Photographs taken by W.H. Mengersen • Photograph • State Library of South Australia

W.H. Mengersen

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/1

Walter Henry Mengersen (1888-1947) at 6 Seafield Avenue, Kingswood.

Goldsbrough Mort premises

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/2

Office premises of Goldsbrough Mort, probably in country town.

Wild turkeys

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/3

Wild turkeys in spinifex grass, 280 miles north west of Port Augusta.

Grassy flat at Wallerberdina

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/4

Grassy flat on Wallerberdina station, north west of Mount Eyre.

Road in Flinders Ranges

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/5

Road in Flinders Ranges region. The view in the photograph image may reflect the terrain or the photographer's camera angle.

Men having a cup of tea

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/6

Three men having a cup of tea beside their laden cart.

Rocky hill face, Moorilyanna

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/7

Rocky hill face rising behind flat ground at Moorilyanna, 190 miles north west of Oodnadatta.

Roopena woolshed

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/8

Roopena station woolshed, north west of Whyalla.

Mount Arden homestead

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/9

Photograph with 'Mount Arden station homestead' written on verso, north of Quorn, although a researcher believes it is West Mt Arden Homestead. Five galvanised iron water tanks stand between the homestead dwelling and a subsidiary building, all inside a rabbit-proof fenced area. The dwelling appears to be constructed of wood, with a verandah on all sides.

Goldsbrough Mort personnel

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/10

Officials of Goldsbrough, Mort & Company Ltd, with W.H. Mengersen standing in back row at right.

Road-making tractor

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/11

Tractor with scoop for road-making, 300 miles west of Port Augusta in the saltbush country.

Road-making tractor

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/12

Tractor with scoop making new road surface, 300 miles west of Port Augusta in the saltbush country.

Car on Bob Bon station

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/13

Goldsbrough Mort party in green grass country on Bon Bon station near Kingoonya, 240 miles north west of Port Augusta.

Police station at Stuart Range opal field

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/14

Police station of galvanised iron on the Stuart Range (Coober Pedy) opal field, which was opened in 1921.

Men at meal, Angepena

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/15

Mid-day meal for two men at Angepena, between Copley and Mount Hack.

Exploration party

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/16

Exploration party, possibly from the South Australian Museum, about to leave a northern locality in their buckboard vehicle. Signs on various large boxes spread out on the ground reveal the words 'birds', 'museum specimens', 'E.A. Colson' and 'botany'.

Man with swag

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/17

Man dressed for walking carrying his canvas swag over one shoulder and a tin drinking cup in his hand.

Donkey team and dog, Holowilena station

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/18

A dog sitting up on his hind legs on the back of a donkey in a donkey team, under a tree on Holowilena Station. Part of the station outbuildings can be seen in background. The donkeys are wearing eye 'blinkers' to prevent them seeing sideways.

Waterhole

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/19

Waterhole, 240 miles north west of Port Augusta. The hole was five miles long and 14 feet deep when it was photographed.

Camel team

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/20

Camel team of eight camels with their handler. They are tethered to a system of leads attached to an implement, possibly a plough.

Sheep on Angepena station

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/21

Merino sheep in timber-fenced yards on Angepena station in the Flinders Ranges. An open-sided implement shed of timber posts and straw roof can be seen behind.

Bindarrah Creek

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/22

View of Bindarrah Creek from its banks, with trees in the water in the middle of the wide river course. The location is probably on Bindarrah Station.

River Murray scene

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/23

Scene along the River Murray photographed on 4 March 1917.

'Ruby' paddlesteamer at Loxton

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/24

The paddlesteamer 'Ruby' on the River Murray at Loxton, photographed 8 April 1917.

Rocky coastline at Port Elliot

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/25

Waves crashing over rocky granite rocks at Port Elliot.

Government House, Adelaide

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/26

Government House taken from high vantage point on building along North terrace, Adelaide. The front building of the Adelaide Swimming Baths, in course of erection, can just be seen at left of image.

Algebuckina bridge, South Australia

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/27

Algebuckina bridge, south of Oodnadatta, nearly one mile long.

Police station at Borroloola, Northern Territory

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/28

Borroloola police station, Northern Territory. A feature of the building's construction is the the verandah screen walls which appear to be made of brush or bamboo-like material.

Hermannsburg mission station, Northern Territory

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/29

Hermannsburg mission station seen in the distance, 82 miles west of Alice Springs.

Dry river bed, Northern Territory

Mengersen, Walter Henry, c. 1935, Photograph, B 70311/30

Buckboard vehicle being driven down into dry creek bed in the Northern Territory. Wooden crates are tied onto its running board, one advertising the Vacuum Oil Company.

Photographs taken by W.H. Mengersen [B 70311] • Photograph