Old colonists 1836-1840 [mosaic] [B 8235/1] • Photograph


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Nelson
John Nelson arrived in South Australia in March 1840 on board the ship the "Baboo". Seaman, sawyer.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Alexander Johnson
Probably Alexander Johnson,1798?-1872, who arrived in South Australia in August 1839 on board the ship the "Georgiana". Gardener, Adelaide.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Charles Thorpe
Charles Thorpe arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Fairfield". Carpenter, Adelaide.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Andrew Davie
Andrew Davie arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Rajasthan". Market gardener, Brown Hill Creek.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Henry Huggins
William Henry Huggins arrived in South Australia in March 1840 on board the ship the "Baboo". Farmer, Para Plains; labourer, Grace Plains.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Crampton
John Crampton arrived in South Australia in August 1839 on board the ship the "Georgiana". Cooper, publican; Adelaide, Norwood, Glenelg, Naracoorte.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Joseph Crombie
Joseph Crombie arrived in South Australia in June 1840 on board the ship the "Thirteen". Police inspector, publican.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Brown
William Brown arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Indus". Farmer, 'Balgowan', Morphett Vale.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Joseph Baker
Probably Joseph Baker arrived in South Australia in November 1840 on board the ship the "Diadem". Farmer, Gawler Plains; Brighton.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Henry Hamilton Blackham
Henry Hamilton Blackham arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Birman". Cabinetmaker, Adelaide; farmer, 'Trevilla', One Tree Hill.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : William Stephen Breynard
William Stephen Breynard arrived in South Australia in July 1840 on board the ship the "Dauntless". Postmaster, Jupiter Creek.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Edward Brooks
Edward Brooks arrived in South Australia in March 1839 on board the ship the "Buckinghamshire". Painter, glazier, North Adelaide.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Benjamin Clark
Benjamin Clark arrived in South Australia in April 1840 on board the ship the "Warrior". Farmer, Angle Vale.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Foale Crews, Snr
John Foale Crews, Snr arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Dairy farmer, Plympton.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Rowe, Jnr
John Rowe, Jnr arrived in South Australia in September 1839 on board the ship the "Recovery". Builder, Gilles Street, Adelaide.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Thomas Plummer
Probably Thomas Plummer arrived in South Australia in August 1840 on board the ship the "William Mitchell". Labourer, Hindmarsh; farmer, Dry Creek.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Richard Spotswood Blackham, Jnr
Richard Spotswood Blackham, Jnr arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Birman". Compositor, postal officer, Adelaide.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Benjamin Norwich Conigrave, Jnr
Benjamin Norwich Conigrave, Jnr arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Commercial traveller, Adelaide; brewer, Macclesfield.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Augustine Hewitt
John Augustine Hewitt arrived in South Australia in October 1840 on board the ship the "Mary Dugdale". Farmer, Penfield.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Stephen Bastian
Stephen Bastian arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Farmer, Blyth Plains.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Samuel Arthur Burford
Samuel Arthur Burford arrived in South Australia in August 1840 on board the ship the "William Mitchell". Storekeeper, Nairne.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Alfred Burford
Alfred Burford arrived in South Australia in August 1840 on board the ship the "William Mitchell". 'Farmer, Dry Creek, Angle Vale.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : Thomas Day
Thomas Day arrived in South Australia in November 1840 on board the ship the "Diadem". Bookbinder, wheelwright, farmer, coachbuilder; Adelaide, Gumeracha, Keswick.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : C. Hughes
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 : Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Mason, Semaphore.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : George Burford
George Burford arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Royal Admiral". Engine driver, Hindmarsh, Bowden.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Reid, Jnr
John Reid, Jnr arrived in South Australia in January 1839 on board the ship the "Orleana". Pastoralist, Beetaloo Station.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Henry Stutely
John Henry Stutely arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Royal Admiral". Shoemaker, farmer; Gawler Plains, Booleroo.


Old colonists 1836-1840 : A. Low
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 : Robert Lucas, Jnr
Robert Lucas, Jnr arrived in South Australia in December 1840 on board the ship the "Fairfield". Nurseryman, Wirrabara; gardener, Norwood.