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Sturt Street

State Library of South Australia, 1953, Photograph, B 12695

Sturt Street, south side, 1953, left side of Wonderheat building is 51.5 yards west of King William Street and frontage is 6.5 yards. Wonderheat building street frontage is portion of former row of cottages - see B 2654. Vacant site on left was formerly occupied by remainder of row of cottages. An advertisement for Wonderheat from 1953 states that "Wonderheat gives all the real warmth and cheery atmosphere of a wood fire with none of the disadvantages and is also a home air conditioner"

Sturt Street, Adelaide

State Library of South Australia, 1960, Photograph, B 14297

[General description] This is the factory of Australian Joinery Limited. On the left is Wonder Heat, suppliers of 'air conditioning and fires', on the right a small cottage with iron lace verandah. Cars parked in the street include an FJ Holden. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 560 / Sturt Street, south side / April 29th 1960 / Left side of centre building is 52 yards west of King William Street and frontage is 20 yards'

Gilbert Street near Little Sturt Street

State Library of South Australia, 1930, Photograph, B 5722

Gilbert Street, south side, 3 May 1930, left side of the building is 7 yards east of the west side of Little Sturt Street and 25 yards west of Wilcox Street and frontage is 17.5 yards. This building houses the Burwood Flats which were erected on vacant land in 1928. The two storey red brick building contains many flats and all have bars on the windows.

Sturt Street

State Library of South Australia, 1989, Photograph, B 52974

Acre 560 - 17 Sturt Street before demolition. Frontage of Hellenic House is 20 yards and left side is 43 yards from King William Street. The building is on the same site as those shown in B 2654 and B 14297. In B 28745 the building can be seen just to the left of the centre of the photograph.