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James Duncan
Head and shoulders portrait of James Duncan. He wears a dark jacket and waistcoat, a high collar and bow tie. He has the beard with long sideburns and no moustache popular at the time. [On back of photograph] 'This is not the James Duncan (of the firm of Duncan and Fraser) submitted to his son in October 1933 / Of Orange Grove, Sturt / No connection with Duncan and Fraser / vide T.M. / Miss Duncan, granddaughter / Northumberland / Tasmania' [duplicate copy at PRG 1631/45/24a].
Sir Walter Gordon Duncan
[General description] Upper body portrait of Sir Walter Gordon Duncan, pastoralist and conservative politician, knighted in 1939.
Francis Stacker Dutton
[General Description] Head and shoulder portrait of Francis Stacker Dutton, the subject facing left. He is wearing a stand up collar and striped tie and has greying side whiskers and a moustache. He served as Premier of South Australia twice for short periods in 1863 and again in 1865. At the time of his death he was serving as agent-general in London for South Australia. He was credited with the discovery of copper at Kapunda in 1843 and was made a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1872.
John Edwards
Opalotype portrait of John Edwards.
Mrs John Edwards
Portrait of Mrs John Edwards. The photograph has been tinted/highlight in places.
Alexander Lang Elder
[General description] Studio portrait of Alexander Lang Elder, seated and leaning against a plinth on which his top hat rests. He came to Adelaide in 1839 on his father's ship the Minerva with a cargo of mixed goods, setting up business as a commission agent. He was very successful in various business ventures, later became a member of Upper House.
Sir Thomas Elder
[General description] Head and upper body portrait of Sir Thomas Elder in seven eighths view. He is wearing the insignia for the 'Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' (G.C.M.G.) which he recieved in 1887. He was a successful pastoralist and businessman who built up a large fortune which enabled him to provide support for several exploring expeditions and philanthropic causes. In 1874 he gave 20,000 pounds towards the establishment of the Adelaide University and later endowed the School of Music and the Medical School. These donations led to his honours, KCMG in 1878 and GCMG in 1887. He left generous legacies to many public institutions and charities in his will. He was also a Member of the Legislative Council in 1863-69 and 1871-78.
Thomas English
[General description] Upper body portrait of Thomas English in seven eighths view. He was a leading colonial architect, Mayor of Adelaide (1862-3) and Member of Parliament (Legislative Council).
John R. Ewens
[General description] Upper body portrait of Police Sergeant John R. Ewens. He has short hair and mutton chop whiskers. In 1852 he was one of James Chambers' mail riders on the Coorong, later became a member of the South Australian Police Force from 1853. He was associated with the Adelaide- Melbourne telegraph line and with Major Warburton's explorations.
Police Troopers
The two subjects of this tintype portrait have been posed sitting on chairs facing each other, the stripes on their uniform trousers making an interesting effect. They are Police Troopers S. A. Clindening, stationed at Meningie on the left, and W. V. Ewens stationed at Mount Gambier, 1879-1882, on the right.
Rev. Samuel Fairey
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of the Reverend Samuel Fairey in seven eigths view.
George Henry Farr
[General description] Portrait of George Henry Farr wearing an academic gown, seated and resting his hand on an open book placed on a small table. He was an Anglican minister, Saint Peter's School principal and University of Adelaide Vice- Chancellor [On back of photograph] 'Archdeacon George Henry Farr / Copied from photo in posession of Mrs. N.R.P. Hector of Hyde Park'.
James Farrell
[General description] Oval shaped portrait of Reverend James Farrell showing his head and shoulders in seven eighths view. He is wearing a chin-strap beard popular at the time and a bow tie. At the bottom of the photograph is the following: 'Copied by S.Solomon 1884 Adelaide' [On backof photograph] 'Reverend James Farrell / Dean of Adelaide / 1854 or 1855'.
Lady Edith Fergusson
PORTRAIT: Lady Edith Fergusson.
Sir James Fergusson
This is a full length portrait of Sir James Fergusson, seated at a table reading a book. He sports well trimmed mutton chop whiskers and is attired in day dress which consists of a short jacket and light coloured trousers. A cane and spats complete his outfit. He was the ninth Governor of South Australia from 16 February,1869 - 18th April,1873.
Sir James Fergusson
[General description] This is a head and shoulders portrait of Sir James Fergusson who is wearing his jacket buttoned up and a wing collar. He has dark hair and mutton-chop whiskers. He was Governor of South Australia, from February 1869 until February 1872 when he was appointed Governor of New Zealand. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Overland Telegraph.
Sir James Fergusson
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Sir James Fergusson in seven eighths view. He has trimmed mutton chop whiskers and a neat moustache and wears a high necked military jacket with brass buttons and medals. He served as Governor of South Australia from 1868-1873.
Caleb Fidler
[General description] Photographic portrait of Caleb Fidler of Mt Gambier. He is shown as a thin faced man with thinning hair which is still wavy at the sides. He has a long wiry beard. [On back of photograph] No information.
Boyle Travers Finniss
[General description] This is an upper body portrait of Boyle Travers Finniss, in three quarter view. He wears a jacket, double breasted waitcoat and mutton chop whiskers. Mr. Finniss, a surveyor, arrived in South Australia on the Cygnet in 1836 and as Surveyor General William Light's assistant had a role in the setting out of Adelaide and surrounds, later founding the site for Darwin. He was South Australia's first Premier for a brief period.
Boyle Travers Finniss
[General descripiton] Head and shoulders portrait (in seven eights view) of Boyle Travers Finniss who came out to South Australia in the Cygnet as Colonel Light's assistant. He later became South Australia's first Premier.
Boyle Travers Finniss
[General description] Full length portrait of Boyle Travers Finniss with greying moustache and trimmed beard, wearing a dark frock coat and loose light coloured trousers. He stands and faces the camera with one elbow resting on a pedestal in front of a classical rural backdrop. He was a soldier, surveyor and public servant.
Charles Brown Fisher
[On back of photograph] 'Charles Brown Fisher' [General description] Portrait of C.B. Fisher, showing head and shoulders in three quarter view, facing right. Born on the 25 September 1818 in London, he was the second son of James Hurtle Fisher. He arrived in the colony with his parents on the Buffalo In December, 1836. A noted racehorse owner and breeder he became one of the biggest pastoralists in Australia, eventually going bankrupt in 1895. He retired to Melbourne, then Adelaide where he died at Glenelg on 6 May 1908.
Joseph Fisher
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait of Joseph Fisher in three quarter view. He is grey haired with a neatly trimmed beard and wears a rose in his lapel. One of Adelaide's prominent citizens, he was a newspaper owner (The 'Register' and 'Observer'), parliamentarian and benefactor . An astute accountant and businessman, he was director for several firms including the Bank of Adelaide, the Port Adelaide Dock Co. and the South Australian Gas Co. He was an enthusiastic gardener, tending his large garden at Woodfield, Fullarton.
Joseph Fisher
[General description] Head and upper body portrait of Joseph Fisher in seven eighths view. He was proprietor and commercial manager of the South Australian Register from 1853 until 1865, then became a member of parliament (both houses) ship owner and general benefactor.
William and Rebecca Fisk and their children
Four individual ambrotypes of the Fisk family, each housed in its own mount within a guttapercha case. The individual portraits can be viewed by searching on B 29370/1 to B 29370/4.
William Fisk
Ambrotype portrait of William Fisk, plumber and grazier, arrived in South Australia from Suffolk aboard the 'Historia' on 31 July 1854. Husband of Rebecca and father of Hannah and John, William died at Parkside on 14 February 1898, aged 75.
Daniel Victor Fleming
[General description] Head and partial shoulders portrait of the subject, in seven eighths view. He is clean shaven and wears a wing collar shirt with a bow tie. [On back of photograph] 'Daniel Victor Fleming / Commissioner of Highways / Biographical particulars as supplied by Mr. Fleming (XFL/27) / Born at Ballarat, Sep. 23, 1884 / Educated at Grenville College, Ballarat, and at the Ballarat School of Mines, where he obtained the Associateship in Engineering / Worked under various shire engineers in Victoria / Entered Roads and Bridges Dept. In S.A. as a draftsman in 1909 / Assistant engineer of Roads, 1913. / Engineer of Roads and Bridges, 1918. / Engineer of Director of Local Govt. Dept., 1923. / Commissioner of Highways and Director of Local Govt., 1927'.
Captain Matthew Flinders
A portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders R.N., published by Joyce Gold, Naval Chronical Office, [London] 30th September 1814.
John Formby
[General description] Upper body portrait of grey haired and bearded John Formby who was prominent in Port Adelaide affairs, being Justice of the Peace and Mayor from 1869-1873. [On back of photograph] 'John Formby of Port Adelaide / Stipendary Magistrate'.
Lord John Forrest
[General description] Head and shoulders portrait in three quarter view of SirJohn Forrest. His hair is short and he is wearing a trimmed beard and moustache. A surveyor and experienced bushman, he made several exploration trips into central Australia. He was appointed the first Premier of Western Australia on the 22nd December, 1890, providing ten years of stable government for the state . In 1918 he was informed that he was to be invested as a Baron but died before the patent was signed.