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Kangaroo Creek dam
Long view of Kangaroo Creek dam shortly after its completion.
Kangaroo Creek dam
View of water in the overflow chute of the Kangaroo Creek dam shortly after its completion.
Photograph album 1
Collection of silver albumen photographs, most loose, contained in a 'post card album'. Believed to have been taken (or collected in some cases) by F.C. Krichauff, who worked as a photographer in South Australia. The majority of the photographs are of buildings in Adelaide, but also include English and European buildings , believed to have been take during an overseas visit in 1882 - neither have been copied. See 'contents' for details of individual photographs.
Group of eight young women in Adelaide
A group of eight young women friends sitting and standing together on the banks of the Torrens River during the annual Henley on Torrens regatta held in Adelaide.
Decorated rowing boat for a regatta
Two women and two men sailing on the Torrens River in a rowing boat decorated as a Dutch windmill for the Henley on Torrens regatta.
Swimming gala at Walkerville, South Australia
Crowds on the banks of the Torrens River attending a swimming competition at Walkerville, South Australia; a man dives into the river from the river bank.
A concrete bridge under construction
The construction of a concrete bridge over the Torrens River in the Torrens George, Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia; sheds and tents used for storage and accommodation for the workmen are in the background.
Spectators at a swimming race in Adelaide
A large crowd of spectators waiting at the Torrens Weir for the start of a swim along the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia.
Miscellaneous letters
Letters addressed to Ridley but relating to other persons.
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's home at the Grange. The Grange was built in 1840-41 on Sturt's family property which covered 390 acres in the reed beds of the Port River Creek and the Torrens River. It was one of the earliest homes built in the district. It was built of brick in two distinct sections which were constructed a year apart. The white rendered section was the nursery wing. The property had an extensive garden with grapes,an orchard of pear, plum and apple trees. Captain Sturt was a keen gardener and was President of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia. The photograph shows the single storey house flanked by large palm trees behind a picket fence and was taken in 1928
Captain Sturt's House, Grange
Captain Sturt's home at the Grange.The Grange was built in 1840-41 on Sturt's family property which covered 390 acres in the reed beds of the Port River Creek and the Torrens River. It was one of the earliest homes built in the district. It was built of brick in two distinct sections which were constructed a year apart. The white rendered section was the nursery wing. The property had an extensive garden with grapes,an orchard of pear, plum and apple trees. Captain Sturt was a keen gardener and was President of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia. The photograph shows the single storey house flanked by large palm trees.
Gumeracha Bridge
[General description] Looking up from the river bank towards the Gumeracha Bridge (See B 9147 for info and a different view). The rocky Torrens River is in the foreground; wooded hillside in the background.
Aerial View, Henley Beach
Aerial view of Henley Beach showing the jetty and open air swimming baths. The green area above and to the east of the developed area is the Reedbeds. Before the Breakout Creek was built, the Torrens River overflowed into the area pictured where the waters drained out via the Grange Creek (again, pictured) and into the Port River.
The women's swim through Adelaide event
A swimmer in the women's swim through Adelaide event photographed in the Torrens River talking to men, possibly time-keepers standing on a landing stage, she could be the winner checking in at the finish, a large crowd watch from the river bank.
Swimming competition at Gilberton, South Australia
Crowds watching the Patriotic Carnival at Gilberton Amateur Swimming Club on the 11th of March, 1916, held in the Torrens River at Gilberton, South Australia.
Buxton scrapbook
Scrapbook album relating to the activities of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (Governor of SA from 1895-1898) and his family. It contains 98 original photos, as well as newspaper cuttings, watercolour paintings and letters. Possibly compiled by Lady Buxton. The majority are identified or annotated in the compiler's hand, sometimes using terminology that is today considered inappropriate.
Photos of Flexmore Hudson
Photographs of Flexmore Hudson.
![Bird's-eye view of Adelaide and its environs [cartographic material]](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/7e/d5/084b-72e5-56e5-9578-2388b15f6c65.jpg)
Bird's-eye view of Adelaide and its environs [cartographic material]
Panorama of Adelaide and suburban townships covering the area from Torrens Island to Somerton and from Mt. Lofty to Semaphore. Details include roads, rail and tram lines, rivers and creeks, jetties and baths. Sailing ships and steamers can be seen in the Port River and at sea. Shows development at Port Adelaide and Glenelg, then vegetation between Southwark and Thebarton and the coastline.
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Port Adelaide wharves and water frontages [cartographic material]
Maps of Port Adelaide. Enlargement A, and enlargement B, show Port River sectioned into Port Reach, Gawler Reach and Hindmarsh Reach. Plan C. shows coastline from Pt. Malcolm to St. Kilda, Light's Passage, Lipson Reach, Torrens Island and Garden Island. Gives section numbers and lot numbers for Port Adelaide, Birkenhead, Sandwell, Semaphore and Largs; names of companies occupying river frontage areas; also shows railways, reserves, schools. "The dark green line marks the Boundary of Properties which the President of the Marine Board recommends should be purchased."
Darley Road, Campbelltown
Horses crossing Darley Road ford.
Construction, Henley Beach
Horses and tractors being used for constructing road along the waterfront.
Construction, Henley Beach
Horses and tractors used in road construction works on sandy fore-shore.
Flooding, Henley Beach
Sea-outlet for the Torrens River at time of flood.
Railway siding, Hookina
Railway siding on the north line. River Gums of Hookina Creek in the background. The spot where Wonaka and Hookina Creeks join to flow into Lake Torrens in flood time.
Bridge, Lockleys
[General description] Looking across the new bridge and along the road. In the foreground it takes three men to sink a post, one to hold it, one to wield the crowbar and another to watch. [On back of photograph] 'New concrete bridge over the Torrens, connecting River Road, St. James Park & Rowell's Road, Lockleys / Bulit by the Highways and Local Government Department to provide a direct route between Lockleys and Woodville districts / Reproduced in News, June 15, 1937'.
St. John's Church, Mount Pleasant
St. John's Church of England, Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant was laid out in 1850 by Henry Glover on the east bank of the Torrens River.
St. John's Church, Mount Pleasant
St. John's Church of England interior at Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant was laid out in 1850 by Henry Glover on the east bank of the Torrens River.
St. John's Parsonage, Mount Pleasant
St. John's Church of England Parsonage at Mount Pleasant. The house is a stone single storey building with a slate roof. Three men can be seen standing in front of the parsonage. Mount Pleasant was laid out in 1850 by Henry Glover on the east bank of the Torrens River.
Birthday Homestead
Birthday Homestead, on Oakden Hills Station. The girl in the photograph is Barbara Potts (nee Kidman) (b.10 April 1927), and the boy is Peter Kidman (b.16 April 1928), children of Thomas Kidman and wife Letitia (nee Conway).
Humbug Scrub
Pen & ink sketch of the Torrens River at Humbug Scrub.