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Recruiting Train
[General description] The locomotive of this train has been decorated with flags and sports a British coat-of-arms and Union Jack on its front. Recruiting drives like this came about as the Australian Army did not conscript. Here is part of a newspaper article at the time: 'The Recruiting Train: Mr. Vaughan (Premier of South Australia) said arrangements had been completed for the running of the special recruiting train over the northern and western lines on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next, and he anticipated that it would prove a great incentive to recruiting. About 12 prominent speakers would travel with the train, together with the Military Camp Band. The secretary of the State War Council (Mr. Victor Ryan) had visited the 19 local committees concerned, and he reported that they were taking up the matter enthusiastically, and big meetings were expected. Tradesmen agreed to close their premises while the meetings were being held. The flour and chaff mills and the wheat agents had promised to suspend operations so as to give the employees an opportunity of attending the meetings. Evening meetings would be held at Port Pirie and Laura on Tuesday, and at Wallaroo and Moonta on Wednesday, and day meetings as follows: Tuesday: Owen, Balaklava, Brinkworth, Georgetown, Gladstone. Wednesday: Crystal Brook, Gulnare, Snowtown, Bute, Kadina. Thursday: Wallaroo Mines, Paskeville, Port Wakefield, Hamley Bridge, Gawler. Where possible provision would be made for the enlistment and medical examination of recruits at the meetings.' This extract is from the following article: 'AUSTRALIA'S NEW ARMY. (1916, March 24). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931), p. 7.9 [On back of photograph] 'Special recruiting train which ran over the north and north western lines / March 28-30, 1916.
Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven
[General description] A group of dignitaries is seated on the Town Hall stage at Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven's swearing in. He is addressing the assembly, standing behind a small table on which his ceremonial helmet stands. Lady Zara Hore-Ruthven is seated on the right and on the left is the Lieutenant Governor Sir George Murray. Behind the group a pair of Union flags are displayed, one on each side of the Town Hall organ. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in 'Observer', May 19, 1928 / Ceremony of swearing in Governor Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven / May 1928'.
Electric Tramway opening
Inauguration of the electric tramway system on March 9, 1909. Mrs Thomas Price, wife of the premier Tom Price is starting the first car from the Hackney Depot. The tram is decorated with Union Jacks, ribbons and flowers. Anne Price took the controls of tram no 1 on its journey from the Hackney depot to Kensington and back.
Ladies Boating Club
Members of the Ladies boating club. There are eleven women in the photograph, sitting on the bank of the River Torrens with a row boat. Two Union Jack flags have been placed behind them.
'Forty Hour Week' Meeting
Railwaymen at a lunch-hour meeting at Islington Workshops on 9 June 1937 to discuss the Forty Hour Week. Hundreds of railway workers can be seen standing outside the workshops.
'Forty Hour Week' Meeting
'Forty Hour Week' meeting at General Motors-Holden's factory at Woodville. Forty-Hour Week Convention 1935 is an International Labour Organisation Convention which states "...it is necessary that a continuous effort should be made to reduce hours of work in all forms of employment to such extent as is possible...".
Star Theatre, Torrensville
Staff of the Star Theatre cinema at Torrensville standing by equipment in the projection room. Note on the back of the photograph says "Star Theatre Torrensville 1916. Operator Wally (Son) Wallman, Assistant Bob Morgan. Theatre then run by Dan Coffee (later committed suicide) and Lew Powell - a well known theatre identity of that day. Previously they had run the All Star Picture Theatre in King William Street which was later to be known as the Majestic. Dan Clifford bought the Torrensville Star and the Hindmarsh Star (Town Hall) and eventually established a chain of theatres all around the suburbs known as the "Star Theatres". Union theatres now have them and run them was the Odeon Star"
Scrub Roller
A scrub roller during the Australian Ornithological Union Expedition.
Laying the foundation stone for Trades Hall, Grote Street
Group attending the laying of the foundation stone of Trades Hall on Monday 2 September 1895 by Lucy Kingston, wife of the Premier Charles Kingston. 8 Hours Day Committee and other union banners provide a backdrop to the scene.
Anti-Nuclear protest march
Members of the Port Adelaide Branch of the Waterside Workers Federation of Australia during an anti-nuclear protest march in Adelaide on Hiroshima Day, 6 August 1980. They are passing the Festival Theatre on King William Road.
North Terrace, Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide, on the corner of Stephens Place, showing the Verco Building. This was built for Dr William Alfred Verco, physician and developer. The architect, Eric H McMichael, was married to Constance Verco. This was his first commission, and it set him on the path to a successful career. This photo was taken soon after its completion. The frontage of the building is 17 yards. Next door, on the right, is the old Liberal Union building. A horse and buggy and a motor car are parked outside. See B 2253 for a view of the new building under construction in 1924.
North Terrace
Facade of Verco, Liberal Union, Goldsbrough & Shell buildings on North Terrace before the start of the Myer Development project, in 1988.
North Terrace
Facade of Verco, Liberal Union, Goldsbrough and Shell buildings on North Terrace before the start of the Myer development project in 1988.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, north side, Centenary Celebrations on Birks building showing floral decorations, Union Jacks and Australian flags, and a banner stating "100 Years of Progress" which was the theme of the Pageant held on 22 December. This was a grand celebration considering the Depression of 1929-34 had just occurred.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, north side, 4 March 1975 documenting the conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, North Side, 4 March 1975 documenting the conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, north side, 4 March 1975, showing the conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, North Side, 17 March 1975, showing the conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, North Side, 17 March 1975 showing the conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, North Side, 17 March 1975. Conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, North Side, 17 March 1975. Conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
Hindley Street
Hindley Street, North Side, 17 March 1975. Conversion of the Metro Theatre at 88-90 Hindley street to the Greater Union Hindley Cinemas complex, which comprised of both the former Metro Cinema and the former West's Cinema.
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street, Adelaide, west side, on February 5th, 1924. A lady in white stands at the kerb, holding a parasol. See B 289 for the Industrial Buildings before their enlargement. On the extreme left is the Union Bank, now known as Edmund Wright House. The left side of the Industrial buildings is 50 yards south of Hindley Street.
King William Street, Adelaide
Ernest Benda's tobacco shop at number 41 King William Street, Adelaide. It was situated on the west side, between Hindley Street and Gilbert Place. The man standing at the doorway may be Mr. Benda. Between 1870 and 1873 this building was used as the office of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Union.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side, 23rd February 1962. This view forms Part 5 of a sequence of views showing buildings in between Union and Bent Streets. See also B 14564, B 14565, B 14566. Right side of Flavel's building abuts Bent Street. For a view of this building made in 1946 see B 5820. Alterations were made in 1946 following a fire. Flavel and Sons were furnishers, dealers in chinaware, glassware, ironmongers, tent, tarpaulin, verandah blinds and rug manufacturers.
Rundle Street, Adelaide
Rundle Street, Adelaide, south side, west of Union street. The [probable] proprietor and children pose with staff members in front of a store, possibly C.J. Freeman & Company. In the store window is an advertisement for Smith's Superior Jamaica Ginger Beer. Part of the roof of this early building is composed of wood shingles.
Rundle Street
[General description] Shops on the southern side of Rundle Street between Bent Street and Ebenezer Place. They include J. Foglia maker of bird cages, George Craig Red Bird Cycle Depot, C. Butler Boot Makers, New York Tailors and Sym Choon Fruiterers. The shops have verandahs with ornate verandah posts and most have balconies on the upper storeys. [On back of photograph] Acres 89, 90 91. Rundle Street, south side. 1910-12. Probably 1909. See B 7787/22. The extreme right is opposite the west side of Tavistock Street. The extreme left is 67 yards east of Union Street.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side showing the premises of Barlow and Sons Coachbuilders. A man in a top hat and overcoat is holding two horses in a laneway between the buildings while other men and children watch the proceedings. The building stands on the corner of Rundle Street and Union Street. According to a researcher, Thomas Barlow & Sons, coachbuilders, first established their business in 1855, in Hindmarsh Square - where they also ran one of the first Adelaide fire 'engines' on behalf of three insurance companies. They moved the business (and the fire appliance) to his site in Rundle Street East, opposite the Tavistock buildings, in OCtober 1866. The royal coat of arms displayed on the roof was a Royal Warrant - "By Appointment to H.R.H the Duke of Ediburgh" - granted in 1868 for the construction of a coach for Prince Alfred's visit to South Australia. The gentleman wearing a white apron (to the left of the horses) is possibly George Barlow, the oldest of the three brothers then operating the manufactory (see B 40279 for George Barlow and B 7958 for the fire engine). The business moved back to the Hindmarsh Square site in April 1883 to a new purpose-built coachworks, which was the largest in Adelaide at the time.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side, 23rd February 1962. This view forms Part 2 of a sequence of views showing buildings in between Union and Bent Streets. See also B 14564, B 14565, B 14566, and B 14567. Buildings from Glo-more to right side of picture were demolished to permit continuation of Tavistock Street (now Frome Street) Shops seen in the photograph include Nan's Beauty Shop, Glo-more, Snack Bar Quinneys rifles and sports goods. A physiotherapist is located on the first floor.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side, 23rd February 1961. This view forms Part 3 of a sequence of views showing buildings in between Union and Bent Streets. See also B 14564, B 14565, B 14566, and B 14567. All these buildings were demolished to permit continuation of Tavistock Street (now Frome Street). Shops seen in the photograph include fruit and vegetable shop, Quinney's fishing tackle, rifles and sports goods, Sym Choon and Company Limited. JE Nunn - physiotherapist is located on the first floor.