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Glenelg
Sailing boats near the Jetty, the beach and foreshore, showing Luna Park in the background. The Big Dipper of Luna Park amusement area is shown in the left background. The amusement park operated from 1930 to 1935 with such attractions as Ferris Wheel, Noah's Ark, River Caves, mini golf, ice cream kiosk, miniature railway and Goofy House. Following a decline in the number of clients the park was moved to Sydney to become the Luna Park Sydney. The Glenelg Aquarium can be seen on the jetty.
The 'Empress' yacht sailing off Largs Bay
The 'Empress' yacht sailing off Largs Bay.
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, spent three week visiting South Australia in 1867. After travelling on to Melbourne and Tasmania he arrived in Sydney, There he was wounded in the back by a revolver fired by an Irishman. After his complete recovery he returned to England. He visited Australia again in 1869 and 1871. Melbourne and Sydney both have hospitals commemorating his escape from death (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital)
Henry Hawson
[General description] Portrait of Henry Hawson in an oval frame. He wears the trimmed sidewhiskers and curls on the forehead fashionable at the time. [On back of photograph] 'Henry Hawson of Port Lincoln / Father of Captain Hawson and Frank Hawson / (See Cockburn's Pastoral Pioneers, vol 2, p. 152) / Copied from a miniature lent by Miss J. I. Smith, Rugby Street, Malvern'.
J. M. Kirby
J. M. Kirby of the Register staff. The Register was originally known as the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register and later the South Australian Register was South Australia's first newspaper. It was first published in London in June 1936 and moved to Adelaide in 1837. John Montague Kirby of Sydney died aged 75 in 1942. In later life he was chief sub-editor of the "Sydney Morning Herald". He began his newspaper career on the Adelaide "Register". In 1888 he joined the staff at the "Herald" and then the Melbourne "Age".
Diesel Engined Motor Bus
[General description] A uniformed man, probably the driver, is standing in front of this double-decker bus which is parked at the MTT depot. It has its back door open, showing its winding staircase. It has probably just been washed after arrival from Sydney. [On back of photograph] 'Diesel engined motor bus / Type of bus installed on the Port Adelaide to Adelaide route / by Municipal tramways Trust / Photo taken in May 1936 / Built in Sydney and brought overland under own power / Top deck is enclosed with glass / Presented by Municipal Tramways Trust'.
Royal Australian Air Force FB40 Mosquito Bomber pilots and navigators
D.H. Mosquito bomber crew and ground staff, thought to be at Edinburgh Field Air base, South Australia. This is a Mosquito FB VI, identified by the gun nose and the flat screen cockpit. According to a researcher, this is the Royal Australin Air Force (WW2), FB40 Mosquito Attack Course # 27, Pilot's and Navigator's Passing Out Parade, 5 Operational Training Unit - Williamtown, NSW 10th July 1945. Left to centre: John Armstrong, Tony Dibbs, Jack Denney, Bill Sadler, Col Cliff, Peter Hempenstall, Jeff Love, Col Digby, Lyle Bell, Bob Lamble, Col Dangerfield. Centre to right: Don Reid, Harry Farmer, Lindsay Collins, Alan Middleton, Brian Baylyl, Lyle Kappler, Bob Deaves, Bill Barnard, Alan Charlton, Ron Whitington, Ivan Charmichael. Another researcher adds that the last Mosquito Squadron was only partially formed before the end of the war. This squadron flew over Sydney on VP day. Some say that a few aircraft flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Flinders Street, Adelaide
Flinders Street, Adelaide, north side. Photograph of a drawing of the Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church, Adelaide, designed by architect James Cumming. Built of Mitcham bluestone, the Church was opened in June, 1872. A set of three bells for the tower arrived in Sydney in 1879 and was exhibited at the Sydney Exhibition where they won a first prize. Strangely, they never reached their destination in Adelaide, and, by 2006, the church still has no bells.
S.S. Lusitania
S.S. Lusitania. The Orient Company Steam Ship Lusitania travelled from London to Sydney and passed Cape Borda on Friday 16 January, 1880. Later that year when she left the Port of London bound for Sydney the Master was Charles AF Powell.
The Steamship "Adelaide"
[General decription] The steamship "Adelaide" at Sydney.The S.S. "Adelaide," registered at Sydney, official No. 89,402, built of iron at Glasgow in 1883, was a vessel of 917 tons register, owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company.
H.M.S. Nelson
H.M.S. Nelson at Sydney. James Elphinstone Erskine was its Commander. HMS Nelson visited South Australia during the 1880s. She was the flagship of the British Naval Force based at Sydney. Before Federation in 1901 five of the six separate colonies maintained their own naval forces for defence. The colonial navies were supported by the ships of the Royal Navy's Australian Station which was established in 1859. In 1901 the Commonwealth Naval Forces was created
Birdseye bus service fleet of vehicles
GENERAL: A. Birdseye and Son's bus service vehicles with members of the family, staff, and friends lined up for a photograph: left to right: Alfred and Selina Birdseye (owners) with a 'Reo six'; Howard Pape (driver) with a 'Reo four'; Sydney Birdseye (son of the owner) with a 'Studebaker'; Gladys Birdseye (daughter of the owner) and Claude Merrill (friend) with a 'Studebaker six'; Charles Wagner (mechanic) with a 'Studebaker six'; Gladys Bignell (friend) and Sylvia Birdseye (wife of Sydney) with a 'Studebaker six".
Cricket sketches - New South Wales
Sydney: 'N.S.W. with its back to Wall'. 'Wall taken 10 for 36 in Sa. v N.S.W. match in Sydney.
First passenger journey Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie : Mileages
Through Mileages. A list of mileages from Freemantle to Perth 12 miles, Perth to Kalgarlie 375 miles, Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta 1052 miles, Port Augusta to Adelaide 259 miles, Adelaide to Melbourne 483 miles, Melbourne to Sydney 582 miles, Sydney to Brisbane 725 miles, Fremantle to Brisbane 3488 miles.
Bagot family photograph album
Photographs of trips to Brinkworth, Brisbane to Sydney. Also photographs of Toowong Island, S.S. Ballarat, T.S.S. Canberra, Warilda (ship), T.S.S. Katoomba, S.S. Commonwealth, R.M.S. Mongolia, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Acton at Woodville, St Georges at Lower Mitcham, Nurney House Adelaide, S.S. Zealandia, Clare, Country Victoria New South Wales and Queensland, Mt Lofty, Outer Harbor, S.S. Marloo, Review of 2nd Contingent, 9th Light Horse Lines, S.S. Yankilla, S.S. Lord Croma, R.M.S. Niagara, antique and classic cars. To see individual photographs do a NUMBER search on B 28518/1-249.
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Aboriginal people at Angipina [Angepena] Station
View of a number of Aboriginal men, women and children, together with two non-Aboriginal men, on Angipena Station. The 'old man' is identified as 'Sydney', with 'Kitty' on the 'outside' (far right?). The older of the two non-Aboriginal men is possibly Henry James McConville. There is a wicker pram and a dog in the foreground. The full caption on the back reads 'Taken at Angipina / Sydney (old man) / Kitty on the outside(?) - one time / your nurse / Note pram in foreground / they are up to date'.
Photographs of the Steicke family
A collection of photographs of Steicke family members (1-34), together with some from friends and extended family (35 onwards ). Most were collected for actual/possible inclusion in the book 'Steickes in Australia since 1838 / [compiled by M.L. Steicke]. See 'items' for details of of individual photographs.
Photograph album of the Parker and Davidson Families
The album shows aspects of station life at various sheep properties in the far north east of South Australia and the Broken Hill region, among them Buckalow, Bimbowrie, Oulnina Park, Telechie, Burta, Topar, Tantallon and Yalcowinna as well as visits to other stations in New South Wales and Victoria namely Morundah, Widgeongully and Tolarno. Three young women thought to be Grace Langloh Parker (1895-1987) and her sisters Wilga Maud (1898-?) and Una Geraldine Davidson, nee Parker (1901-1986) are central to many of the photographs and it may be that the album was compiled by Grace Parker. Holiday visits were made to Victor Harbor, Port Elliot, Inman Valley, Second Valley, Mount Gambier, Portland Victoria, Sydney and Tasmania. A number of photographs relate to the BHP towns, Iron Knob and Broken Hill. Two of the Parker daughters, thought to be Wilga and Grace, accompanied their Mother on a voyage from Sydney to the Celebes and Java in 1926, including sightseeing at Macassar in the Celebes, the Mount Bromo Volcano, Sand Sea, Borobodur, and other places in Java, with the homeward voyage via Singapore, Port Darwin, Thursday Island and Cairns.
Photograph album of the Ive and Bagot families
Photograph album thought to have been compiled by Eileen Dubois Ive (later Mrs John Frederick Bagot) daughter of Charles William Ive and Agnes Dubois. The album contains photographs of many family members and friends, at 'Acton', Woodville and other places, showing fund raising and commemoration days during and after the first World War, such as Cheer Up Society work and marches, events such as Repatriation Day, French Red Cross Day and the opening of the Soldiers' War Memorial on North Terrace. Eileen married John Frederick Bagot in 1915 before his departure to France with the 13th Light Horse brigade and this album includes a number of photographs presumably taken by John Bagot, of fellow officers, places in Egypt, France and Palestine, and of the Camel Corps. The album contains five additional loose photographs, six postcards and one newspaper cutting regarding the sale of Stradbroke, the Magill home of Mr C. L. J. Dubois (maternal grandfather of Eileen Ive) and these have been placed at the end of the album. The postcards and newspaper clipping have not been digitised.
P.S. City of Oxford
The 'P.S. City of Oxford' on the River Darling with Berkley and Harrett Comedy co. aboard.
Small paddle steamer Ruby with family group at Swan Hill
Small paddle steamer and double ender PS 'Ruby' (III) at river bank at Swan Hill, with family group including women and children on board, and boys on the roof. [This photo was taken at Swan Hill when the vessel was owned by Alf Stutley. The barge alongside is the 'Alice'. (Information supplied by Frank Tucker)].
The 'Heather Bell' docked in Newcastle
The wooden barque 'Heather Bell', 479 tons, docked in Newcastle, with the Coutts Sailor's Home in view to the furthest right. [wooden ship, later barque rigged, 472 tons, later 575 and then 479 tons (due to minor alterations and remeasurements) 155.0 x 28.5 x 17.5. Built 1855 Hall, Aberdeen. ON32005. Owners: built for Thomas Brown and Co., registered Hobart: sold to Samuel Tullock and registered Launceston: acquired in early 1870s by Anderson, Anderson and Co., and registered London (reversing a more common trend of Australian owners buying from English proprietors) returned to Australian owners at Melbourne in 1881. In October 1882 owned by George Bailey and registered Port Adelaide. In August 1888 sold to owners in Newcastle, NSW and believed to have been allowed to rot on the bank, however Lubbock states she was broken up in Sydney in 1894. Until her sale toward the end of the 1870s this vessel was regularly employed in the UK-Australian trade and initially was employed sailing to Tasmania, upon sale to Anderson she commenced to trade more frequently to Sydney and Melbourne. The ship was famous for an exceptionally fast run to England of 67 days in 1856 that was seldom bettered ('Vanished Fleets', by Villiers, page 220 gives full details and also 'Colonial Clippers' page 127 and 128. Australian owners available from AMHS on request).
The 'Heather Bell' in Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Heather Bell', 479 tons, in Port Adelaide [wooden ship, later barque rigged, 472 tons, later 575 and then 479 tons (due to minor alterations and remeasurements) 155.0 x 28.5 x 17.5. Built 1855 Hall, Aberdeen. ON32005. Owners: built for Thomas Brown and Co., registered Hobart: sold to Samuel Tullock and registered Launceston: acquired in early 1870s by Anderson, Anderson and Co., and registered London (reversing a more common trend of Australian owners buying from English proprietors) returned to Australian owners at Melbourne in 1881. In October 1882 owned by George Bailey and registered Port Adelaide. In August 1888 sold to owners in Newcastle, NSW and believed to have been allowed to rot on the bank, however Lubbock states she was broken up in Sydney in 1894. Until her sale toward the end of the 1870s this vessel was regularly employed in the UK-Australian trade and initially was employed sailing to Tasmania, upon sale to Anderson she commenced to trade more frequently to Sydney and Melbourne. The ship was famous for an exceptionally fast run to England of 67 days in 1856 that was seldom bettered ('Vanished Fleets', by Villiers, page 220 gives full details and also 'Colonial Clippers' page 127 and 128. Australian owners available from AMHS on request).
The 'Heather Bell' in Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Heather Bell', 479 tons, in Port Adelaide [wooden ship, later barque rigged, 472 tons, later 575 and then 479 tons (due to minor alterations and remeasurements) 155.0 x 28.5 x 17.5. Built 1855 Hall, Aberdeen. ON32005. Owners: built for Thomas Brown and Co., registered Hobart: sold to Samuel Tullock and registered Launceston: acquired in early 1870s by Anderson, Anderson and Co., and registered London (reversing a more common trend of Australian owners buying from English proprietors) returned to Australian owners at Melbourne in 1881. In October 1882 owned by George Bailey and registered Port Adelaide. In August 1888 sold to owners in Newcastle, NSW and believed to have been allowed to rot on the bank, however Lubbock states she was broken up in Sydney in 1894. Until her sale toward the end of the 1870s this vessel was regularly employed in the UK-Australian trade and initially was employed sailing to Tasmania, upon sale to Anderson she commenced to trade more frequently to Sydney and Melbourne. The ship was famous for an exceptionally fast run to England of 67 days in 1856 that was seldom bettered ('Vanished Fleets', by Villiers, page 220 gives full details and also 'Colonial Clippers' page 127 and 128. Australian owners available from AMHS on request).
The 'Cutty Sark' in Circular Quay, Syney
The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, in Sydney, at east side of Circular Quay. (The Hill Clarke and Co. warehouse behind was built in 1883, so photo is much later than ca.1872, the original date given.) See History for further details.
The 'Moravian' in the Thames
The wooden ship 'Moravian', 966 tons, in the Thames [wooden ship (later barque) 1023 tons, ON22526. 199.7 x 33.6 x 21.2. Built 1858 Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson and Co, later G Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen: 1881 Robey Bros., registered Sydney. Broken up in 1890s at Sydney].
The 'Kosciusco' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Kosciusco', 1192 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden barque, 1192 tons, ON45202, 212.5 x 36.3 x 22.2. Built 1862 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson, later G Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Sold 1881 to Sydney owners, and broken up in 1899. Owners: 1881 - J. Williams, Sydney, then Cowlishaw Bros. and finally (c.1890) Hy. S. Forsyth. Popular passenger ship in the Australian trades].
The 'Samuel Plimsoll' at Melbourne
The iron ship 'Samuel Plimsoll', 1444 tons, at Melbourne [iron ship, 1510 tons, ON65097, 241.3 x 30.0 x 23.1. Built 1873 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: owners George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold 1899. Dismasted in 1902 on a voyage to Port Chalmers and sold for use as a coal hulk was stationed in Fremantle. After many years service as a coal hulk, she was scuttled. Named for the British politician who strove to improve the conditions of seamen. His efforts saw the introduction of a load line, or mark, to show that the vessel should not be loaded beyond a certain depth - commonly called the 'Plimsoll Mark'. Well known in the Australian passenger trades and made some voyages to New Zealand] The ship left Melbourne pm 9th November, 1898, bound for London around the Horn. Two days out on the 11th, she encountered increasing WSW winds, which caused the vessel to roll suddenly to port, breaking off the foretopmast and all it's rigging, which was cut away from over the ship's side. The vessel proceeded North to Sydney, where she was towed in through the heads by the steam tug 'Champion' at 6 am, Thursday 17th November, 1898. She anchored in Neutral Bay. [Source - Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 1902.] She was subsequently acquired in 1903 by J. & A. Brown, coal merchants, of Newcastle, NSW, converted to a coal hulk and towed to Albany, W.A. by S.S 'Duckenfield'. Bought in January 1922 by McIlwraith, Mc Eacharn & Co. & registered in Fremantle, she sank in Fremantle Harbour as a result of a collision with British India's 'Dalgoma' on June 18, 1945 and later raised in sections with the pieces being dumped on the wreck site of the 'Lygnern', Beagle Rocks, to the south of the South Mole (entrance breakwater), Fremantle.
The 'Valdivia' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Valdivia', 905 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast brigantine, 172 gross, 158 net tons. ON62138. 95.2 x 22.3 x 13.1. Built 1868 Chas. Gent, Plymouth (and named 'Forest King') renamed 1890. Owners: John Williams, registered Sydney, thence Isaac Chapman, Seaham Colliety and Daniel Sheehy. Converted to a hulk at Sydney in 1910].
The 'Corona' at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The composite ship 'Corona', 1210 tons, with the crew on her bow, at Port Chalmers, N.Z.. [composite ship, reduced to bq c.1880. ON52575, 209.6 x 35.0 x 22.0. Built 1866 (6). A. Stephen and Sons. Dundee, iron frames planked with wood. Owners W. Stephens and Co. Registered Dundee later Alex. Stephen and Sons, early 1890's T. Dixon, registered Belfast].