Photographs relating to Charles Sturt family and 'The Grange' [B 70378] • Photograph

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/61

Withdrawing room of 'The Grange' with Captain Sturt's desk in the corner by the fireplace.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/62

Withdrawing room of 'The Grange' with Captain Sturt's portrait on wall in the corner.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/63

Room at 'The Grange' furnished with mid-19th century desk, chair and other items.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/64

First bedroom at 'The Grange'.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/65

First bedroom of 'The Grange'.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/66

Child's bedroom at 'The Grange' with cast iron bed and quilted bedcover.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/67

Child's bedroom at 'The Grange' with mirror and stand on side table.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/68

Fireplace, wooden mantel piece with cottage clock at 'The Grange'.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/69

Writing desk and chair with a writing set and oil lamp at 'The Grange'.

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

Interior furnishings at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/70

Kitchen at 'The Grange'.

Group of men examining Sturt's flag

Group of men examining Sturt's flag

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/71

Justice Abbott, C.M. Hambidge, Sir Howard Lloyd and Mr Parker looking at Charles Sturt's flag used when Sturt's expedition entered the River Murray. A fragment of Sturt's boat is lying across another flag in the photograph, possibly the one carried opn the Central Australia expedition. These items were brought back to Australia by Sturt's great-grandson Anthony Napier Sturt in 1951, the first time a Charles Sturt descendant had visited Australia since the family left for England in 1853. The flag was lent to the Art Gallery of South Australia. (See 'The Advertiser' 6 January 1951: 'Family Treasures Relics of Sturt's Historic Trip'.).

Ceremony at 'The Grange'

Ceremony at 'The Grange'

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/72

Sir Henry Newland, Sir Stanton Hicks and K.T. Borrow at a ceremony at 'The Grange'. Photograph published in the Stock Journal, April 1967.

Captain Charles Sturt's flag.

Captain Charles Sturt's flag.

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/73

Captain Charles Sturt's Union Jack which he unfurled when the Murrumbidgee River carried his boat into the river he named the Murray on 14 January 1830.

Opening of 'The Grange' after restoration

Opening of 'The Grange' after restoration

1853-1900, 1960-1973, Photograph, B 70378/74

The Governor of SA, Sir Edric Bastyan, arriving at 'The Grange' ca.1967 for the re-opening of the house after its restoration. He is being sheltered by an umbrella held by Mr F. Kenneth Milne. David Sturt-Bray is amongst the people assembled on the verandah of the Nursery Wing. The Governor's motor cycle escort and his ADC can be seen behind.