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Isaac Solomon
Studio portrait of Isaac Solomon of Norwood.
Carl Werber
Portrait of Carl (Charles) Werber, full name Melchior Nicolaus Heinrich Carl Werber, secretary of the Adelaider Liedertafel (Adelaide choir). Carl was married to Eugenie Gabler (nee Bauer) in 1889, he died in Sydney in 1937. This is one of 35 individual portraits which make up a composite of the 'Adelaider Liedertafel' (to see the composite photograph do a number search on B 36689).
Photographs taken during surveys for the Transcontinental East-West railway route
A set of 47 of 55 lantern slides showing early survey work, terrain, water sources, vegetation, camel transport, settlements and landmarks along routes under consideration for the transcontinental railway between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta, 1901-1909. Slides include views of rock holes, soaks, tanks; trees and timber including quandong, black oak and sandalwood; vegetation such as spinifex, salt bush; terrain including gibber plain, granite outcrops, sand dune and salt lakes; camels and camel transport; and locations identified as Kalgoorlie, Eucla, Ooldea Soak, Tarcoola. Some slides cover the visit to Eucla and the Nullarbor Plain of the Engineers-in-Chief (1903); two slides show teams of men and survey equipment on the Nullarbor Plain. An additional glass plate negative which was found with the slides and appears to relate to this group of lantern slides has been placed with them.
SA team in the ACLTA
South Australia's team which took part in the Australian Catholic Lawn Tennis Association's competition in NSW. Back row (from left): R.Windebank, S.Holland, R.Gurry, G.Bolton, John McAuliffe (Mgr), M.Dunbar. Front row (from left): J.O'Brien, C.Bolton, E.Dixon, J.Clark (Capt.), E.Flannigan, O.Graves, B.Kinnane.
SA team in the ACLTA
South Australia's team which took part in the Australian Catholic Lawn Tennis Association's carnival in Sydney, NSW. Standing (from left): L.Byrne, G.Newport, V.Kelly, R.Windebank, J.Thoroughgood, K.Hynes, A.Griffin, E.Isaac. Sitting (from left): B.Mowbray, E.Gurney (Manager), J.Hartnett, J.Clarke (Capt.) M. Wilkins, J.McAuliffe, T.Lonergan.
The War Memorial, North Terrace, Adelaide
View looking south-west from Kintore Avenue, with the War Memorial to the right of the picture, and the gardens and buildings on North Terrace visible on the left. [Valentine Series No. 1802.]
St Peter's Cathedral and Cross of Sacrifice, Adelaide
View looking along the path leading to the Cross of Sacrifice memorial in Pennington Gardens, with the spires of St Peter's Cathedral in the background. [Valentine Series No. 1589.]
Crew and passengers on SS 'Marloo'
Crew and passengers on the deck of the S.S. 'Marloo', travelling from Sydney to Brisbane, January 1914.
White family photographs
A collection of photographs relating to the life of Frank William Nelson White (1903-1970) and his wife Ruby Alice (nee Sharpe). White lived in Norwood and served as both councillor and mayor on the Norwood Council in the 1940s and 1950s.
Two women in white aprons
Two women and a baby pictured with a black dog at the front gate of a bluestone cottage. The women are wearing white aprons and one has a white head piece suggestive of Nurses' uniforms. A plaque at the front door says Mrs Hobby Ladies Nurse. The double fronted bluestone cottage with slate roof has the verandah iron painted in vertical stripes. Similarly the picket fence uses a contrasting colour on the main posts. This may be the residence of Mrs George Hobby, Nurse, listed in Sands and MacDougall's South Australian Directory for 1900 at 91 Beulah Road, Norwood. Photograph by "Premier Company" Adelaide & Sydney.
Isabella Barr
'In loving memory of / Our beloved mother / Isabella Barr / Dearly loved wife of Robert Barr / who departed this life on May 1, 1907 / aged 72 years.' In memoriam card by N.S.W. Memorial Card Co., 542 Geo. St., Sydney.
'Wanganella' hospital ship
Caption adjacent to the image reads: '"Wanganell" hopsital ship. SWH travelled Darwin to Sydney on board 1944'. On back of print: ' MV Wanganella / 9756 tons / Huddart Parkes'.
Wittunga farm house viewed from the south
Hannah Elizabeth (Bessie) Savage (later Ashby) visiting from Sydney, standing in the formal garden on the south side of Wittunga house. The walls are covered with Virginia creeper. Many garden plants, including a clump of watsonias, are flowering. The garden bed closest to the house has a piped sprinkler system. There is no balcony on the house, an extension which was built some years later.
Charmain Hodge from Salisbury and Ben Hargon from Sydney look over some of Colin Thiele's books at the Juvenile Arthritis Youth Forum held at Nunyara Conference Centre at Belair last week. 28th January 1987.
Big Sister Program representatives from all over the country met at a conference held at Christies Beach. (left to right) Alex Elrich (Adelaide), Rowena McCashney (Perth), Chris Johnstone (Darwin), Ros Moorhouse (Sydney), Sam Kite (Albury/Wodonga), Beth Templeton and Helen McSkinning (Adelaide). 12th September 1990.
Photograph album 2
Collection of silver albumen photographs, in an album. Believed to have been taken by F.C. Krichauff, who worked as a photographer in South Australia. The photographs feature the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Adelaide Zoo, the Eden Hills railway viaduct, countryside near the Gemmell's home at Bugle Range and scenes along the Murray River. See 'contents' for details of individual photographs.
Neptune Lolly Shoppe.
The band Neptune Lolly Shoppe had been together for three years, when this photograph was taken. They had started to attract large crowds eg 200-300 in Adelaide and were making inroads into the Sydney scene, touring there regularly. This picture was taken about a month before they were offered a deal with Warner Chappell. They played alongside Ratcat, Tall Tales and True, The Hummingbirds, Garyclail and the on u sound system, Richard Clapton, Tommy Emanuel, the 1993 Big Day Out, The Wonderstuff, Dire Straits, and The Hothouse Flowers. The group broke up in 1995. [from information provided by Andrew Matters].
Young woman
Tintype portrait of a young woman wearing a dress with a small lace collar. [Photograph by Allen, Gove & Co., 23 King Wlliam St., Adelaide. 324 George St., Sydney and 95 Swanston St., Melbourne].
Indian Pacific cabin staff
Cabin staff on the Indian Pacific train that travels between Sydney, Adelaide and Perth standing on the platform at the Adelaide Parklands Terminal, 6 January 2009.
Sydney acid jazz band, Directions in Groove (DIG).
Dirty Tricks, (left to right) Rick Tredrea, Gwyn Ashton, Jon Carapetis.
Bewitched.
According to a researcher, Leanne Jackson, Heather Morriss, Jane Good and Margo Leatch were the Bewitched Quartet, an acappella singing group based in Adelaide during the 1990's to early 2000's. This photo was taken at national Sweet Adelines competitions in Sydney.
Archibald Munro and H. Shearer
Studio portrait of Archibald James Munro (left) [a Barwell Boy who sailed from London aboard the 'Benalla' in May 1924] and H. Shearer. Photo by Ross Studios, 214 Pitt Street, Sydney.
Sylvia Birdseye
Portrait of Sylvia Jessie Catherine Birdseye, one of Australia's first bus drivers.
Port River Expressway
The Port River Expressway under construction; the 5.5 kilometer freeway-grade road links Port Adelaide and the LeFebre Peninsula to the northern suburbs of Adelaide and major insterstate routes via Salisbury Highway to Port Wakefield Road and the Sturt Highway to Perth and Sydney. The expressway was built in three stages and opened in June 2008.
Tregenna studio of the ABC
Tregenna studio of the ABC at Collinswood with John Starr standing to the left; the photo was taken by Ken Middleton (deceased), former ABC Controller of Engineering, Sydney. In 1959, the ABC bought Tregenna, that was on a four and a half acre block at Collinswood. Tregenna was set up as offices for television staff. In the early 1970s the Tregenna mansion was demolished, making way for the eight-story building now on the site.
Australia Day Celebrations
Australia Day Celebrations in Adelaide in 2009. See contents note for more details.
Album of people, places and events on Eyre Peninsula and the west coast of South Australia during the years 1929-1934
A collection of 329 photographs of people, events and places on the Eyre Peninsula and west coast of South Australia. Places include Port Lincoln, Boston Bay, Kirton Point, Proper Bay, Warner, Myalpa Beach, Tod River, Lake Hamilton, Sleaford Bay, Woolshed Cave, Talia, Streaky Bay, Back Beach, Ceduna, Koonibba, Point Sinclair, Port Le Hunte, Penong, Kooringibbie Well. The album contains photographs documenting the Back to Port Lincoln Carnival celebrations, 7-14 February 1930; photographs taken at Ceduna of the Western Australian Centenary Air Race 1929 (also known as the East- West Air Race); the refuelling stop at Ceduna of the inaugural flight of Air Mail services between Adelaide and Perth 1929 and the 130th Anniversary of the Landing of Matthew Flinders at Boston Bay, 26 February 1932. A number of sailing ships and motor vessels visiting Boston Bay between 1929 and 1933 were photographed, among them SS Melbourne, Olive Bank, Hougomont, Viking, MV Phasianella, Minnipa, King Stephen, Moonta, Rhymney, L'Avenir, Grootekerk and the new aircraft carrier HMAS Albatross which was first commissioned in 1929. The photographs include some interesting images of farming and transportation on the far west coast of South Australia, and show glimpses of the lives of Aboriginal people at that time at Poonindie Mission, Koonibba Mission, Fowler's Bay and Ceduna region. The photographs in this collection were taken by E. F. Derbyshire during the years 1929-1933, when he as a commercial traveller for Clarkson Limited of Adelaide, suppliers of builders' tools and hardware. See 'Contents' for more information and details of individual photographs.
Elizabeth Downs dust storm
Dust storm about to engulf houses in Elizabeth Downs in February 1968. According to a researcher, this image was captured on a Saturday afternoon. The researcher witnessed the dust storm from a vantage point in the Adelaide Hills and recalls seeing the dust clouds rolling in over northern Adelaide.
Views of streets in Port Adelaide district
Views of Council road works and road construction in the Port Adelaide district, including Semaphore, Largs, Glanville, Peterhead, Birkenhead, Sandwell, Portland Estate, Exeter areas, with before and after views at each location. Buildings, shops, houses, land, streetscapes and modes of transport are featured.