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World War I, war time views album

c. 1915, Photograph, B 49382/1-16

Comprising an album of war time views including World War I soldiers, an Egyptian building and mounted soldiers. 16 images.

Fund raising for the Red Cross during World War I in Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/196

Booths set up near the South African War Memorial statue on North Terrace, Adelaide where fund raisers are selling produce in aid of the Red Cross during World War I.

Women working on making sacks for the war effort during World War I

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/433

Interior of a warehouse where a large group of women are working on constructing hessian into sacks as a contribution to the war effort during World War I.

British men training for war

c. 1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/17/739

British civilian men armed with rifles marching along a road as part of their training for the armed forces during the early stages of World War I.

Three woman helping to sell goods from a stall in aid of the war effort during World War I

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/9/252

Three woman helping to sell goods from a stall in aid of the war effort during World War I.

Returned from active service badge of Ernest Arthur Frost, Third Australian Light Horse

1914, Photograph, PRG 1696/2/4

Digital copy of the Returned from Active Service badge received by Ernest Arthur Frost for active service with the Third Light Horse during World War I. Raised embossed text on badge reads: Australian Military Forces A.I.F, Issued by Dept of Defence, Returned from Active Service. The verso has been stamped, 234272 with the maker's name, 'Stokes & Sons, Melb'.

[Sketch of a cell door at the Ruhleben Concentration Camp, Germany]

Swift, Harry Houghton, c. 1918, Artwork, PRG 982/1/3

Sketch of a cell door done by Harry Swift during his internment in Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1.

[Sketch of the interior of a cell at the Ruhleben Concentration Camp, Germany]

Swift, Harry Houghton, c. 1918, Artwork, PRG 982/1/5

Sketch of the interior of a cell done by Harry Swift during his internment in Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1.

[A boxing match at Ruhleben Concentration Camp]

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 982/1/22

Photograph of a boxing match at Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1.

[Ruhleben Concentration Camp. 'Bond Street' looking west]

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 982/1/12

Photograph of the Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1. The photograph is captioned 'Bond Street, looking west'.

[Ruhleben Concentration Camp. Wooden Barracks. East End]

c. 1918, Photograph, PRG 982/1/14

Photograph of the Ruhleben Concentration Camp in Germany during World War 1. The photograph is captioned 'Wooden Barracks. East End.'

A World War One memorial

c. 1925, Photograph, B 47072/198

A memorial to those who served in World War One; exact location unknown.

Women fund raising group during World War I in Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/143

A group of women engaged in fund raising activites during World War I standing outside a booth carrying the sign 'Ye Smokers Retreat' with two framed posters advertising 'Three Castles' cigarettes.

Group of women workers for World War I charities in Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/144

A group of ten women, some wearing Red Cross badges, who were voluntary workers for World War I charities in Adelaide.

Women fund raisers for World War I charities in Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/145

A group of women, some carrying trays of items for sale, who were engaged in raising funds for World War I charities in Adelaide, South Australia.

Women fund raising workers during World War I in Adelaide

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/146

A group of women, some wearing Red Cross badges, who were engaged in fund raising activites in Adelaide during World War I.

New recruits for the Army during World War I

c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/435

New civilian recruits for Army service during World War I marching along a road in South Australia escorted by a uniformed soldier; four of their number stand in the front, three holding bugles up to their mouths and the fourth playing a small drum. The officer on the far side of the group (near the third row) is Robert Conroy Parrott (see also PRG 280/1/18/8 and B 23141); the location of the photo is probably Mitcham Camp (based on Parrott's career); and the date around 1915 (based on the fact he is still wearing his old pre-war 74th Militia hat and jacket).

World War I poster by artist Norman Lindsay

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/21/190

A World War I poster depicting violence from the German aggressors against two allied soldiers, the word 'Quick !' is the only inscription; the work is signed 'Norman Lindsay'.

World War I poster by artist Norman Lindsay

c. 1916, Photograph, PRG 280/1/21/202

A World War I poster depicting a child praying at the knee of her anguished Mother, the inscription reads 'God bless dear Daddy who is fighting the Hun and send him HELP'; the work is signed Norman Lindsay.

[Letter from A. H. Peake, Premier of South Australia to Mrs. E. Duncan]

Peake, Archibald Henry, 1918, Manuscript, PRG 544/16

Digitised image of a letter to Mrs. E. Duncan dated 26 December 1918 from the then South Australian Premier, A.H. Peake, expressing condolences on the death of her son, Private A.E.J. Duncan, who had been killed in action.

[Telegram reporting Private A. E. J. Duncan officially missing]

Pendlebury, Major, 1918, Manuscript, PRG 544/15

Telegram from Major Pendlebury reporting that Private A.E.J. Duncan, of the 47th Battalion, was officially reported missing on 5 April 1918.

World War One Honour Board, Peterborough Town Hall

Piper, Andrew, 2016, Photograph, B 77025

View of the World War One Honour Board in the Peterborough Town Hall, on Main Street, Peterborough, South Australia.

World War I soldiers

c. 1915, Photograph, B 37237

Studio Photograph of two World War I soldiers, possibly Light Horsemen.

Group of 5 soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force of World War 1

1916, Photograph, B 46130/541

Group of 5 soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force of World War 1. One is identified as Sergeant Tilbrook and is believed to be Hubert John Tilbrook.

Troop train bringing happy soldiers home after World War I

c. 1919, Photograph, B 60869

GENERAL: A troop train bringing happy soldiers home after World War I.

World War I trench

Brooker, William Charles, c. 1915, Photograph, PRG 1316/5/123

The bodies of two soldiers lie in the remains of a World War I trench.

Board of honour listing names of enlisted men during World War I

1919, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/224

A board of honour listing names of enlisted staff of the South Australian Education Department during World War I.

New recruits for army service during World War I

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/342

Large group of new recruits for army service during World War I assembled outside a grandstand in South Australia, most still wear civilian clothing.

Living conditions in France during World War I

c. 1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/473

Living conditions in France during World War I: a photograph of a family of a Mother and children living in tent accommodation with poultry and pet animals in a makeshift yard next to a covered wagon, the implication is that they have lost their home due to the conflict.

King George V visiting battle scarred ruins in Europe during World War I

1917, Photograph, PRG 280/1/15/557

King George V accompanied by a group of army officers viewing the ruined remains of a church destroyed by the conflict of World War I in either France or Belgium, exact location unknown.

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