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Residents of Mount Gambier: Abraham Wallace
Studio portrait of Abraham Wallace who arrived in Mount Gambier district about 1851. Afterwards took up Sturt's Meadows station near the Barrier and Elsey Station, Northern Territory. Husband of the author of 'Twelves years in Australia'.
Single bowls championship
Two men participating in the Single Bowls Championship of SA played at Sturt Rink.
Night time bicycle race
Two cyclists on a sealed track at night. Ken Davies is the rider on the left in the white helmet, while the other rider is Ron Bobridge. 'Ken believes the photo was taken at the Goodwood track. Ken belonged to the Sturt club, he's not sure which club Ron belonged to. The Olympic jersey Ken is wearing belonged to Bert Schahinger (an uncle) who gave it to him after he retired from cycling.
Premiership football match
Part of the action from the premiership football match (S.A. League) between Sturt (dark shorts) and South Adelaide.
Crowd at football match
Part of the crowd at Adelaide Oval for the premiership football match (S.A. League) between Sturt and South Adelaide.
South Australian Celebrities : J.G. Jenkins
J.G. Jenkins Esq., M.P. Senior member for Sturt.
Keswick Hospital : The Diggers Hospital
'The Diggers Hospital' 1920. No. 7 Australian General Hospital, 4th Military District, Keswick. The tram line to Keswick was opened on 18 September 1918, extending from the corner of Sturt Street and West Terrace (city) via Goodwood Road, Park Terrace (now Greenhill Road) and then down the Bay Road (later Anzac Highway). It enabled returned soldiers to get to the Hospital from the railway station and elsewhere.
South Australian views : From Mount Lofty Station
View from Mount Lofty Station. Adelaide and Melbourne Railway. A researcher has provided the following information: The view is of the Petersen house known as 'Stordarlyn'. The house was built before the railway line was constructed. The train would have been coming from Mount Lofty Station and this photograph was taken looking down the train line towards Number 8 tunnel and the Upper Sturt Railway Station situated just around the curve.
Pioneer houses in South Australia : Oaklands
'Oakland on the Sturt', the Kearne homestead. A sketch by S. Kearne Jnr. 1853.
Broken Hill: Central Park
Central Park. a Rotunda can be seen in the middle of the photograph and two people sitting on a park bench. This is believed to be Sturt Park located in the heart of Broken Hill at the junction of Beryl and Chloride Streets. It now features The Titanic Memorial, in memory of the bandsmen of the Titanic who kept playing in the hope of maintaining calm while the ship went down in 1912. The broken column is not an unrepaired accident but an ancient Greek symbol of being cut down in youth.
Broken Hill: Central Park
Central Park. a Rotunda can be seen in the middle of the photograph. A crowd of people can be seen around the Rotunda. This is believed to be Sturt Park located in the heart of Broken Hill at the junction of Beryl and Chloride Streets. It now features The Titanic Memorial, in memory of the bandsmen of the Titanic who kept playing in the hope of maintaining calm while the ship went down in 1912. The broken column is not an unrepaired accident but an ancient Greek symbol of being cut down in youth.
Holiday photographs : Colonel Light
Colonel Light Sturt in the dark. Two men sitting on rocks, one main pointing to the left.
Holiday photographs : Murray River Bridge, Mildura
The Murray River Bridge, Sturt Highway, Mildura, Victoria. The bridge was replaced by the George Chaffey Bridge, which was officially opened 12 March 1985.
John Henry Barrow
Portrait of John Henry Barrow, member for The Sturt. This is one of 36 portraits of members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1872-1875, in a composite compiled in 1872.
William Townsend
Portrait of William Townsend, member for The Sturt. This is one of 36 portraits of members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1872-1875, in a composite compiled in 1872.
Flood Road on the Birdsville Track
View along Floods Road crossing Sturt's Stony Desert on the Birdsville Track.
Plaque at Innamincka
One of two plaques at Innamincka - 'Captain Charles Sturt discovered Cooper Creek about fifteen miles west of this place on 13 October 1845. In his attempt to reach the centre of Australia his work prompted further exploration resulting in the pastoral occupation of this locality and western Queensland. Erected 1944.'
Thomas Price
Portrait of Thomas Price. Born Brymbo, Wales, married Anne Lloyd 1881, arrived South Australia 1883, Stonemason and foreman in charge of Islington Railway Workshops construction, Chairman United Labor Party 1900, MHA for Sturt, 1893 to 1902, and Torrens 1902 to 1909. Premier from 1905 to 1909.
Geological formations in South Australia
Photographs of various geological formations throughout South Australia including Hallett Cove, 'Reynella Beach', Sturt River, Onkaparinga River, Baroota, Blackwood, Myponga, Mount Breckan, Inman Valley, Cape Jervis, Mount Burr and Mount Gambier. Many of the photographs also appear in two albums entitled 'One Hundred Photographs Illustrating the Cambrian and Permo-Carboniferous Glacial Rocks of South Australia Collated and Mounted by Mr. J. Greenlees and Presented by him to the Royal Society of South Australia, September 1923'.(SRG 10/37)The minutes of the Society for September read 'A letter from the donor accompanied the album and also one from Professor Howchin through whom the presentation was made'.(SRG 10/1).
Cambrian till
Cambrian till on the River Sturt with two boys and a dog in the foreground showing scale of formation.
Cambrian till
Cambrian till rock formation, River Sturt.
Cambrian till
Detail of a light coloured rock embedded in rock formation, Cambrian Till, River Sturt.
Cambrian Till, River Sturt
Stereoscopic-style photograph with three tiny figures giving scale to photograph.
Commonwealth Jubilee celebrations at Goolwa
The 1951 Commonwealth Jubilee re-enactment of Sturt's landing in Goolwa, with men in period costume bringing an open boat into shore.
Football match, Adelaide Oval
Aerial view of the biggest crowd seen at a football match at the Adelaide Oval up until that time; the match is probably between Port Adelaide and Sturt.
Moore family album
Selection of images from the Moore family album, comprising photos of and near Mount Barker, but also views along the Murray River.
John and Margaret McGrath
Wedding photograph of John McGrath and Margaret Conway, Irish immigrants who married in St Xavier's Cathedral, Adelaide on 9 August 1897. The hand-tinted photograph is a curiosity in that the faces of John and Margaret have been superimposed on the bodies of another couple - apparently done because they could not afford the wedding clothes. They lived in Saltram Place off Sturt Street.
Left to right. Deanna Jones (Sturt), Iris Anderson (nee Provis) (Edwardstown), Tanya Dewhurst (Co-ordinator), Trish Basley (Seacliff), busily knitting away for "Knit-in 88". 1988.
'Oaklands' - residence of John Crozier
View of the front of the Hon. John Crozier's home 'Oaklands' at Sturt [now Marion] with the path leading to the front door and garden on either side.
'Oaklands' - residence of John Crozier
Distant, side view of the Hon. John Crozier's home 'Oaklands' at Sturt [now Marion] with bushes in the foreground.