Album of views of Willunga and surrounding district [B 55417] • Photograph
Miss Hawkins a teacher at Bassetts Private School with her students
WILLUNGA: Miss Hawkins, a teacher at Bassetts Private School, with her students. Back row: Eva Culley, Sissy Broughton, Nel Jackson, Olly Culley. Front row: Maud Allen, Eune Good, Rita Allen, Ivy Richards, Alice Culley, boys unknown.
McLaren Vale Saddlery
McLAREN VALE: McLaren Vale Saddlery erected and worked by Mr John Ferris in the 1880s. This building was one of many which made up the village of Gloucester.
Students and teachers at Willunga Public School
WILLUNGA: The students and teachers standing outside the Willunga Public School, in 1921.
A Graves Hill & Co delivering mail to Willunga Post Office
WILLUNGA: A Graves Hill & Co. coach delivering mail to the Willunga Post Office from Yankalilla.
Students of Willunga school
WILLUNGA: The students of the Willunga school, standing outside the building in 1939.
A bullock team at Willunga
WILLUNGA: A bullock team at the corner of High Street Willunga.
Bullock teams in High Street, Willunga
WILLUNGA: Bullock teams in High Street with timber carts. The men are Dan Skeyhill and Frank Hailstone. The logs were cut on the property of Alf DeCaux and taken to the railway for consignment to the Broken Hill Mines to be used as shoring timbers.
Funeral carriage outside the business of Charles Brown at Willunga
WILLUNGA: A funeral carriage outside the business of Charles Brown. From left: Martha Brown, Walter Brown, Charles Brown and Charles Brown Senior. Martha and Charles Brown arrived from England in 1866. Charles established his business in Willunga in 1871. He was the local carpenter, wheelwright and undertaker.
Police officer with his horse at Willunga
WILLUNGA: Police officer with his police horse called Envoy, at the stables of the Willunga Police Station, January 26th, 1920. Nearby stands a woman and two young children.
Mr. John Snoswell
PORTRAIT: Mr John Snoswell who was the owner of the original Bush Inn, at Willunga, in 1845-1846.
Atkinson Brothers at Willunga
WILLUNGA: Atkinson Brothers bakers and general storekeepers. Tom and Frank Atkinson are second and fourth from right respectively. Charlie Williamson is in the white coat and Bart Hailstone, who was a butcher is wearing the apron. The Chevrolet van, registration number 118-318, belonged to AMSCOL.
View depicting the shipwreck of the Star of Greece
PORT WILLUNGA: This view depicts the shipwreck of the ship Star of Greece. The ship became stuck on a reef, north of the Port Willunga jetty between 2a.m. and 3 a.m. on the 13th of July, 1888. The ship was built at Belfast, in 1868, by Harland & Wolff. It was registered as 1,193 tons and was insured for $24,450.
Construction of Willunga Post Office
WILLUNGA: The building of the Willunga Post Office, in 1915. The scaffolding is made from saplings.
Members of the congregation outside the Wesleyan Chapel at Sellicks Hill
SELLICKS HILL: Members of the congregation outside the Wesleyan Chapel. The chapel was built in 1862.
McLaren Vale Hotel
McLAREN VALE: The photograph of the McLaren Vale Hotel is believed to have been taken just after the addition of the verandah, in 1932. The Overland car registration number 30-143 belonged to Mrs. L. Neilson, of the McLaren Vale Hotel.
Willunga Methodist church and hall
WILLUNGA: The Methodist church and hall. The building on the extreme right is a stable.
Aldinga township looking south
ALDINGA: Aldinga township looking south, in 1913.
The second Bush Inn at Willunga
WILLUNGA: The second Bush Inn. The building was at the rear of the third Bush Inn and faced the old Bassett's Girls School. It was demolished in 1901.
Sketch of the Wesleyan Chapel at Willunga
WILLUNGA: This sketch of the Wesleyan Chapel was taken from an early plan of Willunga.
St Joseph's Church, Willunga
WILLUNGA: St. Joseph's Church in 1907.
James Bailey Bassett
PORTRAIT: James Bailey Bassett (born 1883), grandson of an early school teacher at Willunga (also named James Bailey Bassett).
Laying the foundation stone of St Stephen's Church, Willunga
WILLUNGA: The Bishop of Adelaide, The Right Reverend A. Nutter Thomas, laying the foundation stone of the St. Stephen's Church of England, Parish Hall. From left: Charlie Lipson, Captain Malpas, Gilbert Hunt, Rev. Thrush and Rev. Nutter Thomas. November 20th 1924.
Laying the foundation stone of St Stephen's Church, Willunga
WILLUNGA: Laying the foundation stone of St. Stephen's Church of England Parish Hall. November 20th, 1924. L-r: Fred Self, Joe Leaker, Gilbert Hunt, Rev. Nutter Thomas, Rev. Thrush, Captain Malpas, Charlie Lipson.
Southern Vales Winery Drive-in Bottle Department, McLaren Vale
McLAREN VALE: Southern Vales Winery Drive-in Bottle Department. Opened by Tom Hardy, Managing Director of his family company.
The second Bush Inn at Willunga
WILLUNGA: The second Bush Inn, taken from an early plan of Willunga.
Sketch from and early plan of the Willunga Flour Mill
WILLUNGA: Sketch from an early plan of the Willunga Flour Mill which was later used for flax.
McLaren Vale Hall
MCLAREN VALE: The McLaren Vale Hall.
Willunga beach house known as 'The Castle'
WILLUNGA: A beach house, known as 'The Castle' located at the foot of the Sellicks Hill ramp.
Buckland House, Willunga
WILLUNGA: Buckland House, this was built in 1860 and used as a school. It was later used as the District Council offices.
Australian Slate Quarries
WILLUNGA: From Volume One of an album. A very early view of the Bangor Slate Quarries more commonly known as the Australian Slate Quarries. A slate cutting machine can be seen on the immediate left of the shed. The shed apparently contained more machines as the square holes in the wall were generally used for disposal of the off cuts [copy of B 24135].