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Group of [women] Old Colonists : Martha Darke

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/25P

Probably Martha Darke, 1828-1910; nee Morris, married James Darke. Arrived in South Australia in July 1848 on board the ship the "Westminster". Resided in North Adelaide, Prospect.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ann Jenkins

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/19C

Ann Jenkins, c. 1833-1914; nee Fry, married William Jenkins. Arrived in South Australia in September 1838 on board the ship the "Winchester". Resided in Nailsworth, Prospect.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Martha Hart

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/20E

Martha Hart, c. 1827-1912; nee Fry, married Richard James Hart. Arrived in South Australia in September 1838 on board the ship the "Winchester". Resided in Nailsworth, Prospect.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ann Hoskins

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/20I

Ann Hoskins, c. 1815-1886; nee Foot, married Andrew Hoskins, then William Roberts. Arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Rajasthan". Resided in Nailsworth, Prospect.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Esther Elizabeth Edwards

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/24N

Esther Elizabeth Edwards, 1813-1875; nee Le Gallez, married George Edwards. Arrived in South Australia in August 1839 on board the ship the "Moffatt". Resided in Bowden, Prospect.

Souvenir card of the Camel Corps

Chibnall, Gerald Middleton, 1918, Ephemera, D 8163(Misc)

Printed souvenir card tied with a ribbon, from the Camel Corps. The front of the card bears the inscription 'Greetings from the Camel Corps' and a flag apparently representing the four separate allied forces that made up the Corps - 3rd Battalion, 1st ANZAC 8th, 3rd ANZAC 8th and 4th ANZAC 8th. Inside is a photograph of four servicemen, each on a camel and representing four nationalities (Australian, English, New Zealanders and Indian); there is a poem and the handwritten inscription 'With kindest regards / from / G.M. Chibnall / Palestine / 20/1/18'. The card was sent to Chibnall's cousin Wanda Tippett (nee Welch).

Album presented to the Revd A.G. Rawstorne

Sweet, Samuel White, 1886, Photograph, SRG 94/2/14

Volume 2 of two large photographic albums presented 'to the Reverend A. G. Rawstorne, M.A. / in memory of his three years of busy work / and bright useful life / in / South Australia / with much affection and gratitude / from / the Bishop and Mrs Kennion. / Bishop's Court / N. Adelaide / Jan. 11th 1886. / My pulses therefore beat again / for other friends that once I met / nor can it suit me to forget / the mighty hopes that makes us men. / Tennyson. In mem. cant.85'. The album contains 111 Sweet photographs, each with a brief caption. [Individual photos from the album can also be viewed by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on SRG 94/2/13. The second volume can be found at SRG 94/2/14.]

Old colonists 1836-1840 : George Edwards

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/10ZA

George Edwards arrived in South Australia in December 1839 on board the ship the "Moffatt". Cordwainer, Bowden, Prospect Village.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : James Chittleborough, Jnr

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/12A

James Chittleborough, Jnr arrived in South Australia in December 1836 on board the ship the "Buffalo". Farmer, publican, storekeeper, bookkeeper, brewery traveller, land agent; Hurtle Vale, Kent Town, Wallaroo, Adelaide, Prospect, Hindmarsh.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Henry Johnson

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/4E

Henry Johnson arrived in South Australia in June 1840 on board the ship the "Orleana". Farmer; Brighton, Willunga, Clarendon, Meadows, 'Prospect Farm', Wintanerta.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Thomas Freebairn Monteith

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/8L

Thomas Freebairn Monteith arrived in South Australia in June 1839 on board the ship the "Lady Bute". Pastoralist, broker, mayor; River Light, Prospect, Glenelg, North Adelaide.

Items and papers commemorating the 1986 Jubilee re-enactment of the first England-Australia flight

Furlong, John S. B., 1986, Mixed material, PRG 1701/4/1-6

Items and papers relating to the 1986 re-enactment of the first England to Australia flight by Ross and Keith Smith, with mechanics James Bennett and Walter Shiers, comprising: placemat with illustrations; wine glasses with decorative etching; Re-enactment Flight program; newsletter clipping; and correspondence. The re-enactment of the landing of Sir Ross Smith and Sir Keith Smith was organised by John Furlong on behalf of the Enfield Lions Club, and was held on Sunday 23 March 1986 at Northfield, Fosters Road. The event featured illustrated talks, a film of the building of a Vickers Vimy Bomber in 1969 for the 50th anniversary of the flight, mail drops from a Tiger Moth aircraft, memoriabilia displays, speeches and prizes, music and amusement rides, and the arrival of the replica Vickers Vimy, and was attended by Premier John Bannon and his wife. The Re-enactment Flight was part of Jubilee 150, the 150th anniversary of European settlement in South Australia, celebrated in 1986. See below for details.

Bedford brochure for dealers: 'Let's talk turkey about selling trucks'

GM Holden Ltd, 1952, Manuscript, BRG 213/62/17/5

Brochure directed at Bedford dealers with information on selling Bedford trucks,including new sales records, prospects and trade-ins. The bodies for the English Bedford were manufactured in Australia by General Motors-Holden's Limited.

Postcards from the First World War

Cole (Family), 1915, Manuscript, PRG 1710/3

Postcards from the First World War, sent to: Maynard Cole, William Elsdon Cole, Reginald William Cole, Maynard Cole's sisters Claudia and Millicent, and miscellaneous postcards. Sent from friends and family members on active service during the war including: Private Colin Lawson Andrews, Private Horace William George, Private Harrold Leslie Cole, Private Cyril Richard Cole, and Private Maynard Johnson Cole. See below for details.

Photographs of the Adelaide Glee Club and Adelaide Male Voice Choir

Adelaide Male Voice Choir, c. 1890, Photograph, SRG 194/13

Photographs of the Adelaide Glee Club and Adelaide Male Voice Choir, most of which are of groups at different times. See 'items' for details of individual photos.

Houses in Adelaide

Messenger Press, 1993, Photograph, B 73998

A collection of 16 photographs, together with some photocopied images with captions, stored by Messenger Press in a file labelled 'Houses'. They include a transportable home, Somerset Cottages, and houses at Prospect, Walkerville,Thormgate and Enfield. There are also a number of photocopied images with captions are also included. Selected images have been digitised and can be viewed online by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on B 73998.

Ahern wedding

Grimmett, Vic, 1956, Photograph, PRG 1662/1/68/2

The bride arriving at an Ahern family wedding that was held at Prospect North Methodist Church in September 1956.

Ahern wedding

Grimmett, Vic, 1956, Photograph, PRG 1662/1/68/8

The bride and groom at an Ahern family wedding that was held at Prospect North Methodist Church in September 1956.

Ahern wedding

Grimmett, Vic, 1956, Photograph, PRG 1662/1/68/14

The bride and groom at an Ahern family wedding that was held at Prospect North Methodist Church in September 1956.

Ahern wedding

Grimmett, Vic, 1956, Photograph, PRG 1662/1/68/15

The bride and her mother at an Ahern family wedding that was held at Prospect North Methodist Church in September 1956.

Ahern wedding

Grimmett, Vic, 1956, Photograph, PRG 1662/1/68/20

The bride and groom at their wedding reception prior to cutting the wedding cake.

Ernsmiths, Norwood

1990, Photograph, BRG 388/4/14

Ernsmiths Showroom at 254 The Parade, Norwood, viewed from outside. Ernsmiths moved to this location in 1990 and stayed there until 2005. After this the company moved to Main North Road, Prospect, but closed its doors in 2006.

Unidentified Barton Vale girl

1925, Photograph, B 78054

Girls from the Salvation Army Barton Vale Girls' Home, wearing uniforms comprising broad-brimmed hats, and pinafores over shirts and ties. The girls are lined up in pairs, ready to walk to the Salvation Army meeting in Balfour Street, Prospect, South Australia.

Artists and their studios

Hinds, John, 1990, Photograph, PRG 1673/6/1-31

31 photographic positives of the artists Annette Bezor, 1990 (1-10), Hossein Valamanesh at Forestville, 1990 (11-19), Barbara Zerbini at Prospect, 1987 (20-22), and Margaret Worth, 1990 (23-31), and their studios.

S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 : Walter Davis Kingsmill

c. , Photograph, B 6912/A9

Walter Davis Kingsmill, 1820?-1884, arrived in South Australia in January 1848 on board the ship the "Success". Pastoralist, Prospect Hill, Mount Brown station.

S.A. Northern Pioneers 1850-59 [variation] : James Churchill Smith

Otto Von Hartitzsch & Co., c. , Photograph, B 8502/C2

James Churchill Smith, 1851-1922, arrived in South Australia in c. 1857. Drover, Undoolya station, Northern Territory; stockowner, Dalhousie Springs station, South Australia; accountant, Prospect, South Australia.

Biplane (de Havilland 6 machine) owned by the Willmott Gardner Aviation Company

1921, Photograph, B 78558

Five photographs of the Willmott Gardner Aviation Company's de Havilland (DH-6) biplane in South Australia. See individual photo captions for more information.

Series 048: Aerial views of Adelaide

Smith, D. Darian, 1937, Photograph, BRG 397/2/48

Aerial photographs, primarily of the city of Adelaide. Views include high and low angle views of the central CBD and King William Street; Adelaide Oval during the 1937 Ashes test match between Australia and England. Some views include inner suburbs beyond the parklands.

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