slouch hat and a bandolier. Written across top of glass plate: '4557 Luies 3 Cabs'.
Ernest Duncan Hewish
Half-plate glass negative portrait of Private Ernest Duncan Hewish, wearing World War One military uniform, including peaked cap, and a Red Cross patch on one arm, denoting a member of the Australian Army Medical Corps, standing in front of a background of a woodland path. Written on original paper envelope: 'E.D. Hewish. A.M.C. Nth Rd, Prospect. Dep 2/- 1906'.
Four unidentified Australian soldiers
Half-plate glass negative group portrait of four unidentified Australian soldiers wearing World War One military uniforms including peaked caps, standing outside in a fenced field with buildings in the background. The insignia indicates that they were members of the 10th Battalion which was raised at the Morphettville Camp in 1914/1915, so this is the likely venue of the photo.
Unidentified Australian soldier
Half-plate glass negative portrait of an unidentified Australian soldier wearing a greatcoat and slouch hat with a sprig of wattle in the band, standing outside with a building in the background.
Battalion with a West Spring Gun
Half-plate glass negative of a group portrait of an unidentified army battalion standing in a field with a West Spring Gun, a type of mechanical catapault used to launch hand grenades into enemy trenches, issued to British and Australian forces at the beginning of the First World War, and used by Australian forces during the Gallipoli Campaign.
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S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 [variation] : George William Hopgood
George William Hopgood, 1841-1882, arrived in South Australia in 1853, on board the ship the "Duke of Richmond (landing at Melbourne)". Manager, Oweandina station, South Australia; drover, Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh First Governor of South Australia
Portrait of Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh, First Governor of South Australia. This has been mounted in the centre of a board, with an anchor and flag motif (centre top), and a biographical timeline for Hindmarsh on either side of the portrait.
Arthur Blyth
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Sir Arthur Blyth with grey hair, moustache and beard. He is wearing a coat, waistcoat and a wing collar with a patterned tie. The portrait is mounted in an oval frame with the inscription 'Arthur Blyth' at the top. Beneath the portrait are the dates '28th March, 1866 to 2nd May, 1867 / 22nd July, 1873 to 2nd June 1875.' He was premier of South Australia three times, the first term being from the 4th August, 1864 to 22nd March, 1865. The dates mentioned on the photograph are the last two terms.
William Edwards
[General description] Head and upper body portrait of William Edwards (from a portrait by Charles Rodius) in profile. He laid out the suburb of Edwardstown in 1838. [duplicate copy at PRG 1631/45/26a]. [On back of photograph] 'William Edwards (original proprietor of Edwardstown) / From a portrait by Charles Rodius, a Sydney artist (1851) / According to a letter from the donor (Mr. C.J.W. Higgins), dated April 9th, 1937 the original "drawing is on dark creamy paper, the highlights touched in with white, with the eye (blue), lips and ears lightly tinged with colour" / See 1047/13 for biographical notes'.
Sir James Hurtle Fisher
[General description] This is a photograph of a framed portrait showing the head and shoulders of the subject, facing right in three quarter view. Below the portrait is inscribed the words: 'Sir James Hurtle Fisher Knt / First Mayor of the City 1840- 41-42 / Mayor 1852- 53-54' [On back of photograph] 'Portrait of Sir James Hurtle Fisher.'
Henry Hawson
[General description] Portrait of Henry Hawson in an oval frame. He wears the trimmed sidewhiskers and curls on the forehead fashionable at the time. [On back of photograph] 'Henry Hawson of Port Lincoln / Father of Captain Hawson and Frank Hawson / (See Cockburn's Pastoral Pioneers, vol 2, p. 152) / Copied from a miniature lent by Miss J. I. Smith, Rugby Street, Malvern'.
William Light
Colonel William Light portrait reproduced from the self-portrait in the Art Gallery, Adelaide. Inscription on the frame says: Portrait of Col. William Light First Surveyor General S. Australia. Painted by himself. Presented by GG Mayo 21st June 1905 on behalf of his father the late George Mayo FRCS Eng. a pioneer of 1837.
John Ridley
Lithographic print of a portrait of John Ridley by artist Ida S. Perrin, bearing the inscription 'Yours truly John Ridley'.
S.A. Northern Pioneers, 1850-59
Photograph of a photographic composite entitled 'S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59' comprising 120 portraits. The original mosaic was compiled in 1908 by Mora Studio, Rundle Street, Adelaide. The individual photographs were collected in 1906 and 1907 by stock agent Henry Howard 'Harry' Birt, who had been a drover and stockman in the pastoral regions of Australia from 1858 until 1880. He is depicted at B 8502/I5. The original of this mosaic was acquired by pastoralist and stock and station agent Samuel Joseph Stuckey. He died in 1912 and the fate of the original work is not known.
Studio portrait of a woman
Probably Elizabeth Sutton, 1814-1886; nee Ede, married John Sutton. Arrived in South Australia in April 1845 on board the ship the "Teazer" from Melbourne, Victoria. Resided in Port Gawler.
Adam Lindsay Gordon
Portrait of Adam Lindsay Gordon, with the area surrounding the central oval section bordered with wattle (acacia) blossom and leaves.
W. Boehm
Studio portrait of a young man identified in a print version as W. Boehm.
Charlotte Edwin Roffe
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Miss Roffe, seen in three quarter view. Her hair is arranged in the style worn by Queen Victoria at the time, parted down the centre and pulled back into a low chignon worn at the nape of the neck. [On back of photograph] 'Charlotte Edwin Roffe- aged 18 in 1836-37 / Photograph of drawing in crayon by the famous Sir Thomas Ewins R.A., used as the basis of Queen Victoria's portraits for the Dominions, in that and succeeding years. The Queen only gave a final sitting. The portrait at Government House, Adelaide is one of the originals by Ewins. Miss Roffe became Mrs. William Searcy.'
World War I photographs and cards from the records of Ernest Ferdinand Huselius
WWI photographic postcards, including those of Orient Line SS Orsova sent by Ernest and George in 1915. Collection includes a 'Mediterranean Expeditionary Force - Gallipoli Peninsula for xmas 1915' Christmas card sent from Ernest to his sister.