Old colonists 1836-1840 [mosaic] • Photograph • State Library of South Australia

Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Kirby, Snr

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18C

John Kirby, Snr arrived in South Australia in March 1839 on board the ship the "Buckinghamshire". Labourer, farmer; Glenelg, Adelaide, St. Leonards - possibly previously soldier, policeman.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Prescott

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18D

William Prescott arrived in South Australia in September 1838 on board the ship the "Winchester". South Australian Company employee; farmer, Toorak Gardens.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Martin Nicholls

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18E

Martin Nicholls arrived in South Australia in July 1838 on board the ship the "Henry Porcher". Farmer, retiring from Gould's Creek.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : George Schroder

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18F

George Schroder arrived in South Australia in September 1838 on board the ship the "Winchester". Draftsman, Colonial Architect's Office.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Charles Algernon Wilson

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18G

Charles Algernon Wilson arrived in South Australia in July 1838 on board the ship the "Duke of Roxburghe". Public servant, entomologist, Kensington.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : George Alexander Wilson

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18H

George Alexander Wilson arrived in South Australia in October 1838 on board the ship the "Surry" ("Surrey"). Tutor, school teacher, poet; Mount Barker, North Adelaide

Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Percival

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18I

William Percival arrived in South Australia in October 1838 on board the ship the "Pestonjee Bomanjee". Servant to Governor Gawler, policeman, gardener; Adelaide, Edwardstown, New Tiers (Summertown).

Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Peter Reynolds

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18J

William Peter Reynolds arrived in South Australia in October 1837 on board the ship the "Hartley". Coachbuilder, wheelwright, Adelaide.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : George Clisby

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18K

George Clisby arrived in South Australia in November 1838 on board the ship the "Rajasthan". Salesman, publican, Adelaide.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Oldham

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18L

William Oldham arrived in South Australia in April 1838 on board the ship the "Lord Goderich". Manager of Kapunda Copper Mine.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Pink, Jnr

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18M

William Pink, Jnr arrived in South Australia in June 1838 on board the ship the "Eden". Agricultural labourer, North Adelaide; farmer, Marion.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Henry Gawler

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18N

Henry Gawler arrived in South Australia in October 1838 on board the ship the "Pestonjee Bomanjee". Lawyer, North Adelaide, Mount Lofty.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : George James

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18O

George James arrived in South Australia in January 1838 on board the ship the "Royal Admiral". Publican, Norfolk Arms, Rundle Street, Adelaide.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : George Robert Debney

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18P

George Robert Debney arrived in South Australia in December 1838 on board the ship the "Lloyds". Cabinetmaker, upholsterer, Adelaide.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Samuel Reynell

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18Q

Samuel Reynell arrived in South Australia in October 1838 on board the ship the "Surry" ("Surrey"). Sheep farmer, manager of Anlaby station, school teacher; Reynella, Kapunda, Angas Plains, Hamilton, Grassy Flat, Mitcham.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Lush

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18R

John Lush arrived in South Australia in June 1838 on board the ship the "Eden". Farmer, Inman Valley, Bald Hills.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : James Trussell

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18S

James Trussell arrived in South Australia in August 1836 on board the ship the "Rapid". Cabin boy, surveyor's assistant, manager, Cobdogla Station, Lake Bonney.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Dennis O'Leary

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18T

Dennis O'Leary arrived in South Australia in December 1838 on board the ship the "Prince George". Carpenter, Adelaide.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Thomas Moody Walker

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18U

Thomas Moody Walker arrived in South Australia in April 1838 on board the ship the "Lord Goderich". Soap and candle maker, Wakefield Street, Adelaide.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Walter Thomson

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18V

Walter Thomson arrived in South Australia in December 1838 on board the ship the "Prince George". Farmer of 'Marshfield', Black Forest; 'Fairy Knowe', O'Halloran Hill.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : Unidentified man

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18W

The photographic composite (mosaic) B 8235/1 holds 708 portraits. A further 27 in the upper left section are missing due to damage. (An unnamed portrait has been placed in the gap at B 8235 23E, instead of the portrait of John Moore missing due to damage .) A newspaper article that refers to the donation of the mosaic to the Public Library of South Australia in 1894 by Mr CH Hussey of Port Elliot states that it was damaged when Duryea's studio was destroyed by fire on 18 April 1875. (The Advertiser, 17 November 1910.) Mr Hussey's portrait is at B 8235/1 1A.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : James Morford Tapley

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18X

James Morford Tapley arrived in South Australia in November 1838 on board the ship the "Rajasthan". Farmer, Tapleys Hill.

Old colonists 1836-1840 : J. Appleby

Duryea, Townsend, 1872, Photograph, B 8235/1/18Y

The photographic composite (mosaic) B 8235/1 holds 708 portraits. A further 27 in the upper left section are missing due to damage. (An unnamed portrait has been placed in the gap at B 8235 23E, instead of the portrait of John Moore missing due to damage .) A newspaper article that refers to the donation of the mosaic to the Public Library of South Australia in 1894 by Mr CH Hussey of Port Elliot states that it was damaged when Duryea's studio was destroyed by fire on 18 April 1875. (The Advertiser, 17 November 1910.) Mr Hussey's portrait is at B 8235/1 1A.