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Glenelg
Old Bridge over Patawalonga Creek, Glenelg. Thomas King MP advocated damming the Patawalonga in 1876. King represented Sturt in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1876 to 1882. The dam was constructed in 1885 and the bridge connecting Glenelg North with Glenelg was called the King Street Bridge. The wooden bridge was replaced in 1956 by a concrete bridge which was also later replaced
Flooding, Glenelg
Sturt Creek floodwaters.
Flooding, Glenelg
Sturt Creek floodwaters - corner of Brighton Road and Pier Street.
Flooding, Glenelg
Sturt Creek floodwaters - Globe Hotel, corner of Brighton Road and Pier Street.
Barrage, Goolwa
The Barrage at Goolwa with the "Captain Sturt" in the background.
Wilgena Station, Kingoonya
A view at Wilgena Station showing a profusion of Sturt Pea and a male cricketer wwith friends.
Milang
View of Milang looking toward the jetty ; the Sturt Memorial can just be seen. Landseer built a large store on Main Street and gradually added a flour mill and chimney, all of which became the headquarters of the Landseer business which also had interests in paddle steamers and several barges. This photograph has been taken from adjacent to the chimney and flour mill.
Township of Mt. Barker
Township of Mt. Barker, from the showgrounds. Mount Barker was originally home of the Peramangk Aboriginal people and the actual summit is possibly one of the most sacred Aboriginal sites near Adelaide. Mount Barker was sighted by Captain Charles Sturt in 1830 and surveyed by Duncan McFarlane in 1839 for the possibility of farming wheat and grain.
Foundation Stone Ceremony
The Mayor, Mr. C.L. Spehr laying the foundation stone of the Electric Light power house at Mt. Gambier, on the 6th March, 1924. The location is at the east side of Ferrers Street, between Sturt and Commercial Streets, map 125, section 1103, allotment uncertain. Next door is D.J. Papworth's Wool Skin and Produce Store. Reproduced in the Chronicle, March 22nd, 1924.
Christ Church, Mount Gambier
Christ Church (Anglican), Mount Gambier. The foundation stone was laid by Leonard Gilbert Browne, eldest son of Dr Browne who was with Charles Sturt on his Central Australia expedition. The stone was laid in 1865 February 21. Bishop Short gave an address
Mount Gambier Roller Flour Mill
Mt. Gambier Roller Flour Mill: Under verandah - Tom Lewis, Alf Lewis, Bill Smith, Roger Battye, Jack Wilson (in cart), (sitting) Jim Telfer. The Mount Gambier Roller Four Mill was built in 1885 on the corner of Sturt Street and Bay Road, by Thomas Henry Williams. The mill was expanded in the late 1890s and 1900. Thomas Williams was also on the town council in 1876 and was mayor from 1881 - 1882. He was the first man to own a motor car in Mount Gambier. This was the fourth mill built by Thomas Williams. His second mill, the Commercial Steam Flour Mill, was located on Percy Street, and built in 1867.
Roller Flour Mill, Mount Gambier
T. H. Williams' Mt. Gambier Roller Flour Mill: l-r: Mel Wilson (Clerk), John Dillon (Miller), ?, Tom Lewis (in cart), Charlie Stewart (in cart), Centre at rear ; T.H. Williams. The Mount Gambier Roller Four Mill was built in 1885 on the corner of Sturt Street and Bay Road, by Thomas Henry Williams. The mill was expanded in the late 1890s and 1900. Thomas Williams was also on the town council in 1876 and was mayor from 1881 - 1882. He was the first man to own a motor car in Mount Gambier. This was the fourth mill built by Thomas Williams. His second mill, the Commercial Steam Flour Mill, was located on Percy Street, and built in 1867.
Boarding House, Mount Gambier
Boarding house of E. Croker, Sturt Street, Mt. Gambier : Standing E. Croker, Dockety, Kitty Croker, Ned Flynn, Mrs. E. Croker, Joe Croker. This single storey brick building offers "tea and coffee at all hours" as well as boarding. The Croker family are standing proudly alongside the picket fence on their property
St.Theresa Church
St. Theresa's, the Roman Catholic Church at Mount Gambier, situated on the corner of Crouch and Sturt Streets, built in 1861 and used until 1885. Also used for the Mount Gambier Grammar School. Demolished 1915.
Helen Street, Mount Gambier
Helen Street. Site of Coles and Sturt Theatre in 1980.
Staff of W. Williams and Son
Staff of W. Williams and Son, Sturt Road, Mount Gambier.
Residence at Mount Lofty
A residence in Sturt Valley Road, Stirling, near the Mount Lofty Railway Station. Built close to the station after 1883, when the railway was opened, it has been known as 'Tena Korua', then 'Balcarres' (in the 1940s) and then 'Wensleydale'.
Floodwaters at Murray Bridge
Panoramic view of the River Murray in flood over Jaensch's Swamp, now Sturt Reserve, showing Beauchamp's milk factory; Bennet and Fisher saleyards and office; Standens Flour Mill and the wharf and Harbour Master's Office.
Northern Territory
Automobile repairs just north of Sturt's Plain.
Parakylia Station
David and Harry Winton with Sturt Pea Plant on car at Parakylia Station.
Point McLeay Mission Station
Point McLeay Mission Station now known as Raukkan, in South Australia. Raukkan means meeting place in the Ngarrindjeri language. For thousand of years this place was an important meeting place and location of the Grand Tendi (Parliament) The Ngarrindjeri people fed and cared for Sturt's starving party. In 1860 the Aborigines' Friends' Association was granted 107 hectares to establish a mission. They could never become self sufficient due to the poor quality of the land given. Since 1974 the Raukkan has been administered by the Ngarrindjeri people.
The Grange
The Grange, formerly home of Captain Charles Sturt, looking towards the house from a north-west vantage point, with the Adelaide Hills in the background; painted on site on 2 April 1957 (note on back of painting). Watercolour on paper.
The Grange
The Grange, formerly home of Captain Charles Sturt, looking towards the house from the east side. Signed 'R.M.' at bottom left corner. The artist could be Richard Ernest Minchin? Watercolour on paper.
The Grange
Cottage section of The Grange, formerly home of Captain Charles Sturt, rough sketch just before demolition. A palm tree stands behind the cottage in this view. Artist's illegible signature at bottom right; same person's writing on back of sketch in biro pen. Watercolour on paper.
Homes at Mount Lofty
This home is in Sturt Valley Road, Stirling, near the Mount Lofty Railway Station. It was one of the homes built close to the station after 1883, when the railway was opened. The home is called Wensleydale. [Information provided by Jill Wotton.]
Parkside Hockey Club Team
Members of Parkside Hockey Club Team. Parkside would later join other clubs and become the Sturt Hockey Club.
Unley Road, Unley
Building the Picture Theatre owned by Sturt Pictures on Unley Road.
Unley Road, Unley
Building the Picture Theatre owned by Sturt Pictures on Unley Road opposite the Town Hall.
Maud Street, Unley
Maud Street, Unley.
Dr. John Harris Browne
Portrait of Dr John Harris Browne. Reproduced from Cockburn's "Pastoral Pioneers" vol.1, page 32. J Harris Browne was an explorer in Australia and a pioneer pastoralist. He joined Sturt's expedition to Central Australia as surgeon. He was brother to William James Browne who was also a qualified physician and a successful pastoralist.