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Funeral of Warrant Officer Charles Wood
Funeral of warrant - officer Charles Wood. The cortege can be seen leaving the Keswick Barracks for the AIF Cemetery , West Terrace. The casket is on the gun carriage in the middle of the procession which is headed by soldiers with reversed rifles. The escort party is followed by drummers with muffled drums beating to keep step, the mounted escort, casket on gun carriage followed by members from the platoon. The Keswick Barracks are in the background of this photograph. Warrant Officer Charles Wood from Tailem Bend died while being brought to Adelaide for treatment. He served in the war with 18th Battery.
Henry Yorke Lyell Brown
Henry Yorke Lyell Brown, extreme left, E.Warman camel driver, centre and "Billy" Beachley (camel driver) with a camel team at Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory. Brown was government geologist for the South Australian government. In 1905 he journeyed to Charlotte Waters and to the north-west of the Northern Territory. By the time of his death in Adelaide in 1928 he knew every mineral belt from Darwin to Mount Gambier.
Aeroplane Accident at Cheltenham
This image was printed in The Advertiser (Adelaide) 6 October 1911, page 9. The crash was at Cheltenham racecourse early in the morning, the pilot was Lieutenant H.E. Watkins and his passenger was Frank Wild. Both men survived the crash. A wind gust caught the aircraft as it was flying over the south west corner of the racecourse, causing its left side to touch the ground and overturn, with the two men caught underneath. The aeroplane was a REP monoplane built for Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. It was made of nickel steel , 34 feet long and 45 feet from wing tip to wing tip and weighing 1,200 pounds. It was taken, without wings, to Antarctica where it had limited success as an 'air tractor' or motorised sledge.
Express
Express arriving at a point 992 miles from Adelaide on the East West Line.
North Terrace
North Tce, west. Cottages said to have been erected in 1838 by W.H. Gray (Roofs obviously later). On extreme right is Gray St. Probably taken before 1900. Cottages shown on Cadastral Plan of Adelaide (1880), and on Kingston's Map. Right side of the cottages abutted Gray St. Frontage to North Tce. 28 yards. Cottages apparently stood back from North Terrace a distance of 14 yards. The four joined single storey cottages all have front doors and windows on either side. They open onto North Terrace with no front gardens.
Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street, west side, 31 December 1953. Right left side of Brazzale's building is 37 & half yards south of North Terrace. Frontage of building is 13 & half yards. This is a new front on an old cottage, erected in about 1951. Brazzale Mica Pty. Limited. Belsamino Brazzale employed up to 50 people mainly Italian women in his mica factory in Liverpool Street, Adelaide, where he processed mica mined by Italians near Alice Springs in Central Australia
Trinity Church North Terrace
North Terrace West, looking East across Morphett St. Probably about 1870. Extracted from the Observer for 7 September 1929. A man stands on the nearside corner and North Terrace looks extremely muddy underfoot. Holy Trinity was the first Anglican church built in South Australia. The clock in the tower which has been there since 1838, was made by Vulliamy, clockmaker to King William IV. It was intended as the town clock and was put into this first Adelaide tower.
North Terrace
North Terrace, looking east from a point a little west of Morphett Street. Trinity Church on the right. The original art work by S.T. Gill is in the S.A. Art Gallery. The foundation stone for Holy Trinity Church was laid by Governor Hindmarsh on 26 January 1838 but when the building was finished it was considered to be unsafe and the church was rebuilt and enlarged. The clock in the tower was installed in 1838 and was intended for use as the town clock. Holy Trinity Church was the first Anglican church in South Australia and the tower was the first to be built in Adelaide. The art work depicts families strolling on north Terrace making their way to church. A man is walking his dog. Only a few houses have been built up to this date.
S.A. School Society
Drawing for the building on North Terrace, south side, west corner of Gawler Place, originally intended for use as a school for the South Australian School Society.
S.A. School Society
Ground floor plan of the building on North Terrace, south side, west corner of Gawler Place, originally intended as a school for the South Australian School Society.
North Terrace
North Terrace east, left side of centre building is 48 yards west of Charles Street and frontage is 11 yards. For a view of this building in 1959 see B 14216. This small Gothic building at 207 North Terrace was built as professional rooms in 1901 for ophthalmic surgeon Dr Mark Johnston Symons, when it was fashionable to have professional rooms along North Terrace. He was the first trained eye specialist to practice in Adelaide. The building features ashlar and oriel windows and was built in the federation style from stone and limestone
North Terrace
North Terrace East, looking west from the dome of the Exhibition Building in approximately 1887. Work on the construction of the building began in 1885. It opened in 1887. During Queen Victoria's Jubilee the building housed 2200 exhibitions from 26 countries. The Exhibition Building was demolished in 1962 to make way for buildings at the University of Adelaide.
North Terrace
West corner of North Terrace and Pulteney Street, Chalmers Church. At the time of this photograph the church was known as Scots Church. Scots Church was originally Chalmers Free Church named after Rev. James Chalmers who established the Free Church of Scotland.Chalmers representative Rev. John Gardner arrived in Adelaide from Scotland in 1850 and after purchasing land on the corner of North Terrace and Pulteney Street the Foundation Stone was laid in the same year. The church became the Chalmers Presbyterian Church in 1901. In 1929 Flinders Street Presbyterian Church and Chalmers Church amalgamated under the name Scots Church. Bluestone, stained glass windows and the organ were transferred to Scots Church during the amalgamation.
King William Street
Bank of Adelaide, English Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, King William Street west side.
King William Street
King William Street, west side. The point of division between the 2 and 3 storey buildings is 28 yards north of Hindley Street. The buildings seen house the Lending Library, at number 27 F Fischer, then Clarkson and Company, then Adelaide Photographic Company. One of the carriages outside had the name Burnside painted on the side.
Rear of buildings facing Hindley Street
Photograph taken looking south from the laneway off Victoria Street, Adelaide, showing the rear of buildings on the north side of Hindley Street, including Wests Coffee Palace building. 13 May 1977.
ACC Rubbish removal, Register Street
[General description] Adelaide City Council truck and workers collecting rubbish. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 56 / Register Street, west side / 9 September 1960 / Left side of the building is 35 yards north of Hindley Street and frontage is 11 yards / For view taken in 1953 see B 12839'
Rundle Street
Rundle Street looking east from a point a little west of Charles Street. The cupola and Coat of Arms can be seen over the entrance to the Adelaide Arcade on the right. Several horse drawn carriages are driving along Rundle Street and pedestrians line the footpath.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street, south side. This scene shows a busy rundle Street complete with trolley buses heading west and east. These were first introduced permanently to Adelaide in 1937-63. The trolley buses were replaced by motor buses in 1963. Some of the signs along the south side of the street advertise the Regent Theatre, Harris Scarfe, Oriental Hotel
Pulteney Street corner of Hindmarsh Square
North west corner of Pulteney Street and Hindmarsh Square. The Adelaide Motor Car Works building stands on the corner and is part of several buildings making up this business. Drivers and cars are parked outside the premises.
Rundle Street
Rundle Street during the first visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901. The royal couple were representing Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra who were preparing for the coronation following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. The Duke and Duchess were visiting Australia to open the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne. In the photograph the bunting and flags which decorated Rundle Street can be seen along with the along with Adelaide well wishers. The photograph shows Rundle Street looking west from Pulteney Street. It is interesting to note the signs on the supports of the arch of welcome. They say George and May (Mary).
Grenfell Street
Grenfell Street, north side, 23rd February 1961, right side of building is 34 yards west of Union Street and frontage is 30 yards. The original East End Market was established in the 1860s by Richard Vaughan. In 1904 it became the Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange and spanned four city streets including the Grenfell Street entrance shown in this photograph. An inscription found on the Grenfell Street entrance reads " The Earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof" (Psalm 24.1).
Grenfell Street near James Place
Grenfell Street, north side, looking east. Matthew Goode's is on the west corner of James Place. Near side of Milne's is 13-1/2 yards east of James Place. Milne's frontage - 18-1/2 yards. The dome on the Adelaide Arcade can be seen in the far distance. Young girls wearing white smocks are boarding twelve horse drawn trams. Many adults are watching the proceedings. The weather is hot as many people are holding parasols. According to a researcher, this image was likely created 24 January 1896 and shows the first picnic expedition by horsetram of "The Sunbeams", a children's organisation started by David Hughes Bottrill (1866-1941) (see Australian Dictionary Of Biography http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bottrill-david-hughes-5301 ). The children are grouped into small "Sunbeam circles", of about six, each carrying their own banner and named after historical or eminent figures. The horse trams took the children to a picnic at the home of Sir Edwin Smith, "The Acacias", on Kensington Road. The event is described in "The Advertiser" on 28 January 1896. By 1903, there were 285 "circles", and at its height, 12,000 members, but folded when Bottrill was bankrupted around 1911.
James Place
James Place, West Side, 18 December, 1980. Right side of building is 26-2/3 yards north of Grenfell Street, James Place frontage is 3-1/3 yards. Shows Rapid Color photo shop and the sign for the Adelaide City Council Women's toilets.
King William Street
Bank of South Australia, King William Street, west side. This building with its elaborate Renaissance facade was erected in 1876-77. Lloyd Taylor and EW Wright were the architects. WJ Maxwell was brought out from Scotland to produce the cut stone work and while he was in Adelaide he also carved the Robert Burns statue.
Currie Street
Currie Street, north side, October 31st 1935, left side of the cottages is 71 yards east of West Terrace and frontage is 18.5 yards. The cottages in the centre were formerly the Yorke Peninsula Hotel (See Delisser's Map of Adelaide in 1861) No longer a hotel in 1862. For modern residences erected in 1936 on the site of the cottages see B 6951.
Currie Street
Currie Street, corner of King William Street, south side looking west. Bank buildings and the Adelaide Steamship Company building can be seen. Bicycles, a horse drawn wagon, a car and tram can be seen.
Currie Street
Currie Street, south side, Adelaide Steamship Co. left side of building is 50 yards west of King William Street and frontage is 20 yards.
Grenfell Street
Grenfell Street, south side showing a view looking east towards the Adelaide foothills. A bus destined for Findon and Kirkcaldy/Queenstown is heading west along Grenfell Street.
Grenfell Street near Commercial Place
West corner of Grenfell Street and Commercial Place, frontage of Brookman Building is 18.5 yards. Sir George Brookman KBE (15 April 1840 - 20 June 1927) was a South Australian businessman who made a fortune from a gold discovery in Western Australia, and is remembered as a generous benefactor of the South Australian School of Mines and Industries and the University of Adelaide. The ornate three storey building has a central turret over the main entrance. A glimpse of Alma Chambers can be seen behind the Brookman Building.