prg 280 • Find • State Library of South Australia

Fund raising float

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/44

A vehicle owned by the South Australian Gas Company carrying a tableau depicting a furnace being stoked by four men dressed as devils which has been mounted as part of a fund raising parade in Adelaide; a banner that reads: 'Fill the retorts with coppers to help finish off the Kaiser' is suspended from two flag poles.

Staff of the Commonwealth Bank, Adelaide

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/45

A group photograph of the Manager and male officers of the Commonwealth Bank staff in Adelaide, South Australia; the Manager, P. W. Vaughan is seated centre, front row, other names not known.

Transporting fruit trees by truck

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/47

Fruit trees protected by straw being transported by motor truck along a suburban street in Adelaide; the trees are thought to be from R. E. Townsend & Sons of the Roseville Nursery, Forest Range, South Australia.

A fox terrier dog

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/48

A fox terrier dog photographed at the Royal Adelaide Show.

Two Aboriginal women at an outback station

c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/49

Two Aboriginal women, Lily and Rose, photographed standing outside a building at an outback station; one of the women holds a puppy on a leash.

Men at a vine pruning competition, Reynella

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/50

A group of competitors, officials and spectators attending a vine pruning competition held at Reynella, South Australia.

Students at Thebarton Public School

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/51

A group of officials seated in front of an assembly of teachers and students outside the premises of Thebarton Primary School, South Australia.

Men and women attending a Teacher's Conference

c. 1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/52

A group of men and women described by Searcy as teachers attending a school teacher's Conference in South Australia; names not known.

Commissioner of Police and senior officers

1921, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/53

Thomas Edwards, Commissioner of Police, seated second from right, and principal inspectors in the South Australian Force; other names not known.

Flower Day, Adelaide

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/54

Women standing by a Flower Day display in King William Street, Adelaide,.

School teachers in South Australia

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/55

State school teachers photographed in a large group outside a building in South Australia; names not known.

An audience at the Exhibition Building

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/56

An audience photographed from the stage attending a function at the Exhibition Building, Adelaide, South Australia.

The Torrens River in flood

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/57

A group of people standing on a bridge watching the floodwaters rise in the Torrens River, South Australia.

Children dressed for a parade

c. 1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/58

Children dressed in costume for a patriotic procession; two of the girls are towing a third who is seated in a decorated hand-cart, members of a military band stand in the background.

Hackney Bridge

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/59

Distant view of the bridge over the Torrens River at Hackney, South Australia; the Hackney Hotel can be seen on the right.

A herd of cattle

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/60

A herd of cattle grazing in South Australian countryside.

A tug-of-war team

1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/61

Members of a tug-of-war team straining on a rope in Adelaide, South Australia.

Floodwaters at the Torrens weir, Adelaide

c. 1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/62

Floodwaters from the Torrens River pouring over the weir, near the railway in Adelaide, South Australia.

Torrens River in flood, Hindmarsh

c. 1922, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/63

The Torrens River in flood at the Hindmarsh Bridge, South Australia.

John Shannon standing with another man

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/65

John Shannon, politician and auctioneer, standing outside his offices with another man holding a walking stick in Playhouse Lane, Adelaide, South Australia.

Prize winning horse and rider

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/66

A prize winning horse and rider at the Royal Adelaide Show, South Australia; the building in the background is the Old Exhibition Hall, off Frome Road.

Members of a wartime committee

Smith, W. S., 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/31/67

Members of a wartime committee in South Australia which includes Sir William Sowden, Editor of the 'Register' newspaper and co-founder of the Cheer Up Society seated second from right, and the politician William Harvey, seated fourth from the right.