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Arts and Crafts : Exhibitions
[Sydney artist, author, producer and director Dennis del Favero recently gave a lecture on his life and work at the SA School of Art at Underdale. An exhibition of his work will include photographs and an audio explanation.] 11th May 1988.
Portraits of the Isbister family
Four ambrotype portraits and one daguerreotype portrait, gilt-framed in velvet-lined cases, of people believed to be ancestors or family of William James Isbister (1866-1950). None have been identified. See below for details.
Photographs of Captain Bagot's Northern Territory Tour from Adelaide to Darwin
A collection of photographs given to Sydney Ray Wallage, who was the motor specialist and member of 'Bagot's Northern Territory Tour, Adelaide-Darwin'; the photos were a gift to Wallage from Capt. Bagot 'in appreciation of his services and a souvenir of the first passenger motor tour of Northern Territory...'
Arts and Crafts : Exhibitions
John Lewin. Australia. 1770-1819. Fish catch and Dawes Point, Sydney Harbour c1813. oil on canvas 86.5 x 113.0 cm. Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Gift of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation and SA Brewing Company's Centenary 1988. 899P30. 27th February 1991.
Photographs of the Grille Incident Centenary Lunch, Parliament House
Collection of photographs taken of politicians and guests at the Grille Incident Centenary Lunch held at Parliament House on 28th October 2008 to celebrate the life and work of suffragette Muriel Matters; a protest group from the Copper Coast opposing Woolworth's were on the steps of Parliament House at the time.
Hoffmann photographs, box 8, Granite Island
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives which have been transferred from the National Trust of South Australia, Victor Harbor Branch. The images comprise Granite Island including the causeway with the tramline, the jetty, and various views around the island, with the mainland often in view. Includes some images of gatherings, and the Lighthorse. The negatives were originally from Charles Hoffmann [assumed to be Hoffmann Photographics, Victor Harbor].
Photographs relating to swimming and water sports
An album of a selection of photographs relating to swimmers, water polo, rowing and the Head of the River Regatta.
Caricatures of Sir Donald Bradman
Four caricatures / sketches of Sir Donald Bradman by Kerwin Maegraith.
Adult education : University
[Seeing their daughter Robyn Yang of Colonel Light Gardens graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree was well worth a trip from Sydney for John and Pat Jones.] 13th May 1987.
Photographs relating to baseball team Adelaide Giants
Photographs relating to baseball teams, created by Messenger Press.
Photographs relating to disabled persons with Community & Family Involvement
A selection of photographs relating to people with disabilities. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
Captain Richard Crozier
Portrait of Captain Richard Crozier, RN, taken by T.R. Williams, 236 Regent Street, London. In April 1837 Captain Richard Crozier R.N. aboard the Cruizer-class HMS Victor anchored in the lee of Granite Island, on the return leg of a voyage from India to Australia via Sydney and Adelaide. His journal (PRG 185) records that he named the place 'Victor Harbour'. Crozier rose to the level of Rear-Admiral in the British Navy. He was educated at the Royal Naval College, entering the navy in 1815 aged 12. He married Julia Stone of a wealthy banking family. The front is inscribed 'V. Admiral R. Crozier'; on the back with 'R[ea]r Admiral R. Crozier May 27 1864, V. Admiral 24th April /65'.
Album of photographs of Central Adelaide
Photographs and postcards of buildings and locations in Central Adelaide. Also includes postcard of Adelaide from Windy Point, postcard of aerial view of Adelaide and postcard of Adelaide skyline from Memorial Drive tennis courts.
View of the uncompleted Lock 3 with P.S. 'Success', P.S. 'Canally', P.S. 'Renmark'
Two views of paddlesteamer 'Success' in Lock 3 ahead of PS 'Canally' and PS 'Renmark', with lock construction in foreground. Photo 1 is a wider view of photo 2.
Photographs relating to Messenger Press : cars
Photographs relating to transport - cars, created by Messenger Press.
War graves
War graves in the Stratford-Sub-Castle (St. Lawrence) Churchyard. The graves of Corporal Clarence Sydney Smith, Lance Corporal Ralph Bolton, Private Harold Greenslade, and Private Raymond Hercules Thorburn, are visible.
The 'Xantippe' in an unidentified port
The steel barquentine 'Xantippe', 972 tons, in an unidentified port ('Xantippe' = the wife of the Greek philospher Socrates) [steel 4 mast barquentine, not brigantine as captioned. 972 gross, 909 net tons. ON99962. 211.3 x 35.3 x 17.3. Built 1893 (6) Workman, Clark and Co., Belfast. Owners: Montgomerie and Workman, registered Belfast. Went missing late in 1895 on a voyage when in ballast from San Jose, Guatemala towards Vancouver. Sailed Dec. 15, 1895, was spoken Dec. 20 and not seen since]. A researcher believes that Captain George Falconer from Aberdeen, Scotland, was the Captain the year that the 'Xantippe' went missing. The 'Daily Commercial News and Shipping List' (Sydney, Friday 8 February 1895) reports that: 'Captain Falconer, of tho British barquentine Xantippe, from Victoria. B.C. for Cork, which put into Skibbereen Harbor, November 28th, with the crew sick, has since died.' The researcher, a descendant of Captain Falconer, says: 'He snd his crew were caught in the Doldrums. Most succumbed to scurvy. Some were rescued and recovered to Skibbereen in Eire.'
The 'Titania' at Brisbane
The steel barquentine 'Titania', 1107 tons, at Brisbane [steel 4 mast barquentine, 1107 gross, 1031 net tons. ON105963. 210.0 x 35.6 x 19.5. Built 1895 (12) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Fairlie, registered Glasgow. 1911 WR Reynolds, registered Sydney, NSW. Wrecked Dumbea Reef, New Caledonia, August 23, 1914].
The 'Titania' in at Brisbane
The 4 masted steel barquentine 'Titania', 1107 tons, at Brisbane, October 1905, decked out in honour of the battle of Trafalgar. Also refer to print PRG 1373/29/89 [steel 4 mast barquentine, 1107 gross, 1031 net tons. ON105963. 210.0 x 35.6 x 19.5. Built 1895 (12) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Fairlie, registered Glasgow. 1911 WR Reynolds, registered Sydney, NSW. Wrecked Dumbea Reef, New Caledonia, August 23, 1914].
The 'Woodville' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Woodville', 362 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast barque, 362 tons, 125.5 x 25.8 x 16.1. Built 1856 Arbroath. Owners ? By 1870 JA Dickson, registered Arbroath. Captain Dickson transferred registration to Brisbane in 1872 and sold vessel August 1877 to Thomas Brooks and John Goodsir, registered Newcastle; May 1882 Thomas Kehoe, registered Sydney, who in turn sold it to William V Brown of Townsville and it was most likely converted into a hulk about the mid 1880s. The registration was closed in 1913 when advice received the vessel had been broken up].
Wallace A. Lillebo : SUMMARY RECORD
Papers of the late Wallace Alfred Lillebo, comprising typescripts of literary works, photograph albums of Central Australia scenery and life, Australian Grand Prix and his Vietnam war service medals.
Adelaide Festival of Arts projects
The series consists of photographs, negatives, transparencies and documents relating to proposals, and projects undertaken by Ostoja-Kotkowski, for the Adelaide Festival of Arts. They include sound and image productions, floats, chromasonic towers, festival decorations, and exhibitions. It includes 'Genesis' designed in 1962 which was Ostoja's first attempt to present photographic images synchronised with sound. The 1968 Sound and Image production used a laser beam for the first time. 'Time Riders' was produced for the 1970 festival. Ostoja combined dreamtime legends with poetry by Judith Wright, Roland Robinson, Kenneth Slessor and Max Harris. The script was by Tony Morphett and the music by Richard Meale, Peter Sculthorpe and John Antill. 1964 float for the parade; Sound and Image production. 1966 street decorations; exhibition of photography by Members of Image 8; Sound and Image production. 1968 Sound and Image production. 1970 Chromasonic tower; Sound and Image production of Time Riders; street decorations;. 1980 Laser kinetic exhibition 'Futuresight'. 1982 Laser concert. 1990 'Brush with stage' participant in exhibition. 1994 'Inscape 94' exhibition.
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[Abstract painting with figures and moon] (artwork)
Painting in abstract style on paper in response to a newspaper subject in the 'Sunday Mail' on 25 February 1961 seen by Ostoja-Kotkowski. The first paragraph reads: 'New Moon Bounce: Scientists here [in Sydney] last night picked up signals bounced off the moon by engineers in England.' On the paper of the painting has been glued collage in the form of diamond-shaped stamped gold foil shapes travelling from one white cut-out figure of a human up to the moon symbol in the centre and back to another cut out figure. Signed 'Ostoja' at bottom right.
The 'Relic' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Relic', 113 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden schooner (topsail?) 113 gross, 100 net tons. ON117637. 95.4 x 23.9 x 7.7. Built 1903 H Dent, Jervis Bay, NSW. Owners J Dent, registered Sydney. 1905 to Hobart. Wrecked when struck a rock and foundered off Eddystone Point, April 1910].
French 4 masted barque 'Adolphe' wrecked
French 4 masted barque 'Adolphe' wrecked at Oyster Bank, Newcastle, 3rd September 1904.
The 'Southern Belle' and tug 'Yatala' at Port Adelaide. Dunn's Mill at Ocean steamers wharf can be seen in the background.
The wooden barque 'Southern Belle', 351 tons, and the tug 'Yatala' at an unidentified port ['Southern Belle' = wooden 3 mast barque, 347 tons, 1876 - 336 tons. ON54410, 123.3 x 29.2 x13.5. Built 1866 St. Martins, New Brunswick: owners (1869) RH Robinson (Wilmington, Del.) registered St. Johns, New Brunswick: 1870 James Baines, registered Liverpool; May 1871 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide: Feb. 1894 CG Warburton, registered Sydney; c. 1897 Benjamin Jenkins; c.1900 Andrew Sneddon. No further trace, probably converted to a coal hulk] ['Yatala' = Port Adelaide steam tug]
The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]
'Zephyr' wooden brigantine
'Zephyr' wooden brigantine 135 tons [wood 2 mast brigantine, 135 tons, ON38812, 102.0 x 21.4 x 10.3. Built 1866 John Cuthbert, Sydney. Owners: May 1868 S Horne (Melbourne) and J Chesney (Hokitika) registered Melbourne. Aug. 1886 M Royse (Dunedin); Nov. 1890 etc.
'Zingara' wooden schooner
'Zingara' wooden schooner wrecked [wooden 3 masted topsail schooner, 211 gross, 184 net tons. ON122917. 128.1 x 33.1 x 6.2. 1908 converted to auxiliary steamer engine, 15 hp. 219 gross, 99 net tons. engines removed 1910 - 219 gross, 185 net tons. Altered Dec. 1919 to 219 gross, 90 net tons. Converted to twin screw auxiliary sailing vessel Sept. 1926 = 233 gross, 53 net tons, engine 220bhp. Owners: Jagger and Partners, registered Auckland; 1910 FA Sargeant, timber merchant Sydney; 1917 William Archibald; 1919 Winstone Ltd; 1925 Gisborne Harbour Board; Wrecked at Hokitika Jan. 16, 1929 - some reports say at the time of her loss was owned by the Wellington-West Coast Shipping Co. Ltd. Possibly chartered by them? See 'Out of Auckland' by Hawkins, Pelorus, Auckland, 1960]
'Isabella de Fraine' wooden ketch
'Isabella de Fraine' wooden ketch 93 tons [wooden auxilliary ketch, twin screw motors, 110 gross tons, 76 net tons. ON112556. 94.2 x 25.4 x 6.8. Built 1902 Camden Haven, NSW. Twin diesels 45hp, later 60hp. Owners: Dominion Shipping Co. Ltd. later AG Franklin Ltd of Auckland, registered Sydney. Wrecked Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand July 14, 1928]