Contemporary Life collection albums [B 7798] • Photograph
View over the Oakbank racecourse
Panoramic view of the Oakbank racecourse on Easter Monday.
Cars en route to the Oakbank races
Row of cars on the road to the Oakbank races.
Crowd at the Oakbank races
The crowd in the grandstand at the Oakbank races.
Carpark at the Oakbank races
Car park at the Oakbank races.
Picnic at the Oakbank races
A family group having a picnic in the carpark at the Oakbank races.
Picnic at the Oakbank races
A group of friends having a picnic adjacent to a caravan at the Oakbank races.
The Oakbank races
View of the crowd watching a horse pass the winning post at the Oakbank races.
Pipe band at Wayville
A pipe band at the showgrounds at Wayville.
Girls' pipe band
A pipe band with all women players.
Pipe band
A parade down King William Street (near Waymouth Street) of a highland pipe band. A banner reads 'come with me the the Highland Games'.
New children's playground at Kensington
Children try out the slippery dip at the new children's playground at Kensington.
Opening of Henley beach School playground
Children try out the jungle gym at the opening of the Henley Beach School playground.
Police buglers sounding the last post
Police buglers sounding the last post before the laying of wreaths on the War Memorial, 15 October 1947.
Police parade
A group of police officers in a march past.
Police troopers escort the Governor
A troop of mounted police escort the governor's car (at Wayville showground?).
Mounted police at Prince Memorial Oval
A troop of mounted police on parade at the Prince Memorial Oval at Mitcham War Charity Day.
Mounted policeman and child
A mounted police constable accepts a badge from a young boy in Greek national costume selling badges for the United Nations Appeal for Children.
Motorcycle police
Two motorcycle policemen riding down a street line with onlookers.
Policemen with tracker dogs
Constables G. Johnston and D. Allen with police tracker dogs 'Kym' and 'Peter'.
Polo match between Wanderers and Meanderers
Action in a polo match between the Wanderers and Meanderers' teams at Birkalla.
SA Representative polo team
The four players making up the South Australia Representative Polo Team. The polo player sitting on the white pony on the left is Edward 'Bill' Hayward (later Sir Edward Hayward), who later captained the Adelaide Polo Club.
Polo match between Mount Crawford and Adelaide B
Polo match between the Mount Crawford and Adelaide B teams at Birkalla. In the foreground playing a shot is J.R. Cowell in Mount Crawford colours, in the background is N. Keynes, also of Mount Crawford. Adelaide players are unknown. [from information supplied].
Mount Crawford polo team
The Mount Crawford polo team, winners of the Barr Smith Cup. From left: J. Cowell, E. Murray (captain), Neville Keynes, R. or K. Lillecrapp.
Polo at Waterloo Corner
Player J. Willis and R. Willing taking part in a polo match at Waterloo Corner, 10 March 1962.
Crowd at National Day of Prayer
A crowd in King William Street, Adelaide, listening to the National Day of Prayer service at 11.55am.
Crowd at National Day of Prayer
A crowd at the corner of King William and Waymouth Streets, Adelaide, listening to the National Day of Prayer service at 11.55am.
Crowd boarding a tram in Victoria Square
A queue of people boarding a tram in Victoria Square for the Morphettville races. The queue system was initiated at various loading points in Adelaide for trams and trolley buses early in 1944.
Port Adelaide bus queue in Hindley Street
A queue of people waiting to board the Port Adelaide double-decker bus in Hindley Street at 5.15pm.
Red Cross workers packing goods
Red Cross workers packing tobacco, books, etc. From left: Mrs M. Dutton, Miss Mary Cave, Mrs Malcolm Cockburn, Mrs de Pury Sandon, Mrs Mark Reeve, Mrs Brian Swift, Mrs Ronald Verco.
Red Cross workers loading a lorry
Four men loading cases into a lorry for shipment at Red Cross House, Adelaide.