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'Lancaster'crew
Group photograph of a mixed RAAF/RAF 'Lancaster' bomber crew of the 630 Squadron, taken at East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, 27 April 1945. Back row (from left): A43765 F/Sgt F. C. Binns, RAAF (navigator); A439908 F/Sgt M. L. Ramsay, RAAF (gunner); A20794 F/Sgt J.Wallace, RAAF (wireless operator); A 439613 F/Sgt H. G. Reed, RAAF (gunner). Front row (from left): 1674829 Sgt G. Tracy, RAF (air bomber); A437073 F/Sgt A. C. Thomas, RAAF (pilot/captain); 1656319 Sgt E. H. Evans, RAF (flight engineer). A nephew of M. L. Ramsay provided the following information: RAMSEY MARSHALL LAWRENCE : Service Number - 439908 : Date of birth - 23 Jul 1925 : Place of birth - LISMORE NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - GREEN G. Also in the picture is his skipper, F/Sgt Adrian Thomas. He was astronaut Andy Thomas' father.
Adelaide-Perth Telegraph Line centenary commemorative ceremony
Photograph of participants in a ceremony to commemorate the centenary of the Adelaide-Perth Telegraph Line, held at North Road Church of England cemetery, Collinswood, 8 December 1977. From left: Ross R. Knuckey, Robert R. Knuckey, J.D. Wood (partially obscured), R.G. Thomson, C.K. Knuckey, J.W. Thomson, S.W. Marchant, C. Davis (partially obscured), D.L. Beames (back to camera), H.W. Johnson, Mrs Vivienne Johnson (nee Marchant), F.S.W. Gubbins, F.P. O'Grady, K.F. Work, M.J. Gooley, J.A. Johinke, K.G.Herbert, G.C. Gaskin, A.T. Booth. Plot 3664, Path 23 North, the men are standing facing Richard Randall KNUCKEY's grave (white tablet seen in bottom left hand corner of photo) Knuckey was appointed as Overseer of Section A of the Overland Telegraph Line from Port Augusta to Darwin in 1870. He was overseer of the construction of telegraph line from Port Augusta to Eucla in WA. [Source: North Road Cemetery historian]
William A.E. West-Erskine
Portrait of William West-Erskine, member for Mount Barker. This is one of 36 portraits of members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1872-1875, in a composite compiled in 1872. [Name was changed from West to West-Erskine in June 1872.]
Bridge near Goulburn, NSW
The Laidlaw's Buick, on a wooden bridge near Goulburn, NSW. A researcher says 'This is a photo of a three-span Allan truss bridge built over the Wingecarribee River at Berrima, between Sydney and Goulburn. The bridge was opened in c.1897 and provided service until 1962, when it was replaced by the current concrete bridge. It was sometimes called the Martindale Bridge, after Captain Ben Martindale, who was Road Commissioner in NSW 1857-1861.
Lucy Ayers
Street portrait of Lucy Ayers, taken by a photographer operating in Sydney.
Intervarsity basketball team
Photograph of the [Adelaide University] intervarsity basketball team for 1938, pictured in Sydney. (From left): A.Rix, M.Cowell, J.Young, M.Crook, E.Salter, J.Tassie, Helen Ferres, L.Hannan.
John Hines
Service number 2296, Private John "Barney" Hines, 45th Battalion, 1st Australian Imperial Force. Hines is counting money stolen from German prisoners, wearing a German Army field cap and sitting with German weapons looted during the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917.
Charles Todd and the Overland Telegraph team
A note on the back of the photograph reads 'Members of the Overland Telegraph Party at Roper River, 1872. Left to right: J.A.G. Little, R.C. Patterson, Charles Todd and A.J. Mitchell. Todd (later Sir Charles Todd) was one of the great men of South Australian history. The telegraph lines which he built linked Adelaide with Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Darwin (and hence by cable with the rest of the world). Todd was the first man to pioneer the centre after Stuart's first crossing to Darwin. Alice Springs (on the Todd River) was named after his wife. This photograph, taken by Captain Sweet, is a brilliant example of early photography in Australia and is reproduced by courtesy of the South Australian Archives'.
Town Hall, Port Pirie
View of the front of the Port Pirie Town Hall, with two bicycles parked out the front. [Duplicate of B 20242.]
Soldiers' Memorial Park, Port Pirie
Semi-aerial view of the Soldiers' Memorial Park at Port Pirie, with some of the town's buildings in the background. [Duplicate of B 30243.]
Alexander Street, Port Pirie
View along Alexander Street, Port Pirie, with R.A. Sandery's business premises in the foreground on the left, and the Royal Exchange Hotel on the right. [Duplicate of b 30244.]
Gantries and harbor, Port Pirie
View of the gantries along the wharves at Port Pirie, with several steam vessels moored alongside. [Duplicate of B 30246.]
B.H.A. Smelters, Port Pirie
View of the smelters at Port Pirie, with rail lines into the site, and part of the scene obscured by smoke. [Duplicate of B 30247.]
The Harbor, Port Pirie
View of a number of steam vessels in the harbour at Port Pirie. [Duplicate of 37936.]
Ellen Street, Port Pirie
View of a steam train in Ellen Street, Port Pirie, outside the Railway Station. A number of older vehicles are parked outside the station.
B.H.A. Smelters, Port Pirie
View across the township of Port Pirie, with the lead smelters in the background.
Sturt's desert pea
Photograph of a Sturt's desert pea in bloom (taken 13 March 2006).
Sturt's desert pea
Photograph of a Sturt's desert pea in bloom (taken 13 March 2006).
Daisy Bates leaving Eucla
Photograph of Daisy Bates and Aboriginal companion on buggy pulled by camels next to which stands an Aboriginal man. The description on the reverse side, thought to have been written by Daisy Bates, reads: "The start from Eucla (Gowera in buggy, Balgundra standing) over the Great Plain in May 1914 to attend the British Association for the advancement of Science in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Eucla is now dismantled of its telegraph office, stores etc. which have been removed to the Transcontinental Railway line and Eucla is now an abandoned area - all its native inhabitants are dead."
Daisy Bates conversing with the Duke of Gloucester
Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Daisy Bates conversing at Ooldea during the Duke's tour by train in 1934.
Daisy Bates conversing with the Duke of Gloucester
Daisy Bates, with gloved left arm raised, conversing with the Duke of Gloucester alongside a Commonwealth of Australia train. Four men are standing behind them.
G. S. Aldridge
Portrait of G.S. Aldridge, cadet on the Northern Territory Survey Expedition.
South Adelaide Football Club
Formal photograph of the South Adelaide Football Club, taken during the Sydney and Brisbane Tour, August 1914. The members are pictured in suits, wearing straw boaters with a club hatband. Back row (from left): F. Horewood, E. Jones, T. Mueller, F. Ramsay, F.M. Barry, R. Read, F. Doherty. Fourth row (from left): G. Coley, J.B. Windsor, C. Clarke, W. O'Connell, J. Mahoney, J. Cooke, J. Argall, J. Dolan. Middle row (from left): C. Tredrea, L.R. Foale, J. Fairweather, E.L. Renfrey, A.F. Ready, C. Gittings, W. Thomas, E. Pike, G. Whiting. Second row (from left): L. Hurley, L.S. Waye, J.J. Tredrea, G. Wallace, J.F. Dawes (manager), R. Granleese, A.C. Marlow, R. Dugan, J. Hansen. Front row (from left): A.H. Job, R. Fitzsimmons, C. Bean.
Cadet Aldridge
Portrait of G. S. Aldridge, a cadet on the Northern Territory Surveying Expedition. [The identifying caption reads 'Cadet Aldridge'.]
Beth Robertson receiving the Hazel de Berg Award
Beth Robertson, former president of the Oral History Association of Australia, accepting the inaugural Hazel de Berg Award at the International Oral History Association conference in Sydney, Saturday 14 July, from Rosie Block. The background images are of Hazel de Berg. [A full citation of Beth's achievements that led to receiving the award can be found in the Spring 2006 edition of 'Word of Mouth', the magazine of the OHAA.]
Beth Robertson and Diana Ritch
Beth Robertson (with the Hazel de Berg Award) and Diana Ritch (on left) at the International Oral History Association conference in Sydney, Saturday 14 July. [Diana Ritch is Hazel de Berg's daughter, and gave a brief talk about her mother's life and played extracts from some of her recorded interviews.]
Beth Robertson and Diana Ritch
Some of the attendees at the International Oral History Association conference in Sydney, Saturday 14 July. (From left) Rosie Block (State Library of NSW & OHAA), Beth Robertson (State Library of SA, OHAA, and winner of the inagural Hazel de Berg award), Francis Good (NT Archives) and Shelley Grant (NLA).
On the shore, Glenelg, Adelaide, S.A
Photograph in postcard format of a yacht at water's edge, surrounded by a curious crowd. There are two jetties in the background, which were works jetties to support the construction of the Glenelg Breakwater from 1914 until around 1918. The closer jetty has concrete caissons on rails along its decking. The casting plant for the caissons can be seen on the right of the photograph, which was located in the 'works depot', situated in part of Wigley Reserve. A third jetty was constructed about 1916 to accommodate a locomotive and trucks for the carriage of rubble to the breakwater site, and shovelled into the concrete caissons by hand [information supplied by a researcher].
Glen Osmond Scout Group
Group photograph of the Glen Osmond Scout Group, including leaders. Damage to the bottom left side of the photograph has meant some loss of detail.
South Australian Naval Party
Members of the South Australian Party of the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train who enlisted for active service and left Adelaide on 4 August 1915 for Sydney, photographed at their Liverpool camp. Back row: J. Riley, J.W. Campbell, P.A. (Percy) Beauchamp, F.C. Taylor, H.T. Lambert, E.J.C. Lambert, A.E. Reid, A.C. Hanson, A.J. Benton, B. Bates. Middle row: W. Mitchell, H.H. Henley, L.G. Paining, G.E. Paynter, L.W. Lewis, H.D. Small, R.T. Murison, W.H. Bates. Front row: R.L. Baker, O.A. Andrews, P.J. Gaghen, Staff Sergeant Major Hoyd (Floyd?), Corporal A. Mills, J. Gilbert, W.L.C. Beer, K.M. Lyall.