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Army cricket team

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/101

Members of the Army Artillery cricket team at Mitcham.

Cheer Up Hut, Adelaide

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/102

Crowds waiting outside the Cheer Up Hut erected for the use of soldiers in Adelaide during the first World War, 1914-1918.

Horsewoman at Jubilee Oval, Adelaide

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/103

A young horsewoman and her mount at Jubilee Oval, Adelaide.

First World War soldier

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/104

A young First World War soldier, identity not known.

Employees of the Produce Department, South Australia

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/105

Men and boy employees of the Produce Department outside premises in Port Adelaide.

Presentation ceremony at Unley

1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/106

A presentation ceremony led by Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, with an audience of invited guests. Galway is standing behind the table (wearing his dark British uniform); Thomas Hyland Smeaton is standing to his left; with the Governor's Aide-de-camp, Major B.S. Connor, seated on the far right of the photo.The occasion was the presentation of 'the Christmas gift of Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary to the men of the 74th Infantry who were actually on military duty on December 25, 1914, as a momento for services rendered to His Majesty the King. The gift consisted of an ornate gilt box, in which was a neat cartridge-case pencil and the message, "With best wishes for a victorious new year, from the Princess Mary and friends at home" ' (piles of the boxes can be seen on the table). Other photos from this event were published in 'The Critic', Wednesday 12 January 1916, page 4; an article about it appeared in 'The Journal', Saturday 18 March 1916, page 2.

Army officers and men

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/107

Group portrait of army officers and men, thought to be the 17th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion, at Mitcham Camp, mid World War I.

The SS Argyllshire under steam at Outer Harbor

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/108

The SS Argyllshire under steam at Outer Harbor.

A mother and father with their two young children photographed in a garden

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/109

A mother and father with their two young children photographed in a garden; identity not known.

Sir Richard Butler addressing a crowd in Adelaide

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/111

Sir Richard Butler, politician, addressing a large crowd from a dais set up outside the entrance to Government House.

Supporters of the Cheer Up Hut in Adelaide

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/113

A group of nurses and men, some quite elderly, outside the Cheer Up Hut, Adelaide.

Vice-regal visit to Mitcham army camp

1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/114

The Governor-General of Australia, Lord Munro Ferguson, and the Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Galway, with army officers during a visit to the army camp at Mitcham. Herbert Russell is seated on the left; the Governor General, Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson is 3rd from left, with Sir HenryGalway to his left. Lieut. Harper (adjutant) is standing on right end of row. A photo taken at the same time appeared in 'The Critic, Wednesday 15 September 1915, page 17; a full page pictorial spread, including one of the these officers and others with a list of names, appeared in 'The Chronicle', 18 September 1915, page 28-29.

A military tattoo event

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/115

Soldiers wearing camouflage of sacking standing to attention at a military tattoo held near Adelaide.

Army officers and men

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/116

Officers and men of the Australian army; name of unit unknown. 3rd from RHS front is Lieut William Percival Allan LAPTHORNE, Senior Instructor at Mitcham Camp, who joined the AIF very late in 1918.

Returned soldiers' cottage display building

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/117

Returned soldiers' cottage constructed for the Australian Town Planning and Housing Conference and Exhibition held in Adelaide 17-24 October 1917. The cottage was erected on the Jubilee Oval. South Australian architects submitted entries in a design competition for the cottage. It was won by Albert S. Conrad and Frank H. Conrad. Further information is available in the Official Volume of Proceedings of the conference. See also a photograph in The Critic 24 Oct 1917, p13. Sign on gable reads 'Eureka terracotta roofing tiles'.

Participants in a town planning conference held at the Exhibition Building on North Terrace, Adelaide

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/118

Participants in a town planning conference held at the Exhibition Building on North Terrace, Adelaide, which can be seen in the background. A Queensland delegate, Henry Mobsby is 4th from the left in the second front row.

Group of soldiers

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/122

Formal group of uniformed soldiers; identity of unit is not known.

Army artillery exercises

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/123

Army artillery exercises in progress at Mitcham camp.

An army stretcher-bearer party

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/124

An army stretcher-bearer party exercise at Mitcham camp.

Australia Day procession at Hindmarsh

1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/125

Australia Day crowds at Hindmarsh watching a procession of floats go by.

Reinforcement to the 10th Battalion

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/127

Men of the 17th reinforcement to the 10th Battalion, Captain Sexton commanding officer.

Three army officers

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/128

Three Mounted Infantry army officers. A researcher has suggested that the officers include: Lieutenant Arthur Francis Lindsay Harper, adjutant of the Mitcham Camp (centre), and Lieutenant Colonel Walter Dollman, Commandant of Mitcham Camp (right).

Camel cart

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/130

A farm worker and his camel cart in Western Australia.

Sir William Sowden delivering a speech

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/131

A group of women, including Lady Galway, wife of Sir Henry, Governor of South Australia, listening to Sir William Sowden, who is delivering an address; at this time Sir William was editor of the Register, President of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia and co-founder of the Cheer Up Society.