The Arthur Studio : SUMMARY RECORD [BRG 347] • Photograph
Cheese factory
View of the demolition of the cheese factory at Mount Gambier, January 1966. A crane on the back of a truck is removing roofing material from the buidling while a number of men look on; there is a pile of salvage material in the foreground.
Abattoirs
Photograph of Mr D. Rouger (Town Clerk) and Mr Henry Monger (abattoirs manager) checking a carcass at the abattoirs on 18th August 1966.
Commonwealth Bank Chief Visit
Photograph of the Chief of the Commonwealth Bank during a visit to a timber mill on 21st June 1965.
Potato Marketing Board
Photograph of a promotion by the Potato Marketing Board on 12th June 1975; I Dig Spuds Campaign; Mrs Jan Kentish, second from left, Mr Arch Sealey (Mayor) and Mrs L. Sealey (Mayoress).
Target Store
Photograph of the construction of the Target Store in June 1973, Mount Gambier.
Potato Marketing Board
Photograph of a potato promotion at a supermarket by the Potato Marketing Board on 12th June 1975, Mount Gambier. The lady holding the large white platter is Norma Martin. Her husband Len Martin and son, Kent were potato growers at Kalangadoo, near Mount Gambier, and the land is still in use by other growers. Norma and Len Martin died in 1989.
Ansett ANA
Photograph of the crew boarding an Ansett ANA aeroplane on 8th May 1969, Mount Gambier.
Mount Gambier Power Station
Photograph of machinery at the Mount Gambier Power Station in 1970, including the engine room crane, Turbines 1 and 2 (foreground), both 3.4 megawotts, 3,000 volts, and the two turbines in the background both 5 megawotts and 3,000 volts..
Southern Cross Pumps
Photograph of five men looking at a Southern Cross Centrifugal Pump on 1st September 1969, Mount Gambier.
Chamber of Commerce
Photograph of two members from the Chamber of Commerce holding wood turned products on 20 November 1968, Mount Gambier.
Savings Bank of South Australia
Photograph of staff from the Mount Gambier Branch of the Savings Bank of South Australia at their Annual Branch Dinner held on 19th October 1968, Mount Gambier.
Forestry Conference
Photograph of four delegates, including Mr J. Hopgood at right, at the Forestry Conference, 7th December 1967 at Mount Gambier.
Heritage Industries
Photograph of workers and officials looking at wooden pallets at Heritage Industries on 25th November 1968, Mount Gambier. Man seated is Mr Jim Stafford.
Forestry Conference
Photograph of four delegates at the Forestry Conference on 7th December 1967, Mount Gambier.
Chamber of Commerce
Photograph of five people at the Chamber of Commerce dinner held on 28th April 1966, Mount Gambier.
Cheese Conference
Photograph of five delegates at the Cheese Conference on 23rd March 1966, Mount Gambier.
Old ETSA Engine
Photograph of workers and officials looking at the old Electricity Trust of South Australia engine on 15th February 1966, Mount Gambier.
Cheese Cold Store
Photograph of the opening of the Cheese Cold Store on 28th October 1968, Mount Gambier.
S.E. Telecasters
Photograph of a truck carrying steel girders being inspected by three men on 29th June 1965, Mount Gambier.
E.S. & A. Bank Manager
Photograph of two men, one of whom is the Manager of the ES & A Bank on 5th April 1965, Mount Gambier.
Premiers Visit
Photograph of the South Australian Premier being shown the inside of a large piece of machinery on 5th December 1962.
Davis Bros - car trial
Photograph of four men at the Davis Brothers workshop, 67 commercial Street East, Mount Gambier, where a car is being prepared for the car trials, 29th May 1962. From left: Tom Quill, Alec Davis, unknown, and Colin Davis.
Oil Drilling
Five men involved in drilling for oil at Mt. Salt No. 1 oil search bore in the South East of South Australia, 16 April 1962.
SE Fire Fighers Association
Photograph of a fire extinguishing exercise by the Woods and Forests Department, Mount Gambier Fire Unit No. 1. Photograph taken on 2nd December 1962.
PMG - Taxi Stand
Photograph of six public use telephones being installed at the taxi stand on 15th May 1962, Mount Gambier.
Power House Corporation
Photograph of four engineers working on an engine at the Power House Corporation in 1962, Mount Gambier.
Wool Bureau - C.H. Williams
Photograph of C.H. Williams with a plaque from the Australian Wool Bureau Competition won by the Mount Gambier Chamber of Commerce on 22nd June 1962.
SE Fire Fighters Association
Photograph of a demonstration by the SE Fire Fighters Association held on 2nd December 1962.
Post Office
Photograph of possibly the opening of the Mount Gambier Post Office on 26th February 1963.
Post Office - Telegraph
Photograph of telegraphy instruments mounted on a wooden board possibly in a museum. The inscription says "These telegraph instruments were used to transmit from Kalangadoo on 3rd March 1962. The last telegram to be sent by morse code from a South Australian Post Office thus ending an era of morse telegraphy in the Post Office in South Australia which began on 18th February 1856."