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Crew and passengers from the 'Venture'
Port Darwin. Back row: H. Y. L. Brown, Pedro, F. J. Williamson, Peter, Lionel C E Gee. Front row: Tobatchie, Bubs, Loman. In the background is the lugger 'Venture', used by the group to explore coastal areas of the Northern Territory 1905. [Duplicate copy at PRG 326/4/84/1.]
Army school of instruction, Exhibition building, Adelaide
Army officers attending a school of instruction held at the Exhibition building, Adelaide. South Australian army staff soldiers at a military camp. Hector Roy Heming is in the centre of the middle row; Elwyn Samuel Gould is to his left (fifth from left in middle row); Harold Egerton Malpas is third from right in front row. There is a brief article in 'The Register" Saturday 17 January 1914, page 6 about the attendance of Gould, Maplas and others at a special 'class of instruction' (a similar one appeared in 'The Advertiser' on the same day, page 23).
Sailing ships berthed near the Robinson Bridge
Sailing ships berthed near the Robinson Bridge opened in 1883; W.R. Cave and Co. warehouses are in the background [also at PRG 1642/1/4].
Main street at Mannum
The main street at Mannum.
Broken Hill smelters and factory buildings
General view of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd mine and smelters, with railway viaduct connecting Blocks 11 & 12. Reverse side of photograph has 'Captain Sweet, Landscape Photographer, Adelaide' printed on it inside a scroll [also at PRG 280/1/1/54].
Ketches loading grain at Port Wakefield about 1912
Ketches loading grain at Port Wakefield about 1912.
Dinner given by the officers of Bagot, Shakes & Lewis
Members of directorate, country managers and heads of city staff at a dinner held at Bricknell's Rooms, Hindley Street in Adelaide in September by the officers of Bagot, Shakes & Lewis. Lance (Lancelot Ashley) Lewis is seated at the end of the table, bottom left [Photograph appears in the Chronicle on 30 September 1911 and is also at PRG 280/1/29/129].
R. Barr Smith
Robert Barr Smith, president of the Mount Barker Agricultual Society at the society's annual show, 10 March 1904.
Sir Henry Galway
The Governor, Sir Henry Galway, is assisted out of Harry Butler's Avro 504K aircraft following a flight over Adelaide from Enfield airfield, South Australia.
Douglas Mawson
Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson (centre) accompanied by two other men at Semaphore following his return from Antarctica on 26 February 1914.
Port Adelaide looking north
View of Port Adelaide in 1887, looking north, showing the S.S. James Comrie and S.S. Rodondo with the Robinson Bridge in the foreground. W.R. Cave and Co's Bonded and Free Stores is on the other side of the bridge [also at PRG 280/1/3/243].
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
The laying of the foundation stone of the new building for St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Unley was performed by Sir John Duncan on Saturday 1 February 1913.
Governor Musgrave
The government steamer Governor Musgrave.
Crew and passengers from the 'Venture'
Port Darwin. Back row: H. Y. L. Brown, Pedro, F. J. Williamson, Peter, Lionel C E Gee. Front row: Tobatchie, Bubs, Loman. In the background is the lugger 'Venture', used by the group to explore coastal areas of the Northern Territory 1905. [Duplicate copy at PRG 280/1/5/421.]
Sixty-third wedding anniversary of William and Eliza Adams
Members of the Adams family pose for a group portrait. A family historian has identified the individuals as: Back row: Harriet Polkinghorne, Florence Nicol, Frank Adams, May Wilson, Olive Stone (Adams), Amy Stevens and Hurtle Adams. Front row: Heppy (Hepzibah) Adams, William Edward Adams, Eliza Adams, and Allan Adams. It has been suggested that the photograph was taken on William and Eliza's golden wedding anniversary in 1914, but the photograph was published in the 'Observer' on 20 August 1927. See same image with accompanying newspaper extract at PRG 280/1/10/496.
Battery Works, Arltunga
The Government Battery and Cyanide Works at Arltunga.
Railway Station, Clare
First train to Clare, South Australia, coming into the station, 4 July 1918.
Glanville Railway Station
[General description] Glanville Railway Station. A billboard advertises 'The Advertiser' newspaper and 'Gully's Prince Ranji bike', obtainable at Gully's Bike Shop, 5 Grenfell Street, Adelaide. The station opened in 1878 with the extension of the Adelaide to Port Adelaide railway to Semaphore. Another view is at B 17371.
Pier Hotel at Glenelg, South Australia
Pier Hotel, Glenelg. In the foreground you can see Mr William Jewell who, despite losing his legs in a rail accident in India, was an excellent horseman and swimmer. He also was an excitable character who, in 1897, used his walking stick to crack Premier Charles Cameron Kingston across the head when the two met in King William Street. The Chronicle reported on 25 Dec 1897 that Mr Jewell "...has always been remarkable for a hot temper and volubility in speech." It went on to report that when he was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labor he stated "Oh, I can work hard, and if I don't earn my tucker I won't eat it.".
Glenelg
[General description] Photographed from the beach is part of an old jetty on which rests crates of concrete cassions which were intended for the construction of a breakwater. The project was later abandoned. See PRG 280/1/9/52 for another view and story. The structures in the water next to the jetty look like empty crates, perhaps fallen in the sea during rough weather. [On back of photograph] 'Glenelg breakwater / Oct. 4, 1918'.
Proclamation ceremony
Photograph of the 1836 proclamation ceremony, from an original painting by Charles Hill (the original is held by the Art Gallery of South Australia). [The date of the painting is uncertain - somewhere between 1855 and 1870.]
Frenchman's Rock, Hog Bay
Lord Tennyson, Governor of South Australia, and later, second Governor-General of Australia, and family at Frenchman's Rock, Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island. The inscription reads 'Expedition de decourverte par le commandant Baudin sur le Geographe 1803', English translation being 'Expedition of discovery by Captain Baudin in the Geographe 1803'. The gentleman second from left has been removed from another copy of this image at PRG 280/1/15/394.
The "Protector", Largs Bay
The "Protector" and the "Fitzjames" at Largs Bay.
River steamer 'Waradgery' at Goolwa
[General description] Paddle boat 'Waradgery' moored to the shore. Other paddle boats can be seen in the distance. On the right is a wharf with rail bogeys and storage shed. This photo and PRG 280/1/15/718 are the same [On back of photograph] 'Goolwa / Probably in the eighteen eighties' (Another hand) 'Waradgery / Jane Eliza with tarpaulin hiding most of name. Ariel behind Jane Eliza'. (Sweet Adelaide 796). A researcher has added the following information: 'The steamer identified as Jane Eliza is actually the Gem before she was lengthened (the name is very clearly visible on the paddlebox). Gem was relaunched after lengthening in June 1882, so this is before then. Astern of the Gem is the Ariel, as noted. On the far left of the photo, in the distance, is a group of 4 steamers. The closest to camera, with no upper deck, is the Menindie. The furthest away, with the large spark catcher on the funnel is the Cumberoona. The other 2 boats in the group are difficult to identify with certainty, but I believe the boat at the very far left, obscured by the Menindie, is the Shannon. The Shannon & Menindie were registered under the same owners between March 1880 & June 1882, so it's likely that they would've moored together at times during this period. I believe the last boat in the group is the Excelsior. In every other photo I've seen of the Excelsior she has much larger paddleboxes & a raised wheelhouse, unlike here. However, there is another photo of the Excelsior in the same era where the upper deck accommodation and the saloon on the lower deck are identical to the boat in this photo. The hull proportions are also a match for Excelsior. The vessel had a new engine installed in 1881 (probably March when there are reports of a trial after engine work and repairs), and could well have had new wheels at the same time. That would explain the changes to the paddle boxes. The time line also fits well with the other boats in this photo. There's also a steamer just forward of the Gem, obscured by the Waradgery. The odd superstructure design & other details match those of the Grappler which was also around Goolwa at the time. There are newspaper reports of her being on slip in mid 1880, with others covering her relaunch and the arrival of machinery to make her a dredge. I think it's likely that this photo is between May & June 1880.'
Rail accident at Murray Bridge
The scene after an accident at Murray Bridge railway station showing wreckage and damaged carriages from a runaway rail truck from Monarto which had pushed an empty carriage up on to the platform in front of the building, 12 May 1920. [A story appeared in the 'Chronicle' on 15 May 1920, and the photograph was published in the 'Adelaide Observer' newspaper 22 May 1920.]
Railway Station, Nairne
The railway station at Nairne was opened in 1883 and had two platforms.The stone building was closed in 1990
MacDonnell Bridge, Paradise
[General description] This twin spanned bridge has a central pylon, resting on what appears to be a concrete base. It replaces an earlier bridge (See B 13802.) See PRG 280/1/19/203 for another view taken in 1920. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Observer", June 16, 1928 / MacDonnell Bridge, 1928' (Another hand) 'Bridge over Torrens at Paradise'.
Port Adelaide
View of the wharf at Port Adelaide. Horse-drawn trolleys are used to transport goods, and men are busy on a steamer (with masts) moored at the wharf.
Port Adelaide in 1844
[General description] This is a photographic copy of a lithograph of Port Adelaide in 1844, based on a sketch by Alexander Murray. Lithographed by A. Vaughan of the Surveyor's General Office, Adelaide. It depicts shipping and buildings of early Port Adelaide with a rowboat moored in the foreground amongst a few mangroves. [On back of photograph] 'Port Adelaide in 1844 / Reproduced from a sketch by Alexander Murray' [See also PRG 280/1/38/76].
Port Lincoln Post office and Institute
Two men talking beside a horse and cart outside the Port Lincoln Post office and Institute.