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Army cadets

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/362

Group of newly trained soldiers of the South Australian 19th Field Ambulance (Australian Medical Corps) in front of a Red Cross tent at Army camp, probably pre-war. Officers Charles Moodie and Colonel Arthur Edmond Shepherd are seated in the middle row, 5th and 6th from the left. The man to his right also appears in PRG 280/1/18/171.

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, in a formal group with members of the Onkaparinga Racing Club

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/422

Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, in a formal group with members of the Onkaparinga Racing Club, sitting next to him; front row, far left, is Alfred Von Doussa, Secretary of the Club from 1875-1924 and founder of the Oakbank Easter Races.

Sir Robert Baden Powell

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/8/425

Sir Robert Baden Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, sitting centre of the front row of a group including seven adult scouts outside Government House, Adelaide; he is wearing civilian clothes and a bowler hat.

Boy Scouts Association Committee

Smith, W. S., 1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/13

Members of the South Australian Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts Association with Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia, in the grounds of Government House, Adelaide. Front row, l-r: Woods; Sowden; Sir Henry Galway; Deen; Searcy.

Soldiers of the 13th Reinforcements, 9th Light Horse

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/19

Soldiers of the 13th Reinforcements, 9th Light Horse, at the Mitcham Camp. The man 4th from left, front row, is Alexander Joseph Watt.

Soldiers of the 48th Battalion

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/64

Soldiers of the 48th Battalion, Lieutenant Jones, officer commanding.

Army officers and men

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/65

Army officers and men photographed with four women guests in Adelaide during World War I. A researcher believes that the photograph is of the 16th Reinforcements 3rd Australian Light Horse. Walter Frederick Frick, Trooper 2313, is 5th in 5th row in from left.

Men of the 2nd reinforcement, 5th Pioneer Battalion

1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/76

Officers and men of the 2nd reinforcement for the 5th Pioneer Battalion (5th Pioneers); Lieutenant McKay was the commanding officer. Of the four officers pictured at the centre of the front row, two should be George Collier Blunt and Lionel Thomas Carew Jackson (probably the two in the centre; the others are likely to be camp instructors. Jackson was 6 feet, 6 inches tall so likely to be the one on the left hand side. [Duplicate of PRG 280/1/9/135.]

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.

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.

Men of the 2nd reinforcement, 5th Pioneer Battalion

1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/135

Officers and men of the 2nd reinforcement for the 5th Pioneer Battalion (5th Pioneers); Lieutenant McKay was the commanding officer. Of the four officers pictured at the centre of the front row, two should be George Collier Blunt and Lionel Thomas Carew Jackson (probably the two in the centre; the others are likely to be camp instructors. Jackson was 6 feet, 6 inches tall so likely to be the one on the left hand side. [Duplicate of PRG 280/1/9/76.]

Army recruiting sergeants

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/178

Eight army recruiting sergeants, all have returned from service overseas; George Luckett sits centre front row.

Observation School committee

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/181

Members of an Observation School Committee; Angas Parsons sitting front row, second from left.

Soldiers of the 4th Military District

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/189

Officers and men of the 4th Military District, Reserved Guard; Captain Britain officer commanding. A researcher suggests that the location is the Mitcham Camp; and that the man seated 4th from left in the front row is Captain H.P.H. Brittain.

Army recruits, World War, 1914-1918

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/191

South Australian volunteer recruits for service in the army during World War I. According to a researcher, the portly man with the 74 on his cap is J.M. Malpas - he was on Jubilee/Exhibition Camp staff around early 1915 and was later in AIF overseas. Therefore it is the camp with new recruits early in the war.

A party of visitors, including A. Searcy, taken by rowing boat to Harveys Return on Cape Borda

1907, Photograph, PRG 280/1/5/105

A party of visitors, including A. Searcy,with a beached longboat at Harveys Return on Cape Borda; shortly after this photograph was taken the boat was damaged by rocks and A. Searcy fell off a rock and sprained his leg.

Oarsman on the Port Adelaide River

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/7/1

An oarsman with his craft on the Port Adelaide River.

Skiff on Port Adelaide river

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/7/5

A single oarsman in a skiff on Port Adelaide river during races.

Spectators of Port River races

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/7/8

Spectators, including naval officers, watching Port River rowing races from a ship's deck.

Close view of an oarsman in a skiff on Port Adelaide River during races

1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/7/12

Close view of an oarsman in a skiff on Port Adelaide River during races.

Part of the Murray River

c. 1907, Photograph, PRG 280/1/4/308

Part of the Murray River showing the waters flowing through high banks, a small rowing boat with three passengers is in the foreground.

A railed track approach to buildings

c. 1905, Photograph, PRG 280/1/2/177

A railed track approach to the buildings lined with recently planted rows of trees, including palm trees. According to a researcher, this is the old exhibition railway line running through the Torrens Parade ground. On the right are the tiers of lawn leading up to Government House. The photo is taken from King William Street with the parade ground on the left with the buildings on the eastern side and the Adelaide hills in the back ground. [Duplicate of PRG 280/1/2/358].

A formal garden group

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/3/4

A formal garden group during a visit to South Australia by the Governor-General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson; front row, l-r: Lady Helen Munro Ferguson; Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia; Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson; Lady Galway.

Distant view of North Parade

1865, Photograph, PRG 280/1/3/246

Distant view of North Parade; shops include Sawtell's on the left; a druggist Charles Downer next to Mildred Street; Ford's Hotel and the single storey shop in the middle of the row is where George Scarfe of Harris Scarfe began his career. The "Mud Punchers" landing mud and the "Box Carts" carrying it away can just be seen.

Port Augusta (watercolour)

Wood, Thomas, 1909, Artwork, PRG 1344/10

View at Port Augusta with a rowing dinghy in the foreground and a larger vessel tied up at the wharf in the background. Painted 3 May 1909.

Photographs of architecture and places 1836-1925

Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Adelaide, S.A.), 1836, Photograph, SRG 94/A2/142/1-20

Photographs of architecture and places in Adelaide between 1836 and 1925. See contents note for more details.

Distant view of the landing place, and iron stores at Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Light, William, c. 1841, Artwork, PRG 50/37/4

Colour lithograph depicting a distant view of Mount Lofty, the landing place, and the iron stores at Port Adelaide, South Australia. The Sir Charles Mc Carthy (ship) which was a store ship of the South Australian Company, features on the left. Two arched tents can be seen on the water line to the right of the composition. There are manned row boats and sail boats on the water. The artwork reflects the landscape and vegetation at the time.

The New Port - Adelaide, South Australia.

Hitchen, J. C., c. 1840, Artwork, PRG 50/37/6

Colour lithograph of a port scene depicting Port Adelaide in 1840, and including the Caleb Angas (ship), (second ship from left) coming into dock, and the docking platforms, jetty and a whinch for loading ships. The artwork includes other ships and smaller row boats transporting passengers to and from the ships. There are various buildings to the centre and left side of the composition, indicating housing and general building around the Port area was well underway by this stage. The artwork also reflects the landscape, Adelaide hills and surrounding vegetation at the time.

Aboriginal children listening to the wireless

Mountford, Charles P., 1940, Photograph, PRG 1218/34/1254

Aboriginal children of Ernabella, sitting in a row and listening to the wireless at night.

Photographs of Presbyterian buildings, activities and people.

Presbyterian Church of Australia. South Australian Assembly, c. 1865, Photograph, SRG 123/348/1-50

Collection of photographs of Presbyterian Church buildings activities and people.

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