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Demolition of Prospect House, North Adelaide

Andre, Roger, 1966, Photograph, B 57179

Demolition of Prospect House, Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide.

Prospect Chalet at Angorichina Hostel

Tubercular Soldiers' Aid Society, 1931, Photograph, SRG 488/18/91

Prospect Chalet, family accommodation at Angorichina Hostel.

Prospect Chalet at Angorichina Hostel

Tubercular Soldiers' Aid Society, 1931, Photograph, SRG 488/18/90

Prospect Chalet, family accommodation, at Angorichina Hostel.

Prospect Chalet at Angorichina Hostel

Tubercular Soldiers' Aid Society, 1931, Photograph, SRG 488/18/92

Three men installing a rain water tank at Prospect Chalet, Angorichina Hostel.

Gold diggers

Ball, Adam Gustavus, 1871, Photograph, B 19714/21

Gold diggers, prospecting. Photograph from a painting.

Hindmarsh Community Library

c. 1970, Photograph, B 68866

Building housing the Hindmarsh Community Library.

Woman and small girl with dog next to partially dismantled Super Electra aircraft

1945, Photograph, B 57200/175

Woman and small girl holding dog standing next to the partially dismantled L14 F62 Super Electra VH-CXJ. Built in 1938 and sold to KNILM who operated the aircraft in Netherlands East Indies, it Suffered straffing damage prior to escaping Batavia ahead of the Japanese advance in WWII. Acquired by USAAF and operated by Allied Directorate of Air Transport (ADAT). Crashed at Rockhampton 8 October 1942, following overhaul delivered to Guinea Airways, Parafield who completed a major reconstruction of the aircraft. March / April 1944 flew between Parafield and Katherine before being replaced. Aircraft sold by War Disposal Commission to Harold Mortimer and Arthur Bergen for £25. On 22 February 1947 it was moved to the backyard of Mortimer's house in Guilford Avenue, Prospect (see The Advertiser, 27 February 1947, pg. 3) where it was used as a garden shed before being sold as scrap in 1975. Some parts went to the Warbirds Air Museum, Mildura. (Source, The Lockheed File website by Ron Cuskelly and Geoff Goodall, 2005).

Little girl standing on wing of Super Electra aircraft

1945, Photograph, B 57200/176

Little girl standing on wing of partially dismantled L14 F62 Super Electra VH-CXJ. Previously PK-AFP and built in 1938, the aircraft was sold to KNILM who operated it in Netherlands East Indies where it Suffered straffing damage prior to escaping Batavia ahead of the Japanese advance in WWII. Acquired by USAAF and operated by Allied Directorate of Air Transport (ADAT). Crashed at Rockhampton 8 October 1942, following overhaul delivered to Guinea Airways, Parafield who completed a major reconstruction of the aircraft. March / April 1944 flew between Parafield and Katherine before being replaced. Aircraft sold by War Disposal Commission to Harold Mortimer and Arthur Bergen for £25. On 22 February 1947 it was moved to the backyard of Mortimer's house in Guilford Avenue, Prospect (see The Advertiser, 27 February 1947, pg. 3) where it was used as a garden shed before being sold as scrap in 1975. Some parts went to the Warbirds Air Museum, Mildura. (Source, The Lockheed File website by Ron Cuskelly and Geoff Goodall, 2005).

Woman and small girl standing beneath cockpit of Super Electra aircraft

1945, Photograph, B 57200/177

Woman and small girl standing beneath cockpit of L14 F62 Super Electra VH-CXJ. Built in 1938 and sold to KNILM who operated the aircraft in Netherlands East Indies it Suffered straffing damage prior to escaping Batavia ahead of the Japanese advance in WWII. Acquired by USAAF and operated by Allied Directorate of Air Transport (ADAT). Crashed at Rockhampton 8 October 1942, following overhaul delivered to Guinea Airways, Parafield who completed a major reconstruction of the aircraft. March / April 1944 flew between Parafield and Katherine before being replaced. Aircraft sold by War Disposal Commission to Harold Mortimer and Arthur Bergen for £25. On 22 February 1947 it was moved to the backyard of Mortimer's house in Guilford Avenue, Prospect (see The Advertiser, 27 February 1947, pg. 3) where it was used as a garden shed before being sold as scrap in 1975. Some parts went to the Warbirds Air Museum, Mildura. (Source, The Lockheed File website by Ron Cuskelly and Geoff Goodall, 2005).

'City of Prospect' float

1951, Photograph, B 69095

City of Prospect float at the Torrens Parade Ground after the Commonwealth Jubilee Day procession.

Street art on the corner of Prospect Place

Laube, Anthony, 2006, Photograph, B 70209

Street art on the side of a building on the corner of Prospect Place and Waymouth Street in the north-west section of the city.

Prospect Group

Australian Red Cross Society. South Australian Division, 1939, Photograph, SRG 770/40/317

Prospect Group 1939-1940.

Officials waiting at the finish of a race

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/41/104

A group of judges and officials waiting at the finishing point of a bicycle race at Prospect, South Australia.

A champion pomeranian dog called 'Tootles'

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/22/181

A champion pomeranian dog called 'Tootles' owned by Mr.Ault of Prospect, South Australia.

First World War roll of honour

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/42/210

A wooden wall plaque designed as a roll of honour for men from the district of Prospect who enlisted for service in the Great War, 1914-1919.

A model airplane

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/49

Three boys with a model of a monoplane on display in the streets of Prospect on Australia Day.

A marble memorial stone for Frank Rees George, leader of the Northern Territory Exploring and Prospecting Expedition

1906, Photograph, PRG 280/1/5/434

A marble memorial stone for Frank Rees George, leader of the Northern Territory Exploring and Prospecting Expedition who died at Alice Springs in April 1906 aged thirty two years.

Golden wedding family group

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/38/219

Golden wedding celebration family group thought to be for Mr.and Mrs Davey of Prospect, South Australia.

Prospect Branch of the Old Age & Invalid Pensioners' Association

Walker & Atkins, 1940, Photograph, B 72663

A group photograph taken by Walker & Atkins of Adelaide, of the members of the Prospect Branch of the Old Age & Invalid Pensioners' Association. All individuals in the photo are identified (with the exception of the small boy with his grandmother), with the names of those over 80 years of age shown in red. Back row (from left): Messrs P. Millington, D.J. Gregory, J.W. Whitley, G. Rose, A.H. Jenkins (Rec. Secretary), J.D. Box, Wm Dixon, Hugh Wallace, Wm J. Morris, Jos. Fitzgerald, Chas Norris. Middle row (from left): Ellen Jeffries, M. Thomas, M. Dunn, G. Baines, E. Fischer, P. Gibbons, M. Berry, E. Cornford, S. Ladhams, M. Nankivill, A. McCulloch, R. Lobbins. Front row (from left): R. Ladhams (in wheelchair), R.H. Mann, M. Plunkett, E. Standen, Mrs E. Harrod (Vice President), C. Carson (President), J.L. Barnes (Vice President), A.G. Thomas (Hon. Secretary), E.M.J. Smith, P.K. Morris, E. Ross, B. Colbert (84 years), Wm Hall. Inset: Mrs E. Cole.

Northpark Shopping Centre

Messenger Press, 1998, Photograph, B 74000/11

Entrance to the Northpark Shopping Centre which was 'losing business due to the closure of Edgeworth Street'. 10 December 1998.