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Group of [women] Old Colonists : Julia Symes

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/6D

Julia Symes, c. 1824-1894; nee Graetz, married John Symes. Arrived in South Australia in January 1839 on board the ship the "Catharina". Resided in Walkerville, Little Para, Highcombe, Golden Grove, Parkside.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Louisa Botten

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/29T

Louisa Botten, c. 1824-1897; nee Thomson, married Benjamin Boyce, then Charles Botten. Arrived in South Australia in December 1839 on board the ship the "Moffatt". Resided in Walkerville.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Jane Powell

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/27ZZ

Probably Jane Powell, 1813-1896; nee Gillard, married Charles Bendin Powell. Arrived in South Australia in January 1838 on board the ship the "Royal Admiral". Resided in Walkerville.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Ann Neate

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/13H

Probably Ann Neate, 1822-1909; nee Smith, married Charles Sommers Neate. Arrived in South Australia in December 1837 on board the ship the "Lady Emma". Resided in Walkerville.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Hannah Niemann

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/13L

Hannah Niemann, c. 1824-1893; nee Harris, married Alfred Theodore Niemann. Arrived in South Australia in April 1840 on board the ship the "Warrior". Resided in Walkerville, Noarlunga, Morphett Vale and Moonta.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Maria Eleanor Dundas Beatson Hersey

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/20H

Maria Eleanor Dundas Beatson Hersey, 1840?-1922; nee Mottley, married William Lysander Hersey. Probably arrived in South Australia in December 1862 on board the ship the "Aurora Australis". Resided on Carriewerloo, Warrakimbo stations; Walkerville.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Mary Ann Huntley

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/21O

Probably Mary Ann Huntley, c. 1828-1907; nee Tinson, married Joseph Clarke, then George Huntley. Arrived in South Australia in September 1848 on board the ship the "Harpley". Resided in Walkerville.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Angeline Marie Earle

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/24H

Angeline Marie Earle, 1816-1874; nee Denford, married Charles Harvey Earle. Arrived in South Australia in March 1839 on board the ship the "D'Auvergne". Resided in Walkerville.

Group of [women] Old Colonists : Sophia Jane Walton

Jones, Henry, 1872, Photograph, B 19985/3C

Probably Sophia Jane Walton, 1837-1907; nee Roberts, married John Walton. Arrived in South Australia in July 1838 on board the ship the "Henry Porcher". Resided in Dry Creek, Walkerville.

Letter to Gertrude Painter regarding her husband's death on the battlefield

Clarke, Tennyson George, 1917, Manuscript, D 8829(L)

A letter written to Gertrude Ida Painter, the widow of Private John Edward Painter, from an officer, Captain Tennyson George Clarke, who found Private Painter wounded. The letter is dated 17th February 1917, four months after Gertrude Painter had made enquiries when her husband was reported as wounded, missing in action. Captain Clarke gives details of Private Painter, finding him in the trenches on the front after the Battle of Potieres, his wounds, and some of his last words. Private Painter died on 16 August 1916, but was originally reported as wounded. Gertrude Painter did not receive confirmation of his death until the following year.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Thomas Black

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/14D

Thomas Black arrived in South Australia in January 1837 on board the ship the "Coromandel". Labourer, mason; Walkerville, Gilles Plains, McLaren Vale, North Adelaide

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Christopher John Collins

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/15X

Christopher John Collins arrived in South Australia in November 1837 on board the ship the "Eudora". Miller, Brighton; chaff cutter, Walkerville; farmer, Jamestown.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : James Wyld McDonald

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/21R

James Wyld McDonald arrived in South Australia in April 1840 on board the ship the "Warrior". Clerk, cashier, Walkerville, Unley.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Thomas Randle, Snr

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/26Z

Thomas Randle, Snr arrived in South Australia in May 1840 on board the ship the "Eliza". Of Gilberton and Walkerville - also Jones.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Palmer Ockenden

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/4B

Palmer Ockenden arrived in South Australia in January 1839 on board the ship the "Resource". Policeman, blacksmith, farmer, publican; Port Adelaide, Adelaide, Walkerville, Wallaroo.

South Australian pioneers 1840 : Samuel Clark

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 7865/10D

Samuel Clark arrived in South Australia in August 1839 on board the ship the "Somersetshire". General dealer, Walkerville.

South Australian pioneers 1840 : James Wyld McDonald

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 7865/5D

James Wyld McDonald arrived in South Australia in April 1840 on board the ship the "Warrior". Clerk, cashier, Walkerville, Unley.

South Australian pioneers 1840 : Thomas Randle Snr

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 7865/6D

Thomas Randle Snr arrived in South Australia in May 1840 on board the ship the "Eliza". Of Gilberton and Walkerville.

South Australian pioneers 1840 : George Hillier

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 7865/7K

George Hillier arrived in South Australia in June 1840 on board the ship the "Charles Kerr". District ranger, superintendent of roads, Walkerville.

South Australian pioneers 1840 : Peter Harvey

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 7865/8M

Peter Harvey arrived in South Australia in August 1840 on board the ship the "William Mitchell". Bullock driver, labourer, publican, Walkers Arms, Walkerville.

Advertisement for A. Simpson & Son

Gall, Ernest, 1899, Photograph, PRG 631/2/332

Copy of a photographic montage used as an advertisement for A. Simpson & Son, featuring six different images.

Horse-drawn tram, electric tram and Argyll car

c. 1970, Photograph, B 76492

Adelaide & Suburban Tramway Co. Ltd. tram No. 18, built New York, U.S.A. It was used in Adelaide from about 1882 to 1910, first on the Walkerville line. Behind this tram is Electric Tram No. 1, first used in 1909. Alongside is a 1905 Argyll Car. The photograph was taken in Victoria Square, looking south.

Houses in Adelaide

Messenger Press, 1993, Photograph, B 73998

A collection of 16 photographs, together with some photocopied images with captions, stored by Messenger Press in a file labelled 'Houses'. They include a transportable home, Somerset Cottages, and houses at Prospect, Walkerville,Thormgate and Enfield. There are also a number of photocopied images with captions are also included. Selected images have been digitised and can be viewed online by doing an ARCHIVAL NUMBER search on B 73998.

Photographs collected and taken by Dorothy Pyatt OAM

Pyatt, Dorothy, c. 1870, Photograph, B 77447/1-101

Photographs collected and taken by Dorothy Pyatt OAM in South Australia and Northern Territory

Holiday-makers at Chiton Rocks

Grimmett, Vic, 1962, Photograph, PRG 1662/10/502/1

"Chiton Rocks with its good surf is the popular choice for young holiday-makers. Young Melbourne visitor Miss Helen Turnbull (second from right) relaxes on the sand with, from left, Miss Alison Peacock, of Walkerville, Miss Elizabeth Geddes, of Unley Park, and Miss Meredith Colyer, of Netherby." Australian Women's Weekly, 24 January 1962, page 17.

Riverside Playground closed due to COVID-19 restrictions

Zwar, Kate, 2020, Photograph, B 78535/8

Riverside Playground in Felixstow closed due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.

Coffee...take away only!

Kaus, Peter, 2020, Photograph, B 78535/112

Rubbish bins overflowing with takeaway coffee cups, Walkerville.

House at Vale Park

John S. Chappel Pty Ltd, 1962, Photograph, BRG 346/28/BERRYGILBERTANDPOLOMKA/41/1

External photograph of house captioned "Walkerville Rd, Vale Park", designed by architects D. Berry & Co. Including view of garden and unsealed driveway.

Cross stitch sampler

Dowling, Eileen, 1901, Realia, D 8939(Misc)

Red cotton, cross stitch alphabet, dates of commencement and completion, 'Rose Garden School' and 'Eileen Dowling' on cross stitch material. Miss Edith Dove, a teacher at the school, was the great aunt of the donor of the sampler.

Group photograph of participants of the Annual Congress of the Institutes Association held in Adelaide

Smith, W.S., 1914, Photograph, B 78574

A group of formally dressed men in front of the eastern wall of the Institute Building on North Terrace, Adelaide. The photograph was published in the Adelaide Chronicle, where a caption lists the people as follows: "Back row - J. Hassell (Riverton), W. Campbell (Lameroo), J.G. Woolcock (Kersbrook), F.W. Sims (North Adelaide), R.D. McEwin (Plympton), H.F. Ford (Thebarton), T.E. Fisher (Prospect), R.M. Dunstone (Edwardstown), J.J. Griffen (Geranium), H.T.S. Stacy (St. Peters), R. Newland (Kapunda). Next row - W. Langsford (Unley), W.W. Robinson (Crystal Brook), S. Carter (Orroroo), J.S. Shepherd (Port Lincoln), E.J. Pearce (Whyte-Yarcowie), W. Odgers (Gladstone), W.H Campbell (Laura), W.J. Back (Walkerville), A.W. Poyzer (Prospect), J.B. Stevenson (Hahndorf), Rev. A. Bungey (Pinnaroo), G. Wiltshire (Millicent). Seated - S. Rickard (Penola), H. Kennedy (Lyndoch), Colonel J.W. Castine (Auburn), J.G. Ashton (Goodwood), R. Woolnough (institutes' representative on the Public Library Board), L.H. Sholl, C.M.G., I.S.O. (president), H.D. Gell (vice-president of the council), S. Talbot Smith, M.A., LL.B. (chairman of the literature committee), J.N. Taylor (Unley), G.F. Hussey (North Adelaide), Rev. W.H. Winter, B.D. (Glen Osmond), Rev. J.G. Wright (Angaston). Front row - W.J. Kimber (Klemzig), F.E. Meleng (general secretary), G.H. Boucaut (Jamestown), T. Grealy (Mylor), V. McDowall (clerk), A. Driscoll (Dublin)."

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